BERTIE  COUNTY NC   Will William Morris - 1896


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						Great Grandfather William Morris’s Will	

						In the name of God. Amen.

	I William Morris residing in Bertie County, North Carolina, being this day of 
sound mind and disposing memory, do make, declare, ordain and publish all of the 
following as my last will and testament in manner, matter form substance and intent to 
wit:-

Item1.	I desire my body buried in a manner suitable to the station I have filled in life 
respectally but not costly. 

Item 2.	I enjoin on my executors named in this will the paument of every debt I our aat my 
death.

Item 3.	I lend to my beloved wife Cenie Morris for and during the term of her widowhood 
and each and every article and kind of property I may own at my death, whether real 
personel or mixed, whether legal or equitanle, lands tenements and hereditaments, all 
property whether in possession or expectancy. She is to have and use and occupation of 
all I die possessed of as long as she remains unmarried. At the marriage of my wife Cenie 
Morris or at her death unmarried, the said Cenie shall in either event lose and cease to 
have any use, enjoyment, right. interest or tittle in and to any of my said estate.

Item4	At the death of my said wife or immediately upon the event of her marriage in 
either event I give and devise and bequeath the tract of land upon which I now live, which 
I bought of W. M. Davis and which is called my “Home Place” to my children Ruben 
Morris, Abram Morris, Ida Morris and Norman Morris in the quantity and to be held as 
herein described and defined in a plat of said land made by William Parker which is 
annexed to this will and made a part therof to the same of said children shall be.

	To Ida Morris and Norman Morris Lot No1 of said plat, to have and to hold unto 
them, their hairs and assigns forever in fee simple.
	To Abram Morris Lot No.4 of said plat, to have and to hold unto him and his heirs 
and assigns forever in fee simple.
	To Ruben Morris for the term of his life only lots No.2 and No.3 of said plat and 
after the death of the said Reuben Morris, to the children begotten of his body in fee 
simple absolutely. It is clear intent and purpose of this will and of the testator to give his 
son Reuben only a life estate in said lots No. 2 and No. 3.

	Item 5, At the death of my said wife or immediately upon her marriage, in either 
event, I give devisee and bequeath unto Ulysses Morris and William Frances Morris, to 
them and their heirs and assigns forever, charged hower with the payment herin set out, 
the Biggs lands which I bought of the Cashie and Roanoke Railroad Company, composed 
of the Tunstall and Wimberly Lands. And I expressly charge upon said lands the sum of 
Three Hundred Dollars to be paid to my son Solomon Morris upon the death of my wife 
or when she remarries, the payment to be made in either of these events and without 
interest until either  event happens and then from the happening of either event.

	Item 6. At the death of my said wife or immediately upon the marriage, in either 
event I give devise and bequeath upon my son Solomon Morris the sum of Four Hundred  
Dollars to be paid in cash as follows, one hundred dollars by my executors	, and the sum 
of three hundred dollars which I have and do now expressly charge upon the said Briggs 
Land mentioned in item 5 of this will.

	Item 7. No right, title, interest or estate in the lands devised to them in item 5 of 
this will, shall vest in Ulysses Morris or William Francis Morris until payment of said 
sum of Three Hundred Dollars and the payment of the said sum to the said Solomon 
Morris is made an absolute condition precedent to the vesting of said lands in  them.

	Item 8. Any sum or sums  of money due me either by note bond or account at my 
death by either of my children shall be changed to him or her in the settlement of my 
estate and he or her shall receive said note bond or account as cash in said settlement 
and shall pay up my balance due the estate before participating in any devise here in 
made.

	Item 9. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Ida Morris the organ now in my 
parlor which I bought for her.

Item 10. At the death of my wife or in the event of her marriage I give and 
bequeath unto my sons Ulyses Morris and William Frances Morris all my interest in and 
to all the personal property belonging with the Biggs land which includes the horses, 
mules, stock, carts, implements and cattle or said land.

	Item 10. At the death of my wife Cenie Morris, or immediately upon her marriage, 
I direct my executors  herein named to sell all of my personal estate that has  not been 
consumed  by my wife, and the proceeds of the same together with the cash on hand at 
her death or marriage and the proceeds of all notes bonds and accounts due me, I wish 
equally divided between my children Solomon Morris, Ulyses Morris, William Frances 
Morris, Abram Morris, Ruben Morris, Ida Morris, and Norman Morris: and in the event 
of the death of either before the death or marriage of my wife I wish that share divided 
among my other children.

	Item 11 The lands herein devised all are situated in Bertie County, North 
Carolina.

	Item 12.  I nominate constitute and appoint my wife Cenie Morris, my son William 
Francis Morris and my friend Francis D. Winston executors to this my last and 
testament, giving them full authority to sell at public or private sale, for cash or on a 
credit any of the personalty of which I die the owner.
	In testimony where of I the said William Morris do hereto write my name and 
affix my seal on this the 7th day of Feb. 1896	
							Wm Morris (seal)
	Signed sealed and published and declared by William Morris to be his last will 
and testament in our presence, and we in his presence at his request and in the presence 
of each other hereunto subside our names as witness thereto
									J.B. Saunders
									Francis D. Winston

For Plat of land see page 10
North Carolina                    Superior  Clerk
Bertie County		        15 January, 1900

NOTES:
William Morris was born 1832 died 1899. Married Cennieth 
Butler born 1839 died 1898. They were married December 14, 1865 they got 
their License Dec. 13, 1865. Their License gives her name as Cene. In the 
will you will see he refers to her as Cennie. 
I did not copy the last page where the land was divided. There is a 
description in writing in the will. I could not do the drawings on the 
computer.
	

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