Will of Thomas Wright Sr
Will of Thomas Wright
Recorded
John H Faison
In the name of God Amen.
I, Thomas Wright Senior of the county of Duplin being in good health and of sound
distressing mind and memory praised be to God for the same do make publish and
declare this to be my last will & testament. hereby revoking all former wills at any
time made or intended to be made. In manner and form as follows.
1. I give devise and bequeath unto my wife Eliza Wright, during her natural life all my
negroes not lentof or placed in the property of my several children. And all my horses stock
of cattle, furniture, farming utensils in fact every thing as it is now, and this I do with the
view and for the express purpose of furnishing a home for my daughter Susan C. Whitfield,
who I enjoin before my wife to take care of so long as my wife may live.
2. I give devise and bequeath unto my wife Eliza Wright during her natural life all my real
estate in the counties of Duplin and Sampson, including my dwelling and out houses.
3. I give and bequeath unto my Executors hereinafter named a negro boy by the
name of Charles in Trust for the sole separate use behoof and benefit of my Grand
Daughter Eliza C. Whitfield during her life and after her death should she bare any children
to go and belong to them, should however my Grand Daughter Eliza marry to please my
Executors, then I authorize them to give the management and control of the boy to such
person this being left entirely to the sound discretion of my Executors. I also give to her
Eliza, one bed and its nicessary furniture.
4. I give and bequeath unto my Executors a Negro boy by the name of Mordicai for the sole
separate use behoof and benefit of my Grand Daughter Rachel J Whitfield during her natural
life, and after her death to her children should she bear any. Should however my Grand
Daughter marry there and in that case I leave it entirely disentionary with my Executors, to give
the management and control of said boy to him. I also leave to her one bed and its necassary
furniture.
5. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson John Haywood Whitfield Two Hundred and Fifty
dollars to be paid to him by my Executors after the death of my wife.
6. After the death of my wife. I give and bequeath unto my Executors in Trust, two negroes
Edmund and Baudelson for the use support & maintenance of my Daughter Susan C.
Whitfield my Executors to take charge of said negroes after the death of my wife. After
the death of my Daughter Susan C. Whitfield. It is my will and desire that the above named
negros Edmond and Baudelson be sold and the proceeds divided into eight shares,
One share to go to John Wright-one to W.B. Wright-one to Thomas Wright- one to Alfred
Wright one to Council Wright-one to Richard Washington- one to Rebecca Slocomb, the
eight share to my Executor in Trust for my Daughter Sarah E. Hook and her children-should
either of my above named children die then their children to represent them, to take the
share to which they would have been entitled.
7. I authorize my Executors out of the sale of my Nat. estate to give to my son
Council RWright, Three Hundred dollars over and above his distributed share, this I intend
as compensation for the ston house.
8. All the remainder of my estate Nat and personal except one acre when the graveyard
in which I devise and bequeath unto my Executors, their heirs and assigns forever.
My Executors will sell upon such terms and in such manor as they may think best and out of
the funds of such sale I authorize them to mtain Five Hundred dollars to be entrusted
by them as they may think proper which is intended as an additional support for my Daughter
Susan C. Whitfield should not the property bequeathed for that deposit deemed sufficient.
Should however the property bequeathed for that purpose be deemed by my Executors amply
sufficient to support my daughter there and in that case they will divide the funds of Five hundred
dollars equally among my children- as above share and share alike, save the eight shares which my
Executors will receive in Trust for my Daughter Sarah E. Hooks
9. I authorize my Executors to retain money enough from the sales of my property to fix the
graveyard and the graves when my wife and myself will be entered in such way as they may think
best to pay off all my just debts and the balance of the money on hand to dispose of
as follows one share to be retained by John Wright-one by W. B. Wright-one to Thomas
Wright-one to be given to Alfred Wright-one to Council Wright-one to Richard Washington
one to Rebecca Slocumb and the eight share My Executors will retain and I give the same to their
in Trust for the sole seperate use behoof and benefit of my Daughter Sarah Eliza Hooks now of
ALabama to be invested and used in the best possible maner for the entrustof my Daughter and
her children Should any of my children die their children to receive the share to which they would
have been entitled. Should any of my children die having no children then the share which that
child would have received to go to my other children, viz those above named to be divided
into seven shares. The share of Sarah Hook in Trust as above,
9. I authorize my Executor to retain proper money enough from the sales of my property to
fix the graveyard and the grave in which my wife and myself will be interned in such a way
as they may think best.
10. I nominate and appoint my two sons John and W.B. Wright Executors to this my last
will and testament in testimony when of I havehereunto set my hand and seal this the____
day of March 1845.
Signed & Sealed in the prescence of us, who signed in the prescence of each other
Tho Wright seal
Killliee Faison
Chas H Faison
State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarters
Duplin County Sepious January Term 1847
The written paper writing purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Thomas Wright, Senior
is produced in Open Court and Offered for probate and is duly proven by the oath of Kilby
Faison one of the Subscribing witness thereto and is ordered to be recorded in the book of
Wills of Duplin County.
Teste J St Jermian Clk.
By B. F. Grady, DClk.
This will is not to be copied and posted on any other site!
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