In the name of god amen I Lemuel BALL of the County of Currituck and State of North Carolina being of sound and purfect mind and memory blessed be god do this 2^d day June AD 1860 make and publish this my last will and testament in manor followeth that is to say

I leave my Executrix to sell 1 patent of 25 acers of cypres and swamp land and as much of my property as will pay all my just debts.

I giv and bequeath to my beloved wife Frances BALL 1 featherbed & furniture 1 red chist 1 stool chir all the corn pork bacon and lard and all the growing crop both corn and potatoes to hur and hur heirs forever.

I giv Haywood BALL son Enoch 1 dollar to him and his heirs.

I give Lemuel BALL son of Enoch 1 dollar to him and his heirs.

I lend all my land whereon I now liv to my wife Frances BALL during hur naturel life and at hur death I lend my land to Stephen G. FORBS and Ann FORBS during both their livs and at their deaths I give my land to William O. Butler FORBS and Enoch Haywood FORBS son of Stephen and Ann FORBS to be eqully devided to them and their heirs for ever.  I leav for my executor after paying all my just debts to devide the ballance if any one third to Frances BALL one third to Stephen G. FORBS & one third to William O. Butler FORBS and Enoch Haywood FORBS to them and their heirs for ever.

I constitute and appoint Stephen G. FORBS executrix to this my last will and testament given under my hand and seal the day and date above written.
                  /s/ Lemuel BALL    Seal

Signd Seald in prents of
Witness
     Jesse MERCER SENR.    Jurat
     James E. MERCER

Nov. Term 1865
Recorded in Book No. 4; Page 256
     J.W. BAXTER    CCC

[Source: Microfilm G.030.1548672 - Currituck Co., NC Wills (original) 1841-1924; Vol. Ansell-Woodhouse]

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