Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hall, Durham December 16, 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, page 359 Written: December 16, 1859 Recorded: May 1861 Testator: Durham Hall I Durham Hall of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, feeling and Knowing that it is appointed for Man to Die, that my days cannot now be many upon the earth, but being of sound mind and disposing Memory, do make and publish this as my last will and Testament; revoking all others heretofore made by me. I give whatever property I may have at my death and the death of my wife to my children, equally to be divided among them - if my wife Survives me, my Executor shall Support and maintain her comfortably out of my property, and at her death to be equally divided, as I Said above, among my children I hereby appoint Andrew N Hall, My Son, My Executor to this my last will and Testament. Witnesses December 16 1859 Durham Hall (Seal[?]} C. S. Winston W. H. Smith Jurat [Will Book Volume G, page 359] I Durham Hall of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina feeling and knowing that it is appointed for man to die that my days cannot now be many upon the earth, but being of sound mind and disposing memory do make and publish this as my last will and Testament revoking all others heretofore made by me I give whatever property I may have at my death and the death of my wife to my children, equally to be divided among them if my wife survives me my Executor shall Support and maintain her comfortably out of my property and at her death to be equally divided as I said above among my children I hereby appoint Andrew N. Hall my son my Executor to this my last will and Testament December 16th 1859 Witness Durham Hall C. S. Winsted } W. H. Smith } For probe[probate] see proceedings on minutes at May Term 1861 & August Term 1862 Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, page 359 Recorded May 1861 No estate papers found.