CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Curl - 1818 ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This will was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby canova@tstar.net *************************************************************** Chatham County Record of Wills (original) Vol. B. (1818-1833) pg. 328 (original pages 13, 14, 15) NC State Archives film # C.022. 80001 I've left the spelling and punctuation as in the original and it is as close as I can get to an exact transcription. Will of William Curl - 28th Jan. 1818 (this man is Quaker) I William Curl of the County of Chatham in the State of North Carolina being of sound & deposing mind, to make and ordain this my last will and testament. first after my decease that my body be decently intered and all my just debts paid, I give bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary, the Hall a large room of the house I now live in & kitchen all the orchard and meadow and the little field by the barn & priviledge of what Timber she may want for repairs and other necessary use, and fire wood, one cow her choice the grey horse, the Ewe & Lamb; one half of my stock of hogs her choice, one Plough, one pair Plough Gears, 1 Hoe, one axe, all the grain and Provition (provision?) on hand and in the ground together with that half of the Hogs above mentioned for her use & support together with my daughter Ruth & her daughter Polly- all my Household furniture, or so much of it as may be Judged necessary for her & my daughter Ruth & her daughter Polly. All the above I give unto my beloved Wife during her natural life or widowhood. All the property she had & brought with her after I married her I give & bequeath the same unto her forever; I give & bequeath unto my daughter Ruth one cow, her choice, next after her Mother, one yearling, mare colt, the use of the loom have Kitchen & room (do not understand that phrase) I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ruth, daughter Polly, one cow named Lilly- I Will & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Twenty dollars- will and bequeath unto my son William Thirty dollars. I will all my moveable Property except what I have above divised to be sold & the two legacies above mentioned to be paid out of the proceeds of it. The balance to be equally divided amongst all my daughters, namely Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Keziah & Ruth. It is my will and desire that my beloved Wife should have a decent & sufficient support during her natural life or widowhood- therefore for that purpose I enjoin upon my sons George, Benjamin and James each one to Pay in proportion to the value of his fund (?) hereafter will to them a sum sufficient for her support yearly & that each of them shall yearly cut a Hall to her House (?) Fifteen Waggon load of Fire wood- give and bequeath unto my sons George and benjamin all that track (tract) and body of land they both now live on; the lick branch, running thru said tract; I give and bequeath unto my son George that is on the South side of said branch where he now lives- I give & bequeath unto my son Benjamin that part on the North side of said of said (repeated) branch, where he now lives, to them their heirs & assigns forever each ones part to be valued if they think necessary, exclusive of the improvements thereon. and that one who it shall be thought to have the most valuable part exclusive of improvements shall pay to the other the sum that his part my be judged deficient in value. I will and bequeath unto my son James all the land and Plantation where I now live, subject to the encumbrance before mentioned to him his heirs & assigns forever. I hereby appoint constitute and appoint my sons George and Benjamin my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby disannulling & revoking all others. I will further that if my said widow should marry & after her decease, that the property willed to her for that time be sold or divided. that is to my my daughter Ruth one third part the other two thirds equally divided, between all my other daughters. In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 28th 1st mo. 1818. Wm. Curl {seal} John Newlin Clabourn Guthrie Proved February Term 1818 by Clabourn Guthrie