Will of Margaret Cain  - 16 Jul 1840

Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801

Know all men that I Margaret Cain 
of the County of Orange and State of North Car
olina, being of sound mind and memory, and 
wishing to make a disposition of my proper-
ty different from that which the law 
would make in case of my dying intestate
do make publish and declare this to be
my last will and testament in manner
and form following, viz.
     I give and devise to my two sisters
Mary and Elizabeth Cain the whole of
my estate and property of every kind and dis-
cription both real and personal, to them and
the survivor of them and the heirs executors
and administrators of the survivor of them.
   And I appoint my said two sisters Mary
and Elizabeth the executrixes of this my last
will and testament
         Signed, sealed and published on this
the 16       day of July     1840

In the presence of          Margaret Cain (seal)
   Abner Lewis    Jurat
   William Jackson


Orange County, North Carolina Will Book G, page 452, FHL Film #0019485

[page 452]
Know all men that I Margaret Cain of the County 
of Orange and State of North Carolina being of 
sound mind and memory and wishing to make 
a disposition of my property diffirent from that 
which the law would make in case of my dying 
intestate do make publish and declare this to 
be my last will and testament in manner
and form following viz
I give and devise to my two sisters Mary and 
Elizabeth Cain the whole of my estate and 
property of every kind and discription both real 
and personal to them and the survivors of them 
and the heirs executors and administrators of 
the survivors of them. 
     And I appoint my said two sisters Mary 
and Elizabeth the Executrixes of this my last
will and testament
Signed, sealed and published on this the 
16th day of July 1840
In the presence of          Margaret Cain (seal)
Abner Lewis    Jurat
William Jackson

   Orange County Court August Term 1864
The foregoing last will and testament of
Margaret Cain deceased was duly proved
in ope Court according to law and
ordered to be recorded


Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC <benz2@earthlink.net>
26 Dec 2009.  Please credit me if you use this. This information is in 
the public domain.


Testator: 
Margaret Cain - daughter of James Cain who married Elizabeth McKinley 
on 21 Dec 1781 in Orange County, North Carolina. James died about Apr 1834.

Legatees:
Mary Cain - sister of testator, daughter of James Cain
Elizabeth - sister of testator, daughter of James Cain