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Richmond County, North Carolina Wills & Probate
Will of
Thomas T. Covington
Submitted by S. Westfall
FHL15478529 #2
29 Sep
1869
In the
name of God Amen----- I Thomas T. Covington of Richmond County,
North Carolina do make publish & declare this to be my Last Will &
Testament-----
Item
1st. I give devise and bequeath to my wife Mary Jane Covington all
the tract or piece of land begining at the high water mark on the
west side of my mill pond & running with the rail road to or near
the
cropping of the Floral College road near the stone house whence
around with the Floral College road to and with Daniel McBride's
line one each to where it intersects with Neil Sutherland's line
whence with Sutherland's line South so as to include 31 acres bought
of Dr. Jno. Mallory whence with Mallory's line to the Junction of
the Cat Tail branch. Whence ? the various course of Leith Creek
including gain house mill & all improvements thereon and to high
water mark around the pond to the beginning supposed to contain two
hundred & fifty acres to have and to hold to her during her natural
life and at her death to my youngest son Henry Oscar Covington and
if he dies without children to the next youngest son, and if he dies
without children to the next youngest son forever-----
Item
2nd. I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Jane Covington the
following personal property also
"to
wit" all of my stock of horned cattle together with four mules to be
by her selection and the stock of provisions, they may be on hand
that is corn, wheat, oats, fodder, ?, bacon & all my household and
kitchen furniture and also two thousand dollars in cash to have and
to hold to her and her ? forever.
Item
3rd. The remainder of my Home tract of land known as the McNeill
tract I desire my Executor to lease from year to year as for a term
of years not exceeding ten as they may deem best and the proceeds of
said lease I desire and bequeath to be applied to educating and
maintaining my sons Robert, Ellerbe, Thomas T. Jr. and Stephen Wall
and Henry Oscar Covington and if the whole amount of the money
arising from the lease is not necessary for the purposes first
indicated then such excess is to be placed at interest for the
benefit of my sons just named equally.
Item
4th. I give and bequeath to my Executor herein after named five
hundred dollars said sum to be kept by them at interest and the
interest to be held in trust for the benifit of my servant girl
Rose and such portions of the principal shall be paid her from time
to time as her necessities may demand.
Item
5th. I will & desire to my daughter Martha W. Everett wife of
Lawrence T. Everett all of that tract of land lying on Shoe Heel
Creek known as the McKay place adjoining the land of Neill
Latherland,
Daniel
McBride & other containing 150 acres to have and to hold to her and
her heirs forever. Also the sum of one thousand dollars in cash
Item
6th. I will & desire that the remainder of my property both real and
personal including my crop of cotton be equally divided among all my
sons and my daughter Eliza Jane share and share alike to
them
and their heirs forever.
Item
7th. I hereby nominate and appoint my son Robert R. Covington and
Lawrence T. Everett Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and
I desire & extend to them full power to make any disposition
of
property here in mentioned privately and for cash.
Item
8th. I give to my son Robert R. Covington my Winchester rifle, to
Ellerbe Covington my other rifle and to Robert R. Covington my ?
mare bridle & saddle to Thomas T. Covington Jr. my ? of Clarke
commentate & my pocket pistol to my son Stephen Wall Covington my
watch.
In
testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this the 29th day of
September A.D. 1869
Thomas
T. Covington
Signed
Sealed & published and declared to be the Last Will and Testament of
Thomas T. Covington who signed in our presence whose request we
witness the same T. T. French R. Tyler Bennett
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