Greene County, NC - Will of Gatlin Pate, 1899

             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

North Carolina 
Greene County
     I Gatlin Pate of the aforesaid County and State being of sound 
mind but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make 
and declare this my last will and Testament.
FIRST  My Executor hereinafter named shall give my body a decent
burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives and pay all
funeral expenses together with all my just debts out of the first 
moneys which may come into his hands belonging to my estate.
SECOND  I give and devise to my beloved son GEORGE B. PATE all of
my interest (which interest is about 20 acres of land) in that piece or
parcel of land lying and being on the east side of Hull Road and south
of the avenue leading to Joseph P. Hills.  Beginning at where said 
avenue leaves said Hull Road and runs with said avenue to J.P. Hills 
line thence a straight line to rainbow branch thence with the run of 
said branch to J.P. Hills line then with his line to Geo. W. Jones line 
thence with said Jones line to Hull Road thence with said Hull Road 
northward to the beginning said to contain one hundred and four acres, 
said GEORGE B. PATE having paid for all but about twenty acres 
heretofore.
THIRD  My wishes and desires is that my son GEORGE PATE take 
possession of my home place where I now live containing forty two
acres and described as follows (gives description, mentions Richard 
E. Jones, Phillips and Buzzard Branch, J.P. Hills line) My further 
desire is that he pay over to my beloved son JAMES H. PATE the sum of 
one hundred dollars in four installments that is to say pay him twenty 
five dollars per year for four years also pay my grand son BERRY PATE
fifty dollars when he becomes to the age of twenty one years old, and
further pay to my beloved daughter ELIZABETH EDWARDS the sum of
ten dollars and further my will and desire is that he see that my 
beloved wife PENELOPE PATE is well taken care of and provided for 
during her natural life.
FOURTH  I give and bequeath to my beloved son JAMES H. PATE all of
my personal property that may exist after the death of my beloved wife.
FIFTH  I give to my beloved son GEO. B. PATE after he has complied with
my wishes in Item third full possession and title and all interest in 
my home tract of land.
Sixth  I here declare that all property that I have given to each one 
of my children either personal or real heretofore not mentioned in this 
my last will and testament shall remain theirs as I have given it.
SEVENTH  I hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend GEORGE W. 
JONES 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 revoking and declaring 
utterly void all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made.
     In Witness whereof I the said GATLIN PATE do hereunto set my hand 
and seal this the 12 th day of June 1899.
                                              GATLIN PATE  Seal
Probate 11 November 1899

In the probate proceeding, it states subscribing witnesses
as ASA D. MEWBORN & L.J.H. MEWBORN. Their name is
not on my copy, nor does there appear to have been 
enough space between the will and probate proceeding
for their signatures.

Record of Wills
Greene County Courthouse
Snow Hill, NC

______________________________________________________________________

Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Judy Ginn - judy_ginn@aol.com
______________________________________________________________________