MARTIN COUNTY, NC - Will - William G. Biggs, 1862. ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Andy Anderson May 2000 ========================================================================== From original on microfilm. Will of WILLIAM G. BIGGS, dated March 10, 1862, proved October Term, 1862. Martin Co NC Will Book 2, pages 508 and 509 In the name of God. Amen. I, WILLIAM G. BIGGS, being in sound mind and free from all bodily disease, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament, made the 10th day of March, A.D. 1862. Item 1st. I hereby appoint my beloved wife and Elder C. B. HASSEL my executors to this, my last will and testament. Item 2nd. I desire that my Negro man SLADE be sold at public auction and at the time and place and in such manner as my executors may deem just. Thirdly, I desire the executors before named, in the settlement with Kader Biggs & Co., a firm in the city of Norfolk, Va., of which I am a partner, that in addition to my proportion of the profits of the concern and the capital stock invested by me in said concern, that they demand and collect from the said Kader Biggs & Co. an amount due me for fifty-seven bales (of) cotton, shipped to Messrs. JAMES COMER & Sons about the 20th April 1861 (said cotton being my own individual property) and was sold by them as their agent about the 1st August 1861 (the unfortunate condition of the country rendering it impossible to receive sales) therefore amount of sales not known, supposed about four thousand dollars, cotton sold as per Comer & Sons' letter to K. Biggs & Co. about the 1st August 1861 at fourteen and three quarters of a cent lb., which amount was ordered by Kader Biggs & Co. of the city of Norfolk to be invested in bagging and rope as per their letters to the said Comer & Co! . under date of 26th June, 31st July, 12th August 1861, I am also entitled to 8 pr. ct. exchange, being the current rate at the time, and interest from about 1st August 1861. Item 4th. I desire my executors first pay a note executed by me to WM. R. CLARK with Dr. J. J. W. POWELL security, amt. of note eight thousand dollars. After the payment of said note I desire that my executors claim and receive [from] J. S. BRIDGES and JESSE POWELL, extrs. of the late J. J. W. POWELL, deceased, a life insurance policy of the N. C. Life Mutual Insurance Company. Said policy was transfered to said Powell to indemnify him for becoming my surety and for no other purpose, that they collect from said insurance company the amount of my policy less a note due said company for war risk. Item 5th. I desire my executors close up the business of Wm. G. Biggs & Co., of which I am a partner. I also desire all my just debts to be paid. Item 6th. After the settlement with Kader Biggs & Co. and the business of Wm. G. Biggs & Co. as before stated, and the payment of all my just indebtedness, I desire that the balance remaining (if any) and my Negro girl PHEBY and her increase be held in trust for the support of my wife and the support and education of my dear son W. CHASE* BIGGS and any other child or children that may be borned from my wife SOPHIA N. BIGGS lawfully unto me. In no case do I desire the remainder of my estate to be used except for the object above stated. Item 7th. Should my wife, after my death, marry again, it is my wish that she only receive annually her proportion of my estate for her support, but should my son now living and all children that may hereafter be borned lawfully unto me die, leaving my wife my only heir, then in that case I desire that she be placed in full possession of my estate, with power to use it as she pleases. Given under my hand and seal in the city of Norfolk the day and date before written and in the presence of us, who, at the request of Wm. G. Biggs and in his presence, witnessed the same. WM. G. BIGGS {seal} [Wit:] JNO. E. TUNIS(?) J. J. BIGGS Submitted for probate at October Term, 1862. -------------- *This name may be W. Chas. Biggs.