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Estate of ROBIN COLEY JR.-
1848 |
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Halifax County Court August Term 1848 An account of Sales of ROBIN COLEY JR. Property Sold by N. W EDWARDS, Administrator; List of purchasers: JAMES M. NEWSON, CHARLES E. THOMAS, EDMUND ASH, CAROLINE MILLS, ROBT A WALKER, NANCY MILLS, CHARLES ELMS, JOHN BOON, JAMES HALE, W. T. JENKINS, JOS. D. HARRIS, LEWIS LITTLE, GEORGE MORRIS, JOS. W. HARRIS, W. H. JOHNSON, JOSHUA WILSON, THOS HARRIS, C.B. ALLEN. |
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Will of WILLIAM DICKENS-
1836 |
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In the name of God Amen, I WILLIAM DICKENS, of
Halifax County and State of North Carolina being sick and weak in body, but
of perfect mind and memory blessed be God do this the twelfth day of
February in this year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following to wit, 1st. I leave all my lands that is one hundred and fifty acres more or less with my stock of horses, cattle, and hogs and all my household and kitchen furniture plantation utensils to my beloved wife PENELOPE DICKENS during her life or widowhood, and if she marries I will her only to have the use of one half of the property which I leave her her life this other half to my daughter CHARLOT BARNES her life and at her death if she leaves no heirs, I give all to the heirs of WILSON DICKENS. Also at the decease of my wife PENELOPE I wish my daughter CHARLOT BARNES to have the use of all that she leaves, her life but not to be taken to pay her husband JAMES BARNES debts and at her death if she CHARLOT BARNES leaves no child I give it to the heirs of WILSON DICKENS. I give to my wife PENELOPE all my cured fodder and bacon Also I wish her to have what is made the year after paying my just debts. The hogs, bed and furniture and trunks which I loaned my daughter CHARLOT BARNES after she married, I give at her death if she leaves no child to WILSON DICKENS heirs. the two boys CASWELL B. COPLIN and EZEKIEL COPLIN which is bound to me I wish my wife PENELOPE to have till they arive at the age of twenty one years at which time the free and hereby make and ordain JAMES D. PERKINS and GOODMAN NEVILL my Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the said WILLIAM DICKENS set my hands and seal the day and year above written. WILLIAM DICKENS ("his mark) BENJAMIN PERKINS CHRISTOPHER BAILEY Halifax County August Court 1836 Then the foregoing paper writing was exhibited in open court and duly proved as the last Will and Testament of WILLIAM DICKENS decd by the oath of CHRISTOPHER BAILEY and on motion was ordered to be recorded. Witness M. H. PETTWAY Cl by J. H. SIMMONS DC |
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Will of DOLLY HAWKINS-
1831 |
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I, DOLLY HAWKINS of the Town of Halifax, NC, Do make,
publish and declare my last Will and Testament as follows 1st. I direct my debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of the residue of my estate, and if this should prove insufficient my Executor is authorised and empowered to make up the deficiency by the sale of any other of my property either real or personal as he may choose 2d. I give and devise to my sister MRS. POLLY COTTON in fee simple one half of my river land and Kehuky tract, my Negro woman VINEY and her children with their future increase, my gold watch, all my wearing apparel and my desert spoons. 3rd. The other half of my river a Kehuky lands I give and devise unto my half brother MOSES HORN in fee simple But in case it becomes necessary in the opinion of Executor for the payment of my debts I invest him with full power and authority to sell all or a sufficency of my real estate to pay the same. and the residue if any, of the purchase money to be divided equally between the said MOSES and POLLY. 4th. I give to ANN E. and MARY T. PEETE daughters of DR. THOMAS PEETE my Negro woman BLACK BECKY, reserving the use of said Negro to their mother MRS. PEETE for life. 5th. To my friend THOMAS BURGES I give my Negroes ELIJAH COBB, & WHITE BECKY, and her daughter BETSY and my teaspoons 6th. I invest my Executor with full power and authority to sell and convey in fee simple my horses and lots in the Town of Halifax, on such terms and in such manner as he may think proper. The proceeds of same sale to be applied to the payment of my debts. The residue of my estate after payment of my debts I give to my sister and half brother as I intend their legacies shall be responsible for them. 7th. I constitute and appoint THOMAS BURGES Executor to this my last Will and testament, hereby revoking all others. