ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Elza Landen, 18 Jan 1849
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ELZA LANDEN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
In the name of God, Amen, I, Elzy Landing (Landen) of the state and county 
aforesaid, being of sound mind & memory and knowing the uncertainty of life 
and the certainty of death, hath thought proper to make this my last will and 
testament, revoking all other wills by me made and devise this my last will as 
follows, viz.
1st I will my sole in the hands of its creater to be delt with as his tender 
mercy shall direct.
2nd My body a decent burial after all my just debts is paid.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife one bed and furniture, one big 
chist, one chist of drawes & side bord, my mair Brancy and cart to her and her 
heirs forever.
ITEM give to my son Henry my young horse Sealam for his faithful performance 
to me and his mother.
ITEM I give to my three daughters, namely Sarian Landing, Henrity and Mary 
Lizer my three beds and firniture at the will of my wife Sybbrina, as she 
shall see proper to give them up.
ITEM give my beloved wife Sybbrina five cows and calves and one stear, the 
pick of my stocks during the natural life also all my land and the provision 
on hand as it shall be at my death, during her natural life, also the rent of 
my boxes and them that may be cut hereafter as she may think proper, also all 
my stocks of hogs that may be on hand at my death during her natural life.
ITEM I also leave to my wife Sybbrina all my plantation tools that she may see 
proper to keep.
ITEM all my property not herein named after my said wife takes what she may 
think necessary for her keeping up the farm and other implements about the 
house for her use, the remainder to be sold, all my just debts paid, the 
balance if any equally divided amongst my children.
ITEM after my said wife Sybbrina's death, all that shall be then left & the 
beds given to my three daughters to be valued, the parishable property to be 
sold at six months credit, the land at twelve months credit, the value of the 
bed to be counted in and all to be equally divided amongst my children, namely 
Thomas, William, Henry, Benjamin, Jackson, Sarian, Henrita and Mary Lizer 
Landen.
I also leave my wife Sybbrina and my friend Joshua Foy Executors to this my 
last will and testament, in witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
18th day of January 1849.
(signed) Elza Landen

In the presents of Test
O. B. Sanders
Owen Jarrott

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions June Term 1849
Then was the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and 
testament of Elza Landing, deceased, offered and admitted as the last will and 
testament of the said Elza Landing upon the oaths of Otway B. Sanders and Owen 
Jarrott, the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and 
filed as such last will and testament and Sabrina Landen the executrix therein 
named appeared in open court and was duly qualified as such and letters 
testamentary was ordered to give to her.
Jasper Etheridge, clk