The State of North Carolina, Caswell County, On the 29th of December in the year of Our Lord, 1782 William Neeley who deceased on the 31st of said month and year above written made the following Verbal Will in the presence of the under subscribers -
First he gave and bequeathed unto Eleanor Neeley one third part of his goods and chattels, also gave and bequeathed to his son Samuel Neeley, one hundred acres of deeded land whereon he then lived also one hundred acres of land lying on the East side of the aforementioned land that is now in dispute and under - - - with Thomas Persons; for which the said Samuel Neeley is to maintain the said Eleanor Neeley his widow and he appoint his son, Samuel Neeley, his executor of this will together with Eleanor Neeley to settle his affairs, also he gave to Jacob Neeley, his son, the Entry of land lying on the south side of the plantation whereon he then lived, lying and being on both sides of Flat River, and the remainder of his goods and chattels to be equally divided between John Neeley, Thomas Neeley, Samuel Neeley, Joseph Neeley, Jacob Neeley, and Mary Pryor, and the overplus of the undeeded land to be sold and equally divided amongst the aforementioned children.

The above will was proved before me, one of the Justices of said County this 31st day of December, 1782.
William (his x mark) White, Jurat
John (his x mark) Satterfield
James (his x mark) ______, Jurat
John Womack

The above Will was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Wm. White, John Satterfield, James ______, and ordered to be recorded.
The Execr. qualified, A C D Murphy.