AAFA Wills
WILL OF SUSAN ALFORD

In the name of God Amen, I Susan Alford being of Sound & perfect mind & memory (blessed be God) do this Second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty one, make & publish this my Last will & Testament in manner & form following - first to pay all my Just debts.

Item 1st. I lend to my daughter Laney High my tract of Land that is called the Job Tract during her natural life, and at her death to be equally divided between my Two Grand Sons Hutson High and Green High heirs of my Said daughter Laney High I also lend her one pine table & at her death, I give the said table to my great grand daughter Laney Ross Griffin. I further lend to daughter Laney High my blue painted chest six stool Chairs one large pot & one Huckle & at her death I give the blue painted chest to my great grand daughter Laney Fletcher.

Item 2nd. I give & bequeath one half of my stock of cattle to the bodily issues of my grand daughter Clary Ray but for my said grand daughter Clary Ray to have the use of said cattle her life without them being subject to the disposal of her husband Zadock Ray or subject to pay his debts.

Item 3rd. I give & bequeath to my Two great grand daughters Laney Fletcher & Nancy Helon Fletcher each one bed bedstead & good furniture.

Item 4th. I give & bequeath to great grand daughter Laney Ross Griffin one feather Bed & furniture.

Item 5th. I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Elizabeth High daughter of Laney High one chest of drawers & one feather bed & furniture one pine table & one Walnut falling table.

Item 6th. I give & bequeath to my two great grand Children William Richardson High & Polley High one disk six stool Chairs one walnut falling table one large pot & one skillet & one baufat & the other half of my cattle to be sold for them by their Guardian & the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between them.

Item 7th. I give & bequeath to my great grand daughter Elizabeth Ray daughter of Clary Ray one featherbed & furniture.

Item 8th & last. It is my will & request that my two negroes Emsley & Amey & all of my stock & all the residue of my estate that I have not above disposed of to be sold by my Executors hereafter to be mentioned on such a credit as is thought advisable & the money arising from the Sale of Amey I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Susan Watkins to her & her Heirs & the money arising from the Sale of Emsley I give one half to my daughter Laney High & the other half to my two great grand Children William Richardson High & Polley High & the ballance of the money Equally divided between my two great grand Children Jackson Lee & Lawrence Fletcher & my grand Son Alford High son of Laney High, And I hereby make & ordain my friend Joiner W. Watkins Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I the said Susan Alford have to this my last will & Testament set my hand & Seal this day & year above written.

Signed Sealed published & declared in the presence of us who was present at the time of signing and Sealing the same.

Susan x Alford (her mark) (Seal)

Witnessed by

Mathew Strickland } Jurant Riley Burne}

J. W. Watkins qualified

Order of Sale

Wake County November Term 1831

The above last Will & Testament of Susan Alford was exhibited in open court for probate & duly proved by the oaths of Mathew Strickland & Riley Burne witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.

B. S. King C. C.

Recorded in Book I (X or R?) page 147.

[AAFA Note: Family tradition says that son, Green Alford, was left out of the will because Lodwick and Susan were very unhappy about his marriage to Nancy Rose Liles. Nancy had been brought before the authorities prior to their marriage for having a child out of wedlock. There is solid proof that Green was a son of Lodwick and Susan.]