Husband: William PROCTOR (Descendant Chart)
Born: ABT 1801 in: Married: in: Died: ABT 1851 in: Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth MELTON (Ancestor Chart, Descendant Chart)
Born: ABT 1805 in: Died: ABT 1860 in: Father: Silas MELTON Mother: Margaret MCCURRY
Children:
1 Name: Silas PROCTOR M Born: in: Died: in:
2 Name: Margaret PROCTOR F Born: in: Died: in: Married: in: Spouse: John LEDFORD
3 Name: Mahalla PROCTOR F Born: in: Died: in: Married: in: Spouse: Benjamin O. NEWTON
4 Name: Sarah PROCTOR F Born: in: Died: in: Married: in: Spouse: E. M. CROW
5 Name: Samuel A. PROCTOR M Born: JUL 1828 in: Died: 25 JAN 1908 in: Cleveland County, NC Married: 27 MAR 1851 in: Cleveland County, NC Spouse: Susanna PARKER
6 Name: William PROCTOR M Born: in: Died: in:
7 Name: Franey Elizabeth PROCTOR F Born: in: Died: in:
State of North Carolina
Cleveland County
This June the 14th 1851
Being in a very low
state of health but considering my self
in proper mind I leave this my last will
and testamony it is my wish that my
wife Elisabeth have the plantation that
I now live upon during her lifetime or widow
hood exception the parts that I have settled
my two sons Silas & Samuel A. Proctor
upon my son William I wish to have the
part of my plantation that I leave to my wife
at her marage or death the plantation being
divided equaly into three parts & if they
cannot agree among themselves they are to chose
three disinterested men to divide it
I wish my three sons as soon as practable
to make up equaly and give to my daughters
Mahalla and Sarah [? __] each [? shares] worth sixty
dollars my youngest daughter Franey I wish
to have as her [? _______] share worth sixty dollars
a cow & calf & yearling two beads [? wheel & cards]
but if she never marays she is to have her support
off of the plantation a peas of land that
I own on Duncans creek I wish to be sold
& the proceed to go to pay my debts I wish
my wife to have all my stocks of all sorts
house hold and kitchen furnature if they
debts that is coming to me & the proceeds of the
land that is to be sold does not satisfy my
debts my wife is to settle the balance of my
debts I leve my
wife Elisabeth [? executeress] to this my last will
and testamony sined in the presance of
William his mark Proctor {Seal}
Henry Wortman
William his mark Ledford
Executor sworn S. Williams clerk
[The following is written on the back of the will:]
William Proctor's Will
Page 123
Recorded August
Court 1851
Certified S. Willaims Clk
State of North Carolina
Cleveland
To all whom it may concern
that I Eilzabeth Proctor widow of
William Proctor deceased for diverse causes
and good considerations make this my
last will and testament
1. I give and bequeath to my eldest son
Silas one dollar
2. I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter
Margaret wife of John Ledford one dollar
3. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mahaley wife
of Benjamin O. Newton one dollar
4. I give and bequeath to my daughter
Sarah wife of E. M. Crow one dollar
5. I give and bequeath to my son Samuel
one dollar
6. I give and bequeath to my son William
one dollar
7. I give and bequeath to my daughter
Franey Elizabeth one tract of land
containing one hundred and two acres this is
the land that I bought of my son
Silas also I give and bequeath to my
daughter Frany E two bedstids and
furniture and one chest and all
my cloathing
I now appoint my son Samuel Executor
to my will at my death I warrant my Ex
to sell one sorrel horse one cow and calf
one still and cap and worme and one
cross cut saw and two pare of stilards
and one loom and all the balance
of my property
This property is all to be put up and
sold at publick [?______] and then
pay of all my debts and pay each one
their dollar I also want my Executors
to rent out the land that I left to my
daughter Franey yearley and take the
rent and put so much as she needs for her
soport and if their is any over plus and
their should be any debts remaining unpaid
let [? sand over plus gow to that use]
I also want my Executor to have me
decently berryed at my death and to be
paid out of my estate this the 2 day
of March 1860 signed and sealed in the
presents of [? vis]
Elizabeth her mark Proctor
P. Peeler
Thomas Ledford
Exer sworn June 12th 1860
[The following is written on the back of the will:]
Elizabeth Proctor's Will
Recorded in Will
Docket Book
A. page 253
[? Jun] Court 1860