ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Esther Barry, 20 Feb 1840
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ESTHER BARRY WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


In the name of God, Amen, I, Esther Barry, of the County of Onslow & State of 
North Carolina, being unwell but of sound disposing mind & memory and calling 
to mind the certainty of death & the uncertainty of life, do publish this as 
my last will & testament.  My will and desire first is that my body be buried 
in a decent Christian like manner & that my funeral expences & my just debts 
be paid out of my estate by my Executor, whom I shall hereafter appoint.
I give and bequeath unto Rachel Burnap, a daughter of Buckner Barry, my best 
feather bed with two good sheets and one of my best bed quilts; also my trunk 
and all my wearing apparrel which it contains.
I give and bequeath unto my niece Narcissa Newel my chest with such of my 
wearing apparel as it contains.  The remainder of my property I wish to be 
sold by my executor upon a credit of six months; and the proceeds when 
collected, together with such notes, accounts & etc., as I may have, I wish to 
be equally divided amongst my niece Narcissa Newel and my three nephews, the 
children of my brother Richard Shepard.  That portion of my estate to which my 
three nephews may (be) entitled, I wish to be expended and paid out by 
executor in having them educated.
I constitute and appoint my friend Jno. A. Avirett my sole executor to this my 
will, revoking all others by me made.
(signed her mark) Esther Barry

February 20th AD 1840
Witness: Charity Greves

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, August Term 1844.  Then was the foregoing 
paper writing offered for probate as the last will and testament of Esther 
Barry and admitted as such upon the oath of Charity Greves, the subscribing 
witness thereto and John A. Averitt Esq., the executor therein named appeared 
in open court and was duly qualified according to law.  Wherein it was ordered 
that letters testamentary be granted to said executor and this will recorded 
as the last will and testament of Esther Barry, decd.
Attest: Jasper Etheridge, CCC (clerk of county court)