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In the name of God amen. I Drury SMITH of Rockingham County and state of North Carolina being well stricken in years and at times ailing and atother times in common health for a person of age and at this time inright mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body andknowing that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordainthis my last will and testament - that is to say principally and first ofall I commend my soul to the given and bountiful sustainer of all goodand my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in Christian order atthe discretion of my surviving friends and Executors and as touching suchworldly property as it has pleased the Lord to help me with I am willing and I wish to dispose of it in the following manner & form Item I give and bequeath unto my son Frank SMITH onehundred acres of land a survey deeded whereon he now lives being thelower part of my plantation (to wit) beginning at a stump close his millthence north sixty seven poles up the creek thence east 240 poles to NUN Sold line also seventy five Acres more being part of a tract of land Ibought from Ingram NUN of one hundred and fifty acres including that Tract that James READ [?] now lives upon.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Daniel SMITH two hundred acres ofland beginning at Frank's corner and thence along his line east to theline called nuns old line and including seventy five acres the remainingpart of the tract which I had surveyed joining Bartholemew GROGANS thence north as far as the the line called Ingram's line extend [?] then west to Paw Paw Creek thence down said creek to where my old fence was thence east crossing little paw paw and then down said creek to Frank's line.
Item I give and bequeath to my two sons Johnson [?] SMITH and DrurySMITH two hundred and thirty Acres of land the same I bought of Peter and George HUNTER to be equally divided between them. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally MAISE Fifteen pounds fourteen shillings andseven pence 1/2 Virginia money and from her to me by note
Item I giveand bequeath to my daughter Patsey GROGAN five dollars Item I give andbequeath to my daughter Polly MEANS a cow & calf and ten dollars
Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas SMITH two hundred and seventyacres of Land including which we called ___'s old place and Land that Ibought of William SMITH.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanah MOORE five dollars
Item I give and bequeath to my son Edwin SMITH one hundred and fiftyAcres of Land which I bought of William MOTLY [?] in one survey
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsey OAKLEY twenty dollars
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy MEANS ten dollars
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Pheba SMITH a bed and furniture a cow and calf and all besides these she hath worked for
Item I give and bequeath to my son John SMITH two hundred and eighteen acres of Land a grey mare colt feather bed and furniture a cow and calf &c.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Richard SMITH full priviledge of twohundred aces of land where ___ I now live that is so far as I wish him tolive with my beloved wife Eleanor SMITH which to her I bequeath said two hundred acres of Land for the whole of her life also I lend unto her aNegro man named Peter and desire him to be used for her support through her whole life & at her decease to be sold and the money divided equally among my sixteen children after being sold to the highest bidder at public sale and after her decease I give and bequeath the aforesaid two hundred acres of land It being my home tract containing my farm and plantation where on I now live and have for many years and I also give to my wife and deposit in my son Richard SMITH's care a bed and furniture and chest which if she lives and dies with him to be his property then and I also give to my son Richard to be his at all times a sorrel marecolt also a cow and calf & a feather bed and furniture and after my beloved wife's decease my son Richard SMITH to have full possession of my two hundred acres of land as aforesaid also I give and bequeath to my wife through life a bay mare and cold wishing these my desires to bearfull effect I ___ anul [?] all others but this to be my last will andtestament and for proper proceeding here to I constitute and appoint my trusty friend Josiah CLAYBROOK to be my soul executor also my two sons Frank SMITH and Daniel SMITH my trusty sons to be executors there with nothing doubting but they will see my intentions herein mentioned take effect so wishing the lord may bless the world with temporal
and eternal prosperity
I conclude and hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty twosigned sealed and delivered in presence of us
Phebe (her X mark) JOYCE
Polly (her X mark) READ Drury SMITH (seal)
Abigal (her X mark ) MEANS
James CAFFEY
Codical Still in my proper senses and sound reason I repeat I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elenor SMITH all my house hold furniture that is not given heretofore and all kitchen utentials pots ovens pewter vessels and all other pieces of house property poultry and geese hogs and sheep & crop
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Item I give and bequeath to my son Frank SMITH thirty one and a quarter acres of Land deeds to me from William KALLAM and I wish my two stills to remain upon my plantation till my wife's decease and then divided between my two sons John SMITH and Richard SMITH so repeating my wishes for the prosperity of mankind in _____ and also eternal prosperity I hereunto again affix my hand & seal this 18th day of July AD 1822.
Test.
Drury SMITH Drury SMITH (seal)
Phebe (her X mark) JOYCE
James CAFFEY Jurat
______ KELLUM
David MAYS
State of North Carolina August Session 1822
Rockingham County The execution of the within Last will and
testament of Drury SMITH being offered for probate & the same beingproven by
James __________ subscribing witness thereto was ___________________
Registration. Robt GALLAWAY CC
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FHL Film #0019709 Rockingham Co, NC,
Register of Deeds Book Q (1815-17)
Book Q:199-200 No. 2372 SMITH, Drury, Grant, 146 Acres
State of North Carolina No. 506
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye, That we, forand in consideration of the sum of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted, paid into our Treasury by Drury SMITH, have givenand granted, and by these presents, do give and grant unto the said Drury SMITH, a tract of land containing one hundred andforty six acres lying and being in the county of Rockingham, on the headwaters of Pappaw Creek. Beginning at his own corner black oak in MAYBERRYs old line, thence his line North one hundred and sixteen poles crossing two branches to a sourwood, thence the same East thirty threepoles to a black oak, North one hundred and fifteen poles crossing abranch to pointers in Zacha. SMITHs decd. line, thence that line East onehundred and thirty three poles crossing the fork of a Branch to a whiteoak in KELLAMs line, thence his line South eighteen poles to RUSSELL Scorner Chesnut, thence RUSSELLs line West fifty four poles to a blackoak, South two hundred and thirteen poles runing by the corner to a grubin said SMITHs own line, thence his own line West one hundred and twelvepoles to the first Station.
As by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear, together with all woods,waters, mines, minerals, Hereditaments, and appurtenances to the said Land belonging or appertaining: To Hold to the said Drury SMITH his heirs and assigns forever yielding and paying to us such sums of money,yearly or otherwise, as our General assembly from time to time maydirect: provided always, That the said Grantee shall cause this Grant tobe registered in the Registers office of our said County of Rockingham,within twelve months from the date hereof, otherwise the same shall bevoid.
In Testimony whereof, we have caused these our letters to be madepatent, and our Great seal to be thereunto affixed. Witness, James TURNER, Esquire, our Governor, Captain General, and Commander in Chief ,at Raleigh the 29th day of November in the Twenty ninth year of our Independence, and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four.
By Command
Will WHITE Sec. J. TURNER
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1790 Rockingham Co North Carolina census
525B SMITH Drewry
526A VAUGHAN David
527B WALL David, Senr.
527B WALL Peter
528C ADAMS Thomas
530C SMITH Drewry
537B VAUGHN John