Branch to Thomas Stations Line thence along
said line to Francis Crisp line thence along said line to Thomas Beaches
line, to a corner pine thence along a Line of Marked trees to the road
thence along the road to the Begining to him and his heirs forever--
I give to my Beloved son
Dennis one tract of Land Begining at a Post oak Joshua Rawls corner
Runing Down the road to Hamond Martins Line thence along said line to
the road Leading from Taylors ferry to Washington thence down said road
to Clomans line thence along Clomans line to James Horville line thence
of a Small Branch to a Pond thence along a line of marked trees to a
corner pine thence along a line of marked trees to an oak Ardon Taylors
corner thence along a line of marked trees to Bonds Starots corner
thence along said line to Thomas Harriss line thence along said line to
said Harris corner thence along his line to Levin Liggits line thence
along said line to a corner pine thence along aline of marked trees to
the great Branch thence down to said Branch to a corner a Poplar thence
along a line of marked trees to a corner a pine in said Branch thence
down to P branch to Joshua Rawls corner a water oak and maple thence
along a line of marked trees to the Begining to him and his heirs
forever--
whereas my Son James and
Daughter Elisabeth are small and not Able to Support themselves my will
and Desire is that my negro man Willie shall be hired out by my
executors untill my son James shall become of that age of twenty one
years for the maintenance Education of the said James and Elizabeth and
after that time I give said negro man Willie to the said Elizabeth to
her and her heirs forever--
I give unto my Son in law
Daniel Wynne the horse which he has had in Possession to him and his
heirs forever--
I give unto my Son
Reddick five Hogs to him and his heirs forever--
I give unto my Beloved
Son Dennis one Bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever--
My will and Desire is
that all my stock of every Kind consisting of Horses Cattle Sheep be
together with the household and Kitchen furniture to be Sold my
executors at their Discretion and the Proceeds be applied to maintain
and Educate my Son James and Daughter Elisabeth--
I give to my Son in law
Daniel Wynne and my Sons Reddick Rawls and Joshua Rawls my mill Seat and
my Set of Blacksmith tools in equal parts to each of them and their
heirs forever--
And I do by these
Presents constitute and appoint my Brother Jesse Rawls and my son Joshua
Rawls executors of this my Last will and testament in witness whereof I
have hereunto Set my Name and Seal this 12th day of August
1819
Signed Sealed and
Delivered to be his last will and testament in Presence of the true
intestinations in the first Page and Eighth line
Henry best
from the Bottom and in the Eighth line from the Bottom in
Jesse F. Jones
the second Page also the word Declaired in the 3rd
Page
were done before signing
his
James
X Rawls & Seal
Mark
James and his wife had these children: Joshua,
Reddick, Dennis, James, Elizabeth, and Fanny.