Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Braswell, Archelaus 1902
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Written: 1902

	Braswell, Archelaus, date of will 28 April 1899, date recorded 11 Aug. 
1902, Item 1; William T. Braswell, I give a tract of land it being the tract 
I bought of (Rev.) Bullock known as the Parker Place together with the tract 
I bought from J.M. Mullen (         ), it being a part of the Mary Eliza 
Jenkins land, adjoining the lands of J.R. Bradley, J.M. Mayo and others, 
being situate on the north side of Swift Creek and where Jas. W. Braswell now 
lives, the same containing about 675 acres, reference is made to the deeds 
for said land, in trust for the use of my son, Jas. W. Braswell during his 
natural life and after his death the said William J. shall hold same as 
trustee for the use and benefit of the wife of said Jas. W. and his children, 
that after the youngest child becomes 21 years of age the trustee shall 
convey said land unto said children of said Jas. W. Braswell subject to a 
home for life for the widow of said Jas. W. Braswell if she be living and 
unmarried.  Item 2 unto my youngest son William J. Braswell, I give the 
following tract of land, it being the land where he now lives; to wit. known 
as the Coffield Land where (Musus) Allen formerly lived being a part of tract 
and for a fuller description reference is made to a plat survey made of the 
said Coffield or (Moses) Allen tract of land, made by Redding Pittman, 
survivor, dividing said tract into two parts, the part which is in possession 
of W.T. Braswell, containing about 700 acres.  Item 3, to my daughter, Maud 
A. Bullock, I give that part of the (Masur) Allen land not given to William 
T. Braswell and for a more fuller description reference is made to the plat 
of said land made by Redding Pittman and which the said Maud now has 
possession of for several years past containing about 600 acres and after her 
death to her heirs.  Item 4, To my son, James C. Braswell, I give the tract 
of land I bought of J.H. Cutchins, known as the (    ) Nicholsun land lying 
on the south side of Fishing Creek adjoining the lands of H.B.A. Pitt’s 
heirs, T.P. Braswell and others containing about 658 acres and being situated 
in Nash Co.  Item 5, I give to my daughter Alice Lee Joyner a tract of land 
on the south side of Tar River in Pitt County and known as the Jno. Peebles 
land for a fuller description see deed which I thing was made to me by said 
Peebles, containing 850 aces adjoining the lands of R.A. Cotten, Heame and 
others, for her life and after her death to her heirs.  Item 6, to my 
daughter Helen Adrienne Hyman, I give a tract of land beginning in center of 
public road leading from Tarboro towards Whitakers at the head of a small 
ditch in the field near the old school house then north (73 ½) west to a 
stake at the intersection of two ditches then south 80 ½ west to a pine in a 
small branch at fork of branch then down and along the various courses and 
meanders of said branch to a black jack on the edge of a ditch in the branch 
then north 29 ½ west to a stake in fork of a ditch then north 18 ½ east to a 
stake in bend of ditch at a spring know as the Cutchin Spring then north 84 
west to a corner to be established on the creek then up and along the center 
run of said creek to my and J.M. Cutchins’ corner then with and along the 
line of said Cutchin to said public road at the corner of said Cutchin and 
myself then along the center of said public road to the point of beginning 
containing 450 acres, to her and after her death to her heirs.  Item 7, to my 
daughter Mary E. Braswell, I give the tract of land where I now reside, 
bounded on the north by (line) of the land which I have herein devised to my 
daughter Helen Adriene and on the east by the public road leading by my house 
to Speight’s chapel and coming in the center of said road with A. Braswell, 
Jr. near old (steve) and on south of (avenue) leading to farm and then with 
and along line of said A. Braswell to the creek then up and along the center 
of said creek to the corner o f the land which said Helen Adriene as 
herewithin described stated then along and with her line to the public road 
containing 450 acres.  Item 8, to my son, Archelaus Braswell, Jr., I give a 
tract of land beginning in the center of the public road leading by my (home) 
to Speight’s Chapel near the old (store) and on south side of avenue leading 
to the farm then north 87 ½ west along a line of marked trees to a ditch 
across avenue then down said ditch south 40 ½ east to a small branch then 
down and along the various meanders of said branch to a stake near bridge in 
path leading to Pitt Hill then north 86 ½ west to (        ) stake at corner 
near bridge then south 79 west to a corner to be established at the creek 
then down and along the center run of said creek to the corner of Eliza J. 
