DURHAM COUNTY, NC - Wills - George Tilley, 23 Jul 1887
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Durham County, North Carolina, Book ?, Page 230 & 231
Will of George Tilley - July 23, 1887

State of North Carolina ) In the Probate Court
Durham County           )

A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of George Tilley
deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned, clerk of the
Superior Court for said county, by R.C. Tilley and W.A. Malone and
W.D. Tilley the executors therein mentioned, and the due execution
thereof by the said George Tilley by the oath and examination of
W.S. Cozart and J.M. Meadows 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, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of George
Tilley; that the said George Tilley, in the presence of this deponent
subscribed his name at the end of said paper-writing which now shown
as aforesaid, and which bears the date of the 23rd day of July, 1887.
And the deponent further saith, That the said George Tilley the testator
aforesaid, did, at the time of subscribing his name as aforesaid,
declare the said paper-writing as 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 deponent's subscribing his name as an attesting witness
thereto, as aforesaid, the said George Tilley was of sound mind and
memory, of full age to execute a will, and was not under any restraint
to the knowledge information or belief of this deponent; and further
these deponents say not.
Severally sworn and subscribed          ) W.S. Cozart (seal)
this 5 day of Jan. 1892, before me      ) J.M. Meadows (seal)
     C.B. Green, CSC 


Will of George Tilley, deceased,

I George Tilley of Durham County North Carolina being of sound mind
and perfect memory, do make this the 23rd day of July one thousand
eight hundred and eighty seven.
I proceed to make and constitute this my last will and testament in
manner following towit, it is my will that my remains shall be decently
buried out of my estate.
It is my desire that after the payment of all my just debts, that all
property of which I shall die possessed of both real and personal, shall
be disposed of as follows, viz:
I leave to my beloved wife Roann Tilley my entire homestead tract of land
and all other lands that I may own that adjoins my homestead at my death.
I also leave to my wife Roann Tilley all of my household and kitchen
property of all kinds also all of the provisions and feed of all kinds,
that I may have at my death except the tobacco that to be sold, I also
leave to my wife Roann Tilley all the growing crops that may be on hand
at my death except the tobacco, that to be finished and sold. I also
leave to my wife Roann Tilley her choice of two of my horses, her choice
of two head of cattle, her choice of six head of hogs, all of my farming
utensils of every kind except one wagon, she to have choice in wagon, I
also except the horse power to run thresher and belt, and my interest
in wheat for things which is one half, the things excepted to be sold.
I also leave to my wife Roann Tilley my buggy and harness and ten
hundred dollars in money to be paid to her when collected by my executors
out of the first money collected, all this property I leave to my wife
Roann Tilley during her natural life time or widowhood, if she marries
again she is only to have a child's part of the above property, if not
at her death, to be sold and equally divided with all my children. It is
my desire that all debts owing my estate be collected up by my executors
and all property that I may own at my death, that is not left to my wife
Roann Tilley, to be sold by my executors and after making my children
that have had no share equal with them that have had some share the
balance to be equally divided with all my children, those of my children
that I have given some share I have endeavored to make them all equal
which I hope they will be satisfied with. It is my desire that my
executors sell all the property, not left to my wife Roann Tilley, at
auction.
I hereby appoint my worthy sons R.C. Tilley and W.D. Tilley and
W.A. Malone executors to this my last Will and Testament. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and
date above written.
Written    W.S. Cozart                         George Tilley (seal)
Witnesses  J.M. Meadows