AAFA Wills
WILL OF LODOWICH ALFORD

In the name of God Amen This 1st day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirteen I Lodowich Alford of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina Being sick of body, but of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, at the same time utterly Revoking all former wills made by me, declaring this to be my last will and testament.

First I desire that my land on Buck Swamp and the land which is called the Raiford land and also the upper Jonston land and the lower Jonston land to be sold, I desire no other right to be given to my Lower Jonston Land than from me and my heirs or assigns. 2nd I desire that my steed horse should be sold and all the rest of my horses, also my oxen and the rest of my cattle of all description also all of my fat hoggs except what is given for my widow's year's support, sows and pigs and all other out/our? hoggs to be sold also and all of my plantation tools household and kitchen furniture and all other property that has not been heretofore exposed of to be sold,

except the smithwick land and my negroes. I desire that all which is justly due me to be collected as soon as possible and all my just debts paid by my executors.

First I lend to my dearly beloved wife Polley Alford all of my smithwick lands during her natural lifetime or widowhood, and after her lifetime or widowhood, to be equally divided among all of my children, also I lend to my wife my negroe and his wife and all of his children and his mother during her life time or widowhood And after her lifetime or widowhood to be equally

divided amongst all my children except the use of my negro girl lany, I lend to my wife her lifetime, She and her increas (sic) and after my wife's lifetime to be equally divided amongst my heirs. lastly, if what property that is left to be sold is not sufficient to satisfy all my just debts, I

desire that there should be enough disposed of to pay all my just debts in any way that my executors shall think properly. I desire that what property that I have which is in Benjamin Alfords Sr's hands should be given to Elizabeth Bunting Daughter of the said Benja

Alfords wife who was formerly Lucretia Edwards. I desire that the land which I have entered on Nauhunty swamp joining of Samuel Perkins and Wm Musgrove land should be so managed as not to injure me nor my heirs, but to be for the use of Nathan Pike and his heirs. At the same time I do appoint Mr. Nathan Pike and Mr. John Dunn of the county and state aforesaid joint execrs of this my last will and testament to which I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written, enterlined (?) before assigned.

L Alford (Seal)

Signed, sealed & delivered In presents (sic) of us

Wm Howell Jacob B. Boyt Amos Bo___e

Wayne county original wills NC 1776-1927 CR 103 801 1

Lodowich Alford 1813

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