Hertford County, NC - Will of Solon Borland, 1865 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copied from copy furnished by Arkansas History Commission, being copy by the Hempstead County Clerk, dated and sealed, 21st day of April A D 1865, to wit: ---------- December 31st 1863 I Solon Borland being in my opinion severely diseased with pneumonia but of Sound and disposing Mind and Memory Make and declare this to be my last will and testament 1st I give and bequeath to my only two daughters Fanny Green Borland and Mary Melbourne Borland, the former of whom was fifteen years old in September of this year and the later of whom was Thirteen years old, on the 28th of June of the same year all my disposable property of Whatever Kind real, personal or mixed to them and their heir's forever, 2nd My reasons for Excluding My only Son Maj. Harold Borland of the C S Army from any portion in the proceeding gift of my property are that he is already grown, of Mature age, and so ------ provided for in profession and education, While they are young, and require to be raised and provided for. besides he is a man, and they are girls, ad I should Consider it an insult to him, to deprive them of any thin for his benefit, and a wound to his strong and generous fraternal affection. 3rd The property mentioned on the proceeding page consists in the following temp (viz) 1. The Tract of Land Seven hundred and sixty acres lying in the County of Drew Arkansas 2. ----- slave for life my Negro man Ned aged nearly fifty years negro boy George aged about twenty five years Negro women Patsey aged about fifty years and negro women Ann aged about forty years (These women bring with Mrs. Holmes in Ark.) 3. Anis(?) balance & two mules which together with Ned and George, and also together with my outfit for traveling Clothing is in my possession hear. 4. A lot of house hold furniture bedding to in possession of Mrs Holmes, with whom my daughters resides in Princeton, Arkansas 5. A sum of money also in possession of said Mes Holmes having been five thousand and forty five dollars when I left there about the 1st of September to be used for support and Educating, of my two daughters 6. and most important of all (viz) five thousand and three hundred dollars in interest bearing C S Treasury Notes, bearing two cents per day, Nineteen C. S. Bonds Five hundred dollars each, bearing seven percent interest and twenty two C. S. Bonds of Five Hundred dollars each bearing eight percent Interest has been paid me to Jany1 (17 marked out) 1864 by the depository at Houston, and the corresponding Coupons cut off by them. The Aggregate amount of the said Treasury Notes, and Treasury bonds bring Twenty five Thousand Eight hundred dollars Tis amount being in my My possession hear (underlined), at this time in addition to the foregoing about Twenty five hundred dollars in C. S. Notes of varying denominations now in my possession here. The objects I have in view in making the foregoing will hear (underlined), and at this time bring my great anxiety to provide to the best of my ability for my two daughters, who are the dearest objects of my care and affections coupled with my conviction that I shall live only a few days at farthest, and my greatest solicitude being to discharge all my duties to those who survive me and are dependant upon me. In Testimony od all the foregoing I hereto set my hand ad seal as my last will and testament --- Signed in duplicate this 31st day of December 1863. s// Solon Borland with seal Witnesses: Joel S. Head C. T. Frost* ---- * see Harris County 1860 Census. (a doctor in Lynchburg, Harris County, Texas) ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by William S. Boggess ___________________________________________________________________