Wayne County, NC - Will of Eleanor Newsom, 1887 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ELEANOR NEWSOM of the county of Wayne and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of this my earthly existence do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. My executor herein after named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my family and friends. I give and bequeath to my grand children by my daughter IMAGIN PEEL forty-four acres of land on Hood Swamp. I give to VICY my grand daughter one bed and cover to go with the bed and also the stead. I lend to my daughter VICY one bed her lifetime then her son WILLY. Complete stead and cover goes with bed. I lend to my daughter RACHY one bed and stead and cover her lifetime then to her daughter ELEN. My husband is to hold and keep, all his lifetime, then it goes to the above named ones. This 16th day of June 1886. ELEANOR (X) NEWSOM ALEX GRAY M. E. (X) CARTER Probate: 26th day of March 1887 Wayne County Record of Wills Book 1 Page 393, 394 Wayne County Courthouse Goldsboro, NC ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Ginn - judy_ginn@aol.com ______________________________________________________________________