Braswell and myself then along the line of said Eliza J. and myself to an old 
sweet gum our corner then along our line to the center of said Elliza J., 
R.H. Speight and myself at this corner there once stood a maple which has 
disappeared then along the line of R.H. Speight and myself to the public road 
at the corner of myself and said Speight then along and up said public road 
to the point of beginning, containing 500 acres.  Item 9, I give the land 
herein mentioned on the condition that my personal property is not sufficient 
to pay my funeral expenses and debts, each devisee shall contribute a 
sufficient amount to pay such expenses and debts.  Item 10, my property not 
herein devised shall be sold to pay my debts and funeral expenses and 
remainder shall be equally divided among my children, share and share alike.  
The share of Jas. W. shall be held in trust by William T. Braswell who shall 
pay the interest thereon to said Jas. Ww. and at his death the fund shall go 
to his children.  Item 11, The proceeds of my insurance policy is to be 
divided equally among my children and if one of them be deceased, his or her 
share to go to his or her children and I want the children of Archelaus 
Braswell and Jas. W. Braswell to have an equal share.  Item 12, the share of 
my property devised to my daughter Alice Lee Joyner is hereby expressly 
charged with the payment of $1000 to my daughter Helen Adriene and if said 
sum is not paid by said Alice Lee in (    ) months after my death then same 
is to carry interest until paid.  Item 13, the land which was the property of 
my wife, Margaret A. Braswell and the legal title of which my children her 
heirs at law, I have devised in this will as my property and if one of my 
devisees shall make any claim in law for his or her share or their interest 
in said land or take any steps to receive their share therein, they shall 
forfeit all the property that I have devised to them in this will.  Item 14, 
I nominate my son, William T. Braswell executor of this my last will and 
testament.  Signed A. Braswell, wit. Laurence Johnson, Jno. L. Bridgers.  
Codicil to will- the land devised to Alice Lee Joyner being sold for the sum 
of $8000, of this, $7000 I give to said Alice Lee, she to that the net 
(         ) thereof for her life and after her death the said fund is to be 
equally divided between her children.  The other $1000 I give to my daughter 
Helen Adriene in lieu of the $1000 bequeathed to her in my said will.  Also 
devised in codicile was personal property to daughter Mary E. and A. Braswell, 
Jr.  Signed 9 Jan. 1901.  Codicile dated 7 Aug. 1901.  Son Archelaus Braswell 
has died and the real estate devised to him is here devised to his children, 
(Harrold), Mary and Virginia Dare, being all the children he left.  Real 
estate is to be held by R.H. Speight for said children.  He is to pay 
proceeds from real estate to Mary Braswell, widow of said Archelaus Braswell, 
Jr. but if said Mary marries again, she shall have no part of income form 
said property.   After the youngest of children reaches age of 21, property 
is to be divided among them.   If said Mary does not marry again, the 
property shall not be divided until after her death.  Letters Testamentary 
were issued Aug. 11, 1902.  Value of property was stated as $75,000 in real 
estate, insurance money solvent credits and other personal property.  Heirs 
were W.T. Braswell, J.C. Braswell, Jas. W. Braswell, Helan A. Hyman, Mary E. 
Braswell, Alice Lee Joyner, Maud S. Bullock and Harrold Braswell, Mary 
Braswell and Virginia D. Braswell, children of A. Braswell, Jr., deceased.  
Abstracted from copy of original, NC Archives CR.037.801.4, 6-24-01.


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