I,Joseph Harder of the county of Alamance and state of North Carolina Being ofsound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existencedo make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing that is to say:
Item:I give and devise to my loving wife all my lands and personal property to haveand to hold to her the said Anne Harder for and during the term of her naturallife.
Item:I give and devise to my eldest daughter Eliza C. Rippey the wife of William H.Rippey one hundred and forty acres of land in the Joseph Rippey _____ duringher natural life and then to ____ the said Eliza Rippey’s children except thelife estate of my devised wife.
Item:I give to my youngest daughter Sarah F. Harder one hundred and twenty acres ofthe land on the home tract to include and out buildings where I now live, alsoforty acres of land known as the Faulkner Tract adjoining the lands ofJ.G. Pinnix and others, one horse and cow,Household and Kitchen furniture, one half share in Rail Road stock and Eliza C.Rippey the other except the life estate of my devised wife.
Item:I give and devise Willis Harder’s children thirty six acres of land to beequally divided lying northeast of my home tract adjoining the lands ofT.?. Fonville except the life estate of mydevised wife.
Item:I give to John A. Harder twelve acres of land, I also giveJoseph T. Harder twelve acres of land, Ialso give John A. and Mary C. Harder one note I now hold on Austin Harderexcept the life estate of my devised wife to have and to hold in fee simpleforever. I give the remainder Samuel Chelden? after death of wife provided hestays with her until he is twenty one years of age, and also to have fifteendollars worth of other property.
Item:And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Anne Harder and Sarah F.Harder my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my lastwill and testament according to the true intended meaning thereof, I herebyrevoke and declare utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretoforemade. In witness thereof I the said Joseph Harder do hereunto set my hand andseal.
Signed:Joseph HarderSept. 7th,1873
Signedby the said Joseph Harder to his last will and testament in the presence of uswho at his request and in his presence do subscribe our names as witnessesthereto.
Witness:Joseph McAdams
George Loman
Stateof North Carolina
AlamanceCounty
InProbate Court April 22, 1874
Apaper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph Harderdeceased is exhibited for Probate and upon the oath and examination of JosephMcAdams and George Loman the subscribing witnesses thereto who state that theysigned the same as witnesses at the request and in the presence of the saidJoseph Harder declared the same to be his last will and testament and that saidHarder was at the said declaration and signing of sound mind and dispersing? memory.It is therefore adjudged the said paper writing and every part thereof is thelast will and testament of the said Joseph Harder and the same is admitted toProbate and ordered to be recorded.