James DELANEY

                   James wrote his will October 08, 1784 in Green Co., NC. At that timehewas very sick. This is an excerpt from his will.  I give andbequeath toElizabeth my beloved wife and to her heirs and assignsforever all myhorses, cattle, sheep and hogs, all my flax, corn andgrain of all kindsand also all my oxes, horse plows and all otherkind of farming andcarpenter tools of whatsoever kind and also all mybeds and buildingfurniture and all my puter and hollow ware and allother of my householdstuff and kitchen furniture of every kind andalso my Doddels and rifle,gun and all my out stand debt and also allprofit of my plantation whereon I now dwell to enable her todischarge the Taxes that may arise on mylands and also to enable herto bring of my three daughters. Viz.Margaret, Jane, and Sarah to theage of eighteen years and that sheactually perform the same.