Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Williams, Bersada 1880 ************************************************ 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, 4:25 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1880 Recorded: 1880 Williams, Bersada will, Edge. Co. Bk G, page 582. In the name of God Amen I Bersada Williams of the County of Edgecombe and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. I give devise bequeath unto my daughter (Finnetta) Williams one hundred dollars and two hundred pounds of good meat & two barrels corn and the chois hog in my stock and at her deth all of the above that she has not used are to return back unto my family. To my daughter Owny Long I give one large (pate) & 3 George (?) Long I give one (grind) stone. 4 I give Crissy (either E or &) Lee one feather bed & furniture and one table. 5 I give Mary E. Robbins one walnutt table. 6 I give to my granddaughter Malinda W. Fryman) one chest and bead clothing the rest and residue of my estate I leave to be sold at my deth and to be divided equally among all my legal heirs and farther I do appoint Nephew John N. Taylor my lawful exec. To my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the said Bersada Williams have hereunto set my hand this 4 February 1870. Signed Bersada Williams (X), wit. John E. Calhon, S.L. Spicer. APPLICATION FOR LETTERS TESTIMENTARY by John N. Taylor shows Bersada Williams estate consisting of personal estate only valued at about $400 and heirs are Finneta Williams, Oney Long, George D. Long, Crissy Lee, Mary E. Robbins, Malinda D. Freeman, heirs of her son, (P.J) Williams, heirs of Mike Williams, her son & D.R. Williams. EXECUTORS OATH. John N. Taylor signed 5 Nov. 1880. PROBATE OF WILL. Will proven and John N. Taylor qualified as executor on March 5, 1880, signed W.A. Duggan, Probate Judge. Edgecombe County will file CR.037.801.33, NC State Archives. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/williams1943gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb