Cleveland County NcArchives Wills.....McEntire, Ellinder June 9, 1858 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kermit Smith kermit61@bellsouth.net July 21, 2007, 10:33 am Source: North Carolina Archives Written: June 9, 1858 State of North Carolina Cleveland County.In the name of God,amen,I Ellinder McEntire of said county being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be God do this day of January 1858 in the year of our Lord make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say I first give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it and body to thy grave and after paying all my debts and funeral expenses,first I gave my son Richard McEntire my Negro man Samuel and Richard McEntire is to pay to Martin McEntire one hundred dollars account of thy service of Samuel and my young tan horse to Martin McEntire and give unto my son Thomas McEntire two dollars and fifty cents and give my son William McEntire two dollars and fifty cents and give my son Josiah McEntire two dollars and fifty cents and give my son Abner McEntire two dollars and fifty cents and give my daughter Susannah McKinney two dollars and fifty cents. I give my daughter Nancy Wolf fifty dollars to be paid by Richard and Martin McEntire that is twenty five dollars cash and I give my daughter Mary Washburn two dollars and fifty cents and my son Aron McEntire two dollars and fifty cents and all my canned goods and meats to be divided between Richard and Martin McEntire and I give my grandson Alvanny McEntire a bed and furniture and shirts and I give my son Richard McEntire my cupboard and I give all my kitchen and dining furniture and cupboard furniture to Martin McEntire and all the hogs that is there to Martin McEntire. I hereby make and advise my sons Richard and Martin McEntire Executors of this my last will and testament set by my hand and sealed this day and year above written signed sealed and published and declared by said Ellinder McEntire thy testators as last will and testament in the presents of us who were sent at the time of signing and sealing thereof. Testa Ellinder X McEntire (Seal) William Mathus J.D. Weathers Jurat Execor Term June 7th 1858 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cleveland/wills/mcentire340gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb