Cabarrus County, NC - Will of John Furr, 1888 John Furr (July 20, 1807 -- May 1, 1888) Will Date: February 23, 1883 Probate Date: March 24, 1888 ". . . unto my beloved wife Beneaty Furr all my household and kitchen furniture, and 1 cow and calf . . . unto my son William E. Furr one hundred and fifty four acres of land, the land I now live on, and W. E. Furr is to maintain myself and wife Benaty Furr during our natural lives, and Wm. E. Furr pays to my heirs as follows: John Furrs heirs fifty dollars, to Sarah Furr fifty dollars, to Davidson Furr fifty dollars, Elmira Eudy fifty dollars, Catherine Furr fifty dollars, Beneaty Furr fifty dollars, Minta Eudy fifty dollars, Martin F. Furr fifty dollars and Mary A. Lowder fifty dollars . . . to my son James M. Furr fifty dollars on a note I hold against him for land I let him have . . . unto Daniel M. Furrs heirs fifty dollars out of the same note that I hold against James M. Furr for land . . . that the balance of my property shall be sold and equally divided among my lawful heirs . . ." Executors: my sons Wm. E. Furr and Martin F. Furr Witnesses: Thos. Lambert, Sr. and John Lambert [will]; Thomas Lambert, Jr. testified that Thomas Lambert, Sr. "is dead" and that he "is well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Thomas Lambert Sr. having often seen him write, and that the name of the said Thomas Lambert Sr. subscribed as a witness to the said will, is in the handwriting of the said Thomas Lambert Sr". ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Bill Furr - bfurr1@charter.net ______________________________________________________________________