Will of John C. Latta - 1867 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 I John C Latta of the County of Orange and state of North Carolina Being Weak in Body But strong in mind and memory do make and declare this to be my Last Will & Testament in manner & Form following that is to say First it is my wish & desire that my wife Harriet Latta Herein after named Executor shall collect al debts due me at the time of my death and out of the amount so collected to pay all my Just Debts together with my Funeral Expenses 2nd My wish is after paying my Just debts that of the Balance on hand from the collection of old debts that the one tenth part be paid to my son William L. Latta the other 9/10 Nine Tenths to be divided betwixt my wife Harriet Latta and her 2 children Samuel T Latta and Sarah Jane Latta or the surviving one of them 3 It is my wish and desire that my wife Harriet Latta have all my Estate both real and personal During her natural life or widowhood Except as above and Below willed It is my wish that my wife should keep my Estate together for the support of Herself and her 2 children Samuel T and Sarah Jane Latta i wish her to give the children a good English Education, if there should be more stock or other perishable property on hand than my wife wishes to keep it is my desire that she sell it & put the amount at Interest for the Benifit of Herself and children 4 if Either of the children Samuel or Sarah Jane should marry During the Lifetime of my wife it is my wish that my wife give such child or children such part of my Estate as she can share [page 2] it is my wish and desire that if my wife wishes marry again that she have the one third part of all my Estate Excpt the Land that to go to my 2 Chldren Samuel T & Sarah Jane Latta or the one who my be living if that Event Ever Happens I Hereby appoint my wife Harriet Latta my Lawfull Executor to Execute this my Last Will & Testament & Every part thereoff Signed in the presence of us who at his Request sign as witnesses this the 20th day of October John C. Latta (Seal) 1867 H Whitted Jurat S. H. Miller J. C. Latta's Will Recorded Page 536 1868 Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 2 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.