John Lowrance Genealogy
Record modified: 2015-08-25
Born: about 1734-00-00 Peapack, Somerset Co, New Jersey USA
Died: 1800-11-00 Rowan Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. 1761-00-00 Catherine Ann (unknown)
Children of John Lowrance and Catherine (unknown):
Notes:
He had a second wife Margaret who may have been the mother of Mary, David, and Alexander.
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WILL OF JOHN LOWRANCE :
The 9th Day of January A.D. 1800: I John
Lowrance in the County of Rowan in the state of North Carolina, being
very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain
this my last will and testament
1. I will that all those debts and duties I owe in right and
consequence to anyone whatsoever shall be well and truly paid in
convenient time after my demise by my Executor hereafter named.
2. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Margaret, my
plantation, I now live on, as it stands with the household furniture and
plantation utensils, to her during her widowhood and all the stock
consisting of one mare, cow, hogs, sheep and geese and after her
widowhood or death all to be sold and divided as hereafter named.
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son William two hundred
twenty five acres of land lying on the east and of the land I now live
on, Joining James Graham, and the dividing line to run north and south.
I give and bequeath unto my two beloved sons, Alexander and David
the remainder of my land in Rowan [County] to be equally divided between
them and to cast lots for each, and the land I own in Burk County, I
allow to be sold when the....... [UndoubtedLy should be lease or
agreement] is ended with McDowel and the price to be equally divided
between William, Mary, Alexander and David. I give to my beloved son
William the young mans best 'campaigne'.
Item: I give to my beloved son, Alexander, Delworth Shotsmasters
assistant. Item: I give unto my beloved son, David, Fishers
arithmetick.
Item: I give to my beloved daughter, Mary, her bed and furniture
thereto belonging and her saddle and two cows such as her mother sees
cause to give her and two pewter basons, a pewter dish, a half dozen of
and an eight gallon pot and after my beloved wifes decease I allow all
the movable property to be sold that I have not named and my beloved
daughter, Mary to have fifty pounds and the remainder to be equally
divided between William, Alexander, Mary and David. I allow the corn, I
give to my two sons Alexander and David to be sold and equally divided
between them.
And lastly I ordain my beloved wife and my beloved son, William,
and Squire John McCorkle Executors of this my last will and testament,
and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannull all and every
other former testament, wills, legacies, bequeaths and account by me in
any way before named, willed, ratifying and confirming this and no
others to be my last will and testament; in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written."
Signed, Sealed in
the
s/ John Lowrance
presence of us
s/ John Graham
s/ John Sherr
s/ Thomas Cowan
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1519
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