Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Bryant, Dallas 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 20, 2011, 8:24 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1903 Bryant, Dallas will, will date 2 Dec 1902, date proved 21 July 1903, Edgecombe Co. wills, NC Archives file CR.037.801.5; In the name of God Amen, I Dallas Bryant, town of Rocky Mount and Edge. Co. being of a sound and disposing mind and memory .... “I give and devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine Bryant the house and lot on which we now reside during her widowhood provided she does not harbor or shelter thereon her son, Augustus Gray for one night should she shelter him there against my expressed desire or should she remarry then I direct my executors to at once take charge of my house and lot, advertise the same” and “sell at public outcry” to the highest bidder and apply the proceeds after the following manner: divide equally between my brothers and sisters; if my wife remains single and obey my request not to harbor her son, Augustus Gray on my place then she shall have such of my personal property as is required for her personal comfort, such of my personal property as she does not need to be divided equally between my brothers and sisters; after the sell of my property, the proceeds are to be divided equally between my brothers and sisters and each of them or their representatives to give one fourth of their share to Rosa Parker, the child raised by me, brothers Hoarce Bryant, Richard Bryant, sisters Arabella Gray, Isabelle Horne, executors brother Hoarce Bryant and nephew, Pompey Horne, signed Dallas Bryant (X), wit. W. Lee Person, Rocky Mount, H.M. Parker, Rocky Mount. Application for Letters Testimentary lists personal and real property valued at about $600 and Catherine Bryant, Hoarce Bryant, Richd. Bryant, Arabella Gray, Isabella Horne and Rosa Parker as heirs, signed Hoarce Bryant (X), Pompey Horne CR.037.801.5. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/bryant2612wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb