Beverly Henry Holt

Notes:

1900 US Census
Name: Beveley h Holt
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White

Some family members give 20 May 1884 as the birth date of
Beverly Henry Holt, while some records show May 1885.

The obituary of his brother, Calvin Lee Holt, refers to a
B. H. Holt living in Norfolk (presumably in Virginia).

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT,
of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking any and all former Wills and Codicils heretofore
by me at any time made.

FIRST: I direct that all of my just debts, funeral
expenses, charges of administration and all taxes, both
Federal and State, be paid out of my residuary estate.
SECOND: All of the rest, residue and remainder of my
property and estate, real, personal, mixed, tangible and
intangible, and wheresoever situated, I give, devise and
bequeath unto my hereinafter named Executor as Trustee,
upon the following trust:
My said Executor and Trustee shall sell and dispose of all
of the said assets of my estate and convert the same into
cash and shall pay and distribute the net proceeds thereof,
after payment of all estate debts and expenses of
administration, unto the following named beneficiaries in
equal shares:
A one-fourth share unto my son, FRED E. HOLT, subject to
his being located, or his descendants being located as
hereinafter provided;
A one-fourth share unto my son, LESLIE E. HOLT, of Norfolk,
Virginia;
A one-fourth share unto my daughter, EDNA HOLT BEALE, of
Norfolk, Virginia;
A one-fourth share unto my son, ALVIN H. HOLT, of Norfolk,
Virginia.
Should any of my said children predecease me leaving issue
surviving, such issue shall take the parent's share, per
stirpes.
At the present time the whereabouts of my son, FRED E.
HOLT, is not known. I direct my said Executor and Trustee
to make a reasonable effort to locate my son, FRED E. HOLT,
after my decease, or to locate his then living descendants
should he have predeceased me, or have died prior to his
being located; should my Executor and Trustee be unable to
locate him within a period of five yars following my death,
or be unable to locate his descendants if he be dead, then
I give, devise and bequeath the one-fourth share provided
for him unto my other children then living and to the then
living descendants of any that may then be deceased, per
stirpes.
THIRD: The Executor and Trustee is hereby granted the usual
flexible powers granted to testamentary trustees, and is
hereby expressly granted the power to sell and dispose of
any and all of my property and estate; real and personal,
especially my real property known as 1308 West 38th Street,
Norfolk, Virginia, and give good and sufficient title deeds
to the purchaser or purchasers thereof; and my Trustee is
also granted full and flexible powers in the matter of
investment of the share of FRED E. HOLT during the period
of time allotted for his location, and the Trustee is not
confined to any particular list of securities but the
Trustee may, in his discretion, invest in any security
including common stocks, which, in the judgement of the
Trustee, is a good and proper investment, not requiring any
particular percentage of income.
FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint J. RANDOLPH DAVIS, of
Norfolk, Virginia, the Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament, and the Trustee of the above mentioned trust
provisions as to the share of FRED E. HOLT. Should he
predecease me, resign or otherwise fail to qualify, then in
that event, I hereby nominate and appoint ROBERT T. F.
BOYD, of Norfolk, Virginia, the Executor and Trustee of
this my Last Will and Testament. I direct that no surety be
required of either of them.
I hereby authorize my Executor to sell, mortgage, lease or
convey any and all of my property at public or private
sale, at any time and at any place, and for any price and
upon any terms as to cash or credit, as he, in his
discretion, shall deem proper, and I hereby authorize him
to make all conveyances and to execute any legal documents
that may be necessary for the execution of this power as
fully as I myself could do were I alive.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th
day of July, 1966.

Beverly Henry Holt

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the
presence of us, three competent witnesses, who have
hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witness
thereto, in the presence of the said Testator, and of each
other.

Mary Jane Bockuis Norfolk, Va.
Joan L. Cooke Norfolk, Va.
J. Randolph Davis Norfolk, Virginia
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CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BEVERLEY HENRY HOLT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, BEVERLEY HENRY
HOLT, of Norfolk, Virginia, beong sound and disposing mind
and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be
a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated the 11th day
of July, 1966.
FIRST: I hereby amend the first paragraph of the fourth
item of my said Will of July 11, 1966, by making the
following change:
FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Leslie E.
Holt, and my daughter, Edna Holt Beale, both of the City of
Norfolk, Virginia, as Co-Executors of my said Last Will and
Testament. I direct that no surety be required of either of
my said son or my said daughter.
SECOND: I hereby reaffirm all other provisions of my said
Will of July 11, 1966.
WITNESS my hand this 25th day of July, 1966.

Beverly Henry Holt
Beverly H. Holt
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
Testator as and for a Codicil to his Last Will and
Testament of July 11, 1966, in the presence of us, three
competent witnesses, who have hereunto subscribed our names
at his request as witness thereto, in the presence of the
said Testator and of each other.

Mary Jane Bockius Norfolk, Virginia
Joan L. Cooke Norfolk, Virginia
R. Randolph Davis Norfolk, Virginia

The above will (and codicil) was probated 3/5 1975. See
clerk's order book 26 page 129

Virginia:
In the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk
This day personally appeared Leslie E. Holt, Executor and
Trustee of the last will and testament of Beverly Henry
Holt who departed this life on the 1st day of March, 1975,
and made oath that to the best of his knowledge and belief,
the following names are all of the heirs at law of the said
decedent; and that he has made diligent search and inquiry
as to the names, ages and addresses of such heirs, and
believes the same to be true and correct.

!NAME:Details: October 12, 1999, Letter from Mrs. Jayne
Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files., Details: October 12, 1999,
Letter from Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.

!NAME:U.S. Census 1900: North Carolina, Caswell county,
Milton, U.S. Census 1900: North Carolina, Caswell county,
Milton

!BIRTH:Details: October 12, 1999, Letter from Mrs. Jayne
Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files., Details: October 12, 1999,
Letter from Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.

!DEATH:Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the
CCHA Files., Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in
the CCHA Files.