GREENE COUNTY, NC - WILL - Penelope Canady (Abstract) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greene County, NC Book 1 Page 47 Last Will and Testament of Penelipe Canady I Penelipe (sic) Canady of the County of Greene and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory; but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in namer and form as follows. 1st That my executor shall provide for my body a decent burial and pay all just debts if any. 2nd I want a walling put around the graves of myself and husband Henry Canady and head and foot pieces put to our graves in marble. 3rd I give to each of my lawful heirs one dollar apiece. 4th I give to Pennina Mewborn my niece one bed and furniture. 5th I give to Benjamin W. Warters and Dealia F. Warters my nephew and niece all o the rest of my property both real and personal. I leave J. R. Warters as my executor to execute this my Last Will and Testament. I hereunto set my hand this August the 25th 1876. Penelipe Canady Witnesses E. Patrick John Grizzard State of North Carolina} SS In the Probate Court Greene County A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Penelipe Canady, deceased, is exhibited before me the undersigned, Judge of Probate for said County by __ M. R___ and the due execution thereof by the said Penilipe Canady by the Oath and examination of C. Patrick and John Grizzard the said being witnesses thereto who being duly sworn doth depose and say each for himself deposeth and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown therein purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Penelipe Canady that the said Penelipe Canady in the presence of this deponant subscribed her ______ [illegible]. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kay Waters Sakaris August 2004 ___________________________________________________________________