Wayne County, NC - Will & Estate Records Will of Henry R Lewis - 1882 State of North Carolina Wayne County I Henry R Lewis of the County and State aforesaid being of Sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existance do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say Item 1 I give and bequeath to my beloved sister Peninah Lewis all of my interest in the tract of land on which I now live the same being my interest in the land inherited from my mother estate to have and to hold to her and her heirs in fee simple forever Item 2 I give and divise to my cousin Thomas Sauls my Shot gun and my wearing apparrel to him and his heirs in fee simple forever Item 3 I give and devise to my beloved sister Peninah Lewis all of my personel property of every discription not given away in a former item of this will And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend G P Davis my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament & according to the true intent and meaning thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other will and testaments of me heretofore made & witness hereof I the said Henry R Lewis hereunto set my hand and seal this 31 day of July 1882 Henry (his mark) Lewis {Seal} Signed and declared by the said Henry R Lewis to be his last will and testament and we witness the same at his request J N Bardin John Minshew North Carolina - Probate Court Wayne County This 27th day of March 1883 - will probated Witness J N Bardin John Minshew A T Grady Probate Judge ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ==============================================================