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Know all men by these presents that I John Haley of the County of Richmond and State of North Carolina recollecting[?] the uncertainity of life and being desirous of disposing by Will what little property I may have accumulated do make ordain and publish the following as my last will and testament hereby reversing [?] and disannulling (sic) all other wills by me made. In the first place it is my will and desire that the plantation on which I now live containing one hundred and seventy five acres (175) be sold by my executors hereafter named on such terms as they may think most to the interest of my estate and the proceeds thereof togeter with that arising from my crop on hand and such of my stock as can be shared by the family shall be applied to the payment of my debts. 2nd. It is my will and desire that my wife should have comfortable houses for the convenience of herself and family erected on my Land Hill Tract, of Land which adjoins the Land of Harry Haley and others and that she should [evermore thereunto]? that she should have set apart by my executors such of the horses hogs and cattle and such farming utensils as she may think sufficient to carry on a small farm. 3rd. Should my [?] plantation on which I [reside?] (which I have directed to be sold) not be sufficient together my crops for the payment of my debts in that event I wish my eecutors to hire out such of my negroes as my wife Nancy Haley can most conveniently spare and the hire to be appropriated to the payment of my debts in conjunction with the proceeds arising from the sale of the land. 4th It is my will and desire and I wish so to be [?] that I wish in no event for my negroes to be sold provided there is other property sufficient to pay my debts. 5th It is my will and desire that all my Negroes (viz) Hannah, Nanny, Lucy & child, Rhody & child, Mary and William Scott belong to my wife during her lifetime and at her death if such can be effected I wish them all manumitted and set free, but should such at that time time be contrary to the Laws of the State I wish them by my executors equally divided between my brother Holden Haley's children (viz) William John and Harriet Haley and the children of my sister Roxy Ann Burgefs, the one half going to the children of my brother and the other half to the child or children of my sister Roxy Ann Burgefs. 6th I hereby nominate and appoint my dearly beloved wife Executrix and my friends William Stricklin H T Leak and W H Leak Executors to this my last will and testament. In witnefs of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal. Signed Sealed and published in the presence of W H Leak and Calvin Stricklin John Haley {seal} Test W H Leak Calvin Stricklin State of North Carolina Richmond County January Term 1834 The above will was provided in open Court by the Oath of W H Leak and ordered to be recorded. C C Covington, CCC