Will of Mary Adams - N. C. Archives - Anson County Wills - 1754 - 1946
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Will of Mary Adams - N. C. Archives - Anson County Wills - 1754 - 1946

North Carolina Anson County } I Mary Adams of the County and State
aforesaid, being of sound mind and disposing  memory do hereby make
execute, publish and declare the following to be and to contain my last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking and declaring void all Wills
heretofore made by me:

Item 1 It is my will and desire that my Executors hereinafter named
shall pay off and discharge all my just debts out of the first money
coming to their hand after my demise

Item 2 I will and bequeath that all my personal property of every kind
on hand and owned by me at the time of my demise shall be equally
divided to share and share alike, between my two nieces Hotliss [?}
Jackson and Clyde Jackson, daughters of my deceased brother the late Dr.
A. L. Jackson, Decd in the event of either of them, my said nieces,
before my death or before said property be divided then in that event,
it is my will and desire that the survivor of my said nieces shall take
and enjoy all of my said personal property hereby bequeathed in this
Item of My Said Will.

Item 3 I will bequeath and devise to my nephew Andrew Jackson and nieces
Hotty and Clyde Jackson and their heirs all my real estate of every
kind, situated in Anson County North Carolina or elsewhere to be equally
divided between them and to hold said realty in fee.  And in the event
of the death of any of my devisees mentioned in this Item of this Will
before my demise or before the division of said realty It is my will and
I hereby devise my said realty to the survivors or survivor of these or
their heirs or his or her heirs.

Item 4 I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my trusty friends John
C. McLauchlin and James T. Bradly of Said County and State my Executors
to this my last Will and Testament and hereby ask them to carry out the
provisions of said Will.

In Witness Whereof I have signed sealed and published and declared this
Instrument as my last Will and Testament, at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County North Carolina on this 30th day of November AD 1886.

                                  Signed   Mary Adams

The said Mary Adams at said time and place signed and sealed the
forgoing Instrument, and published and declared the same as and for her
last Will and Testament And we at her request and in her presence and in
the presence of each other, have hereto set and written our names as
subscribing Witnesses.
      Signed  Hamilton C. Jones
        C. L. Hunter?
Proven Anson Co. Superior Court June 17th 1889

Application for Letters Testamentary - Number 206  - Re: Mary Adams,
Decd
State of North Carolina, Anson County
In the matter of the last will of Mary Adams, desd
James T. Bradley being duly sworn, doth say: That Mary Adams, late of
said County, is dead she died Dec. 29, 1887 at Atlanta Ga having first
made and published her last Will and Testament; and that James T.
Bradley and John C. McLauchlin are the executors named therein.  John C.
McLauchlin has renounced his right to qualify and act as executor.
Further, that the property of the said Mary Adams consisting of a town
lot in Lilesville in said County, watch, clothing and (all) is worth
about $400.00 so far as can be ascertained at the date of this
application; and that Andrew Jackson, Hattis Jackson and Clyde Jackson
...children of Dr. A. L. Jackson residing with their mother Mrs. J. F.
Jackson at Shelby in said State are the parties entitled under said will
to the said property.  Sworn to and subscribed before me the 21st day of
May 1889.

Signed John C. McLauchlin as Clerk Superior Court
Signed J. T. Bradley