Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Latta, Elizabeth November 5, 1858
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801
Written: November 5, 1858
Testator: Elizabeth Latta

        In the Name of God Amen !

   I, Elizabeth Latta of the Orange County
State of North Carolina, do hereby
make and publish this as my last will
and testament

     First I direct all my Just debts to be
paid as soon after my death as may
be convenient.

     Secondly I give and devise to my
sisters Jane Latta, Rachael Latta, Arrena Latta
Amelia Latta and Fanny Latta, provided
and on condition they shall remain  un=
married at the time of my death, all my
property, land negroes and every thing
else, to them and the survivors and survi=
vor of them and the heirs of the survivors
of them.  But such of them as shall marry
after my death shall forfeit upon marriage
her share, which shall go to her unmarried
sisters above mentioned at the time of
her ["death" x-out] marriage.  My purpose being to continue
the property to my unmarried sisters for
their home and support as long as they
shall remain unmarried, and as any of
them shall marry her part of my pro=
perty shall go to her single sisters above named
in the same manner as I have here given
it.

     I appoint George Laws my executor.
   Witness my hand & seal this 5th Nov: 1858.
Signed sealed & declared in presence }   Elizabeth latta (seal)
of                                   }
                                     }
    Jno. M. Faucette                 }
    Thos. G. Pratt                   }

Additional Comments:

This loose will was found in the NC State Archives, CR 073.801.  Transcription from photocopy in my collection. It does not seem to have been included in the filming and was not found on-line.

This is nearly word-for-word the same as the wills of Arrena Latta and Amelia Latta - written in the same handwriting, same date.

No estate papers found.