CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James  H. Harman, 24 Feb 1891
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State of  North  Carolina 

Chatham County

I,  James  H. Harman of said County and State do hereby make and publish this 
my last will and testament as follows:
First of all I commit my soul into the hands of the Almighty God, hoping 
through the Merits of Christ my Savior to inherit eternal life.
Item I. Whereas I have heretofore given to my two sons Joseph C. and John E. 
Harman the land whereon they now  reside, and whereas said land is more than 
their proper share of my real estate, now therefore I do now ratify and 
confirm said gift of the said land to my two said sons and I do require that 
for such excess of valuation they and each one of them shall pay into the 
hands of my Executor hereinafter named the sum of Two Hundred dollars for the 
benefit of my other heirs as hereinafter to be stated, or they may pay the 
said sum or any part thereof to me during my life and receive credit therefor, 
and they or either of them shall not be compelled to pay the said sum of two 
hundred dollars for each of them before the expiration of two years after my 
death but interest shall be charged on the portion unpaid after one year from 
my death.
Item II. Whereas I am desirous of securing a home for my grand children, heirs 
of my deceased daughter Sarah Griffin, therefore I give to my grand son James 
Griffin as trustee for all his brothers and sisters including himself, forty 
acres of land including my dwelling and out houses to be for the use of the 
said children, viz: James Griffin, Isaac N. Griffin, Ida Griffin, Thomas 
Griffin, Robert Griffin, Emerly Griffin, William Griffin, Walter Griffin, and 
Mary wife of Isaac Clark, or as many of them as shall remain and occupy the 
same as a home for no others, until the youngest of them shall become twenty 
one years of age, at which time the said forty acres shall become the property 
of the said nine grand children or those that shall be living at that time, in 
fee, absolutely and forever, I desire that the said acres be surveyed off, 
marking the lines and making a map of the same, so as to be for the best 
interest of the said grand childred and the other heirs interested in my real 
estate, and I hereby appoint R.E.Clegg, Surveyor, and John B. Clegg and Thomas 
Burns to lay off said land and to have their report and the map recorded in 
the  Registers office. In case of failure on the part of either one or more of  
the above to attend to this business it shall be the duty of my Executor to 
appoint others to fill the vacancy and their decision shall be final. 
Item III. I give all the remainder of my real estate, to be divided equally 
between my other children, viz, William P. Harman,  the children of Emerly 
Womble, deceased, the children of Eliza Clark, deceased, and Mary, wife of 
Marion Perry, this land to either partitioned off in lots or sold and the 
proceeds divided, as may be determined upon, by a majority of those directly 
interested, who are twenty one years old. Provided however that William P. 
Harman is to account for the 35 acres heretofore given him, which I value at 
One Hundred and thirty two dollars and the heirs of Eliza Clark, deceased 
shall account for ninety seven dollars and fifty cents, the amount due me by 
their father, J.J. Clark, deceased, and must come out of their share of the 
land or money derived therefrom.
Item IV. It is my will that all my personal property be sold at auction for 
cash except my large red chest, which I give my grand daughter Emerly Griffin.
Item V. It is my will that what ever is left of my estate after paying all my 
just debts and cost of administration shall be equally divided between all my 
children, the legal heirs of any one of my children who is dead, to represent 
their parent, except that Jos. C. Harman and John E. Harman are not to receive 
any thing from the sale of land or of the four hundred dollars that they are 
to pay on excess of valuation for the reason they have all the land they are 
entitled to. 
Item VI. I nominate and appoint my friend William J. Womble to be my sole and 
only Executor to this my Will and Testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set 
my hand and seal this the 24th day of February 1891. 
						Jas. H. Harman (Seal)
H.C.Clegg
W.J. Harman
John E. Clegg
Signed and sealed in the presence of us and witnessed by the request of and in 
the presence of the Testator.


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