State of North Carolina
County of Richmond 

I, P. A. LEDBETTER, of the aforesaid County and State, being of sound mind, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do 
make and declare this my last will and testament:

FIRST:  I give and devise to my son, T. M. Ledbetter and his wife, Elizabeth Poole Ledbetter the tract of land known as the "Swamp Place", 
containing about one hundred and forty acres, and all the River tract except what is given my grand-daughter, Claudia McMillan Ledbetter, 
for and during the term of their natural lives, and after the death of the survivor, to my grandchildren born from the marriage of T. M. 
Ledbetter to Elizabeth Poole Ledbetter, in fee simple, to be equally divided between them.  If either T. M. Ledbetter or Elizabeth Poole 
Ledbetter should die and the survivor marry again, it is my will and desire that the children born from the said marriage of T. M. Ledbetter 
and Elizabeth Poole Ledbetter should become seized and possessed of the lands given and devised in this paragraph immediately upon said 
marriage.

SECOND:  I give and devise to my grand-daughter, Claudia McMillan Ledbetter the following described tract of land; Beginning at the upper 
end of  al old canal in the middle of the bed of Little River and runs South 45 West about 38 chains to the edge of the purlic road at 
what is known as the Turnpike Bridge; thence with the ditch passing through what is known as the meadow North 17-1/4 West to the head 
of the ditch; thence from the head of said ditch North 19 West 20 chains to the point in the middle of the run of what is known as the 
thoroughfare, a beech and maple pointers, forming what is known as the Big Island; thence up the various courses of the thoroughfare to 
its intake from the main channel of Little River; thence up the various courses of the middle of the bed of said river to the beginning.  
This gift and devise to Claudia McMillan Ledbetter is given & intended to prevent her from sharing with her other brothers and sisters in 
the property given and devised in item ONE of this will.

THIRD:  All the residue of my property I give and devise and bequeath to my children, to be equally divided between them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the said P. A. Ledbetter, do hereunto set my hand and seal, this 31st day of July 1914.  
Erasures and [illegible] in lines 4 & 5 of this page were made before the signing of this instrument.

							P A Ledbetter    (SEAL)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said P. A. Ledbetter to be his last will and testament in the presence of us, who, 
at his request and in his presence, to subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.
							H. C. Dockery, Jr.
							W Steele Lowdermilk

North Carolina
Richmond County
Since writing my last will and testament dated July 31, 1914 as above set out I have decided to add this codicile for the purpose of 
appointing T. M. Ledbetter my executor and I do hereby appoint the said T. M. Ledbetter executor of this my last will and testament 
and desire that he should be allowed to qualify without giving bond.

This Aug 1, 1914						P. A. Ledbetter

Witness:
W. Steele Lowdermilk
H. C. Dockery, Jr.