Wayne County, NC - Will of Celia Herring, 1848

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  I CELIA HERRING of the State of North Carolina and County of Wayne 
being of sound disproving mind and memory do make and publish and 
declare this writing to be and contain my last will and testament in 
manner and form following. viz:
    In the first place I give and bequeath to my Granddaughter MORNING 
GARRIS one bed bedstead and furniture and one hundred dollars in money 
to be paid by my Executor in twelve months after the probate of this my 
will to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
   Secondly  I give and bequeath all balance of my estate after paying 
all my just debts and funeral expenses to my daughter SMITHY GARRIS to 
her, her heirs and assigns forever.
   Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my son-in-law JOHN GARRIS 
Executor to execute this my last will and testament utterly annulling 
revoking and declaring void all former will or wills by me heretofore 
made and declaring this and no other to be my only true last will and 
testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
the 15 th day of November AD 1845.

  Signed sealed published and declared      CELIA (X) HERRING   Seal
  by the testatrix to be her last will
  and testament who signed the same
  in the presence of us and who at 
  her request signed the same in 
  her presence and in the presence of
  each other as witness thereunto
          JOHN A GREEN
          J K GREEN


  CODICIL TO CELIA HERRING WILL
  Whereas I CELIA HERRING having made my last will and testament 
bearing date the 15 th day of November 1845. I have thereby made sundry 
bequests according to the then existing circumstances of my estate, but 
which circumstances having now maternally changed. I do by this 
writing, which   I hereby declare to be a codicil to my said will to be 
taken and construed as a part thereof. Will and desire that in addition 
to what I have heretofore given away in my said will, I give and 
bequeath to my daughter MORNING THOMAS the sum of one hundred dollars 
to her, her heirs and assigns forever, to be paid by my executor within 
twelve months after the probate of this my last will and codicil. In 
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 16 th day of 
October 1847.
  Signed sealed published and            CELIA (X) HERRING   Seal
  declared by the said CELIA
  HERRING to be a codicil and
  part of her last will and 
  testament in the presence of
  us who at her request and in her
  presence do subscribe our names
  as witnesses thereunto.
       JAMES GRISWOLD
       JOHN A GREEN

  Probate : May Term 1848

  
  Wills 1776-1927
  CR 103.801.7
  Folder 1848
  NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

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