Lenoir County, NC - Wills

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WILL OF SIMON BRIGHT, IV

Emily Loftin Collection, Carteret County Historical Society. Our appreciation 
to Jack Goodwin for his assistance under difficult circumstances.


A copy of the principle Items of Simon Bright Will

NOTE: This is a copied PARTIAL Will of the Simon Bright usually referred to as 
Simon IV who lived in Lenoir County, NC

Item I - That my executors shall pay funeral expenses and also just debts out of 
the monies that first come in hand leaving the widow one third part of lands so 
as to include house and out buildings doing her natural life

I give to R. F. Bright one half of land from his mother’s part but he shall not 
have possession untill his mother’s Death and if he should die before coming of 
age or without heirs then Simon is to have his share

4. I give to Simon W. Bright one half of land if any of its falls on his 
mothers part then he is not to have the use of it untill her death

5. I give to Widow all household and kitchen furniture, farming tools, stock of 
horses and mules, cows, sheep, hogs and poultry and family carriage

6. My will is that all my Negroes with the exception of Lemon ?? to be given to 
Simon W. Bright to the value by a committee of three men to be chosen by Executor 
which is of no relation to family to be divided so as to make six lots so that 
four lots shall be in value equal with each other and to be worth the average of 
three of the Negroes then the other two lots and that Widow have a draw out of 
the four lots which said negroes she draws give to her and her personal 
representatives forever

Item 7  give negro boy Lewis to Simon W. Bright

8. My will is that the Balance of my negroes be valued by a committee of three 
men chosen by Exec to be just in five lots so that 3 of them shall be equal to 
each other in value so that the 3 lots shall be worth the average value of three 
negroes more than the other two and that his daughter Margaret shall have a draw 
out of the 3 lots

9. Eliza Parrott and Mary Bright to draw out of the three lots that ?? the 
largest and the other two lots to be equally divided between R. F. and S. W. 
Bright

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