The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-11
TWO WILLS FILED
FOR PROBATE HERE
Williamson And Parsley
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PROMINENT Wlulll1lS tOiA1oAAo
died recently, have been filed TO
probate in the office of T. A. Hen
derson, clerk of superior court.
The Williamson instrument Il
a Telegraph will which reads a
follows:
II, James Walter Williamson
Of Wilmington, N. c.. being O
sound mind make this my last viii
and testament. I make my wife
Eliza B. Williamson and daugh
ter Emma B. Williamson, my
executors, the two of them tt
serve without bond. I direct then
to pay all my just debts as soor
after my death as possible. l give
to my sister, Mrs. Emma William
son Menefee. or Mrs. j. W. Meme
fee, Sr., of Washington, D. c., five
thousand dollars if she is living
at the time of my death, other
wise same to remain as my estate
After the above legacy, if my SIS
ter Mrs. Emma Williamson Meme
fee shall be living at the time O.
my death, has been paid, l give
all my money, cash on hand or II
banks, or on deposit, stocks
bonds and any notes or accounts
or any credits Of value, also all
personal property consisting Of
jewelry, furniture or anything
whatsoever of value to be equally
divided to my wife, Eliza B. Will
hanson and my daughter Emma
B. Williamson.
"All my life insurance or &C.
cident insurance whether payable
to my wife Eliza B. Williamson
or daughter Emma B. William
son, or to my estate is to be equal
1y divided between them.
.'All real estate held by my
wife Eliza B. Williamson and my
self jointly, my interest to be
retained by my wife, Eliza B.
williamson"
The will is dated July %, 1885
and at the bottom, under date OF
Sep. 10, 1889 there is a codicll
which reads:
II make this codicil to my fore.
going will:
Il wish to cancel the gift of five
thousand dollars to my sister, Mrs,
Emma Williamson Menefee, OF
Mrs. J. w. Menefee of Washing
ton, D. c., she now residing in
Scarsdale, N. Y. My life insur-
ance and accident insurance, pay
able to my wife, Eliza B. William
son, or daughter, Emma BellamS
Williamson, over which l have M
authority or control, l wish to can
eel, and the life insurance or &C
cident insurance payable to my
estate l wish equally divided be-
tween my wife, Eliza B. William
son and my daughter emma Bel
lamy Williamson. I give all real
estate held by me personally to
my wife Eliza B. Williamson and
daughter Emma Bellamy Will
hanson to be equally divided
Papers filed IN connection with
the estate valued the personal prop
erty at 500, 600 and the real estate
at $1,000.
The personal property and real
estate in the estate Of Walter L.
Parsley is valued at $150,0O0.
The will bequeaths to his son,
Donald MacRae Parsley the Parsley
home Live Oaks" at Masonboro
Sound for his life time, the home to
pass to Walter L. Parsley, Jr., son
of Donald MacRae Parsley on the
death of the latter.
d. 1t bequeaths in trust to the Peo-
pies Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany the sum of $4,000, the in
come from which is to be paid to-
Donald MacRae Parsley for his life
time to maintain the property at
Live Oaks, and on his death the
1lISOlllO LIN u Roo I'll III IL oSI Ia L
go to Walter L. Parsley, Jr., when
he attains the age of 81 years, for
the maintenance Of Live Oaks"
The remainder of the estate, ac-
cording to the will, is to be divided
into three trusts, A, B, and C. Trust
A and Trust C are to be of equal
value and Trust B is to be $33,364.11
less than Trust A or Trust C.
The income from Trust A is to
be paid to the testator's son, Donald
MacRae Parsley for his life and or
his death, after the deduction of
$50 a month for Mrs. Elizabeth
Westbrook Parsley, wife of Donald
MacRae Parsley, the remainder of
the income shall be divided equally
to their issue.
The income from Trust B is to
be paid quarterly to the daughter
of the testator, Mrs. Julia Parsley
Peschaur, for her life and on her
Heath is to go to her issue in equal
proportion. The will specifies that
g. note for $33,364.11 made by her
and her husband to the t~estator
shall be cancelled in view Of the
provision that Trust B shall be $780,
B64.11 less than Trusts A or c.
The income from Trust C is to
be paid to a daughter of the tes-
tator, Mrs. Anna Parsley Love for
her life time.
Donald MacRae Parsley and the
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
company are named co-executors of
the estate.