Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Proctor, W. G. 1891 ************************************************ 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, 11:15 am Source: N C Archives Written: 1891 Recorded: 1896 Proctor, W.G., will date 19 Mar 1891, date recorded 2 Apr. 1896, “of sound mind and memory”... to my son, John F. Proctor, the tract of land known as the (J??) R. Bishop tract adjoining the lands of Mrs. Mary Worsley, Miss Evelina Spicer, and ( ) S.L. Spicer containing 68 ˝ acres, provided he pay to each of his sisters (Lewellen Proctor, Mattie Proctor, Mary A. Proctor, Roena Proctor, and Celia Proctor) the sum of $35 as they become free either by marriage of the age of 21 years; to my son, William R. Proctor, the 51 acres deeded to me by my father, Frederick Proctor adjoining the lands of Mathew Long’s heirs, Walter Battle, the lands of the late (Theo) Thomas and the tract which I now reside, when he arrives at the age of 21 years; to my youngest son Wilie G. Proctor, 50 aces of land known as the home tract, subject to his mother’s dower during her natural life or widowhood and he is to take quit possession of this tract when he arrives at the age of 21 years; the residue of my land I give to my daughters equally, viz. Lewellen Proctor, Mattie Proctor, Mary A. Proctor, Roena Proctor, and Celia Proctor, but if any of the above sons and daughters shall die without issue, their share shall be divided among the surviving sons and daughters except if my son, Jno. F. Proctor should die without heirs, each of the daughters mentioned above shall receive $35 from said land before division is made, executors to be my wife, Annie Proctor and my son, John F. Proctor, also, the home tract shall be a home to each of my daughters during their single lives, Also, when my sons William R. Proctor and Wilie G. Proctor reach the age of 21, they shall have from my estate a good horse each or in lieu thereof, $100 each in cash, signed W.G. Proctor, wit. R.W. Thomas, J.A. Bishop. Application for Letters Testamentary dated 2 Apr. 1896, lists estate value at $1600 and heirs John F. Proctor, W.R. Proctor, W.G. Proctor, Lewellen Proctor, Mattie Proctor, Mary A. Proctor, Roena Proctor, Celia Proctor and Annie Proctor. On Apr. 6, 1896 Annie Proctor dissented and withdrew as executrix of will. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/proctor2640wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb