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give and devise unto his daughter J enne t th e l i t t l e negro wench named

: April 17, 1801

I. give and devise to her son Donald the plantation of Jones Creek and theadjoining i t now my property.

I give and bequeath to my grandson John McNei ll , John Skerivly's son, onedred acres of land more or less lying on the Bear Branch commonly known by the

tem: I bequeath to her son Archibald a plantation in Moore County known by thearne of Hurd's Old Fields and in Cumberland County one hundred acres survey knowny the name o f Lofton's I sla nd . Also a parcel of land in the fork of Anderson'sreek known by the name of Hodge's survey.

I give and devise to my grand-daughter Janet Shaw th e negro gir l named Judh and af ter the said Janet 's death I o rder th e negro gir l Judith and her issueo be equally divided among the lawfu l heirs of said Janet 's own body.

tem: I give and devise to my son Neill the Ferry Lands containing four hundredd forty acres and lands bought from James Patterson and a l l the lands belongingo me on th e waters of Lower Litt le River; also two negro fellows named Charlesd Cupid and four negro wenches named JUdith' , Nan, Fanny and Flora.

give and devise to my daughter Margaret McNei ll a negro wench named Jeaniewith. her children and another negro wench named Beth and also two negroellows named Virgil and Angus. I likewise give and devise to her during herifetime two hundred acres of land on the north east side of Cape Fear River be-ow the Ferry and af ter her decease I order said two hundred acres of land to be~ h property of my son Neill and his lawful heirs.

I give and bequeath to my son John and his wife during their lifetime th e Plantation now.occupied by them and a ft er t he ir decease i f no lawful heirs of John'sown body survive him or his wife, I order said plantation to be th e property ofmy son Donald and his heirs. I also bequeath to said John and his wife duringtheir l i fe time ,two negro winches named Tilla and Nell and after their deaths i fsaid negros survive them I order and devise saidnegros with their issue to begiven to my daughter Margaret McNeill and her heirs.

I, Archibald McNeill of Cumberland County and state of North Carolina now considering myself f ra i l in body though perfect mind and memory and well knowing thati t is appointed for a l l men once to die do make this my las t Will and Testament.I resign my soul to i t ' s Creator in a l l humble hope of i t ' s future happiness asin th e d is po sa l o f and being infinitely good. As to my body my will is that i tbe buried decently beside my spouse in our old burying place. I hereby make andappoint my son-in-law John McNeill and my son Neill McNeill, or which ever of thetwo surv ives the other as 'Executor of this my Last Will and Testament . As to mywordly Estate I dispose thereof as follows:

In the name of God Amen.P.75 Cumberland County Records

ARCHIBALD MCNEILL

I give and devise to my son Donald, three hundred and twenty-three acresof land more or less, lying in Chatham County near the mouth of New Hope also atract of land or parcel of land lying on McKay's Creek in this County and in casemy son Donald nor any of his heirs in Nova Scotia should never come to claim the~ a i d plantation I order the said Plantat ion to be equal ly divided betwixt my sonffector's son Donald and my grandson, John McNeill's son, also named Donald.

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name of Peggy Black's Old Field and like wise another piece of land close to i tknown by the name of Things School House.Item: I give and devise to my two' grandchildren, Donald, Hector's son andLau:'"chlin, Neill 's son to be equally divided betwixt them ---a lo t in the town ofFayetteville.Item: I bequeath to my son Hector two hundred and fif ty acres on the f la tlands from the meadow to the old place; also two hundred and fif ty acres joining the old survey that was the property of Roger MacNeill; also one hundredand f i f ty acres on the Blue Branch of Tranthum's Creek---likewise f i f ty acreslying between the old lands of the McKays and th e McNairs.Item: I giVe and devise to my grandson ColI McNeill two hundred acres on Stewart'Creek.Item: I give and devise to my son John two hundred acres on Anderson's Creekjoining the o ld p lace , f i f ty acres on the Rooty Forde Corver's Creek I bequeathto my son John.Item: I give and devise to my son Neill the plantation I bought from RobertMacKay and the land s adjoining i t .Item: I give and devise to my granddaughters, Malcolm's children, Janet, Floraand Isabella five shilling sterling each.Item: I bequeath to my son Donald twenty milch cows out of my catt le to be soldand the money put to interest for the benefit of Donald and h is h eirs .Item: I bequeath to my son Neill 's daughter, Janet, my flock of sheep.Item: I give and devise to my son Neill th e remainder of my stock of catt le andwild horses on condition he will not interfere with my son Hector's stock of hogsalso a s t i l l to be equally divided between my son Neill and my grandson Archibald,John Skirebly's son. The res t of my household furniture and worldly goods I giveand devise to my son N eill in hopes he will make good use of i t . I f my daughter,Margaret should in a short time be taken away by death, I order that her chi ldrenwhile they keep together be allowed by my son Neill to l ive at Sprowls' Cowpen onThorton's Creek. I also order that she during her lifetime remain on th e placewhere she and her family now l ive.This is my l as t Will and Testament written this 17th day of April A.D. 1801 andsigned in the presence of the Reverand Angus MacDiarmid and Hector McNeill bothl iving on Little River, Archibald McNeillAngus MacDiarmid, WitnessHector MacNeill, Witness

E'xplanation:Archibald McNeill was the husband of Jennie "Bahn" Smith already deceased.Archibald father of Malcolm McNeill.Archibald grandfather of Flora McNeill.Flora McNeill married Neill McKay----parents of:Archibald Alexander McKay who married Catherine McMillan.Archibald Alexander and Catherine parents of Fanny McKay.Fanny McKay 'married Henry Thomas McKay.Fanny and Henry T. parents of Henry Murph McKay who married Eva Irene Hazen.You will notice that Malcolm was not mentioned in the Will, undoubtedly he hadalready received his share when he married or came of age as was the custom. Malcolm became a very w e ~ l t h y lawyer.

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