Spruill, James T. - 1892 - Washington Co., NC - Wills

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                            SPRUILL FAMILY WILLS

                                  
                              JAMES T. SPRUILL
                             November 22, 1892
                                  

State of North Carolina
Washington County

In the name of God Amen I James T. SPRUILL of sound and disposing mind mind
(sic) and memory but in view of the uncertainty of all human offirs (sic)
do make and declare this my last will and testament

Item. I give my soul to God who gave it and my body to decently buried.

Item. I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife all of my chattle
property consisting of house hold and kitchen furniture stock farming
utencils ????

Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife all of my land during her
natural life, and then to be equally divided between all of my children &
hereby appoint my wife to be my Executrix of this my last will and
testament. Signed, sealed & made published and declared as my last will and
testament This the 22 day of November 1892.

                                        Jas T. SPRUILL

Langley R. BOWEN
Edgar R. ALLEN

State of North Carolina In the Superior Court
Washington County

A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Jas T.
SPRUILL deceased, is exhibited before me the undersigned, Clerk of the
Superior Court for said County, by Mahaly SPRUILL the Executrix therein
mentioned and the due execution thereof by the said James T. SPRUILL is
proved by the oath and examination of Langley R. BOWEN & Edgar R. ALLEN the
subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown him purporting to be the
last will and testament of James T. SPRUILL. That the said James T. SPRUILL
in the presence of these deponents subscribed his name at the end of said
paper writing now shown as afforesaid and which bears date of the 22 day of
November 1892.

And the deponents further saith, that the said James T. SPRUILL the
testator afforesaid did at the time of subscribing name as afforesaid
declare the said paper writing so 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 thererto, and at the
request and in the presence of said testator, and this deponent further
saith that at the time when the said testator subscribed their names to the
said last will as aforesaid and at the time of deponents subscribing their
name as an attesting witness thereto, as aforesaid, the said James T.
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.

                                   Langley R. BOWEN
                                   Edgar R. ALLEN

Severally Sworn and Subscribed this 21 day of January 1893 before me
Thos J. Marriner
Clerk Superior Court

Washington County Wills, Volume 1 pp 248-249

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