GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Powell, 13 Jan 1843
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Transcribed By Harold A. Lloyd

The following original will is in the North Carolina Archives in Raleigh, N.C.

	In the name of God, Amen.  I William Powell of the County of Granville 
& State of North Carolina being of sound & disposing mind (blessed be God) do 
this 13th day of January in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred & 
forty three (1843) make, Ordain, publish & declare this my last Will & 
Testament in manner following, that is to say:
First, I lend to my beloved wife Nancy Powell during her natural life or 
widowhood all my estate both real & personal (except my tract of land known as 
the John Hunt tract) and after her death or marriage (as the case may be) I 
dispose of it in the following manner; viz
2nd.  I lend unto my daughter Peggy Hight during her life the tract of land on 
which I now live containing Two hundred & twenty five Acres, and after her 
death to be equally divided between her five sons, namely James, Robert, 
Thomas, Red & Redick Hight.  The division to be made by themselves after the 
death of their mother and the youngest has arrived at the age of twenty-one 
years.  I give her one Negro girl named Catharine to her & the heirs of her 
body for ever.
3rd.  I lend unto my daughter Polly Merritt during her life one Negro man 
named Jack and after her death to be equally divided between her three 
daughters, namely Nancy, Fanny & Sally Merritt.
4th.  I give unto my grandsons Wm. R & James Powell my John Hunt tract of 
land, and should either die before he arrives to the age of twentyone years, I 
wish the survivor to have the whole tract.
5th.  I wish the residue of my estate to be equally divided among my 
grandchildren in the following manner viz. One fourth to the heirs of the body 
of Peggy Hight, One fourth to the bodily heirs of Polly Merritt, one fourth to 
the children of James Powell Dec'd and one fourth to Mary Ann Catharine 
Merritt daughter of Sally Merritt dec'd.
Lastly, I hereby appoint my friend Josiah Crudup & my son in Law Herbert Hight 
Executors to this my last Will & Testament; made, published & declared the day 
& year first above written.
Signed, Sealed, published & declared in presence of us, who were present at 
the time of signing & sealing thereof.
						William Powell (Seal)
Attest             his
	Graten X Overton Jr.
                     mark
            Andrew Crudup Jr.
	Josiah Crudup

NOTES:

William Powell's will was probated in August 1848.

William Powell's wife Nancy was apparently a Leeman.

William Powell's granddaughter Mary Ann Catherine Merritt was the daughter of 
Sally Powell and Morris Merrit by Morris's first marriage.  Mary Ann Catherine 
(who went by the name Catherine) married James W. Loyd of Granville County, 
son of John Loyd and Rebecca Levister of Granville County.  Catherine and 
James moved to Franklin County, N.C.  Before James died January 31, 1864 at 
Camp Holmes, N.C., James and Catherine had had the following children:  
William Henry Loyd (b. ca. 1856),  James Loyd (b. ca. 1856),  Edward G. Loyd 
(b. ca. 1858),  Benjamin Loyd (b. ca. 1860) & Emma Laura Loyd (b. ca 1863?).  
Sources: 1860 Franklin, N.C.  Census, 1870 Wake, N.C. Census & other matters 
of record.


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