Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Castleberry, Rosana April 1, 1860
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 241-242
Written: April 1, 1860
Recorded: Aug 1860
Testator: Rosana Castleberry

I Rosana Castleberry of the County of Orange
and State of North Carolina, being of Sound
mind, but considering the uncertainty of earthly
existence, do make and declare this my last Will
and Testament, in manner and form following,
that is to say:

Item That my Executor (to wit) Ruffin Castleberry
Shall provide for my body a decent burial and
pay all funeral expenses together with my Just debts
howsoever & to whomsoever owing, out of the
money that may first come into his hands as
a part or parcel of my estate

Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Martha
Barbee wife of John Barbee the sum of One
dollar to be paid to her by my aforesaid Executor

Item I give and bequeath to my son Ruffin
Castleberry one Curtain bedstid one bed two sheets
and one bedquilt

Item it is my wish & my will that the
balance of my property of every description be
sold by my aforesaid Executor at public sale and
that the proceeds arising from said Sale be divided
Equally among all my Children (Martha Barbee
excepted) who is named above and that the
portion that my Children who are dead would
be entitled to were they now living shall be given
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to their lawful heirs (viz) divided equally among
them.

    In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 1st day of April AD 1860
Witness
A. B. Gunter  }               her
H H Blalock   } Jurat  Rosana (X) Castleberry (seal)
                             mark

[Will Book Volume G, page 241]
I Rosana Castlebery of the County of Orange
and State of North Carolina being of sound Mind
but considering the uncertainty of earthly existence
do make and declare this my last will and
Testament in manner and form following
that is to Say

Item that my Executor (to wit) Ruffin Castlebery
shall provide for my body a decent burial
and pay all funeral expenses together with my
Just debts howsoever & to whomsoever owing,
out of the money that may [first] come into his hands
as a part or parcel of my estate

Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Martha Barbee
wife of John Barbee the Sum of one dollar to be
paid to her by my aforesaid Executor

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Ruffin Castlebery
one certain[curtain?] bedstead one bed two sheets and one bedquilt

Item It is my wish & my will that the balance of my property
of every description be sold by my aforesaid executor at public
sale and that the proceeds ariseing from said sale
be divided Equally among all my children (Martha
Barbee excepted) who is named above and that the
portion that my children who are dead would be entitled
to were they now living shall be given to their lawfull heirs
(viz) divided equally among them

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 1st day of April AD 1860
Witness                      her
A B Gunter           Rosana (X) Castleberry (seal)
H H Blalock                 mark

[Will Book Volume G, page 242]
           Orange County August Term 1860
The execution of the foregoing last will and
testament of Rosana Castlebery decd was duly
proved in Open Court according to law
see Minutes

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 241-242
Recorded Aug 1860

Estate Papers comprise four pages and are in a folder labeled "Castleberry, Rosa (1860)". Inventory and Sale generated $122.07 1/2, accounted for on 18 Feb 1861 by Ruffin Castleberry, Exr.