CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Duffy, 2 Sep 1807 ----¤¤¤---- William Duffy Will - 1807, Pr. 1810 Chatham Co. Record of Wills 1798-1819 NCSA film # .002.80001 pg. 155 I William Duffy being very sick and weak in body but in complete perfect and sound disposing mind and therefore? an hereby make my last will and testament hereby revoking all others whatsoever. And if I should not be also (also?) after this will is completed, to to dye the same in my security in Fayetteville, where I usually of late deposited the papers most valuable to me as a private man. I desire any wise? of those whom I may intrust with the execution of this my will may do & for me, and at all want that I may be considered as done. This will all being in my own hand writing. And as to my estate I give, devise and bequeath all my estate real and personal in possession or in action to Thomas Testo? and A. D. Murphey & W.T.B. Greene, Esquires my worthy and unremitting friends & their heirs and assigns forever., in trust done & with power to them or any two of them, or if but one qualifies then with power to that one, & his heir survivor or survivors and his or their heirs & assigns or their lawful attorney or attorneys deputy, therefore to sell & convey in absolute property and in fee simple in otherwise howsoever at his or their discretion all and singular my said estate real and personal & to vest the proceeds in such other estates real or personal or to make such other disposition of the same processes in whatever manner he or they shall think for the purpose of paying my debts. And in trust for the sole and separate and entire use and benefit of my most dear affectionate and ardently beloved wife Peggy her heirs, Executors, administrators & assigns forever. And if she should hereafter marry, then to make such settlements upon her of the Estate hereby divised to her as they or any of them properly qualified may thnik fitting, provided alwasy that wheras I sold my sweetly beloved neice Eliza Sanderson, Land under the authority of Bladen Co. Court to Traverse Hartley for $640 and I did not intend to take away any part thereof or the interest thereof from her but I have laid out I believe nearly three times that sum on her maintnenance, education and necessary expenses; and my estate has greatly failed through namely? of causes- if the estate hereby divised to my Wife after paying to my dear Elizab the said sum with interest shall have a sum not less than two thousand dollars to my Wife, then I direct mymy siad Trustees or any one or more of them as aforesaid, to pay the said sum of $640 to my said beloved neice on the day of her coming of age or sonner if they conveniently can with interest until the day of my death or her said coming of age. whichever, shall first happen. To my dearly beloved sisiter Harriet, I leave fifity dollars per annum, until she is married or is otherwise provided for to the same amount by any other other legacy a permanent provision. Ellen Duffy my other sister is alway provided for If only double the sum of $640. viz $1280 less then that sum be all that my be left for my amicabel & beloved wife & neice then I direct that 3/5 of what my be left in the hands of my said trustees maybe settled in manner aforesaid on my wife & two fifths on my niece in manner directed. for her by this will provided always that my neice is not to have the $640 & interest or any part either of principal or interest thereof and the 2/5 also in case whatsoever. and if more than $1280 and less thean $2000 be left my trustees to have power to proportion the share of each according to the above rule viz 3/5 5o my wife & 2/5 to my neice. And I do hereby appoint my most beloved wife my Executirx and my Trustees my Executors of this my Will Chatham 2 Sept.ember 1807 Wm. Duffy {Seal} I add as part of thi will and at the time of making it what the fatigue of setting up had caswed me to forget for a moment; I am sorry my situation will not enable to provide for my Wife's Brothers & sisters as I wanted especially for Betsy & William whom I dearly love but I request my beloved Pewggy to keep Betsy & my neice with her if she properly can till they are married. The debt due in my name to Robt. Adams? is not mine but Mr. Acotts. I know he wil pay it if he can. I request Mr. Toste & Mr. Murphey to be Eliza's Guardian. The above will of william Duffy dec'd was duly proved at November Term 1810 by the oath of B. Lightfoot, Atlas Jones and Murdock McKing. who were qualfied to his handwriting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby sueashby@earthlink.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------------