Johnston-Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Howell, Elisha February 6, 1792
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Linda Harmon trekkergen@gmail.com August 10, 2015, 7:36 am

Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: February 6, 1792
Recorded: February 5, 1793

WILL OF ELISHA HOWELL

In the name of God Amen, I Elisha Howell of the State North Carolina, Johnston
County being 
County being weak in body but of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for it have
a mind t
have a mind to dispose of my property in manner and form as follows to it, first I
recom
first I recommend my body to be buried by my executors in a disent manner. 

ITEM further my will and desire is that all my lawfull debts be paid

ITEM I lend to my well beloved wife Mara an Howell all the remainder of my property

property dureing of her natural life or widdohood except my daughter Elizabeth
Howell sh
Howell should mary then for my executor to divide the land and property equally and
my da
and my daughter Elizabeth Howell to take the half of my land and property and the
other
the other half of my land whereon my wife Maraan Howell now lives to belong to the
child
the child that my wife Mara an Howell is now big with after her desese or widowhood
widowhood and if this child should die or my wife die or marry, then that half left
to m
left to my wife and young child to return to my elder daughter, Elizabeth Howell, f
Howell, further my desire is that my daughter Elizabeth Howell to have the upper
par
upper part of my land further my will and desire is if any of property should be
sold t
be sold to be sold by my executors and not by the Sherif and I do constitute and
ordai
and ordain my friends John Coor Pinder and Daniel Hedgbeth to do my whole and sole
exec
sole executors and do ordain this to be last Will and Testament revoking disannull
disannulling all other wills made by me whereof.  

I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of December 1792 in the present
presents of us:

Needham Whitley                              Elisha Howell (SEAL)
Daniel (S – his mark) Hedgbeth


Record February 5, 1793


Additional Comments:
There is an Estate record for Elisha Howell but this is his original Will.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/johnston/wills/howell3392wl.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/

File size: 2.6 Kb