Wayne County, NC - Wills - Rubin Mitchell, 1832 ----¤¤¤---- Rubin Mitchell Last Will and Testament Wayne County I RUBIN MITCHEL being weakly in body but sound in memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth Item All my lands that is not henceforth given away my desire is that after my death and the death of my wife shall belong to RUBIN MITCHEL and his heirs forever also my will is that my wife shall have one third part of my lands during her lifetime or widowhood to be hers to do as she will with it after that to my son RUBIN MITCHEL to him and his heirs forever. Item All my property that I Brought from GILFORD I give to my wife to do with as she thinks best, Item I have four head of cattle 2 bee I give to my son RUBIN MITCHEL the other two my will is that he or some other person take them on Stock for half the incurs So that my Daughter NANCY shall have the benefits of them or rather if my son will not take them for them to be sold and the money to be paid to her as my executors think best, Item my desire is that my Grand-Daughter APCILLA MITCHEL have one of my feather beds the rest of my property not henceforth listed nor given away my desire after my death that my son RUBIN MITCHEL shall have and Lastly I nominate and appoint WILLIAM EDGERTON and GEORGE MITCHEL JUNIOR this 21st day of November 1831 RUBIN X MITCHEL (seal) Test GEORGE X MITCHEL WILLIAM EDGERTON WAYNE COUNTY Feby Term 1832 When was exhibited in open court the last will and testament of RUBIN MITCHEL decd. which was duly proved in open court by the oath of GEORGE MITCHEL A Subscribing Witness and at the same time WILLIAM EDGERTON one of the named executors appeared in open court and was duly qualified as executor let letters of Testimony issue P HOOKS CLK Acc Sale of the Property of RUBIN MITCHEL dec. Sold 3rd day March 1832 1 cow 2 GEORGE MITCHELL $5.00 1 ditto " ditto ditto $4.60 $9.60 __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by K. Mitchell ___________________________________________________________________