In the name of God unseen, I Aaron Lewman of the county Of Iredell, state Of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed by God, do this 22nd day of
February in the year of our Lord 1824 make and publish this my last will and testament, in the manner following that is to say...
            1st: I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Zadoc Lewman, one bay mare, and her colt.
To James Jackson Lewman and William Alfred Lewman to be sold and equally devided between
them the money I authorize my executors hereafter named, to put in interest money until they become of age. I also give William Alfred one heifer and her increase, which is to remain the care and possession of Zadoc Lewman until the said Wm. A. arrives at the age of  21 years. But if the increase should be so great as to being inconvenient to keep, he the Said Zadoc Lewman may sell or kill to the use and benefit of the family, but there must be at least one of the original stock, which he the said Wm. A. must receive. I also give to Rebecca Evaline Lewman daughter of Zadoc Lewman two sheep.
            2nd: I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Rebecca Brazier, bedstead, and bed clothes. I will that all the remainder of my personal estate be sold to discharge my just debts, and if this should not be a suffiency of that, then this remainder must be discharged from the proceeds of the sale of my land. I further will that my land be sold and equally devided in the following manner viz: One third to my grandson Zadoc Lewman my grandson, which is to be laid out on the purchase of more land, or if he should prefer it, my executors are hereby authorized to lay him off one third of my land in a way which would not hinder the sale of the other two thirds the least. And if it should all be sold then my executors will take the one third and buy land to the amount of it for my grandson Zadoc Lewman, which land in either case he is to hold possess use and inhabit during his natural life, and at his decease, to be sold and equally devided between his children lawfully begotten of his body. The other two thirds I give to be equally devided between my child Sally Brazier and her children, also the children of my son Moses Lewman. Viz: one third to Sally Brazier and her children to be equally devided among them. The remaining and other one third to be equally devided among the lawfully begotten children of my son Moses Lewman. And all the property which may remain if any, to be sold and equally devided between Zadoc Lewman, Sally Brazier, and the children of Moses Lewman my son. I do further will that my executors notify my daughter Sally Brazier and her children, and the children of Moses Lewman of my decease and the legacy coming to them who may jointly receive the same after my decease, or anyone of them may transmit to my executors with a certificate of their being and a request to transmit his, her, or their proportion or part of the
??????? to him, her or them, said on either of my executors the money or legacy in a letter and depositing it in the Post Office, the certificate of a witness to the fact shall be sufficient voucher and release from all demands from the said legatee or legator on the said executor or executors to my estate and further the siad executors shall and or by this my will release forever any claim or claims of anyone or more of the legators applying as above and by my executors complying with the above conditions.
            And I do hereby make and ordain my worthy friends, William I. Summers Esq. and Dr. Aza Beall executors of this my last will and testament, my hand and seal above written Signed, sealed,  published. And declared by the said Aaron Lewman testator, as his last will and testament, in the presence of us who were present at the time of his signing and sealing thereof.
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                                                                       Aaron / Lewman
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Rueben Yarborough, Isaac Green, John Current

(From the files of Lenny Luman, Denver CO)

(From the files of Lenny Luman, Denver CO)