Will of Mathias Wright ~ 1836

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

WB C-192

State of North Carolina, Camden county

In the name of God amen. I Mathias Wright being of sound mind and memory bless be God and
calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time hereof do make,
publish and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

Item: I lend to my wife Susan Wright during her natural life, the tract of land I bought
from Arthur Gregory also a piece of land I bought from Batson Berry. I also lend her during
her natural life negro man George, negro woman Fannah, negro boy Andrew and negro girl Jane,
one gray mare, six stool chairs, one large table, one yoke of oxen and ox cart, two new bed
stand. My will is the negroes I lent to my wife shall not be moved out of the county during
her life.

Item: I give to my wife three feather beds and furniture her choice, one horse and gigg and
the harness belonging thereto, one desk, two tables, two stands, one case of knives and
forks, one pair hand irons, one case, six flaged bottom chairs, one loom and harness
belonging thereto, two powdering tubs, two hogs heads, one large iron pot, one small iron
pot, one spider, one pair smothing irons, one dutch oven, two chests her choice, three
linnen whereis hr choice, one horse cart, two cows and calves her choice, eight head of
sheep her choice, pne pair of working bars and screws. Eight head og hoggs her choice, one
plow and harness her choice, two weeding hoes her choice, two axes her choice, four empty
barrels, two metal tubs, one pair of tongs and shovel, one coffee mill, one beaufat and all
the crockery ware, one looking glass, two iron pot trammels, one hand mill her choice, two
sows and their pigs her choice, one dennijohn, one heiffer, two steer yearlings which was
hers before I married her. I also save for my wife to have her years provisions set off to
her out of my estate. I also give her all the poultry on hand and one pair of stilyards.

Item: I leave the bricks and lime I have on hand and all the cypress and juniper plank I
have on hand, also for my executor to purchase three thousand shingles for the repairs of my
buildings where I now live. Also for my executor to pay over to my wife fifty dollars, to
pay the expense of the repairs of said buildings.

Item: I leave negro boy Joseph to be sold by my executor.

Item: I give to my grand daughter Margaret Wright at my death negro woman Bridgett and her
increase. Also at my wifes death I give the lands I bought from Arthur Gregory and Batson
Berry to my grand daughter Margaret Wright and one turned bed stand.

Item: I give Delphy Daley at my wifes death one of the bed stands I lent to my wife/

Item: I give to my grand daughter Maragret Wright one bed stand, one bed and furniture and
one chest.

Item: I give to my son Benjamin Wright the following piece of land that is to say beginning
at the main road at the corner of the fence near where my son Gamiel Wright made bricks
thence running down the road fence a westwardly course, a straite course until it strikes
the main road near where my son Benjamin Wright had a garden. I also give him all the lands
I bought from Benjamin Wilson and Jess Forksey, one negro boy Harry, one half of negro man
Simon and at my wifes death one half of negro man George.

Item: I give my son Gamiel Wright all the lands I bought from Leonard Martin except what I
have already given away to my son Benjamin Wright. I also give him negro man