ŠApril 23, 1997
MISC. GEORGE RECORDS ACCUMULATED WHILE RESEARCHING
Anderson Index Shows Connection
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM DUGGER:
page 296
To the male and female, two tracts of land known as the Forge land,
together with the forge and half of the saw-mill, first tract, two thousand acres of land, more or less, adjoining the lands of Ezekiel Smith and others.
Second tract of land, one thousand acres of land, more or less, adjoining the lands of Daniel Baker and others.
All the above-named lands, iron works and saw-mills I bequeath to the heirs of John Dugger, deceased,
to John Dugger, Sr.,
Benjamin Dugger,
Jacob F. Dugger,
Hiram Dugger,
Joseph Dugger Sr.,
Peter E. Dugger,
Solomon Q. Dugger
and Wm. B. Dugger,
Samuel Dugger,
[p.295]
Charlotte Cable,
Mary Whitehead,
Emanuel Bunton,
Nancy Anderson.
These are the heirs which I give and bequeath the above described land, premises to be equally divided and to dispose of as they may see fit.
Furthermore, I give and bequeath to my beloved niece, Nancy J. Cowan,
daughter of Charlotte Anderson and wife of Thomas Cowan,
my hope plantation, which is three hundred and fifty acres of land, more or less, with the exceptions of forty acres of land out of the above-named tract of land with the buildings thereon to her and to her heirs and her children and her children's heirs forever.
And I furthermore give and bequeath to Mary C. Bogle,
daughter of Charlotte Anderson, deceased.
I give and bequeath to her and her heirs twenty-five acres of land, a part of my farm lying on the north side of Roan's Creek opposite Ezekiel Smith's, where Washington Bowman and others now live.
The above described lot of land she is at liberty to dispose of as she may see fit.
I furthermore give and bequeath to my beloved sister, Mary Pierce, and her heirs, fifty acres of land lying on Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith, which is at liberty to dispose of as she may see fit.
And to the heirs of my beloved brother, Abel Dugger, deceased, fifty acres of land out of the above-named tract of land lying on the north side of Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith's, which they are at liberty to dispose of as they may see fit.
Furthermore, I give to the heirs of my beloved sister, Nancy George, deceased, and wife of James J. George, deceased,
fifty acres of land lying on the north side of Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith's, which they are at liberty to dispose of as they may see fit.
Furthermore, I give to the heirs of my beloved sister, Elizabeth Rainbolt, deceased, wife of Elisha Rainbolt, deceased, lying on the north side of Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith's, which they are at liberty to dispose of as they may see fit.
The last six above-named heirs are to have their lands out of which is known as the Roan's Creek farm, lying on the north side of Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith's, where Washington Bowman and others now live.
The above-described lots of land are taken out of four hundred acre tract of land, be it the same, more or less.
And I furthermore give and bequeath all my claim and interest in and to the estate of my father, Julius Dugger, deceased.
To my two sisters, Margaret Dugger and Mary Pierce,
and I also empower my executor, J. D. Pierce,
to make titles to all the lands I have sold to my sister, Margaret Dugger, on the south side of the Watauga River, opposite where Margaret Dugger now lives.
I know to be properly understood I reserve one hundred and twentyfive acres of land out of my farm lying on the north side of Roan's Creek, opposite Ezekiel Smith's, including the first mill and water navigation, power and building thereon, where Washington Bowman now lives.
The last six above-named heirs are to have their lots outside of the 125 acres of land, which I reserve to do as I please with hereafter,
and to be more properly understood, they are to have fifty acres of land apiece, with this exception,
Mary C. Bogle is to only have twenty-five acres of land if there be that amount after my own one hundred twenty-five acres of land is taken out.
I furthermore desire and request my niece, Nancy J. Cowan, to let my colored woman, Anna George or alias Anna Dugger,
to have a room or house to put her household property in or let her stay in the house with her as they may agree on by giving Anna her choice.
I furthermore request that she have a garden spot and land to maintain herself on.
Otherwise, see that she is maintained her lifetime out of the proceeds of the farm and after Anna's death all the above privilege to go back to Nancy J. Cowan and her heirs forever.
[p.296] Furthermore, I want it to be properly understood that iron ore is on the land that I bequeath to Nancy J. Cowan and her heirs is to go to the use of the forge, known as Dugger's Forge, and what other minerals, be it what it may, must be equally divided among all my above-named brothers and sisters.
And I furthermore give to the heirs of John Dugger, deceased,
the Baker Iron Ore Bank, to be equally divided among themselves.
I furthermore want my executors to pay over out of my estate to Nancy Rainbolt ten dollars which I feel myself indebted to her for waiting on me when I had the smallpox.
I furthermore bind my executors to pay out of my estate my burial and funeral expenses if there be any.
I give, bequeath and desire all the rest, residue and remainder of my real and personal estate to my above-named brothers and sisters, to be equally divided, share and share alike.
[Footnote: DUGGER RECORDS
page 292
Nancy Dugger, born Oct. 31, 1782; husband, James George,
not James S. George
[NOTE: also found]
Found on Microfilm Roll No. 129, Washington Co. County Clerk Minutes, page 332
Thursday, May 15, 1788 (kept spelling, capitalization and line endings as they appear)
"Orderd that Julias Dugger be permitted to keep a Publick Ferry On Watagua River Where he now Lives
and that he Take the following Rates for his Ser- vices Viz.
for a Waggon and Team five Shillings
for Man and Horse Sixpence
and for a foot man four pence vc."
Elveta Guinn, gr grandaughter of James S. George
Family Coordinator
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