Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Simpson, Samuel March 12, 1847 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801 Written: March 12, 1847 Recorded: Sep 1856 Testator: Samuel Simpson Loose will, mis-filed in Estate Papers folder labeled "Shutt, Henry (1811)" In the name of God Amen in the year of out Lord 12th day of March 1847, I make this my last will ~~~ 1st I give to my beloved wife the house lots & improvements where I now reside and all my household & kitchen furniture also my brick Store House & Lot where I Keep at this time also my House, Lots & improvements in the town of Hillsboro, during her natural life, also my negro woman Maria & girl Emily & Man Josiah also Six thousand dollars of seven pr ct Stock of the State of New Your and five share of the Stock of the Bank of North America Philadelphia, it is $400 a share, and the income of my estate one year after my death, 2nd I give to my son in law John U Kirkland in trust for the sole separate & ex- clusive of my beloved daughter Elizabeth A -- Kirkland for & during the tenure of her nat- ural life Twenty shares of the Bank of New York which is $500. a share and I give to my daughter in nature of a deed or will to dispose of the whole or any part of the said property unto one of more or all of her children than those now living or hereafter to be born or the de[s]cendants of said child or children at her discretion and upon and upon[sic] the death of my said daughter I direct that all the said property which may not be disposed of under the power aforesaid shall go to & vest in such person or persons in such shares & proportions as the same would by law go to & vest in if this said property was absolutely her's & She died in respect Thereof intestate, 3d I give to my son in Law Thomas B. Hill for the sole separate & ex- clusive use of me beloved daughter Maria T Hill [page 2] 2 -for & during The tenure of her natural life one hundred & fifty share of The Bank of the Manhattan Company of New York, it is $50. a share and Five Thousand dollars of seven pr ct Stock of the City of New York & I give to my said daughter in relation to this property The same power in all respect & upon her death make the disposition Thereof in all respect among Those who would be her heirs at law & next of Kin as are given and made in relation to the property devised & bequeath- ed in trust for my daughter Elizabeth A Kirkland 4th I give to my son in law Henry K Nash in trust for the sole separate & exclusive use of my beloved daughter Mary Nash Ten Thousand dollars of Ohio 6 pr ct Stock & at the death of my beloved wife her mother the House and Lots and improvements where she now resides in the town of Hillsboro also my negro girl Mary and negro boy Owen also the furniture in the house in which she reside and I give unto my said daughter in relation to This said property the same power in all respect & upon her death make The same disposition Thereof in all respect among those who would be her heirs at law and next of Kin as are given to and made in relation devised & bequeathed in trust for my daughter Elizabeth A Kirkland, 5th I give to my son in law Matthias E Manley for the sole, separate & exclu- sive use of my beloved daughter Sarah Manly four Thousand dollars of seven pr ct stock of the State of New York and at the death of my beloved wife her mother all my of real property [page 3] 3 in the town of Newbern that is the house Lot & improvements, where I now reside and the brick Store and Lot which I now keep and from this time the house and lots, improvements whereon my beloved daughter now resides and I give unto my said daughter in relation to this property the same power in all respects and upon her death make the same disposition Thereof in all respects among those who would be her heirs at law & next of Kin as are give to and made in relation devised & bequeathed in trust for my daughter Eliz- abeth A Kirkland - & I give or leave to my nephew Henry W Jones Twelve hundred dollars & I appoint my sons in law John U Kirkland, Thomas B Hill & M. E. Manly and Henry K Nash my executors the this my last will and any property which may be left after the within is divided I give to my beloved wife and at her to be divided as she may please to direct Samuel Simpson And this I add to my will & wish my negro men Jim Rew, Bill Charles & Henry hired out by the Year in or about this Town of New Bern as they have familys, and my beloved wife to receive & have the amount they hire for during her natural life and at her death I give the same hire to be divided between the children of my beloved daughters Elizabeth A Kirkland & Mary Nash and I give my gold watch to my Grand- -son Samuel Simpson Kirkland Samuel Simpson [page 