Record of Will & Probate
Page 227 & 228
State of North Carolina
Rutherford County 

Know all men by these presents that I Elijah Blanton of the county of Rutherford and State of North Carolina That I do make this my last will and testament being in my right mind and memory, that is first to say. After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the measure of my Estate, real and personal I give, bequeath and dispose of as follows (Viz). To my beloved wife Nancy Blanton to have all my property both real and personal, with all household and Kitchen furniture during her life time, and at her death, all property both real and personal is to be sold and equal(l)y divided among all my children (Viz) S T Blanton, Evaline Hamrick, Easter James, C W Blanton, James M Blanton, Joseph M Blanton, John, A Blanton, Sarah M Webb Except my son G W Blanton, he is to have twenty five pounds of feathers, or the value of them in money and the remainder is to be equally divided among all my children above named. Likewise I make, constitute and appoint D N Hamrick to be Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me. 

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal this the 23rd day of January one thousand eight hundred and eighty four. 

Elijah Blanton (seal) 

Attest 
J L Green 
M S Beam 


North Carolina 
Rutherford County 

A paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Elijah Blanton decd, is presented before me and offered for probate by D N Hamrick the Executor therein named, and the due execution thereof by the said Elijah Blanton is proved by the oath & Examination of J L Green & M S Beam subscribing witnesses thereto, who being duly sworn deposes & says, each for himself, that he is a subscribing witness to the said paper writing now shown him, purporting to be the last will and testament of Elijah Blanton decd and bearing date the 23rd day of Jany 1884. That the said Elijah Blanton did in the presence of this witness sign his name at the end of said paper writing now shown, and at the time of the signing thereof, he, the said Elijah Blanton did declare the same to be his last will & testament and thereupon this affiant in the presence of, and at the request of said Elijah Blanton signed his name at the end thereof as a subscribing witness thereto. Affiant also further deposes that at the time of the signing of the foregoing last will & testament by the said Elijah Blanton, that he the said Elijah Blanton was of sound mind and memory of lawful age to Execute a will and was under no restraint to the knowledge information or belief of his deponent further deponent saith not. 

J L Green 
M S Beam 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd March 1884 
R W Logan S C