Wilkes Co. NC will: William B. Kenneday, 1860
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North Carolina Archives 
Wilkes Co. Original Wills, 1778-1948
CR.104.801.5

WILL OF WILLIAM B. KENNEDAY
Dated Oct. 5, 1860
Proved Sept. 5, 1874

In the name of God Amen.  I WILLIAM B. KENNEDY of the County Wilkes in the 
State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and 
memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in the manner and 
form following to wit

I hereby will and bequeath to each of my children hereafter named and my wife 
RACHEL KENNEDY equal portions of all and singular my Estate both real and 
personal to be ascertained by sale of my property and giving each as legatees 
one share except that the property heretofore given and advanced to my 
children is to be subtracted from the share of each so as to make all equal 
including said advancement.

I direct my executor hereafter named after my decease to sell all my property 
and reasonable credit, to collect all debt due me and pay all my just debts 
and pay to my wife RACHEL one equal share with all my children.  To RUFFIN 
KENNEDY one share except that the following advancements be added to the 
amount of my Estate and be subtracted from the share of each of my children.  

To RUFFIN KENNEDY I have advanced Seventy five Dollars.

To my daughter SEDILIA Seventy Dollars.

To my daughter MARY Thirty Dollars.

To my son WILLIAM Two Hundred & forty Dollars.

To my son NORWOOD Two Hundred Dollars.

To my daughter MILLIA Twenty five Dollars.

And it is my will that the Advancements made shall be rated at the above 
figures.

And my will is that my Executor shall pay over to each of my children their 
part of my Estate except SEDILLIA my will is that my Executor shall keep 
SEDILIA's part in his own hands and advance it to her by little portions 
according to his judgment for the support of her and her children.

Lastly I hereby appoint my son NORWOOD KENNEDY Executor to this my Last Will 
and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 5th day 
of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty 1860.

WM. B. KENNEDY {seal}

Witness
JOSEPH F. GENTRY
HUGH HANKS


Wilkes County - In the Probate Court.
I GEO. H. BROWN Judge of Probate for the County of Wilkes, having examined the 
foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament 
of WM. B. KENNEDAY and signed by WM. B. KENNEDAY and dated Oct. 5th A.D. 1860 
and having heard the testimony of JOSEPH F. GENTRY and HUGH HANKS the 
subscribing witnesses thereto in relation to the execution of the same who 
upon their oath each depose and says for himself that the said WM. B. KENNEDAY 
the testator aforesaid did at the time of subscribing his name at the end of 
said paper writing declare the same to be his last Will and Testament.  And 
deponents did thereupon subscribe their names to the said will as attesting 
witnesses at the request & in the presence of the said Testator.  And at the 
time when the said Testator so suscribed his name to the said Will and at the 
time of deponents subscribing their names thereto as attesting witnesses the 
said WM. B. KENNEDAY was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute the 
Will and was not under any restraint to the knowledge information or belief of 
deponents.  I do therefore judge the Execution of the said Will by the 
Testator aforesaid to be duly proven.  I do further consider adjudge and 
declare the said paper writing amd every part thereof to be the last Will and 
Testament of WM. B. KENNEDAY deceased late of Wilkes County.  And the same is 
recorded as such in the record of wills for said County Sept. 5th, 1874. 

GEO. H. BROWN
Judge of Probate