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Will of J.D. Parker - Sampson County North Carolina Book 3 Page 464

Will of J.D.  PARKER SR.  - I Joseph D. Parker Sr. being of sound mind and disposing 
memory, but calling to mind the certainty of death, do make and publish this my last 
will and testament in manner audjorm following way:

That I shall be buried in a decent and suitable manner and the expenses of the same 
shall be paid by my executor hence after named out of the first money that shall come 
unto his hands belonging to my estate.

That my executor as soon as possible shall fully pay off and discharge all of my just 
debts of all value whatsoever.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha (Mantra) J. Lockamon al the notes and 
accounts that I hold against her husband Thomas Lockamon.

I give and bequeath to my son Joseph D.  Parker Jr.  all of my personal property of 
every description and volume  whatsoever; also all that I have together with all 
indevers of every and all debts of whatsoever nature except those against Thomas 
Lockamon.

I give and bequeath to my son Joseph D. Parker Jr. to him and his heirs in fee simple 
fifty shares in the Capital Stock of "The Cridon Loan Association" which I now own, 
evidenced by certificate No. 42 bearing date January 27th 1873 to have and to hold 
said Capital Stock to him the said Joseph D. Parker Jr., his heirs and assigns for 
ever.

I give and bequeath to my son Joseph D. Parker Jr. to him  and his heirs forever the 
lands that I and my wife Mary J.  Parker have hencefore deeded to him to have and to 
hold said lands to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

I give to my daughters Ellen S. McPhail, Zilpina A. Royal, Mary K. Smith, Margaret E. 
Newman, Sarah E. Cobb and Martha J. Lockamon and Laura Howard ten cents each.  To my 
son James M. Parker ten cents.  To my son Lucien E. Parker ten cents.

I give and bequeath to my son Joseph D. Parker Jr. everything in the world that I now 
own or shall own at my death whatsoever my right in title shall be a present or the 
future right in title.

I hereby revoke an declare nul and void any and all will in will and Testaments 
heretofore made by me is cause by me to be made and decalre and publish this as my 
only and last wil and will and testament.

I hereby constitute, indain and appoint my son Joseph D. Parker Jr., my executor to 
convey and put in full force power and effect this my last will and testament with 
all power and authority of the same.

In due testimony whereof I hereby affix my seal and  set my hand calling on my friends 
T. L. Owen and J.D. Ezzell to prove witness to the said.            

                                      Joseph D. Parker (X mark & Seal)

Witnessed by: Thomas L. Owen, John D. Ezzell


State of North Carolina Sampson County In the Superior Court

A paper purporting to be the last will and testiment of Joseph D. Parker Sr., deceased, 
is exhibited before me, the undersigned Clerk of Court for said County by Joseph D. 
Parker Jr. the executor hence mentioned and the executor ------- of  by the said 
Joseph D. Parker Jr. is proved by the oath and examination of J.D. Ezzell and Thomas 
L. Owen the subscriber, witness thereof, who, being duly sworn each depose and say 
and each for himself, deferreth and saith that he is a substanting witness to the 
paper writing now shown here  purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph 
D. Parker Sr. that the said Joseph D. Parker Sr. in the presence of the defendant, 
subscribe his name of the end of said paper writing which is now shown as aforsaid and 
which been date of this day of And this deponent further said that the said Joseph D. 
Parker Sr. the testator, aforesaid, did at the time of subscribing his name as 
aforesaid declare the said paper writing is subscribed by him and exhibited to be his 
last will and testament and this deponerant did therefore subscribe his name at the 
end of said will as an attesting witness testator, at the request and in the prescence 
of the said testator. 

And this deponant further saith that the said time when the said testor subscribed his 
name to the last will and testament as aforesaid, the said Joseph D. Parker Sr. was 
of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute a will and was not under any restraint 
to the knowldege information of this deponent; and further the deponent say not.  
Legally sworn and substantiated 23 rd day of December by me J.D. Ezzell 

Signed and Sealed by J.D. Ezzell & Thomas L. Owen

The foregoing paper writen purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph D. 
Parker Sr. is exhibited before me by J.D. Parker Jr. the executor therein named.  and 
the same is shown to J.D. Ezzell and Thomas L. Owen the subscribing witness' ----  
 ---------- he due in exectin hence of by the said Joseph D. Parker Jr. is proven by 
the oath and exectutor. the said J.D. Ezzell and Thomas L. Owen, The said paper writing 
is thereupon admitted to probate and is abridged and declared by the court to be in all 
respect the last will and testment of J.D. Parker Sr. and as such is ordered to be 
recorded and filed - Whereupon upon applicable of J.D. Parker Jr. the exectuor 
mentioned in said will letter testimony even issued to the said J.D. Parker Jr.  
January 8, 1891.
						J.L. Bizzell, CSC