ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - William Henderson, 17 Sep 1845
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WILLIAM HENDERSON SR WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
I, William Henderson, of Onslow County, State of North Carolina, being now in 
good health and mind and in presence of the undersigned witnesses A. Barry and 
John Bryan, do recommend my soul to Almighty God who give it and after my 
death, my body to Buckner and Ruban Henderson whom I leave executors to this 
my last will and testament for them the said executors to bury at and on my 
own plantation at the family graveyard, and for them the said executors, out 
of the property I leave (meaning the parishable property), to purchase a pair 
of tombstones and place them to my grave and the date of my birth and the date 
of my death with my name engraved thereon.  Then to proceed in executing the 
following request as I herein afterwards, to each and all of them, leave.
To Buckner Henderson, I have this day made a deed to all the lands I intend to 
give him, witnessed by the above named witnesses.
To Ruban Henderson, I have also this day transferred a deed from Buckner 
Henderson to me for a tract of land on the south west side of New River, it 
being all the lands I intend to leave or give him.
To my wife Margaret Henderson, I loan, during her natural life, the lands on 
which my dwelling stand with the lands I purchased of Thomas Jarman, including 
all my lands, with the exception of the two tracts or part that I this day 
have given to Buckner Henderson and Ruban Henderson, seperately; and after her 
death, I give it to my youngest son William Henderson, to have and to hold 
free from the claims of any person whomsoever.  Also to my wife, Margaret 
Henderson, I loan during her natural life Negro woman Molly, and after her 
death to be sold and equally divided between all my heirs except Christeny 
Henderson.  My man Peter I want to be hired out to such person or persons as 
he wishes to live with untill my son William Henderson becomes eighteen years 
of age, and the hire of said Peter to go to the use of my two youngest 
children, viz., William and Nancy, and at the time my son William arrives at 
the age of eighteen years old, I then give my man Peter to Nancy Henderson, my 
youngest daughter to have and to hold free from all right or title of any 
person whomsoever.  To Christeny Henderson, I give one dollar and the rest of 
my property, such as the stock, farming utensils, household and kitchen 
furniture, to be sold and equally divided among all my heirs (after paying for 
said tombstones) with the exception of Christeny Henderson to whom I have 
given one dollar in full of all I intend to give her.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 
17th day of September AD 1845.
William (his mark) Henderson

Test:
A. Barry
John Bryan

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions September Term 1849.
Then was this paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of 
William Henderson, deceased, exhibited to the court and presented for probate 
by the executors therein named, Ruban Henderson and Buckner Henderson, and it 
appearing to the court upon the oath of George J. Ward and Robert White, that 
Augustus Barry, one of the subscribing witnesses hereto, is now a resident of 
the State of Texas, and that John Bryan, the other subscribing witness, is 
dead and that the signatures of the said witnesses are the true and genuine 
handwriting of the said Augustus Barry and John Bryan.  It is considered by 
the court that the said paper writing is the last will and testament of the 
said William Henderson, and that it be recorded as such, and that letters 
testamentary give to the executors therein named.
Jasper Etheridge, clk