Wayne County, NC - Will of Richard W. Best, 1910

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North Carolina 
Wayne County
     I  RICHARD W. BEST, being of sound mind, do here make and
declare the following to be my will and testament.
ITEM 1  I give to my Grandson THOMAS R. BEST, all my provisions,
livestock and all other personal property not hereinafter otherwise
bequeathed.
ITEM 2  I give & bequeath to my daughters NANNIE & BEULAH BEST
all my household & Kitchen furniture, except one bed, the one I 
sleep on, which I hereby give to my said grandson, THOMAS BEST.
ITEM 3  I give to CHARLEY BEST, my son, all my farming implements
and all my fowls.
ITEM 4  I desire that J.R. BEST, the father of the said THOMAS R. BEST,
shall take possession of all property herein given to the said THOMAS
R. BEST, & dispose of the same to the best advantage for THOMAS R. BEST.
ITEM  I hereby appoint the said J.R. BEST & J.W. THOMPSON, Executors
without bond, of the said will.
Signed, sealed & dated  Oct. 21, 1905
                                              RICHARD W. BEST (Seal)
Witness:
J.A. WASHINGTON
W.G. BRITT

May 4, 1906  
     I hereby add a codicil to the foregoing will as follows:
I change Item 1- to read as follows
My daughter NANNIE BEST shall have one third of the amount arising 
from the sale of the personal property named therein and the share of
said THOMAS R. BEST from such sale shall deposited the Goldsboro
Savings Bank until he is twenty one years old, but if the said ANNIE
(should be NANNIE) BEST should marry before such sale & division, 
the whole of said money from the sale shall go to THOS. R. BEST.
Witness                                   RICHARD W. BEST  Seal
J.A. WASHINGTON
E.A. STEVENS

July 26, 1907 - I hereby add the following codicil to my will by 
revoking all the property devised by Item 3 to CHARLEY BEST, & by 
this writing devising the same to my daughter NANNIE BEST.
                                 Signed and dated July 26 1907
Witness                          RICHARD W. BEST  Seal
J.A. WASHINGTON
W.G. BRITT

My daughter BEULAH LANE having died I hereby revoke the bequeath
to her, & devise the same to NANNIE BEST, my daughter: and appoint
J.W. THOMPSON my Executor, this Aug. 14, 1909
Witness                           RICHARD W. BEST
J.A. WASHINGTON
W.G. BRITT

I devise to my daughter NANNIE BEST two hundred dollars
now deposited in the Bank of Wayne.
Signed sealed & dated  Dec. 18, 1909
Witnesses                           RICHARD W. BEST  Seal
W.G. BRITT
J.A. WASHINGTON

I hereby add the following codicil to my will, attached hereto:
     I give and bequeath all my personal property to NANNIE SUSAN BEST,
and I desire that one hundred dollars shall be deposited in the Bank of
Wayne Savings department for my grand son THOMAS R. BEST to be
paid to him when he becomes twenty one years of age, and in case of
his prior death, the money shall be paid to my said daughter NANNIE S.
And I bequeath to my grandson CHESTER BEST twenty five dollars, to
be deposited in said Bank until he becomes of age, and if he dies prior
thereto, to go to the said NANNIE SUSAN.
     Signed & sealed this Dec 1, 1910
Witness                                    RICHARD W. BEST  (seal)
J.A. WASHINGTON
W.G. BRITT

Wills
CR 103.801.2
Folder 1910  Richard W. Best
NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

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