Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Ruffin, Henry 1900
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Source: Bertie County Will Bk K
Written: 1900
Recorded: 1909

Bertie County North Carolina
Will Book K p. 502

Last will of Henry Ruffin

I, Henry Ruffin of above named state and county, and of Indian Woods Township,
so make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and for in
following  to wit:

1st I direct that my personal property be divided among my wife and children as
the law directs.

2nd I give to my daughter, Mary B. and Louisa A. Ruffin my Real Estate, it being
the Tract of land bought from Mrs. Willie Hamlin.

3rd I hereby appoint my daughter, Mary B. Ruffin my Executrix to execute this my
last will and testament.

In the event of the death of my daughter, Mary B. Ruffin then I direct that my
daughter Louisa A. Ruffin shall be my Executrix.

Witness my hand and seal this the 1st day of Februrary 1900.

Henry Ruffin (seal)

Witnesses: Luke Pierce, Harvey Roscoe

page 403
Superior Court Bertie County
The paper writing here to attached and purporting to be the last will and
testament of Henry Ruffin deceased, is this day exhibited before the undersigned
Clerk of the superior Couty of said County by Mary B. Bond, nee Mary B. Ruffin,
the Executrix named therein, and the due executrix thereof by the said Henry
Ruffin is proved by the oath and examination of Harvey Roscoe, one of the
subscribing witnesses there to, has testified that he is a subscribing witness
to the said paper writing now shown him that the said Henry Ruffin in his
presence subscribed his name at thr end of said paper writing and declared the
same to be his last will and testament, and that he the said Harvey Roscoe, at
the request and in the presence of said Henry Ruffin subscribed his name at the
end of said will as an attesting witness thereto and that at the time when the
said will was so executed the said Henry Ruffin was of sound mind and memory of
full age to execute a will and was not under any restraint, to the knowledge,
information or belief of said deponent. And said Harvey Roscoe further testified
that Luke Pierce the other subscribing witness to said will signed the same as a
witness in his presence and that he saw him sign the same and that said Luke
Pierce is now dead.

And the execution of the said papers writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Henry Ruffin, deceased is furhter proved by the oath and
examination of T.C. Bond, R.W. Askew and A.C. Mitchel who testified that Luke
Pierce, a subscribing witness to the same is dead. that they are well acquainted
with his handwriting and that the name of said Luke Pierce subscribed to the
said will as an attesting witness as aforesaid is in the proper handwriting of
said Luke Pierce and that their knowledge of the handwriting of said Luke Pierce
is derived from having frequently seen him write.  The the execution of the said
paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Ruffin
deceased is further proved by the oath and examination of T.C. Bond, R.W. Askew
and Jas T. Bond, who testified that they are well acquainted with the
handwriting of said Henry Ruffin and that the name of Henry Ruffin subscribed to
the said apaper writing is the proper handwriting of said Henry Ruffin and that
their knowledge of the handwriting  of said Henry Ruffin is derived from having
frequently seen him write.

The said paper writing and every part thereof is adjudged to be the last will
and Testament of Henry Ruffin, deceased and the same together with this
certificate ordered to be recorded and filed.

This the 8th day of May 1909
W.L. Lynn, Clerk Superior court

pg 505

In the matter of the will of Henry Ruffin, dec'd    Superior Court before W.L. Lyon

Mary B. Ruffin [note:error, should be Bond] (nee Ruffin) being duly sworn doth say,

that Henry Ruffin, late of said County is dead, having first made and published
his last will and testament; and that she is the Executrix named therein.

Further that the property of the said Henry Ruffin consisting of horse, cattle,
hogs, farming implements, household and kitchen furniture, money, etc is worth
about $100.  So far as can be ascertained at the date of this application, and
that Sarah Ruffin,  widow of deceased, and Mary B. Bond, Louisa A. Smallwood,
and Jas H. Ruffin, his children, all of them are 21 years of age and reside in
Bertie County are the parties entitled unto said will to the said property.

Mary B. Bond

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of May 1909

Notes: Per 1900 Census. Indian Wood District

Henry b.Mar 1840; wife Sarah b.Dec 1845; daughter Mary B [Bond] b. Dec 1887;
Louisa A. [Smallwood] b. Apr 1879

Believed to be a former slave of John Ruffin, as Henry purchased the tract of
land from John's daughter, Mrs. Willie Hamlin.

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