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I, George Orr, of the County of Transylvania
and 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 manner and
form following, that is to say,
First - That my executors hereinafter
named shall provide for my body a decent burial
suitable to the wishes of my relatives and
friends and pay all funeral expenses together
with my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever
owing out of the first money that may come into
their hands as a part or parcel of my
estate.
Item - I give and devise to my beloved
wife, Jane M. Orr, all that part or parcel of
land including my dwelling house _____ as
follows - Beginning at a stake in the road
leading from my place to L. S. Gash's river
farm and on the east line of the old tract I
now live on and running with said road to a
stake in the Boilston Road, thence North East
with said Boilston Road 10 poles, thence North
West to the top of the knob above the orchard,
thence the awinding ridge to a pine knot
North end of the Pine Mountain corner of a
tract purchased of Chandler, then with the line
of the same to H. B. Gash's line, thence with
said Gash's line to a stone the original
beginning of the Miller Tract by the side of
Boilston Road, then East to the South East
corner of said Miller Tract, then North to the
beginning, for and during her natural life for
and in consideration of her dower and thirds in
my real estate.
Item - I give and divise to my son, Perry
P. Orr, all that piece of land included in my
land title beginning at a Chestnut Oak North
West corner of the Miller tract and running the
top of the ridge to the top of Sharpe Mountain,
thence with the top of the ridge round the head
of Osborn's Creek to the top of the North end
of the Pine Mountain, thence with the lines of
the Dower land above mentioned to the East line
of the Miller Tract, then North to Boilston
Creek, then up said creek to a stake corner of
a pine once deeded to Mr. J. Orr, then with a
lake fence crossing the road to a stake
thirty-five poles North of said road, thence a
straight line to a shoal in Osborn's Creek
first above the field, then up the creek to a
stake in the line of the Old Miller Tract, then
North to the beginning, except what was sold to
David Banks at the value of six hundred
dollars, one hundred of which sum to he paid to
my executors forming part of my estate for
distribution to have and to hold to him the
said P. P. Orr, his heirs and assigns, in fee
simple for ever.
Item - I give and devise to my son, John
J. Orr, all the remainder of my lands included
in the Miller Tract, bounded by the line of the
piece devised to P. P. Orr and beginning at a
Chestnut Oak North West corner of said Miller
Title and runs East to a rock A. T. Miller's
corner, then South to a stake south bank of
Boilston Creek, thence with the lines of P. P.
Orr piece to the beginning at the sum of five
hundred and twenty-five dollars, twenty-five
dollars of which is to be paid to my
executors or accounts for to my
executors for distribution, to have and to hold
to him the said John J. Orr in fee simple
forever.
Item - I give and devise to my son Joseph
M. Orr all that tract part of my lands herein
devised as dower lands to my wife, Jane M. Orr,
there having the use and proceeds thereof
during her natural life, then to the said
Joseph M. Orr for and in consideration of the
sum of five hundred dollars to him the said
Joseph M. Orr, his heirs and assigns, in fee
simple forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my wife
Jane M. Orr as sufficient amount of my
household and kitchen furniture for her comfort
and convenience and sufficient amount of my
crop , stock, and provisions on hand for the
maintenance and support of herself and family
to be set apart by my executors and one
freeholder to be chosen by her.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son,
Martin J. Orr, two hundred dollars to be made
out of the proceeds of my estate not therein
before devised or bequeathed either real or
personal with three hundred dollars heretofore
advanced in payment of lands.
Item - I give and bequeath to my
daughter, Mary E. Orr, five hundred dollars to
be paid out of my estate by my executors if
there is a sufficient amount in their hands not
otherwise devised.
Item - My will and desire is that if the
said M. J. Orr or M. E. Orr desires any article
of my property not otherwise devised or
bequeathed that they or either of them shall
have the same it being valued by two
disinterested freeholders and to for a part of
the legacy above specified and that all the
remainder of my estate either real or personal
be sold or divided and debts owing to me in any
way by collected and if there should be
surpluses after paying of the forgoing devises
and bequests there should be a remainder on
hand the same to be equally divided between my
wife and all my children, share and share alike
to them and their heirs and assigns forever,
and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint
my sons Martin J. Orr and Perry P. Orr my
lawful executors to execute this my last will
and testament according to the true intent and
meaning thereof, hereby revoking all other
wills and testaments by me heretofore made, in
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal Oct. 23, 1868.
George Orr (Seal)
Acknowledged in [the] presence of my and
by his request and in his prisons, I hereunto
set my name a witness thereto.
L. C. Orr
J. C. Owenby
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