MOORE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Lockhart Fry, 15 Dec 1852 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Moore County Superior Court. Wills. Volume C (1852-1881). Microfilm of original records at the Moore County courthouse. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1965. FHL Salt Lake City, Film 548795 Item 3. Date of will: 15 Dec 1852. Will Book C, page 3. Will of Lockhart Fry. I, Lockhart Fry, of the County of Moore and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say -- First, that my administrator herein after named shall provide for my body a decent burial suited to the wishes of my relations and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts whosoever and to whomsoever owing out of the monies that m[a]y first come into his hands as apart or parcel of my estate. Item, I give and bequeath to my legitimated [sic] daughter, Annetta Fry, my following negro slaves, to wit: George aged about thirty four years, Sandy aged about nineteen years, Tom aged about sixteen years, Bill aged about fourteen years, Margaret aged about twenty years, Jenny aged about eighteen years, and Amy aged about six years, together with all their increase. Item, I give and devise to my said daughter Annetta Fry all the land of which I am now possessed to have and to hold to her and to her heirs in fee simple forever except twenty five and a half acres to be laid off for the benefit of negro woman Dafney, to commence on the North side of my well and running South so as to divide the well equally sixty four poles, then co[ntinuing] West sixty four poles, thence North sixty four poles, thence East sixty four poles to the first station. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Annetta Fry all the increase of my negro woman Dafney. Item, I give and bequeath to my brother-in-law Jesse Bean one hundred dollars to be paid by my administrator within two years from the time of my death out of any money belonging to my estate not otherwise disposed of. Item, I give and bequeath to my sister in law Charity Caddell the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid by my administrator within two years from the time of my death out of any money belonging to my estate not otherwise disposed of. Item, I give and bequeath to the children of my sisterinlaw Elizabeth Caddell, former wife of William D Caddell, one hundred dollars to be paid by my administrator within two years from the time of my death out of any money belonging to my estate not otherwise disposed of, each of said children to share and share alike. Item, I give and bequeath to my friend Colonel John Morison one hundred dollars to be paid by my administrator within two years from the time of my death out of any money belonging to my estate not otherwise disposed of. Item, My will and desire is that my negro woman Dafney shall live on the lot of land already mentioned for her benefeit and have the use of any timber on any of my land during her natural life, and that my administrator furnish her with ten bushels corn, two hundred pounds meet, cow and calf, one ox and year [gear?], plow, hoe and axe, also one pot and fodder enough to feed her cattle til next grass. Item, My will and desire is that in case my negro woman Dafney should become disabled or infirm so as to be unable to support herself then that the Guardian of my daughter Annetta Fry, take charge of her and support her out of any monies in her land coming to said Annetta Fry, until she arrives to the age of twenty one years or marries, then she is to support said Dafney during her natural life and at her death the lot of land laid off for her to return to my daughter Annetta Fry. Item, My Will and desire is that my Notes money and accounts be inventoried and returned to Court by my administrator. Item, My Will and desire is that all the residue of my Estate after taking out the devises above mentioned shall be sold by my administrator and all debt owing to me collected. Item, My Will and desire is that after the payment of my debts expenses and the Legacies above mentioned that if any surplus remains in the administrator's hands that he pay it over to the Guardian of my daughter Annetta Fry for her benefeit. Item, My Will and desire is that the Guardian of my daughter Annetta Fry shall rent out my plantation and hire out my negros for the support and education of my said daughter Annetta Fry until she arrives at the age of twenty one years or marries before that time. Item, My Will and desire is that [if] my daughter Annetta Fry die before she marries or has a child or children then the property that she leaves to be equally devided among my relations in the following manner, that is to say: To my brother in law Jesse Bean one eighth part, to my Brother Thomas Fry one eighth part, to my sister Keziah Graham one eighth part, to my sister Cassy Medlin one eighth part, to Marticia McIntosh (the mother of my daughter Annetta Fry) one eighth part, to George Caggins (the son of my sister Nancy Coggins) one eighth part, to the children of my sister Precilla Jackson one eighth part, and to the children of my sister Jemima Collins one eighth part. Item, My Will desire is that my daughter Annetta be kept in school until she arrives to the age of twenty one years or marries. And lastly. I do hereby appoint Hugh Leach my lawful administrator with the Will ann---ed to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof. I also appoint my brother in law Jesse Bean Guardian for my daughter Annetta Fry and my negro woman Dafney, to execute my last will and testament to the true intent and meaning of the same, Hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I, the said Lockhart Fry, do hereunto set my hand and seal this the 15th day of December A.D. 1852 -- signed sealed published and declared by the said Lockhart Fry to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence to subscribe our names as Witnesses thereto, John M Ferguson, Jno A McLeod ... Lockhart Fry (seal). ---------------------------------------------- transcribed by Stuart Armstrong from microfilm of original. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Stuart Armstrong stuarta@aros.net web page: http://cgi.aros.net/~stuarta ___________________________________________________________________