The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-26
A STRANGE WILL
North Carolina Man Bequeathed
Property He Didn't Own.

Property He Didn't own.
Probate Judge E. c. Bennett has
received from a friend the copy of
what is considered by many lawyers
who have studied the document to be
one of the sstrangest wills that was
ever probated The will reads as
follows:
!, Lorenzo Ferrer, here write my
last will and testament whilst | am
in possession of my faculties. AS /
have shortly to appear at the Tribun-
al of st. Peter, at the gate OF eternity
when st. Peter is to pronounce ac-
cording to my merits or dement's. FOR
our Lord Jesus Christ intrusted the
Key of Heaven to st. Peter and en-
joined him to admit the deserving to
enter into Heaven and enjoy an eter-
nal happiness, but to condemn thu
undeserving defrauders to the ever
lasting sulphurious flames in the
Devils abode.
Therefore am endeavoring to
comport myself in view of merit an
eternal happiness in the presence of
God and his angels, and in company
with st. Peter. st. Paul, st. Titus and
the other saints. For | am anxious
to converse with those happy martyr
ed saints and rejoice with them at
the firmness. patience and willing
ness they endured at their martrydom
for the sake of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
And | am also in hope to see and en-
brace my kind friends Michael HIoke.
William Lauder and other good and
honest friends with whom ! hope to
enjoy an eternal felicity.
here charge the two joint execu-
tors the first thing they do to pay my
debts, should there be any. said
should there be any because at the
present | am not indebted OF a single
dollar | here will and bestow 10
Mistress John Mclean, Major Nc
Leans daughter, Mary, $500, for am
highly indebted to her for her kind
ness | viii and bestow to the de-
ceased William LandeT's daughters.
Miss Ella and Miss Clara 500 to each
one. viii and bestow 800 to Miss
Nancy Swanze, Charles Swanze's
daughter in Catawba County, | will
not bestow to Catherine Sullivan in
this county, to her and TO her only,
my house and lot No. 20 on the South
west square in this place, together
with my lot No 43 in the Northwest
OF this place and also 500. win
and bestow to Mistress Solomon
Totherow $10O | viii and bestow TO
James H. White of Long Shoal, Gas
ton County $500 will and bestow
TO honest George Koon 500. | viii
and bestow the good pastor Sam
ue Landor 800 | will and bestow
to Wallace Reinhardt in this place
my tract of land in the vicinity of the
former poor house in this county. al
so a note on ELAN Caldwell in this
place, Caleb Mo,z security. Tor the
sum of S233.53 due OF the first day Of
March. 1873 together with my house
and lot In the Southwest square in
this place number Is and the articles
found therein. either in the house or
on the lot, and also Sl00 to two Of his
daughters. one is named Annie Lee.
the other is named Pinkie. | will and
bestow to James Wilkie and Thomas
Wilkie 500 to each one. in this place.
will and bestow to John Anthony in
this place 500. | win and bestow to
colored woman named Fanny Nc
Bee, Peter McBee's wife. at present al
Mr. Varney McBees fish pond, $500
will and bestow TO my former slave
Natrous Sextius, to him and to him