Greene County, NC - Will of John Walston, 1891

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Will of John Walston of Greene County, North Carolina

I John Walston of the count of Greene and the State of North Carolina being
of sound mind and disposing memory do make publish and declare this to by my
last will and testament as follows.

1st I devise those my executor shall provide a decent burial for my body and
pay all funeral expenses together with all my just debts out of such funds
as shall come to his hands.
2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Susan Harper one bed, bedstead
and furniture.
3rd II loan to my daughter Mary Susan Harper during her natural life and one
half of all due my real estate and after her death my wish and desire is
that the land so bound to said Mary Susan Harper shall be equally divided
between my two grandsons William Gray & Jno. Franklin Walston to them and
their heirs in_____    _____forever.
4th My wish and desire is that my executrix shall have no sale of my _____
property but shall keep is all together and work my lands with the stock on
my farm except the land loaned to my daughter Mary Susan and the proceeds of
the farms together with my stock and other _____property shall be for the
___  _____ and my two grandsons William Gray and Jno. Franklin Walston when
they arrive at the age of twenty-one years share & share alike.

5th I give and bequeath all the balance of my real estate to by two
grandsons William Gray & Jno. Franklin Walston to them and their heirs
absolutely forever to be worked and supervised and rents colleted by my
executrix until they shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years.

And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my daughter in law Mary A.
Walston my Lawful executrix to execute this my last will and testament and I
hereby revoke all wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of March
1886
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Thomas Moore
R. A. Edwards
D. W. Patrick

Jno Walston signed his mark
Will Book S

Will was probated and approved in the presence of Mrs. Mary A. Walston,
Thomas Moore, and D. W. Patrick on September 18, 1891

Transcribed from a copy received from NC State Archives
This will has not been proofread.

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