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Person County Wills & Estates, Pt.9 |
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(Transcribed by Deloris Williams) |
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Will of
GEORGE WASHINGTON JEFFREYS -1848 |
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In the name of God amen Trusting to the merits sacrifice &
intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of my soul
and body in time & eternity, I make this as my will as regards the
distribution of my property- I first give to my beloved wife HELEN
the following slaves, viz MATILDA & her children, WILL, HENRY, ISABELLA, MARY, PARTHENA & her future increase, also BIG JOHN, HARRISON, SYDNEY HARRY and MARIA Also she is to have her dower interest in my landed estate including the dwelling and out houses. I also give her the carriage & harness, all my stock of all kinds and all the plantation tools. The rest of my Negroes not specified above & bequeathed as above are to be equally divided according to their value between my dear beloved children MARY, ANN & CORNELIA or their lawfull issue. The rest of my landed estate (my wife's dower being out) is to be sold on twelve months and it on bond and approved security and the money when collected to be equally divided between my dear Daughters MARY, ANN and CORNELIA or the lawful heirs of their body. My Library I give to my grandsons to be equally divided between them. Should I owe any debts, they are to be paid out of the crop of tobacco and after my wife has alloted to her enough of the crop of corn, wheat, oats &c to support her & her family, the rest if any to be sold and applied to the payment of my debts or divided in the proceeds among my daughters. I should have mentioned that I give to my wife the house & kitchen furniture. In testimony to the above I have herewith set my hand & seal this 10thd day of August Anno Domini 1846. GEO. W. JEFFREYS No Executor was named in the will. An Administrators Bond for GEORGE W. JEFFREYS was filed on June 20, 1848, in Person County, by JOSEPH THAXTON, WILLIAM D. BETHEL, JAMES W. McCAIN, HAYWOOD WILLIAMS and THOMAS McGEHEE for Fifty thousand Dollars ($50,000), which appointed THAXTON, BETHEL and McCAIN as Administrators who would make an Inventory of JEFFREYS' property. An Inventory of the personal property of GEO. W. JEFFREYS dec'd that came into the hands of JOS. J. THAXTON, WM. D. BETHELL and JAS. W. McCAIN his administrators (viz) The following Slaves BIG JOHN, JEFFREY, COOPER, JOHN, SPENCER, HARRY, HARRISON, DICK, SIDNEY, WILLIAM, HENRY, MARIA, MATILDY, ISABELLA, MARY, SALLY, PARTHENY, MARTHA, DILCY, ARENA, MARTICIA, SILVY, SARAH JANE, ALFRED, INDIANA, RIZZY, MELY. Among Notes on hand, includes 1 on GEO. A. SMITH & N.M. LEWIS for hire of BRANDON North Carolina Person County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions September Term 1848 To the Worshipful Justices of said Court The Petition of HELEN JEFFREYS, JOSEPH J. THAXTON, BETHEL and McCAIN Ex parte Respectfully sheweth that GEORGE W. JEFFREYS departed this life in Person County during the present year having first made and published his last Will and testament in writing which had been duly proved and recorded in Person County in which he provides that his widow shall have a years support, but does not specify the articles or quantity or any way in which the same is to be ascertained and therefore your petitioners suppose that he intended that a years support should be alloted to her under the rules and specifications for a years support for widows of persons dying intestate. Your petitioners further shew that your petitioners HELEN in the widow of said testator and your other petitioners are Executors of his Will and have duly qualified as such. Your petitioners pray your Worships to appoint Commissioners to lay off and allot to the petitioner HELEN a years support according to the true intent and meaning of said Will, and that your petitioners may have such other and further relief as their care may require, and as in duty bound &c E.G. READE, Sol. This was GEORGE WASHINGTON JEFFREYS (1793-1848) son of THOMAS JEFFREYS (1759-1832) and MILDRED ELIZABETH MITCHELL (1786- bef. 1820) See also: Will of THOMAS JEFFREYS-1832 Caswell Co. |
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Will of
MUMFORD MCGEHEE-1816 |
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In the Name of God Amen I MUMFORD McGEHEE of the County of Person and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and in usual health, yet feeling that routine to which advanced age is subject and being also impressed with the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills- Imprimis I give and bequeath to my beloved son THOMAS McGEHEE the tract of land on which I now live adjoining the lands of JOHN M. McGEHEE, ROBERT MOORE, WILLIAM McGEHEE my said son THOMAS McGEHEE and the legatees of BYRD WALL to him and his heirs forever. Item- I give and bequeath unto my said son THOMAS McGEHEE one third part of a negro man called LONDON he being the owner of the other two thirds, also one third part of the grist mill situated on Hyco on the tract of land I have bequeathed him, likewise I bequeath to him one half of the saw mill he being the owner of the other half on condition he pays over to my Executors the sum of five hundred dollars to be disposed of as I shall hereafter direct in this will to him and his Heirs forever, I have heretofore given my said son THOMAS McGEHEE a negro woman named NANCY and her two children LOUISA and LOCKET. Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son JOHN McGEHEE two hundred dollars mony of the United States to him and his heirs forever. Item - I will and direct that the following named negroes PETER, TOM, AGGY, SICILY, MILLEY, SIDNEY, HENRY and HENRIETTA be sold at publick sale on a credit of twelve months by my executors the proceeds of which sale is to be divided between my three daughters ELIZABETH MOORE, SALLEY STANFIELD, and POLLEY McFARLAND all bonds, notes, accounts, all monies due and all monies in hand, as also the before mentioned sum of five hundred dollars to be paid over by my son THOMAS McGEHEE to my executors and all the residue of my estate my son JOHN M. McGEHEE being first paid the two hundred dollars I have bequeath him. I have heretofore made provision for my two sons JOSEPH McGEHEE and WILLIAM McGEHEE by giving them money, negroes and other property and have nothing to bequeath in this my will. Having now disposed of the whole of my estate real and personal as I believe agreeable to the principles of justice and parental affection I do constitute my son THOMAS McGEHEE and my son in law HARRISON STANFIELD executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony of this being my last will and Testament I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 29th day of May eighteen hundred and fifteen. MUMFORD McGEHEE (his mark) In the presence of CURRIE BARNETT CARY WILLIAMS THO'S SHAPARD Codicil It is my will and desire that my son THOMAS McGEHEE do not pay over the sum of five hundred dollars mentioned in the above will until after the expiration of twelve months from my decease. Witness my hand & seal this 29th of May 1815. MUMFORD McGEHEE (his mark) CURRIE BARNETT, CARY WILLIAMS THOS SHAPARD No. Carolina Person County February Term 1816 This will was exhibited in Open Court and proven by the oaths of CURRIE BARNETT & CARY WILLIAMS subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Test JESSE DICKINS CCC ---------- Page 142 May Term 1816 Inventory and Account of Sales of the MUMFORD McGEHEE Dec'd sold on 24th day of February 1816 by THOMAS McGEHEE Executor. 1 Negro man PETER - $25 1 Girl HENRITTER - $400 1 Negro woman SISLEY - $164 1 Woman MILLEY & child SYDNEY - $602 1 Boy HENRY - $611.25 1 Negro Woman AGGY - $51 |
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Will of
THOMAS J. McGEHEE -1853 |
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In the name of God, Amen I THOMAS J. McGEHEE of Person County of
sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament. 1st. I direct my executors to make sale of my crop & collect what is due to me and out of the proceeds pay my debts. If my crop should be insufficient together with my debts for that provision I authorize them to borrow money from time to time as there may be need so as to make sale of future crops & pay the same. 2nd. I direct an equal division of all my estate of whatever kind among my wife and children share and share alike to them and their heirs forever. 3rd. The provision provided for in the above 2nd clause I desire to be postponed untill the marriage of one of my children or untill the oldest shall arrive at the age of twenty one years at which time if the child so marrying or arriving at age shall desire it I direct thath such child's share shall be allotted off. And so as my other children shall marry or arrive at age. 4th. Untill the happening of an event making a division or allotment necessary as aforesaid I direct my executors to keep all the property together and carry on the farm and agricultural opperations as I have been in the habit of doing exercising their own judgment therein & allow my wife and children to remain upon the farm & be provided for as I have been in the habit of providing for them & shall be in every way suited to their condition their wants & comforts without keeping any amount or charge for the same and so in like manner I direct my children to be educated suitably to the wishes of their friends without any charge against them for the same. If at any time it should be thought best by my executors to sell any Slave or Slaves for faults I authorize them to do so and invest the fund in other slaves or otherwise appropriate it as they may think best, but useless for some fault I desire that the Negroes may not be sold. 5th. I have mentioned two events upon the happening of which a division may be made of my estate but I have entire confidence in my executors and therefore I provide further that upon the happening of any event which in the judgment of my executors shall make a division necessary or advisable I authorize them to make division. And if in their judgments it is best to make sale in order to a division then I empower them to make sale of and title to my land & Negroes & other estate or such portion as they may think best. 6th. In the event all my children should die without leaving children I direct that my wife shall have twenty thousand dollars including such allotment or share or share as she may have received either from my estate or from the estate of any of my children prior to the death of my child who may die last my meaning is that in the event all my children should die if at the death of the last child, my wife shall already have received either from my estate proper or from my estate and the estate of any of my children who may die then she shall have no more than the twenty thousand which she has already received but if at the death of my child who may die last as aforesaid the property which shall have been allotted to my wife shall not amount to twenty thousand dollars then I direct such amount to be given her as shall make up twenty thousand dollars with what she shall have received. And all the residue I direct shall be equally divided between my executors hereafter named. 7th. If my executors shall think that the interest of my estate requires the sale of any portion of it at any time I authorize them to make such sale. 8th. I appoint my executors herein after named testamentary guardians to all my children. 9th. I nominate and appoint my brother MUMFORD McGEHEE and my brother-in-law GEORGE A. SMITH executors hereof. In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this 8th day of October A.D. 1852. THOS. J. McGEHEE Test WILLIE JONES JOSEPH J. THAXTON State of North Carolina Person County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions March Term 1853 The foregoing Will was duly exhibited in Open Court for probate and the execution thereof was duly proven by the oaths of WILLIE JONES and JOSEPH J. THAXTON subscribing witnesses thereto, and on motion was ordered to be recorded. Whereupon MUMFORD McGEHEE and GEORGE A. SMITH the executors therein named was duly qualified as such. Test. CH. MAJOR Clerk |
