CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Jehu Lambert, 23 Dec 1846 ----¤¤¤¤---- Probated February Sessions 1847 Pg. 199, Vol. C., Chatham County, NC Wills North Carolina Chatham Co. "I Jehu Lambert of the county and State aforesaid being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make & declare this my last will & testament in manner & form following that is to say= First - That my Executors hereinafter named shall proved for my body decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts however and to whomsoever owing out of the money that may first come into their hands as a part of parcel of my Estate. 2nd - I give and devise to my beloved wife Martha, the tract of land whereon I now live. 3rd - My will is that my Executors pay over to each and every one of my children and my granddaughter Athanasia Foushee the child of my daughter Rachael the sum of ten dollars each & that they pay my daughter Elizabeth ten dollars extra for her attentions to me during my sickness. 4th - My will is that the residue of my property remain in the hands of my beloved wife Martha at her disposal. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons John (Jehu?) Lambert and Robert Lambert my lawful executors to all intents and purposes in witness whereof I the said Jehu Lambert do hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of December A.D. 1846 Signed sealed published and declared by the said Jehu Lambert to be his last will & testament in the presence of us who at his request & in his presence do subscribe our names as witness thereto. Jno. R. Marsh Joseph J. Hackney Chatham County February Sessions 1847 This certifies that the foregoing last will & testament of Jehu Lambert dec'd was proved in open court by the oath of Jno. R. Marsh, a subscribing witness thereto & ordered to be recorded whereupon Robert Lambert one of the Executors therein named appeared in open court & was duly qualified. Test: N. A. Stedman, C. C. C. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby ___________________________________________________________________