BERTIE COUNTY    WILL - Lassiter, John

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John Lassiter Will
    In the name of God amen. I John Lassiter of the county of Bertie and 
state of North Carolina do make this my last will and testament as follows.
    First, I dinct that my funeral expenses and just debts be first paid.
    Secondly, I leave to my wife, Rachel Lassiter, all my lands, and the 
improvements thereon and the whole of my furnishable estate during her life.
    Thirdly, After the death of my wife I give and bequeath the said lands 
and improvements and furnishable estate to my sons_ to: John R. Lassiter Jr., 
James A. Lassiter and William J. Lassiter to them and their kins and asign 
farm.
Fourthly, I have given my two granddaughters, Sofiley J. Hughes and Penelope 
White ten acres of land, a farm, which they now hold.
    In witness whomof I leave hereunto all my land and seal this 8th day of 
July 1867.
                                                                    Signed: 
John X Lassiter
Witness:
Henry C. Mitchell
Starkey Jernigan
Martin White
        State of North Carolina
        Bertie County Court February Term 1868
            This last Will and testament of John Lassiter was _____ in office 
court by the oathe of Henry C. Mitchell one of the subscribing witness 
theirto and ordered to be recorded
                                                                    Signed: 
Wm. P. Gurly
                                                                                
    Clerk

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