CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Crutchfield - 1844 ============================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Crotwell Richard_Crotwell@mail.alumni.ecu.edu ============================================================== Thomas Crutchfield was born about 1775 in Virginia, probably in Caroline County. He was the son of Henry and Milley Terrell Crutchfield. He married Hannah Elizabeth Perry about 1801 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was a Methodist minister and active in organizing Mt. Vernon Methodist Church. The following will is found in Book C (1834-1857) page 160, date 1844. The original is at the North Carolina Archives. THE WILL OF THOMAS CRUTCHFIELD PROBATED APRIL 23, 1844 Recorded in Chatham County, NC. BE IT RESOLVED, that I Thomas Crutchfield of the county of Chatham and State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following (viz) Item - 1st. I give unto my son Wm. H. Crutchfield one negro boy by the name of Alimond and other negro boy by the name of Wilks. Item - 2. I give and bequath unto my daughter Elizabeth Whitehead a negro boy by the name of Ruben and one girl by the name of Kizeah to her & her heirs that is or may be borned from her body forever. Item - 3. I give and bequath unto my daughter Martha Johnson a negro woman by the name of Harriet & Harriet's boy child which is about two weeks old and to her & her heirs that is or may be borned of her body forever. Item - 4. I give and bequath unto my Executors Wm. H. Crutchfield & Mathias M. Johnson the following negro slaves (to wit) Mary, John, Ransom, Hannah, Jooner & Anthony with their increases to have & to hold to them, their executors, administrators and assigns forever, in trust nevertheless & it is the intent of this my last will & testament that my said Executors at their decision permit my daughter Sarah Terry to have and occupy & enjoy the above named slaves for and during her natural life in such manner however and it is hereby expressly proved that permission by my Executors shall vest no interest whatever such as in law shall be subject to the claims of any creditor of my said daughter's husband John Terry in trust further at the death of my said daughter Sarah Terry my said Executors or either of them or their Executors or Administrators do make and execute unto my daughter Sarah Terry's three children Martha Johnson, Louisa Hackney & Wm. H. Terry a firm bill of sale to the above named negro slaves, as equal as possible. I also give to my Executors for the purpose aforesaid one sixth part of my estate of what might be left after paying all my just debts and it is not otherwise disposed of. Item - 5. I give and bequith unto my said Executors a certain tract or parcel of land whereon my daughter Milly Right & her husband W.T. Right now reside adjoining the land of Wm H. Crutchfield, Edmond Perry & others supposed to contain 369 acres more or less together with a negro woman by the name of Devina and her youngest child Bathia with their increase to have & hold to them their Executor and assigners forever. In trust nevertheless & it is the interest of this my last will & testament that my said Executors at their decretion permit my daughter Milly Right to have use & occupy & enjoy the above named tract of land & the said negro slave for and during the natural term of her life in such manner however & it is expressly provided that said permission by my Executors shall vest no interest whatever such as in law shall be subject to the claims of any creditor of my said daughter Milly Right's husband Thomas Right in trust further that at the death of my daughter Milly Right my said Executors or either of them or either of their administrators or assigns do make and execute unto the children of my said daughter Milly Right a firm bill of sale for said negroes as also a firm deed of conveyance of said tract of as equal amongst the children she now has or those she may have hereafter. I also give to my said Executors one sixth of what may be left of my estate after paying off my must debts and is not otherwise disposed of. Item - 5. I give and bequath unto my said Executors a certain tract or parcel of land whereon my daughter Nancy Clark and her husband James Clark now reside adjoining the land of Robert Andrews, John Whitehead & others containing 230 acres more or less together with one negro girl by the name of Lucy with her increase to have & to hold to them their executors administrators & assigns forever in trust nevertheless & it is the interest of this my last will & testament that my said Executors at their discretion permit my daughter Nancy Clark to have use occupy & enjoy the above tract of land and said negro girl Lucy for and during the term of her natural life in such manner however & it is herby expressly provided that permission by my Executors shall vest no interest whatever such as in law shall be subject to the claims of any creditors of my daughter Nancy Clark husband James Clark in trust further that at the death of my daughter Nancy Clark my said Executors or either of them or either of their executors administratior do make & execute unto the children of my daughter Nancy Clark, children as well as those she now has as those she may have hereafter a firm and absolute bill of sale of said negro girl as also a firm deed of conveyance of said tract of land amongst the said children of my daughter Nancy Clark as equal as possible. I also give to my said Executors for the purpose aforesaid one sixth part of my estate that might be left after paying off all of my just debts. Item - 7. I give and bequeath unto my son William H. Crutchfield, Martha Johnson & Elizabeth Whitehead one sixth part of my estate to each of them which may be left after paying off all my just debts. Item - 8. My will is that the plantation whereon I now reside together with all my stock of all kinds crops household furniture Waggon tools of all kinds be sold at public auction. Item - 9. I do nominate constitute and appoint my son Wm. H. Crutchfield & Mathias M. Johnson sole Executors of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 23rd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourty four. Thomas Crutchfield (seal) Signed sealed by the said Thomas Crutchfield to be his last will & testament in the presence of Attest S.H. Crutchfield Eli Lineberry Milton Frozer