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and set my seal this day of November 1831. DOLLY HAWKINS Acknowledged before us according to law this day of November 1831 MARTIN READ JOS. L. SIMMONS As a Codicil to the foregoing Will, I revoke the legacy of BLACK BECKY to MRS. PEETE and daughters and desire she may choose her master and mistress, at a fair valuation, and that my Executor will permit her to do so; the money given for her I bequeath to the aforesaid the daughters of MRS. PEETE. I give my portrait to my sister POLLY COTTON 29th Apr 1833. DOLLY HAWKINS Witness JOHN T. CLANTON As a second Codicil I give as follows to DOCTR. READ Twenty dollars for his attention to my cousin DRUSILLA RUTLAND. To my much valued friend REBECCA HART five hundred dollars & I charge the residue of my estate & the property given to MRS. COTTON with the payment of these two legacies. To MRS. THOS. BURGES I give my pitcher and stands. To my servant BECKY my pongee dress, purple striped ginghams & laced cape. 6th May 1833. DOLLY HAWKINS B. F. HALSEY State of North Carolina Halifax County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May Term 1833 Then this last Will and testament of DOLLY HAWKINS was exhibited in Open Court and the execution thereof duly proved by the oath of J. L. SIMMONS one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. The first Codicil was duly proved by the oath of J. T. CLANTON a subscribing Witness thereto. The second Codicil was duly proved by the oath of B. F. HALSEY a subscribing witness, thereto. And on motion the said Will and Codicils thereto were ordered to be recorded. Whereupon THOMAS BURGES the Executor therein named came forward and was duly qualified thereto. Witness W. H. PETTWAY Clk ---------------- |
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Inventory and Account Sales of Property Sold this day
20th June 1833, belonging to the estate of DOLLY HAWKINS dec'd. Property was Household, Bedroom and Kitchen furniture Total of Sale was $423.49½ Purchasers were: WILLIAM DANIEL JAMES HALLIDAY BENJAMIN EDMUNDS SAMUEL HARGROVE MARTIN READ A. WOMBLE J. A. BYNUM MILES HOWARD ROBERT WYNN LEWIS ARRINGTON A. A. LITCHFORD S. SMITH REBECCA HART B. C. EATON R. S. STUBBS HENRY W. GARY GID ALLEN JAMES FRAZIER WILLIAM H. POPE J. L. SIMMONS JAMES SIMMONS THOMAS BURGES HENRY AARON HENRY GARRETT J. J. DANIEL J. WHITAKER WILLIAM H. BROWN G. W. OWENS One Note on NATHAN WOODEN for forty dollars. One Note on MRS. COTTON for forty dollars. Negroes TERESA, and 3 children, BLACK BECKY given away WILLIS, OLD LUCY, BETSY given away. The rest were hired out at the time of MRS. HAWKINS death. Halifax County, August Term 1833 Then the foregoing Inventory and account of sale was returned in Open Court and on motion ordered to be recorded. Witness M. H. PETTWAY Clerk ------------ |
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Halifax County Records of Estates 1828-1842 DOLLY HAWKINS, Page 423 Account of Sales of MRS. HAWKINS Property on 1 January 1834. SOLOMON - Cash - to LEWIS ARRINGTON - $425.00 WILLIS - Cash - to LEWIS ARRINGTON - 310.00 DANIEL - Cash - to LEWIS ARRINGTON - 500.00 = $1235.00 JIM - Note - to MRS. P. CATRON - 350.00 -On Demand OLD LUCY - Note -to MRS. P. CATRON - 10.00 - Six month Credit TERESA & Children - Note - JAMES HALLIDAY - 700.00 Houses & C. - Note - JAMES HALLIDAY - 1500.00 - Six & twelve months HARRY - Cash - HENRY AARON - - 400.00 - Sale 18th February T. BURGES, Exr. Halifax County February Session 1834 Then the foregoing account of Sales was exhibited in open Court and on Motion ordered to be recorded. Witness M. H. PETTWAY Clk |
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Will of WARWICK HOCKADAY-
1851 |
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I WARWICK HOCKADAY of the county of Halifax we the
state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory do make publish and
