Edgecombe-Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Williford, Meedy 1846
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Written: 1846
Recorded: 1846

	Williford, Meedy, will, 23 Aug 1846, proved Nov. Ct. 1846, Nash 
County, NC; In the name of God... I Meedy Williford of Nash County... being of 
sound mind and memory.... ITEM- to my beloved wife, Penelope, 200 acres of 
land to be set out by metes and bounds in the west end of the tract whereon I 
now live, so as to include my dwelling house, all out houses and improvements 
except a small lot west of the dwelling house on the west side of the big 
path as follows, beginning at a small oak a corner on the west side of the 
said path then north along said path strait to the county road then up said 
road to Dunn’s line then along said Dunn’s line to the beginning, during her 
natural life or widowhood, in lieu of her dower and thirds, also to my wife, 
Penelope, a negro man named Jacob, one good horse, two cows and calves, two 
sows & pigs, twelve head of good hogs, six head of sheep one feather bed & 
furniture, one desk, one buffet and a sufficiency of farming tools, 1400 
pounds of pork, a live or its equivalent in bacon & lard, 30 barrels of corn, 
two stacks of fodder, 12 bushels of wheat, 25 pounds of sugar, 10 gallons of 
molasses, four ( pounds) of coffee, 50 pounds of picked cotton, and my family 
buggy & harness, also lend to her negro woman, Jinny until my youngest child 
shall arrive at the age of 21, also two feather beds & furniture until my two 
sons Elijah S. and Dr. S.Tompson shall become of lawful age, also to my wife 
$50 in cash to be paid when my estate is settled; ITEM- to my daughter, 
Elizabeth Williford, one negro named Lucy, upon her paying to my executor 
$50; ITEM- to my daughter, Dilla Williford, one negro girl, Jane & $125; 
ITEM- to John Proctor, one negro woman, Harritt upon his payment to my 
executor $25; ITEM- to my daughter, Matilda Williford one negro woman, 
Patrence & child; ITEM- to Samuel Moore one negro girl, Caroline and $125; 
ITEM- to Orren P. Daniel one negro girl, Mourning and $125; ITEM- to three 
sons, Granberry V., Elijah S. and Dr. S. Tompson, all the balance of the 
tract of land where I now live, to be equally divided between them, agreeable 
to valuation, my son, Granberry to have the lot that was excepted in my 
wife’s dower, on the west side of the big path; ITEM- to my four youngest 
children, Elijah S., S. Tompson, Dilly & Meedy B., each $200 to be expended 
for their education and other things which their guardian may see they mostly 
need; ITEM- to my son, Granberry, $100 to be expended as above by his 
guardian also all the claims in my possession that are payable to my deceased 
daughter, Martha Williford and one feather bed & furniture (other personal 
property); executor son, Blake Williford and my friend William N. Hines, 
signed M. Williford, wit. (S.?) Williford, William Dortch (could not read 
middle initial), copy made and certified on 27 June 1849, apparently to be 
recorded in Edgecombe Co.  Meedy Williford will, Edgecombe Co. will file, 
CR.037.801.33, NC State Archives.


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