ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Norman, 22 Nov 1805
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God Amen: I John Norman of the county of Onslow and State of 
North Carolina, being now sick and weak in body but in my right mind and 
memory thanks be to God, for the same calling to mind the mortality of my 
body, knowing that it is appointed once for all ment to die to make and ordain 
this my last will and testament, principally and first of all I recommend my 
soul to the hands of God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to 
be buried ina Christian like manner at the descretion of my executors, nothing 
doubting but at the general ressurection of the deat it will be raised the 
same and as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me 
with, I desire to give and dispose of in the following manner first.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my loving dauther Elizabeth Norman all and 
singular my lands that I possess whereon I now live I give the same with my 
horse hogs cattle, kind and crop household furniture with all of my working 
tools to my well beloved wife Winneford Norman till my daughter comes of age 
and she to pay my just debts and my executors to school my loving child out of 
the same it is my desire that my loving wife Winneford Norman hold and keep 
all my lands and property till my child come of age then to give up the land 
to the child with what of the other property my wife thinkgs best  If my 
loving child dies then my wife to my soul and only heirs of all forever and if 
my loving wife dies and the child lives then it ismy desire that my daughter 
be my soul heir forever.  I do hereby revoke and disnull & make void every 
other will and testament acknowledge this to be my last and only will and 
testment and to this I consitute and appoint as my executors my wife Winneford 
Norman and William Redd as my soul and only executors to this my last will and 
testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 22nd 
day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and five.

					John (his X mark) Normon  (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us.
Test:
Benjamin Rhodes
G. Shepard

Onslow County:  In court January term 1806, the within will of John Norman was 
proved in open court by George Shepard, one of the subscribing witness thereto 
Winneford Normon one of the executorix qualified thereto.
ATTEST: Nath Loomis, C.C.


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