Wake County NcArchives Wills.....Pennington, Howell January 14, 1809 ************************************************ 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: Paul Pennington worldlight7@gmail.com August 16, 2012, 8:13 am Source: Family Search Will Images Written: January 14, 1809 Recorded: August 1811 WILL OF HOWELL PENNINGTON, 14 Jan. 1809 Wake County Wills 1811-1812 Vol 10 p 107 Family Search Will Images Written 14 Jan. 1809; Probated ? Aug. 1811 In the name of God, I Howell Pennington of Wake County and State of North Carolina being of lawful age be sick and weak of body but in perfect sense and mind doth give and bequeath my worldly goods in manner and form as follows to wit after all my just debts paid and my body decently buried. It. I lend to my mother two Negros to wit Jeney & Isaak during his [sic her] natural life to his [sic her] natural use. She may give them up when she sees cause to those they are given to at any time and after his [sic her] death It. I give the said two Negros to my four sisters here mentioned by name Nancy, Patsey, Sally W., and Rebecca Pennington and if either my 4 sisters should die without a lawful heir for his [sic her] part to go to my other brother and sister. Which I acknowledge to be my last will and testament given under my hand and seal this 14th Day of January 1809. Howell Pennington Signed Sealed in presence of William [X his mark] Tomerson Wake County Aug ? 1811 This This will was duly proven in open court by the oath of William Tomerson subscribing witness and ordered to be recorded. Wm. Hill clk Recorded in the Clerks office of Wake County in Book L and page 107. -- Image Located at familysearch.org (North Carolina Probate Records 1735- 1970\Wake\Wills, Inventories, Settlements 1811-1812 Vol 10, image 67 of 190) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/wills/penningt2993wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb