Lenoir County, NC - Will & Estate Records for William H. & Joseph Williams
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WILL AND ESTATE RECORDS FOR WILLIAM H. AND JOSEPH WILLIAMS
WILL OF WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS
NC Archives
Duplin Co Wills
CR.035.801.12
I W. H. Williams Sr of the County of Duplin and State of North Carolina
do make this my last will
I direct that all my just debts be paid with convenient speed
I give devise and bequeath my estate and property real personal and
mixed as follows.
To my nephew E. P. Williams I bequeath all my books: household and
kitchen furniture: spoons Knives, and forks and parlor furniture.
I devise to the children of my deceased brother Joseph Williams namely
E. P. Williams, Carrie Williams, Ida Williams, Hattie Williams and
Lula Williams the tract of Land in Lenoir County, where the said Joseph
Williams formerly lived about two miles from the town of Kinston and
bounded as follows on the North by the lands of John Tull and Wm.
Hill deceased: on the east by the lands of Wm. Hill deceased: on the
south by Neuse River and on the west by the lands of L. C. Desmond
deceased and the lands of Parrot Hardy containing Five Hundred and
Thirty six acres more or less
I hereby give my executor hereinafter named full power and authority,
in such way and Manner as he may deem expedient to make sale of all the
residue of my estate (not heretofore bequeathed and devised) both real
personal and mixed and convey title to same and to do all needful acts
requisite to convey a title thereto to a purchaser or purchasers and
with the proceeds arising from such sale or sales to pay the following
bequests: namely To my nephew E. P. Williams the sum of Twenty Five
Hundred Dollars To my nephew Dr. W. W. Faison the sum of Fifteen
Hundred Dollars To my niece Ida Williams the sum of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars To my niece Hattie Williams the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
To my niece Lula Williams the sum of Two Thousand Dollars and the
balance to be divided into three equal shares one share, which is
one-third, given to the following named children of my deceased brother
Joseph Williams namely E. P. Williams, Ida Williams, Hattie Williams
and Lula Williams: one share which is one-third, to be given to my
sister Mrs. H. C. Faisen and the other share, which is one-third to my
sister Mrs. M. E. Lee.
I hereby revoke all wills by me heretofore made and appoint Henry Lee
of Goldsboro, NC executor of this my last will In witness whereof I the
above named W. H. Williams Sr have hereunto set my hand and seal the 24
day of November 1885 in the City of Goldsboro County of Wayne and State
of North Carolina
Signed W. H. Williams Sr
Witness Jno D. Spicer, Jas. Spicer, John Spicer
Then & there signed and sealed and declared by said W. H. Williams Sr
as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who, at his
request, in his presence & in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses
The Will of William H. Williams was exhibited in Duplin County Superior
Court by Henry Lee on the oath of John D. Spicer and James Spicer
Oct 16th 1889
R. C. Broadhurst, Clerk Superior Court
On 7 Oct 1889, Henry Lee, reported to the court that said W. H.
Williams had personal property worth about $1250
END OF DOCUMENT
JOSEPH WILLIAMS ESTATE
NC Archives
Lenoir Co Estate Records
CR.059.508.91
Number 575
Notice to Solicitor Concerning Orphans Presented As Being Without
Guardian
State of North Carolina, Lenoir Co
To: O. H. Allen, Esq, solicitor 6th Judicial District
I hereby respectfully notify you that at Aug. Term A.D. 1890 of the
Superior Court of Lenoir County, the Grand Jury then and there sitting
presented the following named persons as minor orphan children under
the age of twenty-one years, and as owning an estate without having any
guardian therefore, to wit: Hattie Williams age 18 years and Lula
Williams age 16 years children of Joseph Williams decd
I would further give you notice that no suitable person will become
guardian of said estate.
According to my best information, the said estate consists of real
property & money as follows: real estate in Lenoir County valued at
about $1800 and money willed to them to be paid ?? and is estimated to
be worth about Forty five hundred Dollars
Dated at Kinston, in said county, this 9th day of Sept AD 1890
E. W. Bizzell, Clerk Superior Court
A further document statse the estate consists of "real estate in Lenoir
County valued at about $1800, annual rents about $120 and real estate
in Duplin County valued at about $1700 marked through - $1800
marked through reduced to money and paid ?? to them amounting no
further information"
Lenoir County In the Superior Court
In the Matter of the Administration of the Estate of Joseph Williams
deceased, John C. Jackson, being sworn, doth say that Joseph Williams,
late of said county, is dead, without leaving any Will and Testament,
and that he John C. Jackson is one of the proper person entitled to
Letters of Administration on the estate of the said Joseph Williams, decd
Further, that the value of said estate, so far as can be ascertained at
the date of this application is about $38.59, and that Egbert P.
Williams, Carrie Williams, Ida Jackson, Hattie Williams and Lula
Williams (the last 2 named are minors and have receivers)
Signed John C. Jackson
END OF DOCUMENT
DIVISION OF WILLIAMS LAND
Divisions, Dowers and Provision Book A p 266
NOTE: Few of the estate records in this book state who the land
actually belong to but the acres in the Sheriff's sell to William H.
