Will of Amelia Latta - 5 Nov 1858

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


        In the Name of God Amen !

I Amelia Latta of the Orange County, North 
Carolina do hereby make and publish this as
my last will and testament.
     First, I direct all my just debts, if any, to be
paid as soon as convenient after my death.
     Secondly, I give and devise to my sisters
Elizabeth Latta, Jane Latta Arrena Latta
Rachael Latta and Fanny F. Latta, provided
and on condition they shall remain unmarried
at my death, all my property, land negroes
and every thing else. To them and their sur=
vivor, and survivors of them and the heirs
of the heirs of the survivor of them.  But each
of them as shall marry after my death shall
forfeit upon marriage her share: which shall
go to her unmarried sisters above named 
at the time of her ["death" crossed out] marriage.  My purpose being
to continue the property to my unmarried
sisters, as long as they shall remain unmar=
ried for their home and support.  And if
any of them shall marry, the part which
she has received, or is entitled to, of my pro=
perty shall go to her single sisters above
named, in the same manner as I have 
here given it.
     I appoint George Laws my executor.
   Witness my hand & seal this 5th Nov. 1858.
Signed sealed & declared  }
int presence of us        }   Amelia Latta (seal)
                          }
Jno. M. Faucette          }
Thos G. Pratt      Jurat      



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


Note: This handwriting is very simplified, various letters have
little or nothing to distinguish between them.  Regardless, I'm 
confident of the interpretation above due to simple, common
phrases.


This is nearly word-for-word the same as the wills of Amelia Latta,
and Elizabeth Latta - written in the same handwriting, same date.