declare this to be my last will and testament 1st. I give and bequeath to my son JOHN HOCKADAY to him and his heirs forever so much of the tract of land on which I live as is included in the following lines commencing on the road at the spring branch just above my house thence down the said branch to the spring out of which my family use thence by a line to be run due north to JENKINS line thence JENKINS line to KIRKHAM's line thence KIRKHAMs line to the Halifax road thence said road to MOORE's Ferry Road thence said road to the beginning. I also give and bequeath to my said son JOHN the following Negroes to wit, NED about twenty five years old, ANTHONY about twenty three years, ENOCH about nineteen years old & CHARLOTTE and her two youngest children also my black mare called Betty, yoke of oxens & ox cart & one cow & calf. 2nd. I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM HOCKADAY to him and his heirs forever the balance of my house tract of land not given to my son JOHN HOCKADAY adn fifty two acres to be added to it from the west side of the HARNEL? tract by a line to be run north and south. I also give him my Negro woman MARIA & her children & their future increase said Negroes now being in the possession of my said son WILLIAM. 3rd. All my lands not willed to my sons JOHN & WILLIAM I will and direct shall be sold by my Executor hereinafter to be named at such time or such way either at private or public sale on a short credit or for each as they may think best and the money arising from such sale together with whatever may be left of the sale of my perishable estate after paying all my just debts and expenses of selling my estate I loan to my grand daughter EMILINE WILLIAMS during her natural life and at her death I give it to be equally divided between all the living lawful heirs born of her body. 4th. I give and bequeath to my son WARWICK HOCKADAY & to my three daughters FANNY, JUDY & TEMPY all the Negroes and other property that I have advance to them. 5th. And lastly I constitute and appoint JAS. S. PEARSON & my son JOHN HOCKADAY Executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other will made by me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this the 26th day of October 1847. WARWICK HOCKADAY ("X" his mark) Signed, sealed & acknowledged before us JOHN H. HARRISON WM. S. JENKINS Halifax County February Court 1851 Then the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of WARWICK HOCKADAY of this county is propounded for probate and the same being duly proved by the subscribing witnesses JOHN H. HARRISON and WM. S. JENKINS is declared to be & is ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of the said WARWICK HOCKADAY and thereupon JAMES S. PEARSON and JOHN S. HOCKADAY the executors therein named are duly qualified. Witness WM. W. DANIEL Clerk ---------- |
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Inventory and Account Sale of the Estate of WARWICK
HOCKADAY, dec'd, Sale made the 4th March 1851 on 6 Month Credit. List of Negroes will to JOHN HOCKADAY: Men - NED, ANTHONY & ENOCK Woman - CHARLOTTE & 2 Children No other Negroes come into the possession of the Executors Hire of Negroes due 1st Jan 1852 Man ANTHONY to MICHAEL VINSON - 41.00 Woman CHARLOTTE & 2 Children to B. W. EDWARDS - .60 |
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Will of SUSAN ILES- 1841 |
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In the name of God Amen I SUSAN ILES of Halifax
County being of sound mind & memory and knowing all man kind must die have
concluded to make this instrument my last will & testament. My sould I recommend to God, my body I wish decently buried, My property I will dispose of in the following manner, viz First I give & bequeath unto GEORGE MOORE son of BENJA MOORE one tract on parcel of land adjoining the lands of JAMES BROWNING & Others, one bay horse, two cows & calves, one bed, bedstead & cord, four counterpins, three sheets, one pair of curtins and two pots & hooks. Secondly. I give & bequeath unto REBECCA MOORE my loom & appurtenances belonging to it. Thirdly. I give & bequeath unto CHARLES ILES my large pied cow Fourthlly. I give and bequeath unto NANCY DUFFEE, one cow that I have at STEPEHN LYNCH's. Fifthly. I give & bequeath unto WILLIAM ILES one crumply horn cow & one hundred & ten dollars in money. Sixthly. I give & bequeath unto DAVID ILES one hundred and ten dollars Seventhly & lastly. It is my will and desire that all of my other property not mentioned and the tract of land whereon I now live be sold and the proceeds arising therefrom be equally divided between all of my lawful heirs. I constitute make and appoint my friend HENRY M. PURNELL Executor to this my last Will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 27th day of March 1841. SUSAN ILES ("X" her mark) Signed, Sealed & delivered in the presence of DOROTHY SCALES MARION S. CRAWLEY Halifax County Court August 1841 The foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of SUSAN ILES was exhibited in open court & offered for probate and the execution thereof was duly proven by the oath of MARION S. CRAWLEY one of the subscribing witnesses. The same was declared to be duly proven & ordered to be recorded, whereupon HENRY M. PURNELL the Executor therein named was duly qualified as such. Witness JAS. SIMMONS Clk |
