Lenoir County, NC - Will of Thomas P. Hill, 1897 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Carolina - Lenoir Co. I THOMAS P. HILL of the aforesaid County and State, being of sound mind, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament: FIRST my executor, hereinafter named, shall give my body a decent burial, suitable to the wishes of my friends and rel-atives, and pay all funeral expenses, together with all my just debts, out of the first money which may come into his hands belonging to my estate. SECOND, I give and devise to my beloved wife, SARAH C. HILL the tract of land, on the south side of the A & N.C. R. Road (description of land refers to ISAAC FIELDS line, WARTERS line, THOMAS DAWSON line) being in Mosley Hall Township in aforesaid County being about seventy five acres more or less for her natural life in satisfaction of her dower and thirds in all my lands. THIRD, I give to my sons THOMAS HILL & ALBERT HILL & NOAH HILL & OFFIE BRYANT HILL & my daughters FANIE D. HARTSFIELD & HARIET E. HILL the amount of one dollar each then all of my real estate to my Daughter SUSAN and her husband FRANKLIN DAIL during their natural Life then to my grand daughter ANNIE L. DAIL to have and to hold in fee simple, in case of her the said ANNIE L. DAILS death without issue then it is my will that the above named Lands shall be equally divided between her sisters & Brothers being two Hundred and sixty seven acres more or less in Mosley Hall Township Lenoir Co. FOURTH, I give and bequeath to my said beloved wife one Bed and furniture her choice all the kitchen furniture during her natural Life and enough provis-ions to last her for one year. FIFTH, I give and bequeath to my daughter SUSAN wife of FRANKLIN DAIL all of my entire Personal property to hold and to have during her natural life then to go to my grandaughter ANNIE L. DAIL consisting of Three Beds and Kitchen furniture one sorrel filly about 2 years old one black Horse, mule age about 12 years, one two horse waggon one cart, six head of cattle and all of my Farming Implements and all of my Bees, to have and to hold. EIGHTH, My will and desire is that all the residue of my estate, if any, after taking out the devises and legacies above mentioned, shall be sold and the debts owing to me collected and if there should be any surplus over and above the payments of debts expenses and legacies that such surplus shall be given over to SUSAN wife of FRANKLIN DAIL to have and to hold during her natural life then to go to her Daughter ANNIE L. DAIL. I hereby constitute and appoint my trusted friends JAMES A. PRIDGEN and JOSHUA L. ROUSE my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In witness hereof I the said THOMAS P. HILL do hereunto set my hand and seal. This the 7th day October 1896 THOMAS P. HILL Seal Signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas P. Hill to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto. Witness JOHN T. DALY Proposed for Probate 17 September 1897 Will was contested by THOMAS HILL ALBERT HILL NOAH HILL GEORGE L. HARTSFIELD & Wife FANNIE HARTSFIELD JAMES S. BROWN & Wife HATTIE BROWN JAMES A PRIDGEN guardian of OFFIE B. HILL Estates 1830,1848,1850 1862-1956 CR 059.508.36 1897 Thomas P. Hill NC State Archives, Raleigh, 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 ______________________________________________________________________