CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Jordan - 1855

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Will of William Jordan
Chatham Co, NC Record of Wills, Vol. C., 1834-1857, pp 668
NC State Archives Microfilm # C.022.80001


William Jordan of the County of Chatham & State of North carolina being
of sound mind & memory but considering the uncertainty of my Earthly
existence do make & declare this my last Will and testament in manner & 
form following that is to say first that my executors hereinafter named 
shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of 
relations & friends & pay all funeral expenses together with my just
Debts however & to whomsoever owing out of the moneys that may first 
come into his hands as part or parcel of my estate. 
Item I will & bequeath to my beloved Wife Rebecca Jordan all of my 
estate both real & personal during her lifetime to her sole use &
benefit? of. 
Item I will & bequeath at the death of my Wife to my beloved Son 
Malory/Maloy? M. Jordan all my lands containing two deeds one from 
Isaiah ? Redyard the other from Hesekiah Harman lying in said County of
Chatham & state of North Carolina on the waters of Bloody? Creek 
bounded on the south by Hiram/Himan Fox & on the North by James Edwards
as specified in said deeds together with all woods ways waters ---n 
(ink blot) mineral & appointed? names? thereunto consecrated to have & 
to hold to the said Malory Jordan his heirs & assigns in fee simple 
forever. 
Item I will & bequeath to my son Maloy Jordan a Black Woman by the name 
of Alzady to him and his heirs & assigns forever.
Item I will & bequeath to my son H. H. Jordan my Black man by the name 
of Joseph to him his heirs assigns forever. Also one Hundred & twenty 
five dollars in Cash to be paid to the executors out of the personal 
estate. My Will and desire is that all the residue of my estate if any 
after taking out the divices & legacies above mentioned shall be sold &
the debts owing to me collected & if there should be any surplus over & 
above the payments of debts expenses & legacies that such surplus shall 
be equally divided & paid over to my sons Maloy & H. H. Jordan share & 
share alike to them & each of them their executor administrators & 
assigns absolutely for ever. And lastly I do hereby constitute & 
appoint my trusty sons Maloy & H. H. my lawful executors to all intents 
& purposes to execute this my last will & Testament according to the 
true intent & meaning of the same every part & clause thereof hereby
revoking & declaring utterly void all other wills & testaments 
heretofore made. In witness whereof I said William Jordan do hereby set
my hand & seal, Jan'y 26 1855. Signed sealed published & declared by 
the said Wm. Jordan to be his last Will & testament in the presence of
us who at his request & in his presence do subscribe our names as 
witness thereto.
his
Wm. (N) Jordan
mark 

Jessee E. Pugh
Thos. W. Matthews