Lovelace, Rachel - 1921 - Rutherford County, NC - Wills

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[NC Archives
Rutherford County Wills 1784-1968
Box CR086.801.22
Folder Lovelace, Rachael 1921]
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State of North Carolina
Rutherford County

		I Racheal Lovelace
of Rutherford County being of sound
mind and membry, but reatizing the
uncertainty of my earthly existance
do make, publish and declare this
my last will and testament.
1st I decire that my body be given
a cristiain burial according to the
wishes of my children and friends.
Second:  I will and bequeath to 
my daughter Barcelona Gray the sum
of one dollar ($100) to be paid her by
my other children when she comes
for it.
Third:  I will and bequeath to my dau-
ghter Lizzie Lovelace all my household
and kitche furniture and all personal
property of what ever kind I may have
at my death.
Fourth:  I will and bequeath to my said
daughter Lizzie Lovelace the home place
that is the dwelling house and all
of the land lying on the same side
of the road with said dwelling house,
to her and the heirs of her body,
and in the event she dies without 
children then the property to go to her
nearest of kin as provided by law.
Fifth:  I will and bequeath to my dau-
ghter ^Saber Jane Lovelace all the balance 
of my real estate
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[NC Archives
Rutherford County Wills 1784-1968
Box CR086.801.22
Folder Lovelace, Rachael 1921]
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to her and the heirs of her body and
should she die without heirs then to
the nearest of kin as provided by law.
The land I will to Lizzie Lovelace is
on the west side of the Piney Mountain
road and the land I will to Sabe Jane 
is on the east side of said road and
known as the saw mill field or tract.
Witness my hand and seal this the 13
day of March 1915.
attest O. C. Erwin	
	her
Racheal  x  Lovelace  (Seal)
	 mark

Made published and declared by the said
Racheal Lovelace to be her last will
and testament ^in our presence who at her request
and in her precence, and in the presence
of each other have sighed our names
as witness there to
This Mar 13m 1915			O. C. Erwin
					M. S. Ware

[Transcriber's note:  on 20 Aug 1921, D. B. Johnston, Clerk of Superior Court in Rutherford Co., 
N. C. deposed one L. G. Ware, who stated "that he is well acquainted with the hand writing of M. 
S. Ware, having often seen him write, and that the signature of the said M. S. Ware affixed to the 
annexed paperwriting <<the above will>> is his own proper hand writing."  He further stated that 
"M. S. Ware is a non-resident of the state of North Carolina."  On the same day, D. B. Johnston 
met with Lizzie Lovelace and O. C. Erwin for the probate of the will, signed by Johnston and 
Erwin.  Then Johnston ordered the probate and the will to be recorded and filed.]


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