Greene County, NC - Will of Dixon Davis, Sr. 1857

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Will of Dixon Davis, Sr. 1857

I Dixon Davis Sr. of the County of Johnston and State of North Carolina 
being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my 
earthly existence do make, publish and declare this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following: first- that my executor herein 
after named to pay all of my just debts hereafter proved for in this  
Item- I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mourning Davis first, I give 
her my land two hundred and fifty acres known as the house and mill tract 
& together with all improvements and the growing crops and I give to the 
said wife all my horses cattle sheep hogs & fowls together with all my 
household & kitchen furniture I give it to her  her lifetime or widowhood 
& I now give to my son Dixon Davis my home tract of land known as the 
house & mill, tract 252 acres to have after the death or widowhood of my 
wife & if the said Dixon Davis should die and leave no lawful heirs I 
then give it to be equally divided between all my lawful heirs and after 
the death of my wife or widowhood I give all the horses cows and stock 
together with I give all the household & kitchen furniture with the 
exception of my daughter Elizabeth I will to her after the death of my 
wife twenty five dollars to be saved out of the property and paid to her. 
I now give to my son Adin Davis one tract of land containing one hundred 
acres to have during his lifetime and then to his lawful heirs it being 
the tract he now lives on. I now give to my daughters all my household 
and kitchen furniture to be equally divided between Harriet Brady, Sarah 
Davis and Esther Davis and if my son Dixon Davis should stay with my wife 
and help to support my wife I then give two equal shares of my perishable 
property after the death of my wife & if my son Dixon Davis should want 
to leave my wife and farm at any time before the death of my wife I give 
him the Claybank house and nothing else of the perishable property. I do 
hereby constitute and appoint my trusty son Dixon Davis my lawful executor 
to all extents and purposes to execute my last will and testament according 
to the true intent and meaning of the same and every past and clause thereof 
hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testament by 
me heretofore made. In witness whereof I the said Dixon Davis do hereunto 
set my hand and seal this day of August 16, 1857. Signed, sealed published 
& declared by the said Dixon Davis to be his last will and testament 
                                  Dixon Davis (seal)
In the presence of us who at his request and in his presence do subscribe 
our names as witnesses
                                  H. H. Hinnant
                                  Elijah Atkinson

Johnston County Court August Term 1857
Then was this paper writing exhibited in open court and duly proven by the 
oaths of H. H. Hinnant and Elijah Atkinson to be the last will and testament 
of Dixon Davis Sr deceased and ordered to be recorded and filed
                                  Thomas D. Snead  C. C. C. 

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