Alamance County NcArchives Wills.....Murray, Eli 1869
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Source: Nc Reports
Written: 1869

State of North Carolina
Alamance County

I, Eli Murray, of the county and State aforesaid, being old and knowing it is 
appointed once for all men to die, I do constitute this my last will and 
testiment:

First of all, I will that my body have a decent, christian burial, with full 
assurance of its resurrection at the last day. As it regards my worldly 
effects wherewith God has blessed me with, I will and bequeath after the 
following manner:

First, I will that all my just debts be paid, of which I don't know that owe 
five dollars at this date, then it is my will that my wife, Nancy Murray, have 
a lot of land including the house I now live in, sufficient for a one horse 
crop as little to the prejudice of the whole as can be done with sufficient 
wood land to support it, to her use during her natural life, and I will that 
she have two beds and furniture, one horse, one milch cow, sow and pigs, my 
carryall and buggy, a good one horse turning plow and ball tongue plow, and 
such of my house furniture as is necessary to have, including her bureau and 
my currill press and sufficient number of chairs, and if she desires it my 
sofa and parlor chairs to remain during her natural life, and I also will that 
she have two hundred dollars in money. I will a sufficient quantity of meadow 
land be laid off for her as she can't keep much of it. I also will that my 
wife have as much of my kitchen furniture as is necessary, and one year's 
support; all this I will during natural life, and at her death to be sold and 
equally divided between my children, and what she accumulates during her 
sojourn for her to will as she please.

And the balance of my property I will as follows:

I will all my land in the tract I now live on be equally divided between my 
four daughters Aveline, Sarah, Ann, Margaret Jane and Emma Virginia, including 
my mill. And I will that my daughter Emma Virginia have two beds and furniture 
and horse and saddle and her bureau and set of chairs, all equal to what the 
rest of my daughters have had, and it is my will that such of my houses is not 
necessary for one lot, to be taken off or divided so as to make the lots as 
equal as they can be.

All I will to my children and their heirs, and all that I have given to my 
children to have and to hold, and such of my son John Alvis' estate as fell to 
me by law and is still remaining at Factory I will to my two sons William 
James and Albert Murray, and his gold watch which I now carry I will to my 
grandson Edwin Cranford Murray, at my death I also will my desk to my son 
Albert Murray to be kept in the family, and also will my first wife's bureau I 
will to my daughter Aveline.

And the balance of my property I will, just to be valued by some disinterested 
men and then put up and sold, and if it does not bring the sums the valuation 
to be divided equally among my children, first when it is put in the cryer to 
start it the valuation and if don't bring that to be divided among my children 
at the valuation equally.

All my property except such as I have willed to be sold, stock of horses and 
wagons and harness, cotton mill, gin, threshing machine, molasses mill, my 
cider mill I wish to remain here with my wife as long as she may need it to 
the use of my children when they come here and use it, and all the other 
property as above stated to be sold at public sale and divided equally among 
all my children.

There is a grat many articles too tedious to mention, all to be collected and 
valued and either sold, or divided, and what money I have on hand or invested 
any way to be equally divided among my children and as above stated what I 
have advanced to my children heretofore as above stated what fell to me by law 
from my son John Alvis' estate, and what I have advanced to two sons Wm. James 
and Albert to have and to hold forever, and should my wife become old and 
incapable of managing her affairs I will that my executors attend to it and 
manage to her best advantage and to see that she has a sufficient support.

And as to the interest I hold in a lot of land where Mason lives if I do not 
dispose of it sooner I will it to be sold and as my other property equally 
divided.

After due reflection I think I have mentioned all that is necessary, and 
should there be any article not mentioned let it be sold and divided as above 
stated, and this is my will, and I wish it carred out, and to this end I 
constitute and appoint my two sons Wm. James and Albert Murray my whole and 
sole executors to this my last will and testament, and desire that it be 
recorded as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 
third day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
sixty-nine.

Eli Murray {Seal}

Acknowledged in the presence of
James W. Lea
Alvis King

June 3rd, 1869

Additional Comments:
Source: NC Reports
Will is contained in the NC Supreme Court case "John A. Vincent and wife, and 
others versus William J. Murray and Albert Murray, Ex'rs and others"

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