CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - M.D. (Marmaduke) Williams, 18 Feb 1879
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Found in the loose papers NC State Archives:

In the name of God Amen, I M.D. Williams Sen. of the County of Chatham
and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and
considering the uncertainty of life do make and declare this my last
will and testament. That is to say
Item 1st I give and bequeat unto my wife Penny Williams all of my
household and kitchen furniture or as much of it as she sees cause to
keep.
Iten 2 I bequeat unto my wife all of my stock of every description on
hand at my death and all the farming utinsils or as much of it as she
sees casue to keep.
Item 3 I bequeat unto my daughter Dillila Davis one tract of land and
bounded as follows beginning at my corner and the Kelly Girls corner
running south to Paschel Mulhollon line all of my land east of that line
supposed to be one hundred acres more or less this I give to her and her
bodily heirs and if they should die without issue the land is to return
back to my estate.
Iten 4th I give unto my son L.J. Williams a certain parcel of land
beginnin at Indian Branch f--?-- Eliza Jinkins T.C. Sears land running
up the Mill path North East direction to a hedgerow thence East with the
hedgerow to branch west of the watermellon patch thence up the Branch in
a Norther direction to the Mill path thence down the meanders of the
spring Branch to the Mill Path Thence down the Mill Path to a point
thence in a westerly direction to a large dich thence down the dich to
New Hope thence down the meanders of New Hope to my and T.C. Sears
corner thence East with T.C. Sears line to the Indian Branch thence up
the meanders of the same to the beginning contain one hundred acres more
or less.
Item 5th I give unto my daughter Martha A. Council an small tract of
land on which the former residence of P.B. Council now stand containing
three and half acres.
Item 6th I give unto my two grandsons Cary & John Council one tract of
land containing one hundred acres moore or less known as the Horton
tract adjoining D.M. Mason and others.
Item 7th I give unto my daughter Lavinia Sears one parcel of land
beginning the road near H. Sears hous running south to the calf lane
thence east to a little branch at the mouth of the calf lane thence down
the Branch to the lower end of the cotton patch thence south 20 poles
thence East to the Kelly Haus line thence North to the Morrisvill road
thence West with said road to the beginning.
Item 8th I give unto my wife Penny Williams one hundred acres of land to
include the dwellings and all out houses.
Item 9 It is my will and desire at my death that there shall be and
equal division of my property among all of my children and the lands
that I have given away shall be valued without the improvements that
they may hearafter be put on their several tracts.
Item 10th I hereby appoint my son C.L. Williams and Harmon Sears as
executors to cary out this my last will and testament.
Signed, Sealed this 18th day of Feb 1879 in the presents of
C.R. Scott
S. T. Beavins M.D. Williams


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