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Inventory of Slaves of Thomas J. McGehee, d. 1853, Person County. March 1853 - Name, Birth: LEAH, 1797 NANCY, 1834 LANDAR or HENDERSON, 1834 CHRISTINA, 1841 ROZETTA, 1848 ALFRED, 1837 GLOUCESTER, 1850 LYDIA, 1851 LUCINDA, 1851 JOHN, 1838 WALTER, 1852 PIERCE, 1853 KING, 1853 HENRY, 185[torn] ROMULUS, [torn] RHODA, [torn] LIZZIE, 1821 NANCY, 1831 JOHN GLENN, 1839 GARLAND, 1841 BOOKER, 1823 JOE, 1820 DANIEL, 1814 DAVID, 1828 FREDERICK MORRIS, 1844 ROBIN, 1846 DANIEL TUCKER, 1838 CAROLINE, 1818 JEFFERSON, 1826 JULIUS ALLEN, 1838 ESTER WATKINS, 1839 ESSIE, 1844 RICHARD, 1820 RILAND, 1819 HARRIET, 1830 SYLVIA, 1829 ANNA, 1836 |
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| THOMAS JEFFREYS McGEHEE (1820-1853) son of THOMAS M. McGEHEE (1784-1867) and ELIZABETH M. JEFFREYS (1795-1825). His wife was MARY ALLEN HUNT. | |||
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Will of
THOMAS McGEHEE -1867 |
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March Term 1867 In the name of God Amen. I, THOMAS McGEHEE of Person County, North Carolina of sound mind and memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament. 1st. I give to my son MONTFORD McGEHEE & his heirs forever my Woodburne tract of land being that on which I live & on which my mill is situated & includes all the land I own in a body on both sides of Hico including the Pointer tract but excluding so much of the Pointer tract as lies South of Hico supposed to be about sixty acres which said part of the Pointer tract of sixty acres on South side of Hico is not hereby intended to be given to my son MONTFORD. I also give to my son MONTFORD with said land all the crop which may be growing upon it at my death & all the crop which may have been gathered from it & is upon the premises at the time or which may be in the mill belonging to me. Also all my provisions which may be on hand & all the household and kitchen furniture, table ware, plate, fixtures, picture, and the tools & implements used with & about the farm workshops & mill, all wagons, carts, harness, pleasure vehicles, horses, mules, stock of all kinds upon he farms, also my library. My purposes being to give my son MONTFORD the Woodburn estate with all which may be upon it belonging to or used with it just as I used & possessed it. The Woodburn estate has been in our family for nearly a century & I have taken much pains with it & I hope it will not be though improper that I should desire to continue it in the family without division. The Woodburn tract proper contains about twelve hundred and forty (1240) acres & that portion of the Pointer tract hereby conveyed with it consists of about one hundred and eighty three and three fourths acres making together about fourteen hundred & twenty three & three fourth (1423 3/4). 2. All the remainder of my estate which is not given above to my son MONTFORD both real and personal including money, stocks & sureties shall be equally divided among the children of my deceased son THOMAS J. McGEHEE & the children of my deceased daughter A.M. SMITH share & share alike per capita & not per stirpes- which may be living at my death, except that I desire that my grand son W. F. SMITH shall have five thousand dollars less than each of the others of my said grandchildren, because sometime after the death of his father, I gave him five thousand dollars to start him in business. 3. I give to my grandson THOMAS McGEHEE son of MONTFORD McGEHEE my watch. 4. I give nothing to my daughter in law MARY A. McGEHEE only because she is amply provided for, but I bear willing testimony to her great worth & I regard her with much affection. 5. As I will not probably be embarrassed with debts as I have given everything about my house to my son MONTFORD, there will probably be no necessity of taking inventory or making other public demonstrations of my effects which I desire may be avoided & especially do I desire a public sale to be avoided unless & in so far as the same may be necessary for the protection of my executors. If they can do so, I much prefer that the persons interested shall settle my estate as is to cause as little confusion & notoriety as possible & that none will strain a doubtful right to the annoyance of the others but this expressed only as what I would prefer & is not intended to embarrass my Executors in the discharge of their duties. 6. I hereby revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofore made. And I hereby appoint my son MONTFORD McGEHEE & WILLIAM M. FAULKNER executors hereof. In witness whereof I hereby set my hand & seal this 3rd day of September A.D. 1866. THOMAS McGEHEE Test E.G. READE JNO. W. CUNNINGHAM THOMAS M. McGEHEE (1794-1867) Son of MUMFORD McGEHEE (1744-1816) and SARAH ANN MOORE (1744-1793); he was married to ELIZABETH M. JEFFREYS (1795-1825). See more about the
family in
Burleigh Plantation |
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