Onslow County, NC - Will of Richard Taylor 1891

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Will of Richard Taylor 1891

In The Name Of God Amen
I Richard Taylor of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina
being weak in body but of sound mind, memory, and understanding
praise be God for the same, do make this my Last Will and Testament
in manner and form following:

I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Malvinia Taylor
during her natural lifetime all the following described piece or
parcel of land viz: bounded by a portion of Fulwoods Creek and
Beglins Creek from its mouth up to the mouth of a small branch
George W. McGowans line then up said branch eastwardly with McGowans
to a marked black gum at the end of a ditch, then with McGowans other
line No. 60 E 17.1/2 poles to Woodman Shepards line then So. 29 E. to
a post standing westwardly from the house wherein I now live, then 
with Shepards other line to a post in a pond near the closer end of
the big ditch then down with said ditch to Fulwoods Creek containing 
thirty acres more or less, to have and to hold the same during her
natural lifetime:

And at the death of my beloved wife Malvinia Taylor I the said
Richard Taylor do give and devise unto my three Daughters viz: 
Mary Eliza Hill, Celisia Jane Brown, Sarah D. Millis and to my two
grand children Minnie Lee Jenkins and Rutha Jenkins all of the 
above described premises to have and to hold the same in common
stock forever as their own right property provided however that
my two above named grand children viz: Minnie Lee Jenkins and Rutha
Jenkins shall both of them only constitute or count as one heir in
the above described premises

Item: I give unto my beloved wife Malvinia Taylor all of my perishable
estate personal property, to have and to use during her lifetime and
at my said wifes death I give and devise all of the said perishable
estate that may be on hand at her death, to my three above named
daughters and my two grand children viz: Mary Eliza Hill, Celistia
Jane Brown, Sarah D. Millis and Minnie Lee Jenkins and Rutha Jenkins
the two last named to constitute one heir to be equally divided
among the four heirs, heir and heir alike.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend Winslow
Wilkins my lawful Executor to all intends and purposes to execute this
my Last Will and Testament according to the true intent and meaning 
thereof and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring 
utterally void all other Wills and Testaments heretofore by me made. In
witness whereof I the said Richard Taylor de hereunto set my hand and
seal this 30th day of January A.D. 1891
Signed: Richard Taylor (Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Richard Taylor to be
his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request
and in his presence do subsribe our names as witnesses thereto
Signed:
	G.W. McGowan
	C.C. Brown

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