Onslow County NcArchives Wills.....Freshwater, John A. January 15, 1886
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Source: North Carolina State Archives
Written: January 15, 1886

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Will
John A. Freshwater
1885

Book of Wills
Page 343
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In the name of God Amen.
I, John A. Freshwater of Onslow County,
North Carolina being of sound mind,
but calling to mind the uncertainty of life, do
make this my last will and testament.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son George
B. Freshwater a piece of land on the western
side of my tract, beginning at the Clara Taylor
branch when it crosses the road leading from my
house to Queen’s creek church, running with
the road to its intersection by a branch in
which a large black gum tree stands on the
right hand side of the road and a large
water oak near, thence running due west to the
Willis’ line, thence southerly with the Willis line to the
Sanders’ line thence Easterwardly with the Sanders’
line and R. W. Freshwater line to the beginning.
Item, I give to my daughters, Sally A. Meadows,
Mary J. Riggs, and Martha W. Hancock all
the rest and remainder of my land lying on the
West side of the road leading from my house to
Queen’s Creek church.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Julia
J. Holland, and W. Alice Freshwater all my
land lying north of Parrot’s swamp, known as
Scott’s neck, commencing at the place where the
last branch between my house and the sand hills crosses
the road, about a mile from my house, running
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down this branch, which I call the main stream
of Parrot’s swamp, to the meadow road, and the
ford or crossing place now in use, thence with the
meadow road northwardly to the flat laurel, thence
around said laurel to Sanders’ line and with his line
to road leading to Queen’s creek creek church, thence
southwardly with the road to the beginning.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Asher D. Fresh-
water, all the remainder of my land lying on the north side
of the Parrot’s swamp, and east of the meadow road,
adjoining the land devised and given to my
daughters Julia J. Holland and W. Alice Freshwater.
Item, I give to my daughters Emma F. Freshwater
and Virginia E. Freshwater all my land on the
south side of Parrot’s swamp, beginning where the
Parrot’s swamp branch crosses the road leading to
Queen’s creek church, running down the swamp to
R. W. Freshwater’s line, thence southerly with his line,
and the line of the heirs of my son Ottaway Fresh-
water to the road, thence northwardly with the road to
the beginning. And it is my will and wish that if
my daughter W. Alice Freshwater desires to live on
the premises and with my daughters Emma and
Virginia that she have the right to do so, as long as
she remains unmarried. And I further will
that should my daughter Emma F. Freshwater
die without hiers of her body, that her share of
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land shall go to my daughter Virginia E. Freshwater,
and should my daughter Virginia E. Freshwater die
without heirs of her body, her share of land shall go
to my daughter Emma F. Freshwater.
Item, To my son Robert W. Freshwater, as he has
nearly, if not quite had his hare of my real estate,
I give and bequeath Five dollars, and constitute
and appoint him Executor of this my last will and
testament.
Item. I desire my Executor to sell the Thomas
Owen’s tract of land, lying on the west side of
Queen’s creek below Rich island, on such terms
as may seem best, and divide the proceeds between
himself, and my daughters, W. Alice, Emma F.
and Virginia E. Freshwater, in equal parts.
Item, I give and bequeath all my stock, farming
tools, household and kitchen furniture, and per-
sonal property of all description to my daughters
W. Alice Freshwater, Emma F. Freshwater, and
Virginia E. Freshwater in equal portions.
Item, I have given to the heirs and widow of my son
Ottaway Freshwater this portion of my land.
Dated January 15th 1886.
Witnesses.				John A Freshwater (seal)
Edward B. Sanders
David J. Sanders
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Additional Comments:
List of persons as they first appear in the document:

John A. Freshwater (testator)
George B. Freshwater (son)
Sally A. Meadows (daughter)
Mary J. Riggs (daughter)
Martha W. Hancock (daughter)
Julia J. Holland (daughter)
W. Alice Freshwater (daughter)
Asher D. Freshwater (son)
Emma F. Freshwater (daughter)
Virginia E. Freshwater (daughter)
Robert W. Freshwater (son)
heirs & widow of Ottaway Freshwater (son, unnamed)
Edward B. Sanders (witness)
David J. Sanders (witness)

It appears that the body of the will was written by someone other than John A. 
Freshwater or either of the two witnesses.

Because of the way the first name is written for the witness, David J. Sanders, 
I am not absolutely sure that the first name isn't "Daniel" instead of "David".

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