Duplin County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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Last Will and Testament dated September 30th, 1882

I William Stroud of the County of Duplin and State of North Carolina, being of sound 
mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and 
declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say: 
I give and devise to my oldest daughter Eliza Winniford all that tract of land on the 
East side my plantation beginning at the gate running with the path to the gate at the 
dwelling house where I now reside and with the yard fence on the West side of my 
dwelling house-including all the buildings to a Stake, thence a strait line to the 
head of a little branche in the plantation with said branch as it runs to a ditch as 
the ditch thence to the run of the North East River down the run to G.W. Williams line 
and with his line to the beginning; also one other tract of land containing twenty 
acres situated on the south side of the Mount Olive road; the West end of the forty 
acre tract of woodland.  I also give to my daughter two cows and calves 2 sows and pigs 
one hourse and one mule which I may have at my decease.  To my son Thomas I give and 
devise all that tract of land on the West side of my plantation, beginning at the gate 
runing with G. W. Williams line and the Mount Olive road to the Goldsboro and 
Kenansville road thence with the road to the North East River down the run to my 
daughters line and with her line to the beginning.  I also give to my son Thomas the 
East and of my forty acre woodland tract where he now resides.  My Will and desire is 
that the residue of my estate, if there be any after taking out the devises and 
legacies above mentioned. to be divided between my three children Winniford, William 
and Thomas, in the proportion to Winniford I give one half, to William I give one 
fourth and to Thomas I give one forth.  And lastly I do hereby appoint W. J. English 
my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and 
testament, according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and every part and 
clause thereof-hereby by my heretofore made in witness whereof I, said William Stroud 
do here until set my hand and seal, this the 30th day of Sept 1882.

Signed, sealed published and declared by the said William Stroud to be his last will 
and testament in the present of us, who, at his request and in his presence do 
subscribe our names as witness thereto.

G.W. Williams                    WM Stroud (note signed with signature) (Seal)
A.J. Grant

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