Johnston County NcArchives Wills.....Harper, John May 30, 1832
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Written: May 30, 1832
Recorded: August 1834

In the name of God Amen I John Harper Senr. of the county of Johnston and 
State of North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be 
god for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of the body that it is 
appointed once for all flesh to die, do this 30th day of May in the year of 
our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and thirty two, make publish ratify 
establish and ordain this and no other my last soul to God who gave it, 
nothing doubting but I shall receive it again in the morning of the general 
resurrection where soul and body will be united and my body to the dust to be 
buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter 
named as touching of my worldly estate that it hath been pleased the almighty 
God to bless me with in this life. I dispose of in manner and form following, 
Viz.

Item first my will is that all of my just debts be punctually satisfied and 
paid.

I lend to my dear and well beloved wife Anna Harper all the land that I am now 
possessed with and one sorrel mare, with the exception of my son John Harper 
raising of a colt from said mare, all of my stock of hogs and cattle and all 
of  my house hold and kitchen furniture, with the exception of one feather bed 
and furniture which I give to my son John, all of my farming utensils and 
working tools one cart and all of my crop of every kind that is now growing 
and all of the corn fodder cotton and bacon that I now possess during of her 
natural life.

Item I give and devise unto my beloved son John Harper after the death of my 
wife all of the land  that I am in possession of to him his heirs and assigns 
for ever, also one cow and calf and one feather bed and furniture to him his 
heirs and assigns for ever.

Item it is my will and desire that after my son John raises a colt from my 
mare, that my wife should raise one for my grandson John Allen Griffis of said 
mare.

Item it is my will and desire that after the death of my wife all of the 
property which I have lent to her excepting of my land be sold and the moneys 
arising from the sale of said property be equally divided amongst all of my 
children, to wit, Susanna Brown, Mary Hollingsworth, Absalom Harper, John 
Harper, Edna Box and Anna Griffis to them their heirs and assigns for ever.

And I do hereby make constitute appoint establish and ordain my son John 
Harper Executor to this my last will and testament in witness whereof I do 
here by set my hand and seal this day and date above written.

Sign'd Seal'd published and     }            John Harper {Seal}
declared in the presents of us  }
Nicholas Rose                   }


State of North Carolina  }
Johnston County          }      August Term 1834

Then was the execution of this will duly proven in open court by the oath of 
Nicholas Rose and ordered to be recorded.

R. Sanders  Clk

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