Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Stanley, Gravener 1867
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Source: Personal
Written: 1867
Recorded: 1877

Gravener Stanley

State of North Carolina
Guilford County 

Be it known that I Gravener Stanley of the county and state afore said being 
of sound and disposing mind and memory and desirous of making a disposition of 
my worldly affairs before my death, do make, publish, and declare this to be 
my last will and testament in manner and form as follows to Wit 

Item 1st I commend my soul to God who gave it and direct my Executor herein 
after appointed to provide for my body a suitable and decent burial

Item 2d It is my will that my Executor sell enough of my chattle property to 
pay my burial expenses unless my heirs prefer to pay the expenses, and keep 
the property; in that case I wish none of my property exposed to sale

Item 3d I give to my loving wife Elizabeth Stanley after my burial expenses 
are paid, all of my perishable chattle and real estate during her natural life 
to her own use and control

Item 4th After the death of my wife Elizabeth Stanley, I give and bequeath to 
my son Milton Stanley his heirs or assigns forever all of my real estate 
cosisting of one tract of land containing seventy five acres where I now live 
adjoining the land of Joseph Edward, Paul Swain and others, also all of my 
perishable and chattle property that may not consumed by wife during her life.

Item 5th I nominate and appoint my son Milton Stanley Executor to this my last 
will + testament, in testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
this the 5th day of the 4th mo AD 1867

Gravener Stanley {Seal}

Signed and Sealed in the presence of 
Jonathon Harris 
Jonathon E. Cox

[Attached to the will is a standard executor's oath signed by Milton M. 
Stanley, signed on 3rd day of April 1877. Note: per his Quaker beliefs Milton 
Stanley who attested to the will, crossed out the word "swear" and wrote 
in "affirm."]

[Will proved 3 Apr 1877. From Guilford County original wills 1877. Transcribed 
from a photocopy of the hand-written will, exactly as written and includes 
misspellings and grammatical errors. The will appears to be in the handwriting 
of witness J.E. Cox. 

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