CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Oldham, Sr., 6 Nov 1830
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In the name of God, Amen. I JOHN OLDHAM, SR. of the County of Chatham 
and the State of North Carolina being in good health and sound mind but 
taking into consideration the mortality of my own body knowing that it 
is appointed to all men to die do make this my last will and testament. 
First I give my soul into the hands of god that gave it and my body to 
be buried at the discretion of my executors believing in the  - of same. 
And as to all my worldly goods which it hath been please Almighty God to 
bless me with I give in manner and form following viz. First I loan unto 
my beloved wife AVARY? OLDHAM during her natural life or widowhood __ 
the land wherein I now live known by the name of the COLLIER tract, 
three negro slaves, four cows and calves, four ewes and lambs, four sows 
and pigs, also my waggon and gier. The here __ in the above named 
artecles has the right of choice one spinning wheel, one pair of cards, 
one table and as much of the kitchen furniture as she my said wife may 
think proper to keep, two ploughs and gears, two weeding hoes, two 
grubbing hoes, two club axces and for her provision one year thirty 
barrels of corn, one thousand weight of good pork and twelve bushel of 
wheat. Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM OLDHAM all that 
tract or parcel of land where he now lives also all my old plantation 
tract where I formerly lived and also of land known by the name of the 
ROBERTSON tract and one negro girl known by the name of Dilly (Lilly?) 
and child Nelson. Which girl and child he hath now in his possession to 
my son WILLIAM OLDHAM and his heirs forever. Thirdly I give and bequeath 
unto my beloved granddaughter TELLISO DODD one negro girl slave by the 
name of Jane, one horse, two cows and calves. The cows and calves she is 
not to have until the death of my wife, also one feather bed and 
furniture. The girl and horse she has after my death to her and her 
heirs forever. Fourthly it is my will that after my death that every 
part and parcel of my property except that has already been mentioned as 
lent to my said wife and given to my son WILLIAM and granddaughter 
TELLICO DODD __ to be sold at credit of twelve months and the money 
arising from said sale to be disposed of as followeth. I give to JOHN 
HATLEY who has been the husband of my daughter ELIZABETH DODD Twenty 
five cents. I give unto JOHN HOLLOWELL who has been the husband of my 
daughter LUCY the sume of twenty five cents. I give unto my grandson 
SHERRARD HATLEY 25¢, I give unto my grandson JOHN HATLEY 25¢, I give 
unto my grandson WILLIAM HATLEY $50. I give unto my granddaughter 
REBECCA HATLEY $50. I give unto my grandson READING HOLLOWELL $10., I 
give unto my grandson WILLIAM HOLLOWELL $10., I give unto my grandson 
HENSLEY HOLLOWELL $10., I give unto my granddaughter JANE HOLLOWELL 
$10., I give unto my granddaughter LUCINDA HOLLOWELL $10., I give unto 
my granddaughter NANCY HOLLOWELL $10. Then all my unpaid debts to be 
paid the balance of said __ amount to be divided as followeth to wit. I 
give to my grandson WESLEY OLDHAM $250., I give unto my grandson WILLIAM 
OLDHAM $250., I give unto my granddaughter ELIZABETH DODD $50., I give 
unto my granddaughter MARY OLDHAM $50., and the balance I give to my son 
WILLIAM OLDHAM then after the death of my wife, the afore named land 
loaned her, I give to my grandson ALLEN OLDHAM his __ or heirs for ever. 
The balance of said property loaned to my wife I give to my son WILLIAM 
OLDHAM his heirs forever. Furthermore I do hereby __ and appoint my son 
WILLIAM OLDHAM and my grandson THOMAS OLDHAM executors of this my last 
will and testament in witness __of __ my last will and testament I the 
said JOHN OLDHAM Senior hath __ set my hand and seal this 6th day of 
Nov?. 1830. 
				JOHN (X) OLDHAM.

Signed __ __ to be this last will and testament in presence of us. WM.
BENNITT, JAMES BENNITT. 

State of North Carolina, Chatham County, August Term 1832. 
Is recorded in Book B, page 226, 227, and 228. 

THOMAS OLDHAM one of the executors herein named was duly qualified. 

Tho. Ragland. (Book B, pp. 226-228, Chatham Co., NC, August Term 1832).