LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ROBERT A. MOORE
Introduction:
Robert A. Moore was the brother-in-law of
Wyatt A. Lunsford. He was born 1831 and
was a physician. Wyatt's wife was Amy Moore.
Their father was Isaac Moore, born
WILL OF ROBERT A. MOORE
(P. 173)
Robert A. Moore's } State of
Last Will and }
Testament Set up
I, Robert A. Moore being of sound mind
and disposing memory and calling to mind the mortality of the body do make
constitute and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in form following (viz)
My body I commit to the earth to be
buried in a decent Christian like manner.
And my soul to God who gave it for Christ Sake. As to what worldly goods it hath pleased God
to bless with , I will as follows; First
I desire that all my lawful debts be paid by my Executor whom I shall hereafter
named as soon as possibly without injury to my estate. It is further my will that my Executor whom I
shall designate shall sell the house and lot upon which I now reside containing
eleven acres either publicly or privately as in his judgment he may think best
or swap it for some other place suitable for my family to live upon, and any
sale or swap made by him shall be valid if he shall sell it. Then it is my will that all or so much of the
proceeds arising from such shall be laid out in the purchase of a suitable place
for a home for my family. My wife to
have and hold her Dower in the place so bought or swapped for as though I had
been in possession of the same at my death.
It is further my will that my
Executor shall sell either publicly or privately as he may think best my
interest in one house in the Village of Friendship, and three lots which I have
an equal interest with my Brother Jo M. R. Moore and appropriate the proceeds
as he may think best ot the use and benefit of my
wife and children and it is my will that any sale made or any conveyance made
by my Executor whom I shall name properly signed by him as such shall be lawful
and valid. And I hereby designate and
appoint my brother J. S. Moore my Executor to settle up my Estate and carry
this will into effect.
In witness whereof I have set my hand
and affix my seal this the 23rd day of March A. D.
1870.
Test
R. A. Moore (seal)
A. T. Fielder
Wyatt Lunsford
PROOF OF WILL
[P 174)
State of
This day a paper writing purporting
to be the last will and testament of Robert A. Moore deceased was produced in
open court and the Execution thereof duly proven by the oaths of A. T. Fielder
and Wyatt Lunsford subscribing witnesses thereto who testified that they were
personally acquainted with the testator that he signed and published the said
paper as his last will and testament in their presence and for the purposes
therein set forth and requested them specially to bear witness thereto and that
they signed it in his presence and at this request, and that he was of sound
and disposing memory at the time of the execution of said will ---
It is therefore ordered by the court
that said paper writing be set up as the last will and testament of the said
Robert A. Moore dec'd and the same be recorded.
Attest Will M. Watkins Clerk
By H. P. Doyle D. C.
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