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Estate of HERROD JONES-
1869 |
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State of North Carolina County of Halifax In the Probate Court This 19th Jany 1869 personally appeared JOHN RICHARD JONES and being duly sworn deposeth & saith that HERROD JONES of the County aforesaid died on or about the 26th day of September 1868 intestate leaving a widow & Eight Children, that the widow ATTIE ANN JONES, has filed her acct of renunciation of Administration and that said J. RICHARD JONES applies for letters of Administration to be granted to him, the oldest son of HERROD JONES, that the said HERROD JONES left no real estate but he left personally property to the amount of three hundred & five Dollars, and the children left by the said HERROD JONES with his widow aforesaid are all the heirs & distributees of said Estate, and the children are named as follows and are all minors except the two first mentioned viz JNO. RICHARD JONES, ISABELLA WARREN, JAMES HENRY, WM JEFFERSON, CATHARINE, ANDREW & LOUISA, and all without Guardians. And he the said JNO RICHARD JONES hereby applies for and prays that Letters of Administration may be granted to him. Given under my hand this 19th Jany 1869. JOHN RICHARD JONES ("X" his mark) Sworn & Subscribed before me this 19th Jany 1869 JOHN T. GREGORY Probate Judge Appointed 19th January 1869 And thereupon the said JOHN RICHARD JONES is appointed Admr of HERROD JONES deceased; the renunciation of ATTIE ANN JONES being filed; and the said JOHN RICHARD JONES executes his Administration bond in the sum of $600.00 with ATTIE ANN JONES, MICHAEL McMAHON, WASHINGTON JONES an JOSEPH J. SCOTT as his sureties, which bond is accepted by the Court and ordered to be filed. And the said JOHN RICHARD JONES is duly qualified by taking and subscribing the oaths prescribed by law. JOHN T. GREGORY Probate Judge |
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Estate of GREEN MILLS-
1848 |
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Administration upon the estate of GREEN MILLS is
granted by the court to JAMES W. BATCHELOR the widow of said GREEN MILLS
having surrendered to the said BATCHELOR her right to administer thereupon
and the said JAMES W. BATCHELOR enters into bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars with L. H. B. WHITAKER & I. N. FAULCON as sureties & is duly
qualified. November 1848 Entries 37 & 38: REBECCA H. MILLS to the Court Admr. made a party & accept service. Prayer granted. Issue order to comrs. for whom in petitioner. Order issued REBECCA H. MILLS vs VALENTINE MILLS. Clerk appointed Guardian ad litem of infant heirs who accepts. Prayer of petitioner granted. Issue writ of Dower. |
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To MRS. REBECCA MILLS- 1848 |
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We the undersigned Commissioners appointed to allot
to MRS. MILLS her year's allowance for one year have allowed her as follows: 20 Barrels corn all on hand 1200 lbs Pork on hand 1 barrel Flour to be bought by Admr. - $6.25 30 lbs Coffee to be bought - 3.60 60 lbs Sugar @ 11½ - 6.90 3 gallons Molasses @ 45¢ - 1.35 1 sack Salt - 2.30 5 gallons Brandy on hand 2 lbs Pepper @ 25 - .50 1 lbs Spice - .25 1 lbs Ginger - .25 2 gallons Vinegar @ 25 - .50 10 lb Tallow @ 10¢ - 1.00 150 lbs Seed Cotton on hand 1 stack Fodder on hand Half the Shucks 1 Cow & Calf, all the Potatoes Bed & Furniture, Wheel & Cards 1 bottle Cast Oil - .50 1 lb Salts @ 12½¢ - .12½ 5 cakes Chocolate - .62½ Total - $24.35 Error in oil - .10 Total - $24.25 Given under our hands & Seals this 18th day of Dec 1848 J.N. SHEARIN L. B. BENNETT V. BAILY Note: see also The Will of REBECCA MILLS |
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Estate of ISHAM MILLS-
1850 |
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Inventory & Acct of Sales of the property of ISHAM
MILLS dec'd made by W.S. JENKINS Administrator on a credit of Six months the
