Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Wells, Joel 1869 ************************************************ 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: Connie Perkins cperkins4@verizon.net June 11, 2011, 3:03 pm Source: Nash Co., Nc Wills 1663-1978 Fhl#1577513 Written: 1869 JOEL WELLS I, Joel Wells, of Nash Count North Carolina, do hereby make and declare this my last will and Testament. After payment of my just debts and charges I dispose of my Estate as follows -- I give and bequeath to my dear friend Robert H. Ricks and his heirs, sixteen shares capital stock in the Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road which I now own; also one thousand dollars in money United States currency, to be paid by my executor hereinafter named. I give and devise to my dear friend John H. Thorp of Rocky Mount N. Carolina, and his heirs all of my estate (except so much as is above give in item (1)). including all my property of every description, real and personal, with all my debts, rights and in- tereats [entreats] of every nature. I hereby constitute and appoint my said friend John H. Thorp executor of this my last will and testament. In Testimony of which I, Joel Wells have to this my Will set my hand and seal this 16 day of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine Joel Wells {seal} Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Joel Wells as his last will and testament in the presences of me who in his presences, and at his request have here- unto set our names as Witnesses-- John E. Lindsey David B. Ricks File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/nash/wills/wells1841gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb