Greene County, NC - Nathan Sauls' Will, 1877 ----¤¤¤---- State of North Carolina Greene County August 1,1877 In the name of God,Amen. I, Nathan Sauls, being of sound mind and disparing memory, do make, publish and declare this piece of writing to be and contain my last will and testament. Item 1st - I will that my funeral expenses be first paid as well as all of my just debts. Item 2st- To Winny Howell I will fifty cents. Item 3st- To Lavinia McKeel I will fifty cents. Item 4st- To Ann, Samy, and Louisa Sauls fifty cents each. Item 5st- To Louisa Carlyle, James P. F. Coley And Amy Coley fifty cents each. Item 6st- To John Sauls, Sally Sauls and Avy Wooten I will all of my household and kitchen furniture consisting of our bed and furniture, all my chairs, two chest and one sofa and all vessels used in a kitchen for cooking, also my mule, and dirt and rail cart with the wheels, also my clock, one grind stone, one ox, two weeding hoes, two grubbing hoes, also my gun and trunk and dog irons, also my seythe, my razor and hone, my trower and plowgear and two jugs, and one pair of balances and stillyards to ne equally divided between them. Item 7st- I will to John Sauls two sows and thirteen pigs and eight shoates, also my two barrel cart body and all my rights and interest in the growing crop and corn, fodder and bacon on hand. Item 8st- All the balance of my property not herein disposed of, I will to John Sauls, Sally Sauls, and Avy Wooten to be equally divided between them. Item 9st- I do constitute and appoint John Sauls my Executor to execute and carry out this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to seal. Nathan Sauls In the presence of these witnesses William W Taylor John B Williams A true copy-Nov 17th 17877 Jno D Grimsley Probate Judge ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Gurley Tyner ___________________________________________________________________