State of North Carolina In the name of God Amen: I David Pritchett of the County & State
aforesaid being of sound mind & memory but considering the uncertainty of my
earthly existence do make and declare this my last will & testament in
manner and form following that is to say that my will and desire is that my wife
Polly shall have the use of all my property both real & personal
& perishable during her natural life or widowhood and after the death or
marriage of my wife Polly my will and desire is that all property both
real personal & perishable shall then be equally divided between my four
children William Thomas Polly & David Heny Lewis but in case I should
have another child or children born here after by my wife Polly it is my will
and desire that they shall come in equally & share equal in my estate
agreeable to the number of children I may have born unto me at my death - I do
make depute constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Polly executrix
to all intent and purposes to this my last will & testament hereby
declaiming void all other wills or wills by me made heretofore:
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal in presents of
H. B. Norman & Eli. Spruill who at my request doth hereunto subscribe
their names witnesses the 21 day of Feby 1859.
H.B. Norman David Pritchett (Seal)
State of North Carolina Then was this with paper writing puporting to be the last will of David
Pritchett decs,d exhibited in open court for probate by Polly
Pritchett the executrix therein named and the due execution thereof by the
said David Pritchett proved by the oath & examination of H. B. Norman
& Eli Spruill the subscribing witness therein named. Whereupon it is
considerd and adjudg by the court that the said paper writing & every part
thereof is the last will & testament of said David Pritchet decs,d
& it is ordered by the court that the same be recorded & filed and the
said Polly Pritchet come into court and qualify as such by taking the
oath prescribed by law.
T. H. Alexander CCC.
Tyrrel County
Eli Spruill
Tyrrell County
Court of Pleas & Quarter
Session
Jany. Term 1867
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