Wayne County, NC - Will of PATE, John - 1862

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WILL OF JOHN PATE (1862)
OF WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

State of North Carolina
Wayne County

   I Jno [sic] Pate being in feeble health but of sound disposing mind and
memory, blessed be God for his mercy, do make and publish this to be my
last will testament in manner following.  Item first, I give to my daughter
Penny Pate four hundred dollars to be paid out of the money or notes that
may be on hand at my death.  2nd- I give to my granddaughter Bashaby
Peacock four hundred dollars in cash or notes that may be on hand at my
death.  3rd-I give to my son Anderson Pate all my home tract of land to him
and his heirs forever.  4th-I give to my son Jackson Pate one third part of
the tract of land known as my old place to be laid off running from Shade
Pate to Tisso? [name difficult to read, but begins with a "T"] H. Sasser
line.  5th-I give the balance of said tract to be equally divided between
my two sons George and Richard to them and their heirs.  6th-It is my will
and desire that the balance of my money or notes that I may have on hand at
my death be equally divided between Jackson, Richard, George and Anderson.
7th-It is my will and desire that all the rest of my property be sold and
after paying my just debts and a decent burial expense be divided between
my four named sons and my daughter Penny and my granddaughter Bashaby
Peacock.  Lastly I constitute and appoint my son Jackson Pate my executor
to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all the other wills by
me made this 22nd day of January 1859 signd [sic] seald [sic] and declaird
[sic] in the presence of us who are requested to sign as witnesses.

John Pate
(his mark)

T.T. Hollowell
John Stricklin

Wayne County May term 1862
   The foregoing paper purporting to be the last will and testament of John
Pate, deceased is exhibited for probate in open court by Jackson Pate the
executor therein named, and the due execution thereof by the said John Pate
is proved by the oath and examination of T.T. Hollowell and John Stricklin
the subscribing witnesses thereto.  It is therefore considered by teh court
that the said paper writing andevery part thereof is the last will and
testament of the said John Pate, and the same is ordered to be recorded and
filed.  And therupon the said Jackson Pate executor as aforesaid duly
qualifies as such by taking the oath required by law and entering into the
bond in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars with Thomas A. D[unreadable]
and Shade Pate surity.

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