Wake County NcArchives Court.....Turner - Deceased, Simon 1790
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1790

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1790
November 01, 1790 - December 15, 1790
Volume 25, Pages 64 - 115

CHAPTER XXXV.

An Act to Establish the Titles of Several Tracts of Lands in Simon, David, 
William, Jonathan and Polly Turner.

Whereas, it appears to this General Assembly that Simon Turner, late of Wake 
county, deceased, made his last will and testament in writing, bearing date 
the ninth day of April, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-
three, and afterwards died, that is to say, on or about the tenth day of the 
same month, by which said will the said Simon devised several tracts of land 
therein mentioned to his several sons, to-wit: Simon Turner, David Turner, 
William Turner, Jonathan Turner, and his daughter Polly Turner respectively, 
as by the said will may more fully appear; and whereas, it is doubtful from 
the words of the said will, whether the testator intended to give his said 
sons and daughter fee simple estates or only life estates in the said lands; 
but it appearing from the affidavit of William Holland, who wrote the said 
will, that it was the intention of the said testator to give his said sons and 
daughter full and absolute estates in fee simple in the several tracts of land 
to them devised as aforesaid, and that the omission of the proper words of 
inheritance in the said will, was entirely owing to the hurry in which the 
said will was obliged to be written; and it also appears to this Assembly that 
John Turner, late of the said county of Cumberland, who was the eldest son and 
heir at law of the said Simon Turner, deceased, was fully convinced of the 
truth of his said father's intentions to give his said sons and daughter 
estates in fee in the said lands as aforesaid:

I. Be it therefore enacted, That the several tracts of land devised to the 
said Simon Turner, David Turner, William Turner, Jonathan Turner and Polly 
Turner, by the said Simon Turner, deceased, as aforesaid, be vested in the 
said Simon, David, William, Jonathan and Polly respectively, their heirs and 
assigns, forever, in as full and absolute manner as if the said deceased had 
by his said will devised said lands to the said Simon, David, William, 
Jonathan and Polly respectively, and their heirs and assigns, forever.


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