Lenoir County, NC - Wills

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Drewry H. Phillips

Lenoir County, NC

Last Will and Testament dated Dec 10, 1870 files July 4, 1871

I Drewry H. Phillips, of the county of Lenoir and the state of North Carolina 
being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manor and 
form following, that is to say

First - My executor herinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial, 
suitable to the wishes of relations and friends. Pay all funeral expenses, 
together with my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the money 
that may first come into his hands as a part or parcel of my estate

Item-To by beloved wife, Martha J. Phillips, all of my lands and personal 
property including everything I now after paying all of my just debts during 
her natural life or widowhood and at the expiration of either her natural life 
or widowhood it is my will and desire that all of my lands and personal property 
be equally divided between all my children or their lawful representatives to be 
theirs in fee simple forever. and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my 
trusty friend Needham Moore my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to 
execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning 
of the same and every part and clause thereof, hereby revoking and declaring 
utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

In witness I the said Drewry H. Phillips do hereunto set my hand and seal this 
10th of Dec AD 1870

Seal

Signed, sealed published and declared by the said Drewry H. Phillips to be his 
last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his 
presence do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto. James L. Canady, Craven T. 
Barwick

Lenoir County - In the Probate Court

Needham Moore to The Probate Court

Application for the Probate of the last will and testament of Drewry H. Phillips.

The application of Needham Moore shows that 

1. Drewry H. Phillips late of Lenoir County died on the 24th day of Dec 1870, 
leaving a last will and testament, whereby he appointed Needham Moore Executor 
thereof.

2. That the estate of the said Drewry H. Phillips consists of about 400 acres of 
land situated in said county and is worth about $3000 and personal property 
consisting of household and kitchen furniture, corn, cotton, stock, worth about 
$1500.

3. That all of the said property both real and personal was willed to the widow 
of the said testator during her lifetime or widowhood after paying all of his 
just debts and burial expenses.

4. That the names and residences of the parties entitled to the testators property 
at the death or marriage of his widow are as follows:

William Phillips, Thos. Phillips, Susan Phillips, Needham Phillips, Albert Phillips, 
James L. Phillips all of Lenoir County, NC.

All of whom are minors and without guardian.

Needham Moore

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 1st day of January 1870 R.F. Green, PJ 

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