CHOWAN COUNTY, NC - Will - Sarah Frances Bond, 1882.

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 NORTH CAROLINA
       PROBATE COURT
 CHOWAN COUNTY
      OCTOBER 9th, 1882

     A paper writing in the following words letters and figures to wit:-

     In the Name of God, Amen.  I, Sarah Frances Bond of the Town of 
Edenton, in the County of Chowan and State of North Carolina having in view 
the uncertainty of life do make this my last Will and Testament, to-wit:
     First:-  To God who gave me existence and in whom I have full faith 
and confidence and with whom I hope to dwell in blessed immortality I 
resign my soul.
     Second:-  I desire the full payment of my medical and funeral expenses 
and all just debts that may be held against me at the time of my death.
     Third:-  To my son Francis Wayland Bond I give and bequeath a tract of 
land lying in the County and State aforesaid known as the "Luton" tract 
containing three hundred and twenty acres bounded by the lands of the 
Paxton Heirs, Octavious Coke, W. R. Shannonhouse and others.
     Fourth:-  To my Son Dudley Graham Bond I give and bequeath the 
"Blount" lot situated in said town lying between Queen and Church Streets 
adjoining the lots of W. D. Rea and T. B. Bland, also the lot with 
improvements situated in said town lying between East Water Street and the 
Creek adjoining the lots of the Hathaway hers and others.
     Fifth:-  To my daughters Mary Elizabeth Roberts and Cornelia Frances 
Green I give and bequeath the home place on which I now reside with all the 
improvements thereon stuated on the corner of Main Street and Eden Alley in 
the town of Edenton, County and State aforesaid excepting the portions of 
the same hereinafter described given and bequeathed to another daughter.
     Sixth:-  To my daughter Sallie Skinner Lee I give and bequeath the 
house and lot on King Street known as the Skinner property situated in said 
town adjoining the lots of G. B. McDowell and J. R. B. Hathaway.  Also the 
vacant lot on King Street lying between said Skinner property and the 
McDonald lot on the East.
     Seventh:-  To my daughter Clara Cotton Capehart I give and bequeathe 
the House and lot a portion of the home place situated in said town 
occupying a front of Thirty-three and one half feet on Main Street and 
extending back One Hundred and Ninety-six feet with equal parallel lines 
and adjoining the lot of Mrs. Martha Bright.  Also a lot on Eden Alley 
another portion of the Home place Eighty feet square adjoining the 
Methodist Church lot.
     Eighth:-  The residue of my town and country real estate including my 
personalty I desire my Executor shall divide equally among my said children 
excepting the Parlor carpet and mirror and my silver forks which I desire 
to be sold and the proceeds divided equal among said children.  Further, 
should my Executor deem it necessary, he is hereby empowered to sell the 
residue of my town and county real estate at private or publc sale and the 
proceeds arising therefrom I desire he shall divide equally among said 
children.
     Ninth:-  Havig full confidence in the ability and integrity of my son 
Frances Wayland Bond to discharge the duties of the office of Executor I 
hereby constitute and appoint him my sole Executor without bond to execute 
each and every provision of this my last Will and Testament.
     In witness whereof I have hereto affixed my seal and set my hand, this 
the twentieth day of May A. D. One thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-two. 
1882.

                                 Sarah F. Bond   (Seal)

Recorded in Chowan County, North Carolina
In Record of Wills, Book "E" Pages 114-116