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This file was contributed by: Martha Mewborn Marble July 1999 ========================================================================== NEEDHAM MOORE - 1879-80 NOTE: My thanks to Sybil Joyner Thomas who went to the Courthouse to obtain a readable copy of this Will. Will Book A, Lenoir County, NC Lenoir County Probate Court I, NEEDHAM J. MOORE, do solemnly swear that I believe this writing to be an contain the last will and testament of NEEDHAM MOORE, deceased; and that I will well and truly execute the same by first paying his debts an then his legacies, so far as the said estate shall extend or the law will charge me; and that I will and faithfully execute the office of an executor, agreeable to the trust and confidence reposed in me and according to law, so help me God. N. J. MOORE Sworn and subscribed before me, This 4th day of May 1880 WM. W. H. HUNTER Probate Judge Whereupon letters testamentary are issued to said NEEDHAM J. MOORE as executor of said last will and testament WM. W. H. HUNTER Probate Judge I, NEEDHAM MOORE of Lenoir County state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of life do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say. 1st - It is my will and desire that my executors hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial one suitable to the wishes of my family and pay all funeral expenses together with all my just debts to whomsoever owing out of the first moneys that shall come into their hands as a part or parcel of my estate. 2nd - I loan to my beloved wife ELIZABETH MOORE during her life the use and occupation of a certain tract of land, bounded as follows, beginning at the canal in Lousin Swamp and runs paralleled and along with the crop fence between what is called the KIPATRICK and CONGLETON land and extending into the woods far enough to afford a sufficient quanty of timber and firewood for her use, then through the wood in an eastern direction between the METT'S field and the blacksmith shop to the line of the L. B. HARDEE land, then with the lines of L. B. HARDEE land to the Lousin Swamp Canal, then up said canal to the beginning, including my mansion house and all out houses and other appurtences thereunto belonging: also my household and kitchen furniture of every description, all my horses and mules (except one mule), all the cattle, hogs, and poltry of every kind, all the corn, fodder, wheat, oats, cotton, pease, potatoes, bacon, pork, lard and any and all other kinds of provisions that ! shall be on hand and all the crops that shall be growing and ungathered at my death, except such part of the same as may belong to my son, JACOB MOORE, all my farming tools, carts, wagons and buggies & harness, to have and use the same during her natural life. 3rd - I give and devise to my daughter, JULIA A. SUTTON, wife of THOMAS SUTTON, a certain tract of land situated in Bucklesberry Pocosin, it being the land I purchased from NOAH ROUSE and wife, M. E. ROUSE and bounded as follows - beginning at a maple in JOHN SUTTON'S line, the dividing corner agreed on between BENJ. SUTTON and HARDY SUTTON, runs with that line N83 W 196 poles to a white oak, then N7 W 20 1/2 poles to a forked white oak, then N5 E 96 1/2 polls to a pine, then N59 E 202 poles to a white oak, then S75 E 20 poles to a pine, JOHN SUTTON'S corner then with his line S1 W239 1/2 pols to the beginning, containing 224 acres, more or less, to have and to hold to her, the said JULIA A. SUTTON, her heirs and assigns forever. 4th - I give and bequeath to my daughter, SUSAN C. CANIDY, wife of JAMES L. CANIDY, one thousand dollars which has already been paid to her and which I regard as a fair proportion of my estate, to her and her heirs forever. 5th - I give and bequeath to my grand children, the children of my deceased daughter, MARTHA J. PHILLIPS, the one thousand dollars which I paid their mother, my said daughter, during her lifetime which I regard as a fair and equal portion of my estate, to them and their heirs forever. 6th - I give and devise to my son, JAMES J. MOORE, the tract of land I purchased from LEM'L G. LASSITTER on which he now resides to have and to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever. 7th - I give and devise to my son WILLIAM C. MOORE one tract of land which I purchased at JESSE J. MOORE sale lying on the South Side of Lousin Swamp bounded as follows. beginning at the canal bridge and runs South S5 E 10 poles, then S21 W 300 poles to a stake, then N86 E98 poles to a lightwood stump, then N25 E23 pols to a stake, then N1 E 124 pols to a post oak near the road, then with said road S861/2 E 37 1/2 pols then N85 E50 poles, then S88 E6 pols to a white bay, then N78 1/2 E28 pols to the canal, then up the various courses of the said canal to the beginning, containing 205 acres, more or less, to have and to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever. 8th - I give and devise to my son JESSE R. MOORE the remainder of my land lying on the South side of the Greenville road bounded as follows: beginning at a chinquepin on the west side of the ditch, mine and HARDY HILL'S corner runs N31 W15 pols to a red oak stump then N88 W51 pols to the road then with the road N16 E 80 poles, N201/2 E20 pols N95 E31 pols to a stake near the road, then S66 E54 pols to a stake, then N86 E98 pols to a lightwood stump then S13 E85 poles to a stake in DUPRESS'S field, then S13 W80 pols to a pine, then S26 W72 pols to a gum, then to the beginning, containing 202 acres more or less to have and to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever. 9th - I give and devise to my son, HENRY H. MOORE, the land I purchased of FRANK HARVEY'S sale, consisting of two lots or parcels, bounded as follows. One lot beginning at a stake in a small branch the beginning corner of lot No 1 in the division of the THOMAS HARVEY land, runs with the same N52 W120 pols to a stake in FIELD'S line, second corner of lot No 1 then with said FIELDS line S22 W 773/4 pols to a stake near ELIJAH FIELDS' house, then with FIELDS line S56 E 156 1/2 poles to a stake near the road then N38 E 81/2 pols to stake near a large hickory, then with JOSEPH TAYLOR'S line N54 E206 pols to the Newbern and Goldsboro; then with said road N381/2 W 141 pols N661/2 W 10 pols to the canal, then down the various courses of the canal to the beginning. The other lot beginning at a pine, JACOB LANSTON'S corner runs with his line S32 E100 pols to a stake, then with the said LANSTON'S line S58 W 100 pols to a stake near the road then with the road and JOSEPH TAYLOR'S line N 3! 