CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Abel Ware, 2 Mar 1881 ---------------------------- Will of John Abel Ware (1809 - 1881) Know all men by these presents, that I John Abel Ware, of the County of Cleveland State of North Carolina, considering the uncertainty of this life, and being of Sound mind and memory, do make, declare and publish this my last will and testament First. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mary Ann, the use, improvement and income of my dwelling House, lands and and personal property their appurtenances, situate in the County of Cleveland State of North Carolina, to have and to hold the same to her, for and during her natural life. Second. After the death of my beloved wife Mary Ann, I give and bequeath to my Son Crowder the dwelling house in which I now live with all the out buildings and one hundred acres of land, the same to be laid of and Measured by three discreet and disintere¹d Men provided that my said son Crowder shall Keep and Maintain my deaf-mute daughters and my deaf-mute son Columbus. The remainder of my property personal and real to be divided between the remainder of my children as may be determined by law. In testimony whereof, I have this day, to this my last will and testament, set my my hand and seal. In the year of our Lord One thousand, Eight hundred and Eighty-one 2nd day of March. his John A x Ware {Seal} marke Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said John Abel Ware, as and for his last will and testament, in presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto John Watterson J.W. Tracy North Carolina } Nov 8th 1883 Cleaveland County} The foregoing paper writing pur ported to be the last will & testament of J.A. Ware de d, and due execution thereof proved by the oath of John Watterson & J W Tracy subscribing witnesses there to. Thereupon the said paper writing and every part there of is adjudged to be the last will & testament of J A Ware and the same is ordered to be recorded & filed T D Lattimore CSC STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA } } ss. In the } Probate Court. Cleaveland County. A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of John A Wareś deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned, Judge of Probate for said County, by ___________ the execu_____ therein mentioned, and the due execution thereof by the said John A Ware by the oath and examination of John Watterson J W Tracy the subscribing witnesses thereto: who being duly sworn, doth depose and say, and each for himself deposeth and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown him, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of John A Ware that the said John A Ware 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 the date of 2d day of March 1881 And the Deponent Further Saith, That the said John A Ware 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 the said testator. And this deponent further saith, that at the said time when the said testator subscribed his name to the said last Will as aforesaid, and at the time of the deponent¹s subscribing his name as an attesting witness thereto, as aforesaid, the said John A Ware was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute a Will, and not under any restraint to the knowledge, information or belief of this deponent: And further these deponents say not. Jurat Aug 6th /81 John Watterson [SEAL] J.W. Tracy [SEAL] Severally sworn and subscribed this 8th day of Nov 1883, before me, T D Lattimore Probate Judge ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: J.E. Williams jxwilliams@earthlink.net ___________________________________________________________________