ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS -  Nathan Wright, 1849

Submitted by Terry Tharpe.

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Names in will:

E. W. Hancock
Issabella Richardson
Mary Elizabeth R. (Richardson)
Sally Ann Richardson
Hiram Wright
Nathan Wright
Sarah Wright


NATHAN WRIGHT

I, Nathan Wright, of the County of Rockingham and State of North
Carolina well knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death
do make and desire this paper writing , it being in my own hand written
to by my last will and testament as follows that is to say.
I wish at my death to be put away at my buring ground at the right hand
of my Father and all reasonable expenses and no extras put on at my
burial but a good set of head and foot stones placed there with
appropriate inscriptions as to age (?) and that to be paid first.
I next wish all my just debts paid, if any.
I give my wife, Sarah Wright, the 1 third of my Estate during life or
widowhood and at her death to be equally divided between my three grand
children to wit, Sally Ann Richardson, Mary Elizabeth R. and Issabella
Richardson and for the three grand daughters to have a proper Guardian
appointed and their Estate kept at interest until grown.
As to the other 3/4 of my Estate, I also give to my Grand daughters
above named with this one exception, that is to say I wish the Eldest 
Grand daughter to have one thousand  dollars out of the 4th item and the

the ballance to be divided equally between the three above named grand
children, Given under my hand the 24th  September, 1849

Nathan Wright

The last will and testament of Nathan Wright deceased, was produced in
open court proved to have been found after his death among his valuable
papers and effects by the oath of Sarah Wright and Hiram Wright also
proved by the oathes of ...?... Jordan, Hiram Wright and E. W. Hancock
all of said will each and every part thereof is in the proper hand 
writing of Said Nathan Wright whereupon the Court declared the said
paper writing to be and ...?...the last will and testament of the said
Nathan Wright, deceased, duly excuted to pass both real and personal
Estate and ordered the same to be recorded