Transcribed Will of William D Askew

Date: 20 Sep 1855
Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Askew USBH

Will of William D Askew

Source

• Will: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
  Bertie County Wills, 1761-1942; Index, 1761-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Bertie County); Probate Place: Bertie, North Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9061 #2161058 (accessed 19 December 2021)
  William D Askew signed on 20 Sep 1855.
• Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
  Wills and Estate Papers (Beaufort County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Beaufort, North Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9061 #883655 (accessed 19 December 2021)
  William D Askew probate in 1856.

Transccribed Text

William D Askew Will

I William D Askew of Bertie County and State of North Carolina being in feeble but of sound mind & disposing memory do make and publish this my will testament that is to say,

Article 1, I give & bequeath to my dear brother George T Askew, the tract of land on which I now live, including all the lands I now own adjoining to him, his heirs administrators & assigns forever.

Article 2nd, I give & bequeath to dear brother George T Askew, two negroes to whit Thomas and Joseph to him, his heirs, administrators & assigns, forever.

Article 3rd I give & bequeath to my dear sister Martha F Perry two negroes, to whit, Penina & Cader, to her, her heirs & assigns forever.

Article 4th I wish my negroes hired out, 12 months, with the exception of Cader, the proceeds arising from hire to be considered as the residue of my estate which I dispose of in Article 6th.

Article 5th I give & bequeath to my dear brother George T Askew my clay bank horse, my sulky & harness.

Article 6th I give & bequeath to my dear brother George T Askew the residue of my estate, that is to say after my just debts have been paid off, it is also my wish my present crop of corn & fodder be sold to assist in paying off my just debts, the balance to consider my residue which I have disposed in Article 5th.

Article 7th I appoint my friend William J Perry to be my Executor empowering him to sell publick or private, as he may think best, for the benefit of my estate this 20th day of September 1855

Signed in the presence of

(signed) William D Askew

John O Askew

Andrew J Askew

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State of North Carolina

Bertie County Court February Term 1856

This last will & testament of Wm D Askew was duly found in open Court by the oaths of John O Askew and Andrew J Askew the subscribing witnesses thereinto and ordered to be recorded. At the same William J Perry the executor therein named was qualified as Executory by taking the required oath.

(signed) Wm P Guely Clerk

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Transcribed by Thompson-40998 14:30, 19 December 2021 (UTC)