4] 4 And I also give in addition to that already men- tioned fifty share of Louisville Bank Stock to my beloved wife also my negro man Jim Rew & my two little boys Saml Simpson I also find I made a mistake in giving my beloved wife six Thousand dollars in New Your State 7 pr cent Stock, it is intended five Thousand dollars $5000. of New Your City Seven pr ct Stock which I now hold This as well as well as[sic] the other Stocks which I give her I wish her to do with them as she my think best. Saml. Simpson I now add to the within my last will at the death of my beloved wife I give to my son in Law Henry K. Nash for the use of my beloved daughter Mary fifty shares of Louisville Bank Stock and instead of dividing the negro hire mentioned in the within between the children of both Betsy & Mary, I now give it all to the children of my beloved daughter Betsy. Saml. Simpson 26 Oct 1848 I give the above mentioned fifty share of Bank Stock for the use of my dear daughter Mary & her heirs in the same manner as I have the then Thousand dollars of Ohio 6 pr ct & the two negroes S. Simpson In the place of the five Thousand dollars of New York 7 pr cent stock given to my son in law Thomas B Hill in trust of my beloved daughter Maria T Hill I now leave or give to him [page 5] 6 -5 -five Thousand dollars in Ohio 6 pr cent State Stock which I now hold in the same manner as it men- tioned within $5000 Ohio 6 pr cent. And I now add to that which is mentioned within for the use of my beloved daughter Elizabeth A Kirkland the amount of the money advance on whatever I may advance and charged on my books the amount of whatever I may receive for that debt in any Kind or lot of property and I add to that already mentioned & given to my be- loved wife Six Thousand dollars of New York State Stock of 1855 Saml. Simpson This 12 day of May in the year of our Lord 1849 Newbern 1st July 1850 I now make this alteration in my last will in which I give for the use of my beloved daughter Sarah E Manly four Thousand dollars of New York 7 pr cent Stock of 1849 which has been paid and in place of which I give her one hundred shares of the stock of the Manhattan Company of New York And I also give for the use of my beloved daughter Mark K Nash Two hundred shared of the Man- -hattan Company of New York as above in place of the ten Thousand dollars of the Ohio 6 pr ct Stock given for her use in my last will, the above mentioned Ohio 6 is those of 1850 therefore is to be paid the present year is the cause of my making the exchange and the charter of the Manhattan Bank or Company is much in its favour and I am of opinion at this time it is [page 6] 7 well managed by its Cashier & President Saml. Simpson In place of the two negro boy given to my dear daughter Mary, I give her my woman Eade and Seven hun- dred dollars to purchase a nurse with S. Simpson New Bern 6th December 1850 I now make this alteration in my last will is this I leave or give my nephew Henry W Jones my negro Man Henry and at the death of my beloved wife I give to the daughter of the late John C Stanly discussed my negro man Josiah commonly called Jo Saml. Simpson I also give to my beloved wife the hire of my negroes during her natural life S Simpson AI And I also add to that given to my dear daughter Mariah T Hill one thousand dollar $100 Saml. Simpson Memorandum I have exchanged the stock given to my dear daughter E. A. Kirkland in place of Twenty share of Stock at five hundred dollars each the charter being nearly out the directors have a- greed to change the share to one hundred dollars each and increase the capital to two Million of dollars in place of one million. I then have had the priviledge[sic] of taking two hun- dred shares which is double the amount of Stock I held and thus require an attes[t]ation in my last will [page 7] 8 I Therefore give or leave for the use of my dear daughter E. A. Kirkland one hundred & fifty share I give or leave to my beloved wife also five Thousand Ohio 6 pr ct Stock in place of the city seven pr cent Stock of this city men- tioned for her in my last will New York 30th July 1852 Saml. Simpson AI I also give to the daughter of the pate John C Stanly three hundred dollars $300. to be paid then at my death Saml. Simpson Additional Comments: Craven County Will Book Volume D, page 264 Recorded Sep 1856 Estate Papers comprise 12 pages and are found in Craven County in a folder labeled "Simpson, Samuel (1850-1859)" Testator died in 1856 in Craven County. Elizabeth's husband is listed as John U Kirkland in the will and John A. Kirkland in the estate papers. [Estate Papers - Inventory 15 Nov 1856] Inventory of M E Manly Exr of Saml Simpson [sundry articled omitted] Maria Emily & child Joe Henry Charles Jim Owen Jane Edy