Duplin County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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North Carolina 
Superior Court          Duplin County
                        before R. C. Broadhurst, cfc

In the matter of the probate of the last will and              Covenant 
testament of William Stroud deceased

Thomas Stroud and W. F. English came into court with a covenant to the probate of a 
certain paper writing proported to be the last will and testament of William Stroud 
deceased of date 18th day of March 1884 and admitted to probate in couveran form in 
this court on the 13th day of March 1890 and say that this paper is not the last will 
and testament of the said William Stroud or any part thereof, for that the said 
William Stroud did not sign said paper writing, and said is not in the his handwriting 
and was not witnessed at his request by W. J. Jones and J. H. Brock.

They further say that if said William Stroud did sign said paper writing his signature 
thereto was procured by fraud and under influence and at a time when he was not 
capable of making a will.

They further say that Thomas Stroud, William Stroud, and Winneford Stroud are the 
kins-at law and distributors of said William Stroud deceased and devises under said 
paper writing and his widow Elizabeth Stroud.

They further offer for probate a paper writing of date 30 day of September 1882 as the 
last will and testament of the said William Stroud deceased and ask that the same be 
admitted to probate.  

                                                        T. E. Stroud

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