Will of JOSEPH WALKER

Son of Col. John Walker

1784

In the name of God, Amen. the Eleventh day of February A. D. 1784, I (,) JOSEPH WALKER of Rutherford County and the State of North Carolina, being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be to Almighty God for the same knowing that it is appointed once for all men to Die do make and Ordain, this my last Will & Testament.

First I give & recommend my soal into the hands of God that gave it me and for my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian Manner at the Discreation of my executors, & as touching such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me. I give Devise and Dispose of in the manner and form following, that is to say I give & Bequeath to my Well beloved Children to witt, SARAH WALKER, JANE WALKER, ANN WALKER, RHODA WALKER, WILLIAM WALKER & ELISABETH WALKER all my Estate both Real & personal to be Equally Divided among them & all and Singular My lands & tenaments or Claims of land to be Settled & Divided Equally Among my Children at the discreation of my executors & I do hereby appoint Thomas Rowland, Jonathan Hampton, Executors of this my last Will & Testament and do utterly disallow revoke & Disanull all other former all other testaments Wills & legacies by me in any ways before this time Named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will & Testament, & no other. In Witness whereof I have hereto sett my hand & seal the day & year above written.

Signed & Sealed & Delivered by the said

                                                     JOSEPH WALKER in the presence of --

Benjamin Hider                                                            Jesse Walker (SEAL)
Richard Lewis