Greene County, NC - Will of Penelope L. Grant, 1900

                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

North Carolina
Greene County
    I PENELOPE L. GRANT, of the county and state aforesaid being of 
sound mind and disposing memory but considering the uncertainty of life 
and the certainty of death do make and declare this to be my last will 
and testament and in words as follows.
    I give devise and bequeath unto my husband JOHN W GRANT for and 
during his natural life all the lands I may own at my death and 
especially that certain piece or parcel or lot of land drawn by and 
allotted to me in the division of the lands of JOHN W. HARRISON, 
deceased, (my father) it being Lot No. 4 in the division of the 
homeplace adjoining Lots No. 3 and 5 drawn by and allotted to LANEY 
ROBERSON and JOHN H. HARRISON and containing fifty-two acres also
one other piece of woodland on Hull Road known also as Lot No. 4 in 
said division and being land known as the Dixon Land owned by said JOHN 
W. HARRISON at his death, adjoining the lots drawn in the division of 
said ______ Place by TRAVIS HARRISON and LANEY ROBERSON and the lands 
of P. M. HARRISON containing twenty-one acres, all situate in said 
county of Greene and state of North Carolina.
    After the death of my said husband JOHN W. GRANT I devise and 
bequeath unto my children all of the lands described above Viz MARTHA 
GINN, RICHARD L. GRANT, CLARA FERRILL, STEPHEN GRANT and COUNCIL GRANT, 
the same to be divided between these equally and to be held by them in 
fee simple absolute for ever. In the event that either one of my 
daughters should die without leaving any living children then it is my 
will that my sons above named shall hold and have her share in such 
lands in fee simple.
    I loan unto my said husband for life all of my present property and 
after his death I devise and bequeath the same unto my son COUNCIL 
GRANT.
    And I hereby constitute and appoint WILLIAM E. BEST executor of 
this my last will and testament.
    In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal 
this January 26th AD 1900.
                                        PENELOPE (X) GRANT Seal
Signed and sealed in our presence and
declared to be her will in her presence
and at her request and in the presence
of each other subscribe our names as
witnesses thereunto.
                                 J. R. TYNDALL
Witness                    E. P. DAVIS

PROBATE   September 8, 1900

Record of Wills
Greene County Courthouse
Snow Hill, NC

______________________________________________________________________

Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Judy Ginn - judy_ginn@aol.com
______________________________________________________________________