Perquimans County, NC - Will of Sarah Dail Jordan, 1934

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Will of Sarah Dail Jordan
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North Carolina,
Perquimans County,

    I, Sallie D. Jordan, of Perquimans County, North carolina, being of
sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty
of death, do make, publish and declare this paper writing, to be my last
will and testament. hereby revoking and making void all and any will
heretofore at any time made by me in manner and form as follows:

    Item first: I give, devise and bequeth to my beloved son, William
Kenneth Jordan, all my property, both real, personal and mixed, wherever
found to him and his heirs forever, provided, however, that should the said
Wm. Kenneth Jordan die before he arrives at the age of twenty-one years,
unmarried, and leaving no child or children, then and in that event, I give
all the said property to my brother, Wm. E. Dail, my two sisters Pearl
Hunter and Lizzie Nixon, to them and their heirs forever, share and share
alike.

    In testimony whereof, the said Sallie D. Jordan has hereunto set her
hand and seal this the 2nd. day of November, 1917.

Sallie D. Jordan        ( seal )

    Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Sallie D. Jordan, to
be her last will and testament, in our presence who, at her request, in her
presence and in presence of each other, subscribe our names hereto as
witnesses.

L. W. Norman

Charles whedbee

North Carolina,
Perquimans County,

    R.M. Riddick, Jr. and Wm. H. Hardcastle, each being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is well acquainted with the handwriting of L. W. Norman,
one of the subscribering witnesses to the paper writing puporting to be the
will of Sallie D. Jordan, deceased, which is hereto attached, dated the
end. day of November, 1917, having often seen him write, and that the name
of the said L. W. Norman subscribed as a witness to said will is in the
genuine handwriting of the said L.W. Norman; and each affiant further swears
that he is well acquainted with the handwriting of Sallie D. Jordan,
deceased, whose will the attached paper writing. dated the 2nd. day of
November, 1917, purports to be, having often seen her write, and that  the
name of the Sallie D. Jordan subscribed to said will is in the genuine
handwriting of the said Sallie D. jordan.


R. M. Riddick, Jr.

Wm. H. Hardcastle

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st. day of November, 1934


H. G. Winslow
 Clerk Superior Court.

        It is therefore considered and adjudged by the court, that the said
paper writing and every part thereof is the last will and restament of
Sallie D. Jordan, deceased. Let said will, together with the probate, be
recorded and filed. This Nov. 21st. 1934

H. G. Winslow

North Carolina                             In the superior Court
Perquimans county                          Before the Clerk

            In the matter of the will   )
of Sallie D. Jordan, deceased.)
              The paper writing hereto attached and purporting to be the
last will and testament of Sallie D. Jordan, deceased, is exhibited before
me the undersigned, Clerk of the Superior Court of Perquimans County, North
Carolina, by Wm. Kenneth Jordan, the beneficiary therein named, and
thereupon the following proof thereof is taken by the oath and examination
of Chas. Whedbee, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and of R. M.
Riddick, Jr., and Wm. H. Hardcastle, as follows:

North Carolina,
Perquimans County.

                Chas. Whedbee, being duly sworn, disposes and says that he
is a subscribing witness to the said paper writing now shown him, purporting
to be the last will and testament of Sallie D. Jordan, and that he saw
Sallie D. Jordan, execute ( or heard Sallie D. Jordan, acknowledge the
execution of ) this writing as her last will and testament, and that affiant
attested it in the presence and at the request of Sallie D. Jordan,
deceased;and that at the time of its execution said Sallie D. Jordan was in
affiant's opinion of sound mind and disposing memory. Affiant further swears
that L. W. Norman, the other subscribing witness to said will, signed the
same as witness in the presence of affiant, and that affiant saw him sign
the same, and that said L. W. Norman is now dead.

Chas. Whedbee

 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st. day of November, 1934

H. G. Winslow
Clerk Superior Court

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