30th March 1850: THOMAS PETERS - 1 bay Horse - $20.00 JAMES V. ALLEN - 1 bay Colt - 37.05 JOHN HOCKADAY - 1 Cow & Calf - 7.00 JOHN HOCKADAY - 1 Heifer horns - 4.55 JOHN HOCKADAY - 1 Heifer no horns - 3.00 M. S. VINCENT - 5 first choice hogs - 8.25 D. BATT - 7 Hogs the Residue - 2.80 THOMAS PETERS - 1 Cart - 4.00 JOHN PENESTER - 5 Bls Corn $2.75 - 13.75 JOHN PENESTER - 1 Stack Fodder - 3.05 JAS. V. ALLEN - 1 Lot of Fodder - .72 JAS. V. ALLEN - 1 Plough hoes - 1.26 M. S. VINCENT - 1 Lot Plough hoes - .62½ DR. BATT - 1 - Basket &c - .37½ BUNCH MILLS - 1 Pot rack - .30 JOHN HOCKADAY - 2 Grubbing hoes - .50 BEN COLEY - 3 Hoes - .07 JOHN W. PUGH - 1 Oven tba? - .10 THOMAS PETERS - 1 Pot - .32 EATON COLEY - 1 Raw Hide - .70 EATON COLEY - 1 Cradle & Yoke - .26 BENJ COLEY - 1 bus. Oats - 1.80 E. COLEY - 1 Table - .50 BENJ. COLEY - 1 Chair - .20 M. S. VINCENT - 1 Drill - .35 Total Account - $111.43 W.S. JENKINS Halifax County Court, November Term A.D. 1852 Page 257 Account of WILLIAM S. JENKINS Administrator of the Estate of ISHAM MILLS dec'd. March 3, 1850 Acct Sale at 6 months - $112.00 Interest to 15th November 1852 - 14.74 Total Amount: $126.74 Amount Vouchers - 99.67 Commissions on 225.31 for it- 11.26 Amount allowed B. W. EDWARDS - 5.00 Due Estate - 10.81 Total Amount: $126.74 Nov. 4, 1852 By amount paid JAS. V. ALLEN No. 1 - 12.93 Interest to 15 Nov 1852 - .02 By amount paid JAS. V. ALLEN No. 2 - 38.49 - Int. 6¢ = 38.55 Feb 1, 1850 - By amount paid ALLEN & NORTHINGTON No. 3 -4.22 - Int. 70¢ = 4.92 Aug 7, 1850 - By amount paid B. W. EDWARDS principal & Int. No. 4 - 3.41 Jan 9, 1851 - By amount M. J. VINCENT - 3.93 - Int. to 15 Nov '52 -43¢ = 4.36 Feb 1, 1850 - By amount WOODRUFF & HIGH - 1.13 - Int. 17 -No. 6 = 1.30 Oct 8, 1852 - By amount J. M. NEWSOM for Tax 1848, 49 & 50 - No. 7 = 3.08 Jan 7, 1851 - By amount SUSAN HOLLOWAY Judgment $6.67- Int. 57¢ - No. 8 = 7.24 Jan 22, 1851 - By amount B.W. EDWARD $11.15 -Int. 1.21 - No. 9 = 12.36 July 1, 1851 - By amount JNO. P. MILLS $7.70 - Int. 63¢ - No. 10 = 8.33 Nov 15, 1850 - By amount WM. S. JENKINS - 2.30 0 Int. 27 - No. 11 - 2.57 Returning this Account - 60¢ = Total: $99.67 November Sessions 1852 Ordered by the Court that BENJ. W. EDWARDS Commissioner to whom the foregoing account was refund be allowed five dollars for auditing and settling the same to be paid out of the funds of the estate R. B. PIERCE S.J. State of North Carolina Halifax County In obedience to the annexed order we have proceeded to state the account of WM. S. JENKINS Admr of ISHAM MILLS dec'd, and find that he has received the sum (including interest) of one hundred & twenty six & 74/100 (126.74) and paid out agreeable to voucher exhibited exhibited the sum of ninety nine dollars & 67/100 (99.67) leaving a balance due the estate after allowing commissions of fifteen dollars & 81/100 as will more fully appear by reference to statement of account on opposite page all of which is respectfully submitted. Given under our hands this the 12 day of November A.D. 1852. Commissioners: BENJ. W. EDWARD JAS S. PEARSON DAVID SHAW |
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Will of MIKE RAND- 1850 |
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Halifax County Court November 1850 This is the last will of me MIKE RAN of State of North Carolina and County of Halifax Whereas JAMES NEWSOM, late of the State of Ohio died intestate some eight or ten years ago whereby I became entitled in right of my wife CLOE RAN, now deceased, formerly CLOE NEWSOM and sister to the same JAMES, to a distributive share of the said JAMES NEWSOM estate which I have employed my friend FRED N. McWILLIAMS to obtain for I offering and allowing to the said McWILLIAMS and half of said legacy a distributive share to get the other half. I therefore give the said money so coming of the said JAMES NEWSOM's estate as aforesaid, and also all other money, goods, chattles and property whatsoever that I should be possessed of, or own at the time of my death, as follows, to wit, two thirds the same to my son WILLIS RAN and the remaining one third to the children of my deceased daughter, MARY RAN, to be paid to said children of the said MARY deceased when they shall respectively arrive tot he ages of twenty one years. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of November A.D. 1847. MIKE RAN ("X" his mark) Signed & seal in our presence for FRED N. McWILLIAMS J. N. SHEARIN Halifax County Court November Sessions 1850 Then the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of MIKE RAND was exhibited in open court and the execution thereof duly proved by the oats of FRED N. McWILLIAMS & J. N. SHEARIN the subscribing witnesses thereto ordered therefore that it to be recorded. Witness WM. W. DANIEL Clerk |
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