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MECKLENBERG CO. NC ORIGINAL WILLS, 1749-1918, CR.065.801.27 OSBORN, CHRISTOPHER, 1789 Book E, p. 49

In the name of God amane. I, Christifor Osborn farmer freeholder in Macklinberg County and State of noarth Caralina being sick and weaklie in body for some time and Calling to mind my mortaly being in a sound way both of mind and Judgement and as it hath pleased a wise God to blefs me with a numerous fammaly do Chouse to make this my Last will and Testment. And first I recommend my soul to almighty God who give it beging he would be greacously pleased to accept the sem for what Jesus hath done and suffered for a loft and ruined world, with regard to what of the world’s goods it hath pleased God to blefs me, I chouse to dipos of in the following manner. And first I allow all my just and lawful debts to be dischearged. Than I bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Sarah Osborn the plantation I now live on with all the working instruments or tackling in the sam, all the creatures, cows, horsefs, hogs and houses fernishing or furnuitar during widdo hood only. It is to be observed that what Ever creatures are hearafter named are excepted
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter mary poak five pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter rebaca powel five pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter assenia hood five pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter ferne osborn five pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter chearity osborn the sum of twenty pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter liddia the sum of twenty pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter millie osborn the sum of twenty pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Elisabeth osborn the sum of twenty pound in monie or vallue
Than I bequeath unto my well beloved son janithoan osborn that plantation fraderick Carlock now lives on and one negroman named nead and a hors named dick take notis the above described plantation hath two deeds Than I bequeath to my well beloved son Christofor osborn all and every of the peafsefs or parcellfs of land to me deedded and granted. Than as I believe my well-beloved wife is pragnant with Child my will is as followeth Should it please an alm[torn] that that Child [torn]arave to the Eage of twentyone that after said Child is scoold to reed and write that at the Eag of twentyone he shall have one hundred pound payed by my son Christifor osborn or to have the vallue thereof in land as he that is the above described child shall chuse, but should the child bea femal and arrive at the age of Eighteen years then I bequeath unto hir the sum of twenty pounds in monie or vallue. The negro bob I bequeath to my son Christifor osborn. Than I anointe and nomnate my well beloved wife Serah osborn and [torn] mifson to be the only Exactorus of this my last will and testament and my wife to have the whole disposal of all and singeler negores and premisefs, as above named for the good of the fammaly and that during widdohood and do revoak all other wills testmens whatever acknowlidgeing this as my last will and testment sined with my and silled with my seal this thirtinth day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight

[very badly scrawled signature of Christifor H. Osborn]
Witnefs present The word ^ [illeg] before sining
Michael Germain county
Joseph Powell
Archibald White
Surah

NB January the 22 1789. Should the Lord be pleased in the course of his wise and almity provenance to remove any of my meal children before thy arrive at the Eage of twentyone I then ower and allow and bequeath that ones part to the surviving meal hear and should the Child that my dear and loving wife is pragnet with at this date be a meal I allow that whoever of the three be removed that an equal share be made of that one part to the suraiveing meal or meals. This acknowledges my last will this day and yar above written in presence of John Caruthers the word [torn]land before sining Christifor Osborn
[illeg] Dyes
Archald White

Notes: (1) This will is typed exactly as written. (2) Christopher Orsburn m Sarah MacGruder ca 1765 NC? Mary Orsburn m Unk Polk ca 1785 NC. Rebecca Orsburn m Unk Powell ca 1787 in NC. Assenia Orsburn m John Howell ca 1787 NC. Johnathan Orsburn m Martha Roland ca 1796 Cabarrus Co. NC. Lydia Orsburn m Henry Plott 7 Oct 1796 Haywood Co., NC. Millie Orsburn m John Brown 12 Nov 1799 Cabarrus Co. NC. Elizabeth Orsburn 1m Henry Smith 7 Jan 1800 Cabarrus Co. NC; 2m Johnathan Herren aft 1800 Bumcombe Co. NC. Christopher H. Orsburn 1m Elizabeth Kazor 3 Jul 1802 Cabarrus Co. NC; 2m Caty Furr 1807 Cabarrus Co. NC