Lenoir County, NC - Will of William Lovick, 1858 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILL OF WILLIAM LOVICK Found in North Carolina Supreme Court Case #7462 – Tull vs Tull In the name of God, amen. I, William Lovick of the County of Lenoir and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and disposing memory (blessed be God) do, this twenty first day of December, in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty – two make and ordain and publish this, my last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say – In the first place, It is my will and desire that my body, after death, to be decently interred, and that all my just debts and funeral expences shall be full paid off and discharged, by my executor herein after named. Secondly. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Eliza A. Green, my two negroes Lettice and Alfred, to her, her heirs and assigns forever. Thirdly. I give and bequeath unto my three grand children, Oscar, James and Theodore Bright, children of my beloved daughter Fanny Bright deceased, my two negroes Hagar and Amelia, and the future increase of the same, to be divided equally between them, share and share alike, which I give to them their heirs and assigns forever. Fourthly. I loan unto my beloved daughter Mary A. Kilpatrick, during her natural life, the plantation, whereon I now reside, and after her death I give and bequeath the said plantation to her son George Lovick Kilpatrick, to him his heirs and assigns forever. I do, also, loan to my said daughter Mary, my negroes, Jack, Amy, Luncinda and Franklin during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided (with the increase of the females thereof) between all the children. She, the said Mary, shall leave at the time of her death (except George L.) which I give to them, their heirs and assigns forever. Fifthly. I loan unto my beloved daughter Nancy H. Tull during her natural life my negro woman Mary and her children Jane, Eliza, and William and the future increase of the same, and at her death I give and bequeath the same, to be divided between the children of my two daughters, Fanny Bright dec'd. and Mary A. Kilpatrick, which I give to them their heirs and assigns forever, provided nevertheless, that in case my said daughter Nancy H. should leave any issue of her body at her death, who shall attain the age of twenty one years, I give the said negroes and their future increase unto him, her or them, their heirs and assigns forever, I give to my daughter Nancy H. Tull her heirs and assigns forever, one bed, bedstead and furniture Sixthly. Whereas, as guardian to Sidney Lovick second daughter of my son George T. Lovick deceased, I shall be owing about seven hundred and sixty dollars, perhaps on final settlement, it is my will and desire that my two negroes Sanders and Emanuel shall be sold and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the payment of said Guardian debt and the balance if any be applied to my other liabilities due at the time of my death. (Having provided for their father, in his lifetime, and settlement being had, with Elizabeth Neale, sister of said Sidney Lovick, heretofore.) Seventhly. I give and bequeath to the children of my beloved daughter, Sarah Mariah Kincey deceased my negroes America, Danza, and Simon, to be equally divided between them, to them and to their heirs and assigns forever. Eighthly. It is my will and desire that all my property of every nature and kind soever, not herein before specified and given away to be sold and applied to the payment of my debts and the balance, if any to be equally divided, between my heirs at Law, share and share alike, which I give to them their heirs and assigns forever – Lastly. I do hereby constitute and ordain my friends Warren Kilpatrick and Thomas Woodley, executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and cancelling all other a former wills heretofore by me made. In testimony where, I the said William Lovick have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this, day and date first above written. Wm. Lovick Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said William Lovick, the testator, as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who was present at the time of signing and sealing of the same. Samuel H. Rountree George Gray State of North Carolina, Lenoir County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1856 A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Wm. Lovick, is exhibited for probate in open Curt by Thomas Woodley one of the executors therein named and the due execution thereof by the said Wm. Lovick is proved by oaths and examination of S. H. Rountree and George Gray the two subscribing witnesses thereto. It is therefore considered by the Court, that the said paper writing and every part thereof, is the last will and testament of the said Wm. Lovick, and the same is ordered to be recorded and filed; and thereupon the said Thomas Woodley, one of the executors as aforesaid duly qualified as such by taking the oath required by la. N. Hunter, Clk Enrolled in the Clerk's Office of Lenoir County, Aug. 6th 1856 N. Hunter, Clk State of North Carolina, Lenoir County I, N. Hunter, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the last will and testament of William Lovick deceased, as found on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Kinston, the 5th day of January 1858. N. Hunter, Clk. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble - 58marble@cox.net ______________________________________________________________________