Will of Elizabeth Latta - 5 Nov 1858

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

        In the Name of God Amen !

   I Elizabeth Latta of the Orange County 
Sate of North Carolina, do hereby 
make and publish this as my last will 
and testament:
     First, I direct all my Just debts to be 
paid as soon after my death as may be convenient.
     Secondly I give and devise to my 
sisters Jane Latta, Rachael Latta, Arrena Latta 
Amelia Latta and Fanny F. Latta, provided 
and on condition they shall remain  un=
married at the time of my death, all my 
property, land negroes and every thing 
else, to them and the survivors and survi
vor of them and the heirs of the survivors 
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 mentioned at the time of 
her ["death" crossed out] marriage.  My purpose being to continue 
the property to my unmarried sisters for
their home and support as long as they 
shall remain unmarried, and as any of 
them shall marry her part 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 in 
presence of               }   Elizabeth latta (seal)
                          }
    Jno. M. Faucette      }
    Thos G. Pratt         }



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.