I think that you meant that the following is the will for Henry 1 not Henry 2 . (I just like to refer to Henry 1 as old Henry ) Patricia Caviness Perkins ----- Original Message ----- From: <kasping@yahoo.com> To: <BRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:41 AM Subject: [BRAY-L] will of henry Bray son of Henry and Mary Wilson Bray > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/292.349.352.354.357.362.3 63.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Here is the will for Henry (2) Bray: > > Henry (2) Bray was the son of Henry (1) Bray and Mary Wilson > Bray. Henry (1) Bray was born circa 1681, and died circa > 1790 in Chatham Co. N.C. His will is as follows: > In the name of God amen I Henry Bray of the County Chatham > and State of N.C. being weak and infirm of body but of > perfect mind and memory Thanks be God, calling to mind the > morgallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed once > for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and > testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give > and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave > it and my body I commend to the earth to be buried in a > decent christian burial at the discrestion of my executor > and...Such worldy estate wherewith it has pleased God to > bless me in this life I give and dispurse in the following > manner. > Item -- I give and bequeath to Mary Bray my beloved wife one > bed, and furniture and her house as her own property and the > third part of the rest of my household goods, Chattled and > moveable as her own property and the use of my home, ... so > long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she > pleasses to live thereon ... the ... > Item I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of > twenty shillings to him and his heirs forever > Item I give and and bqueath to my son Henry Bray my land and > all the remaining two thirds of my estate with his paying out > of my estate the sum of five hundred to each of my daughters > viz. Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson, Catherine Jones and > Elizabeth Poe to them and his heirs forever..I hereby > constitute make and ordain my son Henry Bray sole Executor of > this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly > disallow revoke and disannul all and everey other form > testaments, wills, legacy, bequests and executor by me in any > wise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and > confirming they and no other to be my last will and > testament. In witness whereof I have... my hand and seal > this seventeen day of June, one thousand and seven hundred > and ninety. > > Signed sealed and pronounced in the presence of T...Ragland > Henry Bray > Fall 1794 > > > > > ==== BRAY Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >