Henry Plott - Will & Estate Papers
The below file is the Last Will and Testament for Henry Plott; Haywood County, NC.
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The below file is the Settlement Estate records for Henry Plott; Haywood County, NC.
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Henry and Lydia (Osborn) Plott were both buried in Green Hill Cemetery 129 Legion Drive Waynesville Haywood County North Carolina.
Henry's name is on one side of the marker and Lydia's name is on the opposite side of the cemetery.
35°29'02.3"N, 82°59'23.4"W
35.483969, -82.989821
Henry's name is on one side of the marker and Lydia's name is on the opposite side of the cemetery.
35°29'02.3"N, 82°59'23.4"W
35.483969, -82.989821
Henry Plott died in 1837, NOT 1839
An error was made on Henry’s death year on his modern tombstone. I feel that the error was a simple innocent error of 1839 when it actually was 1837. If the numbers nine or seven are not written clearly, the respectively number can be misread. I make no disparaging remarks to those family members, who placed the marker with the year error. I commend the placement of the grave marker remembering Henry and Lydia Osborn-Plott. The following points confirm Henry’s death in 1837.
1. Found in George Plott’s N.C. Archived Estate File a Power of Attorney from Henry Plott to Elias Plott was filed. “... my truly beloved Brother Elias Plott of the County of Iredell and the State aforesaid my lawfull attorney for me ...due and owing me from the Estate of George Plott my dec'd Father.” This document was signed in 1837. “In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 21st day of August, 1837.” He signed Henry Plott without an X mark.
2. Henry Plott completed his Last Will and Testament, “I do hereby appoint my Trusty friend William Welch my sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills and testaments by me made in witness my hand & sell this 15th day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Seven (1837).” The codicil of his will is dated October 17, 1837. N.C., Probate Records, 1735-1970 Haywood Wills, Inventories, 1829-1846.
3. “... It being certified to us that Henry Plott has lately died and that he has left some perishable property ...Witness William Welch clerk of said court at office Nov. 6th, 1837.” The first date of the Estate Settlement of Henry’s property was on November 6, 1837. The Estate Settlement documents can be found in N.C., Haywood County, Estates 1809-1942, Henry Plott, 1837, C.R.049.508.59.
4. “...the Estate of the late Henry Plott...” was presented to the “State of N. Carolina, Haywood County, November 25th, 1837 - Agreeable to an order of a special court of said County of Haywood and after due advertisement according to law in such case provided the follow property of the estate of the late Henry Plott decd. was offered for sale and sold to the last and highest bidders on a credit of nine months (vizt.): 1. A House to Mrs. Plott Widow $5.00 …”
5. A List of Notes and Other papers of the Estate of H. Plott dec.” I give credence to “Wm. Welch, Special Adm.”, who certified, “State of N. Carolina, Haywood County, November the 13th, 1837, I, William Welch, as Special Administrator, on the Estate of Henry Plott decd. did take into possession the following papers being all that was delivered me by The Family of the said Henry Plott decd. and recd. by me a Special Adm. of said Estate (To Wit)...”
6. The 1837 Haywood County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions recorded Henry Plott's death on page 198 of the year 1837.
"6th November AD 1837.State of No. Carolina
Haywood County
Clerk's office 6th
November AD 1837
The undersigned Justices of the Peace
For Said having met in the Clerk's office
Agreeable to act of Assembly in such
Case provided and being informed that
Henry Plott, Sr. of Said County lately
Deceased have let Some perishable
Property it is needful to dispose of
Before the regular return of our Court
Of pleas & quarter sessions They have
Therefore nominated consulted and
Appointed William Welch of Said
County Special Administrator to
Sell and dispose of the property
Contained in the annexed ___________
On a credit of not less than Six or
More than twelve months. The property
Consists of Thirteen Head of Cattle, two
Head of horses and twenty five
Head of Hogs. The Said Wm. Welch
Having entered into pay in the
Sum of one thousand Dollars with
Enos Plott Security and having qualified
according to law Therefore
let special letters of Administrators
______
Present
D.C. Howell
Joseph Chambers
William Moore
Esquires"
"6th November AD 1837.State of No. Carolina
Haywood County
Clerk's office 6th
November AD 1837
The undersigned Justices of the Peace
For Said having met in the Clerk's office
Agreeable to act of Assembly in such
Case provided and being informed that
Henry Plott, Sr. of Said County lately
Deceased have let Some perishable
Property it is needful to dispose of
Before the regular return of our Court
Of pleas & quarter sessions They have
Therefore nominated consulted and
Appointed William Welch of Said
County Special Administrator to
Sell and dispose of the property
Contained in the annexed ___________
On a credit of not less than Six or
More than twelve months. The property
Consists of Thirteen Head of Cattle, two
Head of horses and twenty five
Head of Hogs. The Said Wm. Welch
Having entered into pay in the
Sum of one thousand Dollars with
Enos Plott Security and having qualified
according to law Therefore
let special letters of Administrators
______
Present
D.C. Howell
Joseph Chambers
William Moore
Esquires"
7. On the marriage certificate for Henry and Lydia’s second daughter, Celinda/Salinda, it confirms that her father, Henry Plott was deceased when she married on November 3, 1838. “The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden Elias Brindle hath the day of the date hereof applied for and obtained a License to intermarry with Salinda Plott daughter of Henry Plott decd.” The marriage license was certified by Enos Plott, son of Henry and brother to Celinda/Salinda.
Lydia Osborn-Plott
First, I give and bequeath to my loving wife
Lydia all the McDowell Tract of land whereon I now
live on & all My land adjoining above or West
of It and also one half of my Stock of Cattle &
Hogs and all my Stock of Sheep and my black
Smith Tools, my Still and Vessels and all my
house hold and kitchen furniture of Every
description (Not otherwise disposed of that is
My Daughter Selindas) during her natural
life time or widowhood and Then to converth
to my Son said Eanos: by his paying Special Care
and attention of his Mother as a dutiful and
kind Son Should do Otherwise to The Child
hat Will –
Lydia all the McDowell Tract of land whereon I now
live on & all My land adjoining above or West
of It and also one half of my Stock of Cattle &
Hogs and all my Stock of Sheep and my black
Smith Tools, my Still and Vessels and all my
house hold and kitchen furniture of Every
description (Not otherwise disposed of that is
My Daughter Selindas) during her natural
life time or widowhood and Then to converth
to my Son said Eanos: by his paying Special Care
and attention of his Mother as a dutiful and
kind Son Should do Otherwise to The Child
hat Will –