CARTERET COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Kuhn, 7 Jan 1914
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(Note:  Kuhns, N.C. located along Hwy. 58 in Carteret County, NC,
formerly called Kuhn's Corner, was named for Mr. William Kuhn whose 
Will is as follows.)

State of North Carolina
Carteret County
Will of William Kuhn, January 7, 1914


 I, William Kuhn, of the County of Carteret, State aforesaid, being of
sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence, and being desirous of directing how my property shall be 
disposed of after my death, do make, declare and publish this my last
will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say:

 First:  My executor, hereinafter named, shall give my body a decent
burial and pay my funeral expenses, together with all my just debts 
out of the first moneys that may come into his hands as a part of my 
estate, and shall have my body buried on my farm by the side of the 
grave of the late Edward W. Pelletier; and my said executor is hereby 
directed to place over my remains a plain tombstone on which shall 
be inscribed the date of my birth (February 24th, 1849) and the date 
of my death.

 Second:  It is my will and desire, and I hereby direct that my said
executor shall place over the grave of the late Edward W. Pelletier 
a tombstone similar to the one to be placed over my remains, and pay 
for the same out of my estate.

 Third:  I give and bequeath to Ferdinand Hatchel (Mulatto), present
address 111 East Washington Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, the 
sum of one hundred ($100.00) Dollars in cash, in all.

 Fourth:  I give and bequeath to John H. Gillette, son of Mrs. D.S.
Holland, of Silverdale, NC., my gold watch and chain and the sum of 
one hundred ($100.00) Dollars in cash.

 Fifth:  I give and bequeath to Eva Gillette, daughter of Mrs. D.S.
Holland, of Silverdale, N.C., my “Regina” music box, and disc 
records complete, and the sum of one Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, in cash.

 Sixth:  I give and bequeath to Ethel Gillette, daughter of Solomon
Gillette, of Maysville, N.C., the sum of one Hundred ($100.00) Dollars 
in cash.

 Seventh:  I give and bequeath to my friend Robert S. Weeks, of
Maysville, N.C., my gold signet ring with monogram W.K.

 Eighth:  I give and bequeath to my friend J. Walter Pelletier, of
Stella, N.C., my gold Signet ring with plain “K.”

 Ninth:  I give and bequeath to Mrs. Julia F. Godwin, the sum of one
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars in cash.

 Tenth:  I give and bequeath to Hillard A. Mattocks, (colored) a
faithful employee, the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars in cash.

 Eleventh:  I give and bequeath to Mrs. Mary S. Young, wife of J.H.
Young, the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars in cash, and the 
choice of one of my horses; and I also give to her any articles of 
household and kitchen furniture, or any other articles of personal 
property in the house where I live, other than those specified above, 
as she may choose and select the same.

 Twelfth:  I give and devise to James H. Young, now residing with me, my
farm at Kuhns, N.C., to have and to hold the same to him, his heirs and 
assigns forever.

 Thirteenth:  All the residue of my estate, after the payment of debts
and legacies, I bequeath to James H. Young.

 Fourteenth:  Should the said James H. Young die before me, then all the
bequests and devises made to him shall go to John H. Gillette, son of 
Mrs. D.S. Holland and her late husband, John H. Gillette, all of 
Silverdale, Onslow County, N.C.  Should the said John H. Gillette die
before me, then all the bequests and devises to him shall go to his
mother, Mrs. David S. Holland, of Silverdale, Onslow County, N.C.

 Fifteenth:  In case of the deaeth before me of anyone of the other
legatees under my vice, the amounts bequeathed to them shall be 
distributed pro rata among all the surviving legatees mentioned in his 
will, except Ferdinand Hatchel.

 Sixteenth:  I hereby Constitute and appoint my friend J. Walter
Pelletier, of Stella, N.C., my lawful executor to execute this my 
last will and testament, according to the true intent and meaning of 
the same, giving him authority also, as such executor to receive all 
moneys in bank standing in my name or in the name of William Kuhn, 
Agent; and I hereby revoke and declare void all other wills and 
testaments by me heretofore made.

 In witness whereof I, the said William Kuhn, do hereunto set my hand
and seal this 7th day of January, 1914.
       William Kuhn, (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by William Kuhn to be his last
will and testament in the presense of us, who at his request and in his 
presence and in the presence of each other do subscribe our names and 
witnesses thereto.

 W.N. Mattocks
 J.R. Pelletier

State of North Carolina, Carteret County  In the Superior Court

 A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of William Kuhn,
deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned, Clerk of the Superior 
Court for said County, by J. Walter Pelletier, the executor therein 
mentioned, and the due execution thereof by the said William Kuhn, by 
the oath and examination of W.N. Mattocks and J.R. Pelletier the 
subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown him, purporting to be 
the last Will and Testament of William Kuhn; that the said William Kuhn 
in the presence of this deponent subscribed his name at the end of said 
paper-writing, which is now shown as aforesaid, and which bears date of 
the 7th day of January, 1914.
 And the deponent further saith, that the said William Kuhn the testator
aforesaid, did at the time of subscribing his name as aforesaid-declare 
the said paper writing so subscribed by him and exhibited to be his last 
Will and Testament, and this deponent did thereupon subscribe his name 
at the end of said Will, as an attesting witness thereto, and at the 
request and in the presence of said testator.  And this deponent further 
saith, that at the same time when the said testator subscribed his name 
to the said last Will as aforesaid, and at the time of the deponents’
subscribing his name as an attesting witness thereto, as aforesaid, the
said William Kuhn 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 this deponent:  And further these deponents say not.

        W.N. Mattocks
        J.R. Pelletier

Severally sworn and subscribed, this 9th day of March, 1914, before me.
  T.C. Wade
  Clerk Superior Court.

North Carolina, Carteret County  In the Superior Court.

 It is therefore considered and adjudged by the Court that the said
paper-writing and every part thereof is the last Will and Testament 
of William Kuhn deceased.
Let the said Will, together with the probate, be recorded and filed.

This 9th day of March, 1914.
       T.C. Wade
       Clerk Superior Court