1778- June 24: "John Bradley's death was caused by a fall from a loft owned by Andrew Hampton on a day that there was a complete eclipse of the sun." from the book 'Gudbrodt means Goodbread' pg 384

WILL, Old Tryon Co., NC, Tryon County Will-- Brent Holcomb

John Bradley Written 24 June 1778, Proved October 1778. In the Name of God Amen I John Bradley of the County of Tryon & State of North Carolina Being at presint tho Weak of body yet of perfect mind and Memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God Do make ordain Constitute And appoint this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to Say first and Principally I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping thr{ } the merits Death and passion of Jesus Christ my Savior to obtain Remission of all my Sins and to Inherit Everlasting life and as to my body I Leave it to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of My Exrs. hereafter named And as Touching the Disposition of All Such Temporal Good things as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me in this World I Leave and Bequeath them as followeth First I will that all my Just Debts be payed together with all my Funeral Charges Item I Leave unto my S[ ]Thomas Bradley Five Shilling Sterling to be paid out Of my Estate Item I Leave unto my Daughter Sarah Morgan five Shillings Sterling to be Levied out of my moveable Estate Item I Leave unto my Daughter Anne Jones five Shillings to be Levied Likewise out of my Estate Item I Leave unto John Bradley My Son by my first wife five Shillings to be Levied Likewise out of my Estate Item I Leave unto my Son Richard Bradley five Shillings to be Levied out of my Estate Item I Leave unto my Son John Bradley Son by my Second wife five Shillings to be Levied out of my Estate Item I Leave unto [ ] Son George Warton Bradley five Shillings to be Levied On[ ] of my Estate. Item I Leave my Daughter Mary Bradley my Son Edward Bradley my Son Isaacc Bradley my Son James Terrey Bradley my son John W. Bradley Five Shillings Sterling to be payed to Each of them out of my Moveable Estate Item: I Leave unto my Loving Wife Mary Bradley One Hundred acres of Land being part of the Tract of Land belonging to Jones Williams Likewise four Hundred acres of Land Lying Near Womrnacks fort in Burke County Likewise all [ ] to the [ ] Land [ j Likewise My Negroe Wench Nan & her Child [ Ik Likewise two Mares one Colt & one Horse Likewise Seventeen head of Cattle Likewise all My Houshold Furnature With the rest of My Estate both real & personal all money & moneys due my Just Debts only payed Which I Leave and Bequeath to My Loving Wife Whom I appoint ordain & Constitute and as one of the Executors of this my Last will & Testament Also Richard Ledbetter I also appoint as Executor with her of this my Last will & Testament hereby Revoking Disannulling and making void all former Wills Testament Legacies or Executors by me heretofore made Given Granted appointed Constituted or Ordained Ratifying and Confirming this & this only to be my Last will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 24th Day of June Anno Domini 1778
Signed Sealed Published & Declared by the Testator John Bradley as his Last will & Testament before these Witnesses Jonathan Hampton Andw. Hampton John Bradley (his mark) Jones Williams (his mark)