ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Mitchell, 21 Feb 1830
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Contributor's Note:  William Mitchell was the son of Col. George and Nancy Ann 
(Hall) Mitchell. 

Onslow County   	}   I William Mitchell disposes of my property in the 
No Carolina             }   following manner (viz) my will is that my wife reside
			    on the plantation where she now does & that she has 
all the cleard land that is included within the boundery of a certain fence 
discribed to the subseriting witness with a sufficent of fire wood & timber 
______________? ___________________? & that during her life & I w___? her to have 
the follow negroes (viz) eva to her & her heirs (viz) Old artn? Lea his wife Jock 
& Juda his wife also Cloa Maranda & Phebe   I also will to her, her choice of two
horses ____? beds & furniture six cows five sows & pigs ___? Yoes & lands & as
much of the kitchen furnitur as she wants, & the ballance of the parishable
property to be sold & the ballance of the negroes & lands to be hired & rented
out by my executer until my son William comes of age & then for him to draw his
proportionar part of sd. property & so on as each & evry one comes of age
except my daughter & she to have her part when she marrys or comes of age,
____? further I want my executer to have the educating of my sons & my wife
that of my daughter & if my wife should die before my daughter is raised its my
wish that Mrs. Ewd. Ward should have the farther management of sd. daughter & I
do appoint Walter Helen of Jones County my Executor & ______________? his
executor not to be ____? in witness where off I have here unto set my hand &
seal this the 21st day of Feb 1830.
Sined in the presen of Will Montfort                    W Mitchell
                Joseph Burns
                Nath L. Mitchell
Walter Hellen Qualified
State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions 
Onslow County     }             May Term - 1830

Then was this will of William Mitchell Proved in open Court by the oaths of
William Montfort and Joseph Burns and Walter Hellen the Executor there in Named
Qualified as Executors in due form of Law
                                        Danl. Ambrose Clk
Onslow Co., N.C. County Court Records - May 1830.
Last will & testament of William Mitchell, dec d. was offered for probate &
proven by the oath of William Montfort, Joseph Burns in open court where upon
Walter Hellen qualified as executor & took upon himself the management of the
estate there of.