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Will of HARDY M. JONES-1873
Halifax County Probate Court 1873
I HARDA M. JONES of the county of Halifax and State of North Carolina do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in the manner and form as
follows:
Item th 1. I loan to my wife MANERVY every thing that I possess as it stand at my death and after death of my wife I give to my gran daughter MARY
CURTIS one third of my land including my dwelling house to her & her heirs for ever.
Item th 2. and the other two thirds I give to SARINA DANIEL & CANDIS MEACHAM to be equally divided between the two.
Item 3d. I give to ANDREW DANIEL at my death my double barrel shot to him and his heirs for ever also my shoe bench and tools.
I appoint my wife MANERVY JONES my executor to carry in to effect this my last will and testament and to pay my funeral expenses and all my just debts to
whom so ever owing.
In witness I have her unto set my hand and
seal the 19th day of Septr. 1872.
HARDA M. JONES ("X" his mark)
Witness
A. S. GREEN
J. W. JOHNSTON
The foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of HARDA M. JONES,
deceased is exhibited for probate in open Court, by MANERVY JONES, the Executrix therein
named, and the due execution thereof by the said HARDY M. JONES is proved by the oath and examination of A. G. GREEN and J. W. JOHNSTON the subscribing
witnesses thereto.
It is therefore considered by the Court that the said paper writing and every part thereof is the last will and Testament of the said HARDA M. JONES, and
the same is ordered to be recorded and filed.
And therefore the said MANERVY JONES the Executrix as aforesaid comes and is duly qualified as such, by taking and subscribing the oaths prescribed by
Law. March 10, 1873.
JOHN GREGORY
Probate Judge ============================================================
"Records of Estates Halifax County, North Carolina, 1868-1909", David B. Gammon & Stephen E. Bradley, Jr.:
#168- (176) - 6 Mar 1873. MANERVY JONES testified that HARDY M. JONES died with will. Estate valued at $225 -250, including 25 acres. Heirs: Sd HARDY M.
JONES' children, namely THERESA DANIEL, CANDIS MITCHUM; granddaughter MARY CURTES a minor. MANERVY JONES. Appointed.
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HARDY M. JONES, Deceased
MANERVY JONES, Executrix - 1873
Halifax County, North Carolina
Appointments of Administrators, Executors and Guardians 1868-1909
Page 176 Halifax
County - Probate Court 1873
In the Matter of the Will of HARDY M. JONES
Before JOHN T. GREGORY, Judge of Probate
MANERVY JONES being sworn doth say: That HARDY M. JONES late of said County,
is dead, having first made and published his last Will and Testament; and
that the said MANERVY JONES is the executrix named therein.
Further that the property of the said HARDY M. JONES consisting of about
twenty five acres of land situate in Halifax County, and personal property,
which is worth about $225.80 far as can be ascertained at the date of this
application; and that THERESA DANIEL, CANDIS MITCHUM, children of the said
Testator and MARY CURTIS, granddaughter of said Testator the last named
under twenty one years of age and without guardian & all residing in Halifax
County are the parties entitled under said will to the said property.
MANERVY JONES ("her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of March 1873.
JOHN T. GREGORY
Probate Judge
Appointed 10th March 1873
And thereupon the said MANERVY JONES is appointed Executrix of the said
HARDY M. JONES and qualifies as such by taking and subscribing the oaths
prescribed by law, and Letters Testamentary issued her accordingly, March
10th 1873.
JOHN T. GREGORY
Probate Judge
(Note by DW: WILLIAM MITCHUM -CANDIS JONES, married April 5, 1865 Halifax Co.
THERESA DANIEL, also called THERINA or SERINA, was married to SIDNEY
ANDREW DANIEL on Jan. 31, 1866)
(See also: Will of Rosa Daniel ) |
