[Mecklenburg County Records, book unknown, p. 383-384]
[transcribed from photocopy of original by Mark A. Murphy, 8/24/2000]

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State of North Carrolina
Machlenburg County
I. Isaac Alexander, Clerk of the court of Pleas and Qarter Sessions held for the 
county of Machlenburg do here by sertify that the omesced[?] is a true coppy of
the last Will and testament of Marshall T. Polk deceased as filed a way in my office 
and that the above is a true (statement)[crossed out] coppy from the minutes of 
proceding of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions held at my Term 1831 for 
the County of Machlenburg held therein.  In testamony whereof I had hereunto 
subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my Office this the 2d day of June in 1831.
Isaac Alexander, CMC

State of North Carrolina
Mechlinburg County
I, Pearsall Thompson one of the active Justices of the Peace for the county of 
Mechlenburg and Chearman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for 
said county do here by Sertify that the above named Isaac Alexander is clerk of the 
said court as such all his acts are insilled[?] to due faith and credit and that his 
Sertificate is in due form. In witneSs I have here unto Subscribed my name this the 
2d day June A.D. 1831
Pearsall Thompson Chr

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N. Murphy Decd
List of Sale
Record 16th Sept 1831

W.P.[B.?]Murpry-	Bed of Furniture		"    $2.00
P." Reavs		do		do	"	2.00
M.P. Murpry-  "	do		do	do	2.50
Will S. Embry-	6 Chairs	"		"	2.6/11
J.   "  Reavs  "	3 do		"	"	"75
Do   "  do	   "	Lot of hard ware		"	"62 1/2
John Hucherson	Set of Spoons		"	"56 1/2
William Trown  "	do teal do			"	"25
J.   "  Reavs  " 	Set of plates		"	"6/2
William Burges "	one are[?]--		"	"56 1/2
John Dillaha   "	one do	"		"	"62 1/2
Stephen Smith  "  divers irons		"	"	43 1/2
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John H. Nance  "	one hanier[?]		"	"18.3/4
John garret	   "	one hoe			"	"25-
John H. Nance  "  one Plow & chains		"	"1.37 1/2
E. Reavs	   "  one Reap hook		"	" 	25
J. Reavs	   "  one loom			"	2.50

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John Andrews Deceased
Noncupative Will
Recorded 6th Oct 1831

The noncupative will of John Andrews Deceased.  The evidence of Levi G. 
Dillihay be sworn deposith & say that John Andrews told him the day before 
he died that he dsired that the whole of his property to continue in the hands of
his wife Elizabeth Andrews to support herself and family upon and as the family 
maried or left her to dispose of the property to them as he had began and at her 
death for the whole of the property to be equally divided amongst the whole of 
my children.
Isaac L. Jackson
The evidence of Robert Ed. Morison the same of the above
Robert Ed. Morison
Sworn to before me this thirteenth June 1831
Robr[?] Williams JP
James > Baldridge JP

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Ebenezer Rice Senr. Decd.
Will
Recorded 6th Oct 1831

In the name of God amen.
I Ebenezer Rise Senr Minister of the gospel by the grace of God being sick but 
of sound and disposing mind and memory [some scratched out text] and calling 
to mind the mortality of my body do think it an act of prudence to direct in what
manner I wish said worldly goods as it has pleased God to bleSs me with shall 
be disposed of after my decease and do Therefore ordain
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