Will of Henry Pell who died 1861 Stokes County, North Carolina
as recorded in Volumn 4 1837-1864
Stokes County North Carolina Wills
pages 342 & 343

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The records for this work have been submitted by Julia Ryden,
<jryden@roguecc.edu> and proof read by Angie Grigg.
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Clerk of Superior Court
Stokes Co NC

          I Henry Pell of Stokes County & State of North Carolina
          being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty

          of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last
          will & testament in manner and form following, that is to
          say- first after my death & burial & all funeral expenses
          paid together with my just debts-
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Caty wife of John Flippin
          one dollar
Item- I give and devise to my daughter Nancy one dollar
Item- I give & devise to the heirs of my daughter Amy deceased
           formerly wife of Jesse McKinney one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son William one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son Thompson one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Casa [Cassandra] one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Polly [Mary] wife of Martin Jessup
           one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son Richard one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Susan one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son Robert one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Sally wife of David Anderson
           one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Martha one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Tabitha wife of Armsted
          Chilton one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son Meredith one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Rebecca one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son Henry thirty dollars
           [Henry received $30 because he was feeble minded and
            this was to care for him the rest of his life]
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Jane one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my son James one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my daughter Lydia one dollar
Item- I give & devise to my beloved wife Elizabeth the whole of
           the remainder of my estate consisting, lands, stock of all
           kinds together with all grain that may be on hand at my
           decease House whole & kitchen furniture to use and dispose
           of at her own will and disposal.  And lastly I do hereby
           constitute and appoint my son William my lawful
           executor to all intents & purposes to execute this my last
           will & testament according to the true intent & meaning
           of the same & every part & clause thereof hereby revoking
           & declaring utterly void all other wills & testaments by same
           heretofor made.  In witness whereof I the said Henry Pell
           do hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of October
           A. D. 1845

Signed Sealed Published & declared   }
in the presence of us by the said    }
Henry Pell to be his last will &     }
Testament, who at his request in his }          his
presence & in the presence of each   }    Henry  X  Pell     Seal
other, do subscribe our names as     }          mark
witnesses to the same.
          Teste
      Jacob Carson
          A. Jessup
         Eli Jessup

March term 1861
        The last will and Testament of Henry Pell deceased
(of which the foregoing is a true copy) was duly proved in open court
by oath of Ambrose Jessup one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto.  And it is also proved by the oath and examination of Ambrose
Jessup that Jacob Carson one of the other subscribing witnesses
has left the state & that the name of the said Jacob Carson
subscriber as a witness is in the hand writing of the said Jacob
Carson- ordered to be recorded.