Will – Daniel Ballance

In the name of God Amen, I Daniel BALLENCE of the County of Currituck and State of North Carolina, being sick and weakly but of sound sense and membery (sic) Thanks be to God for it, do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Kezia POWERS one pound cash besdes what she has already got in her perison to she and her hars for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Son Moses POWERS one heiffer yearlon to he and his hars for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary WALLOR one cow and calf her firs choice to her and her hars for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Granson Daniel McPHRSON one cow by the name of Rose to him and his hars for ever

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth McPHRSON one heifer yearling to her and her hars for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson James WALLER six hard dollars out of my estate to he and his hars for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Betse BALLANCE all the rest of my estate within dose and with- out after selling one pece juniper swamp and one hors and cart an harness and all my tuels to pay my just dets and funel chargs.

Also I desire that my Daughter Mary WALLER should have eaten out of my estate while it is sold

I appont my worley friends Edward DAUGHTY and Robert McPHRSON my hold sold executors this the 12 ef day of Janry 1800

Daniel (his “B” mark) BALLANCE

Moses BALLANCE
James (his mark) POWERS
Josiah ETHERIDGE

Recorded and examined this 18th day of March in the year 1800

Source: http://www.ncgenweb.us/currituck/wills/ballancedaniel1800.html