ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Elizabeth Holt, 4 Oct 1819
====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.
		
	 The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives
	 to store the file permanently for free access.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by: Beverly Cole	
====================================================================
ELIZABETH HOLT WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


In the name of God, Amen.  I, Elizabeth Holt of Onslow County & State of No. 
Carolina, being at this time weak in body but of perfect sound mind & 
disposing memory, bless be God for the same, do make and ordain this to be my 
last will and testament in manner & form following, (viz.).
First of all, I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it 
me & my body to the earth from whence it was taken, to be decently buried in a 
Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named.  
And as touching such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I 
give & bequeath in manner following.
ITEM I give & bequest unto my sister Margaret Foy one bed & furniture to her, 
her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM 2nd I give & bequeath unto Niece Ann Jones one bed & furniture to her, 
her heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM 3rd I give & bequeath unto my niece Betsy Ann Hill one Negro girl named 
Dinah to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM 4th I give and bequeath unto Martha Jarman one bed, bedstead & furniture 
to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM 5th I lend unto my grand daughter Elizabeth Holt, during her natural 
life, all my lands & plantation whereon I now live with all my Negroes (except 
girl Dinah above bequeath to Betsy Ann Hill & woman Nan to be disposed of 
hereafter) and increase.  My said grand daughter Elizabeth Holt at the time of 
her death shall have children & grand children, the above lent property to be 
equally divided among them, but should my said grand daughter E. Holt have no 
children as above named at her death, then the property loned to her to 
descend to all my sisters children to be equally divided among them, share & 
share alike.
ITEM 6th my will is that all the residue of my estate, real & personal, not 
above disposed of to be sold at six months credit & after discharging all my 
just debts & funeral expences, the residue I give & bequeath unto my grand 
daughter Elizabeth Holt to her, her heirs & assigns forever.
Lastly, I nominate, constitute and appoint my trusty friends James R. Bryan 
and Hardy Bryan Executors to this my last will & testament, revoking all 
former will by me made, acknowledging this to be my only last will whereunto I 
set my hand & affix my seal this 4th day of October AD 1819.
(signed) Elizabeth Holt

In the presents of
Deziah Bell
Marthy (her mark) M. Jarman
H. Bryan
Jas. R. Bryan

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, February Term 1844
Personally appeared in open court David W. Sanders and Daniel Ambrose, who 
having been duly sworn proved the death of the subscribing witnesses to the 
foregoing instrument of writing and that the signatures of H. Bryan, Jas. R. 
Bryan were in their proper hand writing respectively, whereupon it is 
considered by the said court that the foregoing paper writing is the last will 
and testament of Elizabeth Holt and that the same be admitted to probate as 
such and that the same be filed and recorded.
Jasper Etheridge, CCC (county clerk of court)