Will of John Latta, Senior - 5 Jun 1823 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 In the name of God Amen I, John Latta, Senior of the County of orange And the State of North Carolina being at preasent weake in body through Age but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling to, mind the Mortality of My body do Make and, ordain this My last will and testament, that is to, say First of All, I give and Recommend my soul into the hands god that gave it me Beseach ing his Most gracious Exceptance of it, in and through the All sufficient Merits and, mediations of Jesus Christ My Saviour and redeemer, and, when death shall Come I give my body to the Earth to be buried in A, Deasent Christen manner, At the descresion of My Executors, And as, to My, worldly Estate I will I give[sic] And bequeath to My sone thomas, Latta his Note of three hundred dollars At My death I give and bequeath to My son, John Lattas tos Children John, & Mariah three hundred dollers At my death to Each one hundred , &, fifty dollars which Money is in the hands of Jos. H.L.t. Latta, the Intrest of said Money to go to my Estate I give and bequeath to My Son James Latta his Note, of three hundred dollars, and I give & [bequeath] to, my son Jos. Latta his note of three hundred, dollers [page 2] I give And, bequath to my three soneinlaws Robert Walker, &, Robert davis and William fauset, thaare Nots of three hundred, dollars I, give And bequath to, my soneinlaw thomas hollowway juniar too hundred dollars which he borrowed of Me March the Eighth, Eighteen Hundred, & Sixteen together with the indue theareon It is Also my will that My too grand sons William & John Hollowway shall have the Colt that now sucks the mare, Also, that my books, be devided Into seven lots As Equal, as can be, done And drawn for, by, James, Latta Joseph, Latta Robert Walker Robert davis and William faucet and John Lattas too Children It, is My will that All my just debts be paid it is My further will that what property I possess, at My death shall Share Equally Alike Namely Thomas Latta James Latta Joseph Latta & Robert davis Robert Walker William fauset and John, & Moriah, Latta & Thomas Hollowway junr And I appoint My sons thomas & James Latta the Executors to this my last will and testament Ratifying this And no other to be my last will And testament In witness whereunto I have, set [page 3] My hand and fixt My seal this 5th day of June Eighteen Hundred & twenty Three. John Latta Signer (Seaile) published and Declared in presence of thes witness present: James Allison Jurat Robert Davis Exr qualif Orange County, North Carolina Will Book E, page 67, FHL Film #0019485 Admitted to probate Orange County Nov 1824 Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 2 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain. Transcriber's note: The writer of the above will placed many, many commas in the text - most not in harmony with modern usage. Also spellings varied throughout "dollers" vs "dollars", "bequeath" in some places vs. "bequath" in others.