Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Whitaker, John January 16, 1884
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Source: Orange County Will Book ? Pages 366-367
Written: January 16, 1884
Recorded: April 18, 1885

John Whitaker – 16 Jan 1884 – Orange Co, NC
Pgs. 366-7 Orange County Will Book ?  Typed for Xerox copy by Claude Stratton 
Tate, III and Dorothy Lou Tate Walker.  Will book not identified.
     I John Whitaker of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being 
of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner & form 
following.  That is to say
First my executor shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the 
wishes of my relations and friends and pay all funeral expenses to gether with 
my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the moneys that may 
first into his hands as a part of parcel of my estate.
Item.  I give and devise to my wife all of my property during her natural 
life, with the exception of our bed and bureau I give to Polly McAdams for 
waiting on her [granary or granny],  my wife and executors can sell such 
property that she has no use for.
Item 2  It is my desire at my wife’s death, what perishable property there is 
on hand, money included, shall be equally divided between my daughters Rachel 
Tate and Becky McAdams by sale or other wise.
Item 3  I give and bequeath to Levi McAdams sons, John & Lyfte [Lylte] at my 
wife’s death (provided they keep her in firewood and do her milking all of my 
land to be equally divided between John and [Lylte or Lefte] ..
     And lastly I do hereby appoint George W. Tate and Levi McAdams my lawful 
Executors.
     In witness whereof, I the said John Whitaker do hereunto set my hand and 
seal this 16th day of January 1884
                                           John Whitaker (Seal)
signed, sealed, published
declared by the said John
Whitaker to be his last will &
testament in the presence of us
who at his request and in presence
do subscribe our name as wit-
nessess thereunto.  This January 16th 1884
James Gill  }
Samuel Gill} Witnesses
North Carolina}                         Superior Court
Orange county}                          April 19th  1885
     Be it remembered that a paper writing purporting to be the last will & 
testament of John Whitaker late of said county, is exhibited in open court by 
Levi McAdams and George W. Tate the executors named therein and having been 
proven by the oath & examination of James Gill and Samuel Gill the subscribing 
witnesses thereunto.
     It is adjudged that said paper writing and every part thereof, is the 
last will and testament of said John Whitaker and as such it is ordered to be 
recorded.
     Whereupon the said Levi McAdams and George W Tate were into open Court 
and were duly qualified as such executors by taking the oath
J_____ted by __________
[Pride Juris Leffe] [unreadable signature]

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