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• Gender	Male
  Person ID	I4321	Master
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2008 13:54:28
  Family	Naomi Thompson
  Married	prob NC
  Children	> 1. Lydia Bone Gillespie, b. 2 Aug 1753, Rowan Co NC
  Family ID	F1649	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Will of Thomas Gillespie, Sr. Rowan County North Carolina Will Book G Pages 3 and 4 In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gillespie of the County of Rowanand the State of North Carolina, farmer, being weak of body but perfectmind and sound memory, thanks be to God, considering the mortality of the bodyand that it is appointed once for all men to die, do make and ordain thismy last will and testament; principally and first of all I recommend mysoul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent, Christian manner at the discretion of my executors and to such worldly substances as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I giveand bequeath in the following manner; 1. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, Naomi, her choice of fiverooms in my house and all that part of the cleared land on the west side between my two sons, Alexander and Robert Gillespie. I bequeath untoher, her bed and furniture, one black hourse, her dresser and kitchen furniture, the negro wenches, Liza and Fan, during her natural lifeand after her death, the said negro Liza, to be the property of my sonThomas, David and Isaac; also two cows and calves. 2. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Martha Allison, Widow, onesilver dollar. 3. I give and bequeath unto my son George Gillespie, one silverdollar. 4. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Lydia Knox, one silverdollar. 5. I give and bequeath unto my son, Thomas Gillespie, one thousandacres of land on Flat Creek of Duck River and one silver dollar. 6. I give and bequeath unto my son, Isaac Gillespie, six hundredacres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River. 7. I give and bequeath unto my son, John Gillespie, Six hundred acresof land on Flat Creek, Duck River, also my clothes and saddle and young black mare. 8. I give and bequeath unto my son, David Gillespie, Four hundredacres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River. 9. I give and bequeath unto my son, Alexander Gillespie, theplantation I now live on, half the meadow during his brother's lifetime, sixhundred acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River, the negro boy Peter, thewench Violet, one sorrel horse, one sorrel mare and colt, one chestnutcolored mare, his equal part of the cattle, a wagon, household furniture,books and plantation tools. Also, I allow him to .........the.....20 to Robert Gillespie in cash. 10. I give and bequeath unto my son, Robert Gillespie, 278 acres ofland by the name of Baily Place, also 600 acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River, my negro man named Dick, wench Phoebe, one sorrel mare and her increase, one black horse, his equal part of the wagons, cattle,household furniture, books and plantation tools. 11. I give and bequeath unto my son James Gillespie's son Thomas; mySon George Gillespie's sons Thomas and Jacob; Thomas Allison; Thomas Knox; and Isaac Gillespie's son Thomas, one thousand acres of land in Green County, Duck River, to be divided equally among them, the title to bemade by James Karr, esquire of Iredell County. Lastly, I do hereby constitute, make and appoint my sons Thomas andRobert Gillespie, executors of this, my last will and testament, herebyrevoking and annulling all and every other will. In witness whereof, I haveset my hand and seal this the 15th day of November 1796. Thomas Gillespie Witnesses: Thomas Irvin Philip Palmer

• Sources

  [S2] Imported GEDCOM file. [S1] Imported GEDCOM file.