2 W 100 pols to a stake, then N58 E110 pols to the beginning, both tracts containing 250 acres more or less, to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs, but if my son Henry H. MOORE should die without leaving any lawful issue living at the time of his death, then the said land to go to my other children, to share and share alike. 10th - I give and devise to my son THOMAS A. MOORE a certain tract of land which I bought of LEMUEL J. MEWBORN and wife SALLIE E. MEWBORN, bounded as follows. Beginning at a bridge across Lousin Swamp Canal runs N10 W 216 poles to a gum on the side of the road, then N84 E 10 poles to a pine on the side of said road, then N121/2 E 148 poles to a stake, then S75 E39 poles to a stake then S11 E156 poles then along a ditch S8 E 421/2 poles, S20 E32 po, S8 E46 po, S4 W321/2 po, S25 W7 po, S6 W36 po to the canal then up the canal to the beginning containing 254 acres more or less to have and to hold to him and his heirs but if the said THOMAS A. MOORE shall die without leaving any lawful issue living at the time of his death the said land is to go to his brothers and sisters, my other children, to share and share alike. 11th - I give and devise to my son, NEEDHAM J. MOORE, a certain portion of my home tract of land, counded as follows - beginning at a pine on Lousing Swamp canal runs S22 E209 po to a pine, then S52 E92 po to a pine then S38 W69 po to a gum, then S52 E28 po then S80 E15 po, S38 E76 po to the road then with the road N16E 1431/2 po, N20 E30 po, N45 E31 po to a gun, the N33 W90 po then N8 E15 po to a ditch in hickory neck branch then down said ditch to Lousin Swamp Canal, then up said canal to the beginning, containing 360 acres more or less to have and to hold to him and his heirs subject however to the life estate of my wife, ELIZABETH MOORE, on that portion loan to her in the second item of this Will, but if the said NEEDHAM J. MOORE should die without leaving any lawful issue living at his death, then the said land to go to my other children to be equally divided among them. I also give and bequeath to my son NEEDHAM J. MOORE, one black mule named Bill and at the death of my ! wife all the household and Kitchin furniture, all the horses, mules, cattle, hogs, the farming tools, carts, wagons, buggies, and all the provisions and other personal proper of any kind which I loaned to my wife in the 2nd item of this will or so much of the same as shall be on hand at the death of my wife to have and to hold the same forever. 12th - I give to my daughter MARY F. MOORE a certain part of my home tract of land bounded as follows - beginning at a pine on Lousing Swamp canal (the beginning corner of the lot devise to N. J. MOORE in the preceeding item) runs S22 E209 po to a pine, then S52 E92 po to a pine, then S38 W69 po to a gum then N52 W198 po then N37 W22 po to a crop ditch, then N221/2 W139 po to the canal, then down the canal to the beginning, containing 186 acres more or less to have and to hold the same to her the said MARY F. MOORE, her heirs and assigns in fee forever. 13th - It is my will and desire that my Executor collect all moneys due me that can be collected and the same together with the money on hand at my death, after paying my just debts and the expenses of the settlement of my estate, that then may remain be equally divided among all my children equally to share and share like, and if any of my children be dead leaving issue the issue to represent and take such part as their parent would if living. I hereby constitute and appoint my sons JAMES J. MOORE and NEEDHAM J. MOORE my lawful executors to execute this my last Will and Testament and every part and clause thereof according to the same intent of the same and I hereby revoke and declare utterly null and void all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 1st day of July A. D. 1879. Needham Moore (The words "all my farming tools, carts, wagons & buggies and horses" were installed before signed) Signed sealed published and declared by the said NEEDHAM MOORE to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence subscribe our names as witnesses. J. W. JACKSON R. C. HILL Whereas I NEEDHAM MOORE of Lenoir County State of North Carolina, have by my last Will and Testament in writing duly executed, bearing date July 1st 1879 given and devised to my sons, HENRY H. MOORE, THOMAS A. MOORE and NEEDHAM J. MOORE certain parcels of land named and described in the ninth, tenth and eleventh items of my said Will. Now I the said NEDHAM MOORE being desireous of altering my said will in respect to the said devises of land made in my said will to my said HENRY H. MOORE, THOAS J. MOORE, and NEEDHAM J. MOORE do therefore make this present writing which I will and direct to be annexed as a codicil to my said will and taken as a part thereof. I do hereby give and devise to my son HENRY H. MOORE the land named and described in the Ninth Item of my said Will to have and to hold to him and his heirs absolutely forever. I do hereby give and devise to my son THOMAS A. MOORE the land named and described in the Tenth item of my said Will to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs absolutely forever. I do hereby give and devise to my son NEEDHAM J. MOORE the land named and described in the eleventh item of my said Will to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs absolutely forever. And I do ratify and confirm my said Will except where the same is altered as aforesaid. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 10th day of December A. D. 1879 Needham Moore Seal Signed sealed published and declared by the said NEEDHAM MOORE as and for a codicil to be added to and be considered as a part of his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses in his presence. J. W. JACKSON R. C. HILL