Granville & Wake Co. NC - Will of William Allen

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Submitted by:  Pauletta  paking-raleigh@worldnet.att.net
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William Allen's will was actually probated in Wake Co, but because of
Wm's ties to Granville Co, I thought you might be interested.

Will of William Allen
Dated 19 Jan 1849, Wake County, NC
Probated 4 May 1875?

	"In the name of God , Amen.  I, William Allen of the County of Wake and
State of North Carolina, being of sound and ??mind & memory do make,
publish & declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and
form Viz?
	First, I lend to my beloved wife, Rachel all of my Estate, both real &
personal during the terms of her natural life, so long as she remains my
widow, she to raise and educate as well as her circumstances will
permit, and should any of our children marry, or come of age, while she
continues unmarried, my will and desire is that she shall share to each
of them such things as they may need & she can do without.  But should
my wife, Rachel marry again my will & desire is that the whole of my
estate both real and personal shall be equally divided between my wife &
all of my children that may then be living, and the child, or children
of those of my children that may be dead, the child or children of those
that may be dead (if any) to stand in the place of & draw the share that
the parent would be entitled to if living.
	2  At the death or marriage of y beloved wife Rachel I desire that the
whole of my estate both real & personal shall be equally divided among
my children in case of her death, & in case of her marriage as described
in the first clause of this will.
	3  And lastly I do hereby nominate & appoint my beloved wife Rachel
Executrix & my son James Z. Allen Executor to this my last will and
testament hereby revoking all others by me hereof???.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this 19th day of
January A.D. 1849.
		William Allen (seal)
	?.sealed & published in presence of J. W. Harris

A. B. Brantley
R. S. Harris"


Probate of Will-Printed and for sale by John Nichols & Co., Raleigh, NC

State of North Carolina	In the Probate Court
Wake County

	A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of William Allen
deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned Judge of Probate for
said county, by Rachel Allen & J. Z. Allen the executors therein named,
and the due execution thereof by the said William Allen by the oath and
examination of W. G. L. Allen and A. L. Davis as to the hand writing of
the Jno. W. Harris one of the subscribers ??.is dead 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 William Allen, that the said William Allen 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 date of 9 day of
January 1849.
	And the deponent further saith, That the said William Allen 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 said testator.  And
this deponent futher sait thath 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 William Allen 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.
Wm. G. L. Allen (seal)
A. S. Davis (seal)
Witness as to the handwriting of John W. Harris (seal)

Severally sworn and subcribed this 4 day of May 1875, before me,
J. W. Burrting
Probate Judge"