WILL OF JOHN McMILLAN, Jr. - 1855
(John McMillan, Jr. was
the brother of James McMillan,
who was the father of Fannie McMillan, wife of Ira Josiah Halsey)
ASHE COUNTY, NC - WILLS
- John McMillan, Jr., 13 Aug 1855
Will of John McMillan, Jr.
The following is the will of John McMillan, Jr. s/o John McMillan
and Marion McLymont McMillan.
John McMillan's Last Will and Testament:
In the name of God Amen.
I John McMillan of the County of Ashe and State of North Carolina
feeling weak in body and knowing that all men must die and after
death the judgement when all mankind must give an account for the
deeds done in the body.
And as for my properrty both real and personal my will is as
follows.
I bequesth and give to my son William McMllan the land where he
lives known as the James McMillan tract it is to be divided from
the tract that I now live on in the following manner, to begin at
the mouth of a small branch called the middle branch that runs
into Piney Forks near the old Wm. Baldwin house place and south
of Joseph B. Parsons - on the west side of the old Coots field
fence so as to include said old field thence with the fence wagon
road then to the old ridge or orchard fence on Bakers ridge known
as the Wm. Baldwin place. And to include said field east to A. B.
McMillan's land and his lines and William Hines and Moses Dixon
lines to the first station. It being the land that my father will
to James McMillans sons.
The home plan and all my adjoining land I give to my son John
McMillan with the following that is to say that my beloved wife
is to have the houses the out houses and her dower in the home of
land during her life. I also will to her forever the tract of
land on the south fork of the New River containing about two
hundred acres it being the land that I purchased of T. Witcher.
She is to sell or dispose of it as she may think proper.
She is to have ten choice cows, sheep and hogs half of what I
know have on hand. Also my yolk of oxen and my blacksmith tools
for her lifetime (my blacksmith tools his life time). I give my
two horses Doll and Dove, all my household and kitchen furniture
and
I give my wife three Negroes her choice during her life.
I give to William McMillan my negro boy Simon and
to my son John McMillan I give the negro boy Samm and
to my daughter Adaline I give the negro boy Alfred,
to my daughter Polly Dickson I give her a note I hold on Emoch
Reeves that he gave me for the negro girl I sold him.
My daughter Nancy that married Nash (Noah) Baldwin being dead and
left no heirs and what property that I gave him after said
marriage he may keep, but he is not to have anymore of my estate
and the note I hold on Nash (Noah) Baldwin he is to pay it to my
estate or heirs. To my daughter Jane I give a small negroe girl
named Ann (Alice).
The balance of my property not willed is to be sold and all my
debts collected and all my debts to be paid. And any money
remaining on hand to be divided among my daughters so as to make
them equal, except Cindy Cavender, the property that I gave my
two sons is to be all that they are to have the land that I
purchased in Grayson County known as the Ed Parsons tract Caswell
Halsey is to have.
The land on the west side of the wagon road at its value, if he
can pay for all said tract he may have it. If not the residence
is to be sold and the money divided among my daughters as above
mentioned with the above exceptions. I give to my daughter Jane a
mare she claims to be her property.
I constitute and appoint Alexander B. McMillan my executor to
execute this my last will and testament. Revoking all other wills
and testaments.
Given under my hand and seal this 13th day August 1855.
Jno McMillan
Joseph B. Parsons jurah
Preston B. Reves jurah
I make the following codasil to the above will. I have claims and
leases for mineral in several tracts of land. If there should be
found on any said land based as above mentioned that any may be
of value my will is that all my children should have an equal
interest in said mineral by them paying or causing to be paid an
equal share of the expense of testing and working said lands.
Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of August 1855.
Jno McMillan
J. B. Parsons jurah
Preston B. Reves jurah
State of North Carolina
Ashe County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Session November term 1855
I Robt Gambill Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessons
for the County of Ashe and State of North Carolina do Duly
Certify that the Last Will and testament was Duly proven in open
court by the oath Joseph B. Parsons one of subscribing to said
will and ordered recorded.
Test Robt Gambill Clerk
