Samuel TYSON

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LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of SAMUEL TYSON dated 5 October 1849.In the name of God amen I Samuel Tyson of the County of Ansonand State of North Carolina being at present in the enjoyment of areasonable portion of health and of a sound disposing mind andmemory Thanks to be God for the same and calling to mind theuncertanity of live & the certainty of death have made this mylast will and testament (revoking all other) in maner & form asfollows: 
1st I have already given to my son Lemuel Tyson a cietain tractor parcel of land situated lying and being in said County ofAnson on which he now lives which I value at five hundreddollars 
2nd I have already given to my daughter Nancy McLendon acertain tract or parcel of land situated lying in said County ofAnson now in the possission of her husband Jno McLendonwhich I also value at five hundred dollars3rd I have already given to my son Uriah Tyson now in the Cityof New Orleans five hundred dollars in cash in the place ofa tract of land4th I have already given to my son Samuel Tyson of Tennesseefive hundred dollars in cash in place of a tract of landwhich I gave other of my children5th I give unto my daughter Mary Tyson (after my decease) thetract of land on which I now live situated lying & being insaid County of Anson which I value at five hundred dollars Ialso give her the choice of all my horses with a bridle andsaddle one cow & calf one sow & pigs one choice bed &furniture one chest or trunk her choice with some otherarticles of household furniture -------------------------plates dishes &C6th I have already given to my son Merit Tyson a certain tractor parcel of land situated lying & being in said County onwhich he now lives the value of which I set down at fivehundred dollars7th I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Smith wife of D M Smithfive hundred dollars in place of land given to ------- of myother children bearing interest from 1st of January 1845 themoney to be paid over to her out of the proceeds of my otherproperty when sold & the money collected8th I give unto my grand Son Isaac Samuel Tyson of the State ofTennessee five hundred dollars to be paid over by myExecuter into the hands of a Guardian appointed for him outof the proceeds of the sale of my other property when soldand collected the amount subject to interest from the timethe sale money is due9th It is my will that my Executor as soon a practicable sellall the lands that I am seized with & possessed of at thetime of my decease & not otherwise given off on a credit oftwelve montha & grant title to the purchaser dividing it offin a manner that they may think best calculated to sell tothe best advantage as there are several tracts It is also mywish that all my remaining stock of horses cattle hogs sheep&C with my crop of corn fodder wheat cotton household andkitchen furniture farming utensils &C that is not otherwisedisposed of be sold with my lands and after paying off allmy just debts the balance whatever it is to be dividedbetween all my children10th It is my wish that if it shoud so turn out in the course ofprovidence that my Grand Son Issac S Tyson should not liveto be or arrive at the age of twenty-one or shoud diewithout issue then the amt given to him in another item tobe equally divided amoung my other heirs 11th It is my willthat my executors sell at the same time of my other sale myNegro woman Hannah which has been & is now in the possessionof D M Smith on the same credit and in case there should notbe a sufficiency of money arising from the sale of my otherproperty and the collection of all the debte due my estateto raise the amt of money called for in the several itemsmentioned before then sell one or more of such of my Negrosas will be sufficient to raise the amt12th It is my will that my friends Joseph Medley JonBroad----andMiles W Maske if they shou