Wayne County, NC - Will of John Peal, 1848

Date:  8 August 1848
Recorded:  November 1848
County:  Wayne, NC
 
Deceased:  John Peal (1791-1848)
Father:  David Peelle (1751-1804?)
 
Spouse(s):  Patricia Minshew (1790-1856)

Text:  In the Name of God, Amen.  I, John Peal of Wayne County in the 
State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memery but knowing that 
men once must die doth on the 8th day of August one Thousand Eight 
Hundred and Fourty Eight make this my last will and testament and form 
following-

1st.  I bequeth my soul to God whom I trust I am and my body to be 
decently buried.

2nd.  My will is that my wife should have the use of all of my propety 
for her suport and family and for her to keep the family on as here to 
fore during here life time or widow hood.  Except enought of it to pay
my just debts and that of the part she can best spare and if there should 
be more than she should want to keep or should after wards propety becom 
useles to her for it to besold and the prosedds to be kept in common 
stock for the estate.

After my wife death or widow I leave all my property to be devided a 
monst all of my daughters - Percy Edwards, Zilpha Peal, Sarah Peal, 
Elizath Vernon except two hundred dollars I leave to my son - Robert 
Peal.  My parishable propety to be sold for a division and my land to 
be divied as they my agree.  If my weife marries before her dath fore 
her to have as the law directs- what I have heretofore given to my 
daughters Percy Edwards and Elizath Vernon to be counted part of 
their part.

And lastly I constitut and appoint my son Robert Peal my true and 
lawful executor to this my last will and testament in witness I have 
here unto set my hand and seal this day and date above menched.

                                   John (X) Peal

Witnessed:  In present of
Wright Smith
John Price

Source:  Typed from a copy of the original will on file in the NC 
State Archives.

Comment:  John did not write his will and it did not appear to be 
written by either of the witnesses.  This will represents a major 
change in name spelling, John's father used the spelling of "Peelle".

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