Notes for Anna Maria Hoffman: Unrecorded will of Anna Maria Stirewalt, Iredell Co, NC I Anah Mariah Stirewalt (widow of Michael Stirewalt) considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament, in manner and form following (that is to say) FIRST I appoint my sun Thomas Stirewalt executer of this my Last will and Testament SECOND I want to burit decentley and have good stone or grave stones put to my grave and all these expences paid first and then the ballens of my estate to be divided as followes THIRD my dather Salley Troutman and my dather Sofiah Boger a nd my sun Michael Stirewalt and my sun Thomas Stirewalt and my sun Henry Stirewalt shall draw equal or have equal shares of the estate and my daughter Anney Haltamans heirs ie: all her heirs shall have as much as her equal share would be ie: her heirs are onley to have as much as her equal share would be as also my daughter Caroline Shouping s heirs shal have their share equal as in the case of Anney Haltaman's heirs and my daughter in law Catherine Stirewalt wid. of my sun Adam Stirewalt I give bequeath 15 dollars and my sun in law Moses Shuping I give and bequeath twenty five cents for his share FOURTH I will that Sally Troutman and Sofiah Boger and Mariah Shuping and Flora Shuping shal have my bedding and my clothing and divide them equel among them I will that Thos Stirewalt act for Mariah & Flora Shuping in dividing the above named clothing I also appoint my sun Thomas Stirewalt to holde or keepe the money that is to go to Caroline Shupings heirs untill they come of age Having appointed my sun Thomas Stirewalt sole excecutor of this my Last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 6th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. Her Anna Mariah X Stirewalt Mark
Michael Stirewalt Louis Wm(?) Vaughn
Children of Anna Maria Hoffman and John Michael Stirewalt are: