Will
Norris B. Owens & Nathon Frances Owens
State of North Carolina
Currituck County
I N. B. Owens and wife Frances Owens of
the afore said county and state being of sound mind but considering the
uncertainly of ones earthly existence do make and declare this our last
will and testament.
1st Our executor hereinafter named shall give our bodies a descent
burial suitable to the wishes of our relations and friends and pay all
funeral expenses together with all of our just debts out of the first
money which may come unto her hands belonging to our estate.
2nd We give and desire to our beloved daughter Nannie B. Forbes
wife of I. C. Forbes deceased our farm where we live and said
tract in Poplar Branch Township, Currituck County adjoining the lands of
Silva Belanga deceased on the west and J. A. Forbes and W.
H. Gallop and on the south binding the lands of J. A. Forbes
and on the east binding the lands of J. W. Forbes and Stephen
(Gordan ?) and on the north binding the lands of P. H. Forbes
containing 50 acres more or less and ½ this being our share of the Isaac
Owens deceased tract of land.
3rd We give to our beloved daughter our government bonds and (-------)
bonds and war saving stamps and our money if there shall be any at our
deaths and all of our chattel property of all kinds such as hogs cattle
mules and horses and chickens turkeys geese and all of our house hold
and kitchen furniture of every kind and growing crops if there should be
any at our deaths.
We hereby constitute and appoint our daughter Nannie B. Forbes
wife of J. C. Forbes deceased our lawful executor to this our
last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the
same and every part and clause there of hereby revoking and declaring
utterly void all other wills and testaments by us heretofore made.
In witness where of we the said N. B. Owens and wife Nathon
Frances Owens do hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th day
Sept. A. D. 1918.
Signed sealed and published and declared by us to be our last Will and
Testament in the presence of us, who, at our request and in our presence
and in the presence of each of us do subscribe our names as witnesses.
N. B. Owens
Nathon Frances Owens
Witness
J. W. Forbes
J. L. Forbes
Proved May 23, 1919 by B. B. Bell
Clerk Superior Court Currituck Co.
Remarks: Located in Will Book 6 page 7 & 8,
Currituck County Court House |