Will of Adam Wall, 1880, Stokes County NC

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Stokes County, North Carolina   Will Book 6  Page 167
Will of:    Adam Wall

In the name of God Amen
I Adam Wall of the county of Stokes and 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 and Testament in the manner 
and form following that is to say
1st item        That my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my
body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends, and 
pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts to whomsoever owing me 
of the moneys that may first come unto his hands or a part of my estate.
2nd item        I give and devise to my son John Wall, all my land,
consisting of two tracts, one bought of George W. Barr, the other deeded to 
me by Christian Lash also such other land and real estate as I may own at my 
death all of which is to be held in trust for and for the use and 
maintenance of my beloved wife Mary W. Wall her lifetime
and at her death to provide for her body decent burial and after
her death to the use of the said John Wall and his heirs in fee simple, but 
conditional and upon the following provisions to wit.
        That the said John Wall shall provide for my said wife Mary W.
Wall a suitable and comfortable maintenance her life time but if he shall at 
any time fail or refuse to maintain or cause to be maintains my said wife 
Mary W. Wall, there and in that case I will that my beloved wife Mary W. 
Wall have in fee simple all my land and the right
to convey the same or otherwise control it whenever said John Wall shall 
fail to maintain her.
3rd item        I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary W. Wall all
my personal property of every description for her live and at her death to 
my son John Wall provided however he shall maintain my said wife her life 
time, but if he shall fail at any time to so maintain her there and in that 
case my said beloved wife is to have all of said        personal property 
absolutely with the right to convey and dispose of the same
so soon as such failure shall occur.
4th item        I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said son
John Wall my Executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking 
every other will at any time    heretofore made by me and do declare this to be 
my last will and testament      In witness whereof I have hereunto sit my hand 
this the 16th day of April 1880.

Signed and declared by the above named Adam Wall and as for his Last will 
and testament in the presence of us who at his
request and Adam  X  Wall In his presence have subscribed our names as 
witness thereto mark    John Y. Phillips,    Matthew Phillips

North Carolina    Stokes County
        A paper writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of
Adam Wall decíd is offered for probate by Matthew Philips, and Matthew 
Philips and John Z. Philips being duly sworn _____ that they are subscribing 
witness to said paper writing in their presence and subscribed their names 
as witness there to.
It is therefore adjudged that said paper writing is the last
Will and testament of Adam Wall dec'd        April 16, 1886
James Rierson  Jr.    CSC