Spruill, Eli J. - 1911 - Washington Co., NC - Wills Submitted by Teresa Kelley takelley@erols.com SPRUILL FAMILY WILLS ELI J. SPRUILL November 27, 1911 North Carolina, Washington County I Eli J. SPRUILL of the aforesaid County and State, being of sound mind, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament: First, My Executor, hereinafter named, shall give my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives, and pay all funeral expenses, together with all my just debts, out of the first moneys which may come into his hands belonging to my estate. Second, I give and devise to my beloved wife the House and lot on which we now live and the lot where my stockhouse now stands, and adjoining the lot of C.N. DAVENPORT, and the Baptist Church lot and my farm known as the Micajah PHELPS farm and Peter HALL land, containing seventy-eight acres more or less and bounded by Sommerset and C. W. WOODLEY and others, for her natural life or widowhood, in satisfaction of her dower and thirds in all my lands. Third, I give and devise to my son Eli J. SPRUILL, Jr., and his heirs in fee simple, the farm or tract of land described above in Washington County and Scuppernong Township, and known as the Micajah PHELPS and Peter HALL tract, which I purchased of Alexander ARMSTRONG and the Andrew PHELPS heirs for further information see "deeds" Provided, that the said Eli J. SPRUILL, Jr. Shall not marry any relative nearer than the third cousin. Fourth, I give and devise to my daughter Elma T. SPRUILL the house and lot on which we now live, and the Stock House lot, known and described above being my entire property in the town of Creswell, N.C. to her and her heirs in fee simple, provided that she shall not marry a nearer relative than third cousin. Fifth, I give and bequeath all my chattel property to my beloved wife, except the organ which shall belong to my daughter Elma, and my gun to my son E. J. SPRUILL, Jr. Sixth, I hereby constitute my beloved wife, my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the ??? intent and meaning of the same, and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other will and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof; I, the said E. J. SPRUILL, do hereunto set my hand and seal, this 27th day of November 1911. E. J. Spruill {seal} Signed, sealed, and declared by the said E. J. Spruill to be his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, do subscribe our names as witness thereto. Witness, J. L. HASSEL L. S. SPRUILL State of North Carolina Washington County } In the Superior Court A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli J. SPRUILL deceased is exhibited before me, the undersigned, Clerk of the Superior Court for said County by Laura A. SPRUILL the Executrix, therein mentioned; and the due execution which by the said Eli J. SPRUILL by the oath and examination of J. L. HASSEL & L. S. SPRUILL, the subscribing witness thereto, who being duly sworn, doth dispose and say and each for himself deposeth and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown here purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli J. SPRUILL; that the said Eli J. SPRUILL in the presence of this deponent subscribed his name at the end of said paper writing which is now shown as aforesaid, and which bears date of the 27th day of Nov 1911. And this Deponent further saith that the said Eli J. SPRUILL the testator aforesaid, did at the time of subscribing his name as aforesaid declare the said paper writing as subscribed by him and exhibited to be his last will and testament and this deponent did thereupon subscribe his name at the end of said will as an attesting witness thereto and at the request and in the presence of said testator, And this deponent further saith that at the same time when the said testator subscribed his name to the said last will as aforesaid, and at the time of the deponent's subscribing his name as an attesting witness thereto, as aforesaid, the said Eli J. SPRUILL was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute a will, and was not under any restraint, to the knowledge, information or belief of this deponent; And further these deponents say not. L. Hassel L. S. Spruill Severally sworn and subscribed, this 27th day of April 1912, before me C.V.W. Ansbon Clerk Superior Court North Carolina Washington County } In the Superior Court It is therefore considered and adjudged by the Court that the said paper writing and every part thereof is the last Will and Testament of Eli J. SPRUILL, deceased. Let the said Will together with the probate be recorded and filed, this 27th day of April 1912. C.V.W. Ansbon, Clerk Superior Court Personally appeared Laura A. SPRUILL who took and subscribed to the oath presented by law for the qualification of Executor, and Letters Testamentary were issued to her on the 27th day of April 1912. C.V.W. Ansbon, C.S.C. Washington County Wills Volume 1 p 536-538 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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