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              <text>In name of God Amen. I Gray Edmunds do make this my last will &amp; testament, to wit, I give all my negores their freedom except Mol. Item I give my land to Thomas Edmunds Gary and Henry Gary to be equal divided between them. Item I leave Mol and the balance of my estate to be sold &amp; equally devided betweet the following legacees namely Vines Turner Thomas E ary Henry Gary Edmunds Shelly &amp; Littlebeary Baugh. I appoint Vines Turner, Thomas Edmunds Gary &amp; Henry Gary my Executors to this my last will &amp; testament as witness my hand this 21st May 1802.&#13;
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Brunswick County Court December 27th 1802&#13;
This last will &amp; testament of Gray Edmunds dec’d was presented in court by Vines Turner &amp; Henry Gary two of the Executors therein named and there being no witness thereunto subscribed Abraham Vaughan &amp; William Bauvell being first duly sworn deposeth that they are well acquanted with the hand writing of the said testator &amp; verily believe the said will &amp; name thereto subscribed to be wholly written by the said testator and the court being thereof satisfied the same is ordered to be recorded &amp; on the motion of Vines Turner &amp; Henry Gary two of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto according to law &amp; together with Abraham Vaughan, Seth Turbefill, Littleberry Baugh, &amp; David Kirkland their securities entered into &amp; acknowledged a bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars certificate is granted these for obtaining a probate thereof in due form, liberty being reserved the other Exor therein named to join in the probate when he thinks fit.&#13;
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