Sampson-Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Hare, Reddin March 26, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Harmon trekkergen@gmail.com February 16, 2022, 4:43 pm Source: Https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9061/images/007640055_00854?usepub=true&usepubjs=true&pid=1036578 Written: March 26, 1897 WILL of REDDIN HARE North Carolina Sampson County I Reddin Hare of the aforesaid county and state being of sound mind but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my Last Will and Testament. First, my executor hereinafter named shall give my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives and pay all funeral expenses together with all my just debs and out the first monneys which may come into his hands belonging to my estate Second, I give and divise to my beloved wife Marenda all the lands that I may have at the time of my departure of this life for her natural life and then at her death to go to Kilby L. Strickland his life time at his death to go to his children if any if not to go to my lawful heirs and there assigns forever if the said Kilby L. Strickland will stay with me and my wife Marenda our life time and take care of us but if the said said Kilby L. Strickland fails to stay with me and my wife Marenda and take care of us our life time my lands is to go to my lawful heirs and there assigns forever Third, I give and bequeath to my said wife all of my personal property of whatsoever it may be all notes and evry thing that I may possess at the time of my departure her natural life and at her death it is to go to Kilby L. Strickland and Elisabeth E. Baggett in equal halfs to them and thear heirs forever except anuff to pay all of my burial expences and my just debts Fourth,I herby constitute and appoint my trusty friend A. B. Giles my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execut this my Last Will and Testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me here to foremade in witness whereof I the said Reddin Hare to hereunto set my hand and seal this 26 day of March 1897. Redddin (X) Hare Signed seald published and declared by the said Reddin Hare to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence subscribe our names as witnesses thereto J. D. Williams James K. Dawson Probate date 16 February 1898 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/sampson/wills/hare1092nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb