Will, NC, Wake, Theophilus Poole, 1845 In the name of God, Amen. I THEOPHILUS POOLE of the County of Wake in the State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this to by my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, to wit. My will and desire is that all my just debts be paid. Second, my will is that my wife, CLARA POOLE, have all my tract of land whereon I now live during her life, unless she marries, in that case she is to have a child’s part of the said land, also one bed & furniture, one wheel and cards, and one loom and at her death be divided between my children. Third I further will and devise that all the balance of my property be sold and the money arising from the same to be equally divided between my wife & children, subject to advancements made to some of my children, they first to account for advancements before they shall be entitled to share any of the proceeds of said sale. My further will is and I particularly require that my wife CLARA POOLE shall not in any way cut and destroy the timber of the said land mentioned in the second clause of this will, more than is sufficient to make support. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 16th day of November 1845, A. D. THEOPHILUS POOLE {seal, his x mark} WILLIAM R. POOLE JOHN POOLE RANSOM POOLE Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Wake, Theophilus Poole, 1845 THEOPHILUS POOL Will August Term 1847 Recorded in Book BB page 253 JAMES T. MARRIOTT, CCC Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Wake, Theophilus Poole, 1845 The undersigned relinquishes her right to administer the estate of her deceased husband THEOPHILUS POOLE & prays the Co. Court of Wake to appoint some discrete person to administer the same according to the last will of the deceased. August 1847 CLARA POOLE {her x mark} Witness WILLIAM R. POOLE Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Wake, Theophilus Poole, 1845 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **