Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Taylor, Dawson 1875
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Written: 1875
Recorded: 1877

	Taylor, Dawson, will date 18 Feb. 1875, date recorded 1877, Lend 
beloved wife, Gillian during her lifetime, 140 acres of land beginning at a 
cross fence then up the road from my dwelling 26 3/5 poles running north from 
that point 25 west to Sarah Howard’s line and from there same point on the 
road along said cross fence supposed to be south 25 east to Thomas Mayo’s 
line then with his line eastwardly to a red oak a corner in lot # 3 then 
north 52 1/4 west 24 poles to a black gum a corner a water and post oak 
chopped pointing a corner between lot #2 and # 3 then along the division line 
of lot # 2 and lot # 1 to Sarah Howard’s line then with her line westwardly 
to the point where the line from the beginning intersects; also all household 
furniture.  Item - daughter Luvinia Augusta, tract of land in home tract 
beginning at a red oak in John Mayo’s line, a division line between lots #3 
and lot #1 then running north 52 1/4 west 24 poles to a black gum a corner 
water and post oak chopped pointing then north 70 west 54 poles to a small 
post oak then north 38 west 5 3/5 poles to a post oak at the head of a ditch 
draining a branch that crosses the road below my dwelling then down said 
ditch north 36 west 43 1/5 poles to the road that leads past my house then 
north 15 east along said ditch 6 4/5 poles to the bend then north 18 west 7 
1/5 poles to another bend then north 54 ½ west 10 poles to a small wild 
cherry bush at the mouth of a ditch that empties in her ditch then north 21 
west to the widow Sarah Howard’s line then to my line around its various 
courses being southwardly and south eastward to the beginning, containing 184 
4/5 acres.  Item - Sarah A. Overton, lot #2 beginning at a long leaf pine at 
my and Calvin Taylor’s corner containing 170 3/4 acres.  Item daughter Mary 
E. Whitehurst 153 acres in Reedy Branch near Jesse Crisp’s .  Item son John 
D. Taylor portion of Purvis tract on Conetoe Swamp, containing 266 1/4 acres.  
Item son Thomas B. Taylor portion of Purvis tract .  Item daughter Nancy Ann 
Virginia item - daughter, Ginnett L. Whitehurst, executor sons Thomas B. 
Taylor and John D. Taylor.  Signed Dawson Taylor, wit. James B. Staton, W.B. 
Harper.  Letters Testamentary dated 5 Feb. 1877 lists heirs: John B. Overton, 
Sally Ann Overton, Marshall D. Whitehurst and wife Mary E. Whitehurst, 
Winfield Whitehurst and wife Jennette L Whitehurst, Nancy Ann Taylor, Luvina 
Augusta Taylor, John D. Taylor, Thomas B. Taylor.  Recorded 5 Aug. 1877.  
Abstracted from original in State Archives, also recorded in Wb G, page 524.  
CTC.


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