Johnston County, NC - Will of John Corbett, 1892

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Will of John Corbett
Johnston County 1892

In the name of God I John Corbett of the County of Johnston and State 
of North Carolina being in weak health of body and of sound mind memory 
and understanding Praise be God for the same, do make this my last will 
and testament in manner and form following. I give devise and bequeath 
to my beloved wife Cathrine P. Corbett my Home tract of land known as 
the Bryan tract her lifetime or wooderhood. I also give to her one horse 
Henry Clay two milk cows ten head of hogs two beads & contents one parlor 
benriangh one dress table 2 rocking chairs 6 parlor stool chairs 6 split 
bottom chairs and her beadroom press wash stand bole & pitcher one small 
trunk one chest - my Bible & testament & hymn book also my clock one cook 
stove and contents two eating tables and all my cooking untencels 6 table 
chairs 4 bee hives one years support for her and her stock one top bugy 
and harnes one cart and farming utencels for one horse farm my grind rack 
and seventy dollars in cash, at the death of my wife Cathrine P. Corbett 
the above property real & personal is to be eculaly devided amongest my 
three girl children Mary Jane Hinnant Anneliza Turley & Carie Oniel. I 
also give devise and bequeath unto my three girl children Mary Jane 
Hinnant Anneliza Turley & Carie Oniel all of my land except my home tract 
as is specified above my will is that the land be valued and eculaly 
devided amongest my three heirs and all the balance of my property mixed 
of what nature on kind solver and wheresover the same shall be at my 
death the same to bee eculay devided amongst the three heirs and after 
thur death or wooderhood it is my will that it go to thier bodyly heirs 
and I do nominate constitute and appoint my three soninlaws Hillory 
Hinnant Joel B. Turley & John B. Oniel executors of this my last will and 
testament and do declair this to be my last will and testament in witness 
wereof I the said John Corbett have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
the 18th day of March A. D. 1886
                                  John Corbett

Signed and declaird by the above named John Corbett as and for his last 
will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his 
presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
                                         Witnesses
                                         Will Estridge
                                         J.W. Eason 

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