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all my plantation and tract of Land Conteining three
hundred Acres for & during her naturall life by her freely
to be posessed & Enjoyd wth: all the Apertenances thereunto belonging
& after my Dear & well beloved wives Deceas my Will is that
my daughter Sarah Taylor & her heirs lawfully begotten
may Enjoy my Plantation & tract of Land as Aforesd but in
Case my Daughter Sarah Dye without Lawfull Ishew that
then my Daughter Dorcas Taylor & her heirs lawfully begotten
to have my Sd plantation & tract of land & if She Dye
without Lawfull Ishew to Descend to my Daughter Anne Taylor
& her heirs. Item I bequeath to [crossed out word (my)] Sarah Taylor my
Dear & Well beloved Wife all the Remaining part of my Estate
by her freely to be possessed & Enjoyed willed & bequested to be
disposed of at her free will & pleasure Either by deed of gift
Will other waies as She Shall think meet & Convenient
& I doe hereby uterly dissalow Revoke & Disanull all & Every
other Testamt: Legacy & bequests & Executed by me in any
Wise before named willed & bequested Rattifying & Conteining
this & no other to be my last Will & testament in Wittness
whereof I have Set my hand & Seal the day & year first
Above Written Signed Sealed publishd & pronounced &
declared by me Edwd Taylor as his last Will & testamt in the
presents of us the Subscribers Edwd: Taylor [seal]
Timothy Ewes
Rachel Ewes Copia
Azrikane Parker Jun: Robt Buckner Clk

North Carolina ss: By the honble: Presidt: & Councill
We being Certified that good & lawfull proofe
has been made that the Above written is the last
will & testamt: of Edwd Taylor a true whereof is
hereunto Anexed And therein Appointed & made
Sarah Taylor Executrix

These are to Impower the Sd Sarah Taylor in & upon
all & Singular the Goods & Chattles Rights & Creditts
of the Sd Edwd: Taylor to Enter & the Same into her possesion
to take & a true Inventory thereof Appraised According
to Law to Return in to the Secrys: Office wth: in one Year
after the Date hereof & the Same to dispose of as by
the Sd Will is appoynted Given under the Collonys Seal
28th of Janry: 1711/2 In the tenth year of her Majties
Reign
Edwd: Hyde
Thos Peterson
Thos: Boyd
Wm: Reed