Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Proctor, Frederick 1881 ************************************************ 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 21, 2011, 11:08 am Source: N C Archives Written: 1881 Recorded: 1881 PROCTOR, FREDERICK WILL, 1881; I Frederick Proctor of said county and state do hereby make public and declare my last will and testament as follows...I give the tract of land on which I reside one half to my daughter, Rowena Bishop during her life and after her death to her children and the other half to my daughter, Carolina, wife of W.E. Bradley during her life and after her death to her children, the division of said land to be made as nearly as can be made on an east and west course and the part on which the dwelling house and outbuildings stand is to be devised to said Rowena and her children and she is to pay to my executors $50; to my son, Hines B. Proctor, the tract of land adjoining Isaac Braswell, Burrel Barnes, Redmond Curl’s heirs and others containing about 100 acres provided said Hines pay to my estate within 12 months 1/3 of the assessed tax value of said land for the use and benefit of daughters Martha Ann Griffin, wife of J.H. Griffin and one third of such value to use and benefit of my son, W.G. Proctor, in the event said Hines fails to pay the said monies as aforesdia, I give the said tract of land as follows, 1/3 on which the said dwelling house and other out buildings stands to said Hines B. Proctor; 1/3 to the said Martha Ann Griffin, wife of J.H. Griffin and the other 1/3 to the said W.G. Proctor; I give the tract of land adjoining Lawrence Spicer, William Worsley and others containing about 54 acres to the said Martha Ann Griffin; I give to the children of my deceased son, Richard Proctor, viz William F. Proctor, the sum of $25; to my grandchildren, Virginia Proctor and John F. Bishop, $25 each; to the said Hines B. Proctor, W. Gray Proctor, Roena Bishop, Caroline Bradley, Martha Ann Griffin and Virginia Proctor one bed & bed stead each; W. Gray Proctor and J. H. Griffin to be executors, signed Frederick Proctor (X), wit J.H. Griffin, H.W. Dupree, B.C. Pitt. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY dated 8 Aug 1881 and signed by J.H. Griffin and W.G. Proctor state that Frederick Proctor is dead and has published a last will to which they are were named executors. Estate is valued at about $1000 and heirs are Rowena Bishop, Caroline Bradley, Hines B. Proctor, Martha Ann Griffin, W.G. Proctor, Wm. F. Proctor, Virginia Proctor and John F. Bishop. EXECUTORS OATH is signed by W.G. Proctor and J.H. Griffin. PROBATE OF WILL signed by Jas H. Griffin and H.W. Dupree . NCA file CR.037.801.25, abstracted 8-27-04, CTC. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/proctor2631wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb