Hertford County, NC - Wills

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                     WILL OF LEWIS T. SPIERS
 
    In the name of God Amen.  I Lewis T. Spiers of Murfreesboro in the State of 
North Carolina being of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare the 
following to be my last Will and Testament.  I give, devise and bequeath to my 
beloved wife Mary A. Spiers all my property and estate of every kind and 
description real personal or mixed to her and her heirs forever.
 
    Item Second    Should I survive my wife Mary A. Spiers then and in that event 
I give devise and bequeath my property and estate of every Kind to Fannie F. Hines 
wife of A.P. Hines and Mary E. Barrett wife of R.C. Barrett, equally to be divided 
between them share and share alike to them and their heirs.
 
    In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 26th day of 
March AD 1879
 
    I hereby appoint A.P. Hines my Executor to execute this my last Will and 
Testament.
 
                                                                                                        L.T.Spiers  (Seal)
 
    The foregoing paper writing was signed sealed and declared by the testator to be 
his last Will and Testament witnessing the same in his presence at his request and 
in the presence of each other.
 
John T. Lewter
H.T. Lasseter
 
State of North Carolina    }                      In the Probate Court
Hertford County            }                      May 24 1879
 
    A paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Lewis T. Spiers dec'd. is 
this day exhibited before the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County for probate 
by A.P. Hines the Executor therein named and the executor thereof by the said L.T. 
Spiers was proved by the oath and examination of John T. Lewter and G. T. Lasseter 
the subscribing witnesses thereto.  It is therefore considered by the Court that the 
said paper writing and every part thereof is the last Will and Testament of the said 
Lewis T. Spiers and is admitted to the records and duly recorded.
 
                                     W.J. Gatling
                                     Judge Probate
 
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