Cabarrus County, NC - Will of Mary Stutts Furr, 1845 Will of Mary Stutts Furr Cabarrus County, NC Will Book 1, page 22 (LDS#466, 184) In the name of God, Amen! I, Mary Furr, of the County of Cabarrus and the State of North Carolina, being sick and debilitated, but of Sound Mind and Memory and knowing it is appointed for all to die and come to Judgement, do appoint and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following. To Wit: First, I give my Soul to God who gave it and my Body to the dust, to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner, at the discretion of my Executor, hereinafter named in the grave afore set apart by my Husband Paul Furr, Dec'd. 2nd. I give and bequeath to my beloved son Leonard Furr One-Hundred Acres of land to be laid off on the South end of the Plantation that Paul Furr did gave me to be laid off in one compact square, as near as can be without prejudice to the others. To the balance of the land, to him and his Heirs forever. 3rd. I ordain that the balance of the land shall be put up to the highest bidder and reasonable credit at the discretion of my Executor, as shortly after my Death as convient and the money to be divided among my children: Sally Heilick, Rosina Klutts, Polly Ury, Paul Furr, Daniel Furr, Leonard Furr, share alike to them and their Heirs forever. 4th. I ordain that One-Acre of the aforesaid land mentioned for a graveyard at the place where my husband, Paul Furr is buried, to be fenced in by a stone wall and tombstones to be put up by my Executor, to be paid for out of my Estate, for my son Jacob, my husband, Paul Furr and myself. 5th. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Roninia Klutts, one negro girl, Tamer and her increase to be her and her Heirs forever. 6th. I ordain that as shortly after my decrease as possibly that the balance of my property shall be exposed to Publick Sale .... ... Twelve Months and the proceeds after paying all my just debts and all my expenses to be divided among my children: Paul Furr, Daniel Furr, Leonard Furr, Rosinia Klutts, Polly Ury and Sally Heilick, share and share alike, to them and their Heirs forever. 7th. I ordain and order that Elizabeth Furr and Caty Osborne, wife of Christopher Osborne, do not receive and are not entittled to one cent of my Estate. 8th. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Polly Ury, One-Hundred Dollars to be taken from Sally Heilick share of my Estate as my Daughter Sally Heilick has received One-Hundred Dollars more than her in a former distribution to or piece by me Executor out of said Sally Heilick's share of my Estate. 9th. I hereby revoke and annul all former Wills and Testaments heretofore made or by me utterly and do Publish this my Last Will and Testament and no other. 10th. I ordain that in case there should be any money of any description, silver, gold, or paper found in my possession may decrease, that the same shall be divided among my children: Paul Furr, Daniel Furr, Leonard Furr, Rosinia Klutts, Mary Ury and Sally Heilick immediately or as soon as a manager to my Estate shall be appointed to share and share alike and their Heirs forever. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 26th day of March 1845. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Presence of and Declared to be the Last Will and Testament Solomon Furr Mary Furr's Mark B. Kruminger Sopia Furr's Mark ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________