Williams indicates that land was what was divided the total acres in
the division was 515 which is more or less the amount in the sd
Sheriff's sale and the Will of William H. Williams (plus the 10 acres
sold to Martha C. William Brown). Several of the deeds indicate the
land belonged to Joseph Williams.
NC, Lenoir Co
Carrie E. Williams and others vs E. P. Williams and others a report
The undersigned having been summoned by the Sheriff to divide the land
mentioned and described in the above entitled action among the several
tenants in common, met on the premises on the 3rd day of Nov 1891 and
after being duly sworn by J. D. Sutton, Sheriff, proceeded to examine
the premises and make the following divisions. On account of the
irregular shape and the character of the land we divided it into ten
lots or parcels and allotted to each tenant in common two lots as
hereinafter appears. The valuation of the whole premises in place at
$5000 making each share of the value of $1000.
LOT # 1 - beginning at J. M. Browns corner on Neuse River and runs
S.3 E.54.70 chains to a stump, Thomas Brown's corner, then N. 87 W. 6
chains to Hull Road, then with the road N. 12 3/4 W 8.18 chains to
Brown's corner, then N. 4 E. 11.65 to Alexander's corner, then with his
line S. 87 E. 13.55 chains to a stake, then S. 3 W. to Neuse River,
then up the River to the beginning, containing 53 acres
LOT #2 Beginning on the river at lot No 1 and runs N. 3 E with line
of lot 1 to Alexanders line, then with his line S. 87 - 7.35 chains
to a stake, then S. 3 W. to Neuse River, then up the River to the
beginning containing 53 acres
LOT # 3 Beginning on the River at lot No 2 and runs with lot 2 N. 3 E
to Alexander's line, then with his and J. W. Aldridges line S 87 E
7.35 chains to a stake then S. 3 W to the River, then up the River to
the beginning containing 53 acres
LOT #4 Beginning on the River at lot No 3 and runs with the line of
lot 3 to J. W. Aldridge's line, then with his line S 87 E to A black
gum in a branch, then down the run of the branch to a stake on side of
the ditch in the branch (and about 19 chains above where the lower line
of the next lot from the River enters the branch) then S 3 W to the
River, then up the River to the beginning containing 53 acres
LOT #5 Beginning at lot No 4 on the River and runs with lot 4 to a
stake in a branch, J. W. Aldridges line, then with his line down the
branch about 19 chains, then S 6 E with Aldridges line to near the
river then still with Aldridges line to the River, then up the River to
the beginning containing 53 acres
LOT # 6 - beginning at a stake on Hull road, Brown's corner, and the
fourth corner of Lot #1 and with the line of Lot #1 N. 4 E. 8.60 chains
to a stake, then N 89 W. to J. P. Hardee's line, then with the
Hardee's line to his and L. Harvey's corner, then with Harvey's line to
the Desmond line, then with the Desmond line, to the Brown line; then
with the Brown line to the beginning containing about 40 acres
LOT # 7 Beginning at the 2nd corner of lot 6 and runs with the line
of that lot N. 89 W to J. P. Hardees line, then with his line N. 3
E 7.40 chains to a stake, then S 89 E to Alexander's line, then with
his line S 2 W to his corner then to the beginning containing about
40 acres
LOT # 8 Beginning at the 4th corner of lot 7 and runs with
Alexanders's line N 2 E 9 chains to a stake then N. 89 W to J. P.
Hardee's line, then with his line S 3 1/4 W to lot 7 then with the line
of lot 7 to the beginning containing 50 acres
LOT # 9 Beginning in Alexanders line at lot 8 and runs with his line
N 2 1/2 E 10.25 chains to a stake then N 89 W to J. P. Hardees line,
then with his line to lot No 8 then with line of lot 8 to the beginning
containing 50 acres
LOT # 10 Beginning in Alexanders line at lot 9 and runs with line of
lot 9 to J. P. Hardee's line then with his line N 3 E to the J. M.
Brown line, then with the Brown line N 76 E 20-50 chains to a stake
just over Hull road then about S 87 E to Alexander's corner, then with
his line S 2 W to the beginning containing about 70 acres
Lots No 1 and No 6 we have valued at $762.50 and allotted to Carrie E.
Williams
Lots No 2 and No 7 we have valued at $837.50 and allotted to Ida
Jackson wife of John Jackson
Lots No 3 and No 8 we have valued at $1400 and allotted to Hattie
Williams
Lots No 4 and No 9 we have valued at $1000 and allotted to Lula
Williams
Lots No 5 and No 10 we have valued at $1000 and allotted to E. P.
Williams
We have charged lots no 3 and no 8 allotted to Hattie Williams with the
sum of four hundred dollars to be paid as follows, to lots No 1 and No
6 allotted to Carrie E. Williams $237.50 and to lots No 2 and No 7
allotted to Ida Jackson $162.50 in order to make the divisions equal in
value
All of which is respectfully submitted under our hand and seals
J. H. Suggs
Wm. I. Herring
Recorded in the office of the Superior Court Clerk of Lenoir Co January
7th 1892
W. W. Bizzell, Clerk Superior Court
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