ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - John Taylor, 24 Jan 1845
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JOHN TAYLOR WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2



State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
I, John Taylor, of the State & County aforesaid, considering the uncertainty 
of this human life and certainty of death, while my mind is sound and good, 
unimpaired, my memory sound and good, do make the following instrument to be 
most solemn and last.
First it is my request that my debts be paid and satisfied by my Executors, 
that is to say my son John A. Taylor, who I appoint my lawfull representative.
First I loan to my beloved wife, Sarah Taylor, during her natural life or 
widowhood the upper part of my plantation divided by a crop fence including 
all my buildings and a part of my boxes by estimation containing twenty four 
or five barrel place be the same more or less and all of my household and 
kitchin furniture and one horse bridle & saddle, one plow & gear, one yoke of 
oxen & cart, two cows & calves, first choice, two sows & pigs and ten goates, 
four head sheep, first choice and two negro woman by the name of Chaney & 
Emilly & two stocks of bees.  I also give to my wife Sarah Taylor her 
provisions for one year.  I give to my son John A. Taylor all of my land on 
the north side of Webs Creek & at the death of my wife, Sarah Taylor, I give 
him one feather bed & the residue of my land on the south side.  I also give 
to my daughter Sarah Taylor, sixty acres of land lying in the bend of Webs 
Creek on the south side & one bed and bedstead and furniture, two cows and 
yearlings, two yews & lambs and at the death of my wife, Sarah Taylor, I give 
her one negro woman name Emilly and the residue of my property to sold and 
equally divided between my children.  I also acknowledge this to my last will 
in the presents of the witnesses whereunto I have set my hand and seal this 
24th day of January 1845.
(signed) John Taylor

Thos. B. Holland
Isaac H. Taylor

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, May Term 1845.
Then was the foregoing paper writing exhibitted in open court as the last will 
and testament of John Taylor deceased which was admitted upon the oath of 
Thomas B. Holland, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto.  It is considered 
by the court that said paper writing is the last will and testament of John 
Taylor and that the same be admitted to probate as such, whereupon the same be 
recorded and filed as and for the last will and testament of John Taylor 
deceased, at the same time John A. Taylor, the executor named in said will, 
came into court and was duly qualified as such.
Jasper Etheridge, clk