NASH CO, NC WILL of Jordan Joyner, Sr - 1847 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Helen Sharpe Turn1104@aol.com WILL OF JORDAN JOYNER, SR. Dated: 31 day of March 1838 Alteration 25 January 1840 Probated November Term 1847 State of North Carolina, Nash County this the 31st day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight In the name of God Amen, I Jordan Joiner Senior being in sound mind and memory do hereby make constitute and ordain this paper writing to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows viz. Item 1 I want all my just debts paid. Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH JOINER all my land on the side of the road whereon the house stands, the orchard my last years new ground and the mill field to her; her natural life and at her death to my son WILLIAM A. JOINER to him and his heirs if he should have any children by his wife and if not to be equally divided among my other heirs. I give to wife one Negro woman Milly and one Negro girl Cindy, one Negro boy Moses to her natural life and at her death, Milly and Cindy to my son CALVIN JOINER they and their increase to him and his heirs forever. Also at the death of my wife I give to my daughter RHODY JOINER, Moses which I loaned to my wife her natural life to her and her heirs forever. I give to wife one sorrel mare by the name of Lab?, two cows and calves, one bed & furniture, one chest and all my kitchen furniture. One years support for her and family ten head of hogs first choice. Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my son RIGHT W. JOINER one Negro boy Ransom and all that he owes me to him and his heirs forever. Item 4th. I give and bequeath my son MERRITT JOINER one Negro boy by the name Austin and that he owes me to him and his heirs forever. Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my daughter TAZZY WINSTEAD one Negro girl Dilly and her increases to her and her heirs forever. Item 6th. I give and bequeath to my son DREWRY JOINER one Negro boy Alexander and all that he owes me to him and his heirs forever. Item 7th. I give and bequeath to my son JORDAN JOINER one Negro boy by the name of Preston and all that he owes me to him and his heirs forever. Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my daughter RHODY JOINER one Negro girl Haly and her increases one bed and furniture one cow and calf to her and her heirs forever. Item 9th. I give and bequeath to my daughter TEMPERANCE JOINER one Negro girl by the name of Annis and her increases to her and her heirs forever Item 10th. I give and bequeath to my son CALVIN JOINER 129 1/2 acres of river land the lower part also 60 acres of piney woods land and lower part and all that he owes me to him and his heirs forever. Page 2 Item 11th. I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM A. JOINER the upper part of my River land and also the upper part of my piney woods land to him his natural lifetime and to his children if he should have any one Negro woman Vilet one Negro girl Hannah one Negro boy Arch and their increases to him and his heirs forever one gray mare by the name of Nelly to him and his heirs forever. Item 12. I give and bequeath to my grand son ORRAN JOINER one bed and furniture fifty dollars in money to him and his heirs forever. I leave one Negro girl Lany ? to be sold and equally divided among my heirs. And I also constitute and appoint my two sons WRIGHT W. JOINER and DREWRY JOINER my executors to this my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date above written. Jordan (his mark) Joiner, SR. Witness SAMUEL W. W. VICK EXUM L. CURL 25th day of January 1840. I JORDAN JOINER being weak in body but in sound mind and memory do hereby make the following alterations in this my last will and testament. I property I have given to my son WILLIAM A. JOINER in my will, I give to him his natural life and to his children if he should have any and if not to be equally divided among my children and their heirs. The money my son Jordan Joiner owes me is to be paid. I also give him one bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever. I also wish my son DREWRY JOINER hire out the Negroes I have given to my daughter RHODY JOINER and to take care of the property I have given her and support her well out of the same. All the balance of my Will I want to remain as it now stands. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal JORDAN (his mark)JOINER, SENIOR Witness EXUM L. CURL JESSE PRIDGEN State of North Carolina, Nash County, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions: November Term 1847 The forgoing paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of JOINER, SR. deceased is offered for probate and is duly proven by the oath of Exum L. CCurl one of the subscribing witnesses there and the said Exum L. Curl proving the hand writing of the other subscribing witness Samuel W. W. Vick. it is ordered to be recorded Attest; F. M. Taylor CCC and is recorded Attest F. M. Taylor CCC ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.