NC, Greene Co., Obit, THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM ORMOND,JR. (III) ========================================================= 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 repro- duced 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. Copyright (c) 2000 by William R. ORMOND . This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. by William R. ORMOND OLDREB@aol.com ========================================================= THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM ORMOND,JR. (III) Transcribed by W. R. Ormond of Lexington, Ky. Oct. 19, 1990 from a typed copy received from Ad. Frank O'Beirne, May 31, 1980. In the Name of God Amen, I William Ormond Junior of Greene County in the State of N. Carolina preacher of the Gospel; being of sound Mind & Memory, but calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life; and knowing it is appointed for Man to Die: Do therefore make and Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament. First, I humbly recommend my immortal Soul into the Hands of my Heavenly Father, my un-immortal Body to be buried in a plain Christian like manner, and should there be any Debts I desire them to be paid immediately and all my worldly Estate I dispose of as follows. Item 1st.- I give and bequeath unto my Father William Ormond his Heirs & Assigns forever my Silver Watch which I now wear: and also Six Volumes of Books containing Mr. Wesley's Notes on the Old & New Testaments. Item 2nd.- I desire that my Executors Appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars of my Money to the following purpose, viz, that they purchase and get a Deed for one Acre of Land within one mile of the cross Roads (near my father's Dwelling House) & that they build or have erected there-on as large & as good a Church or Chapel as said Five hundred dollars will pay for, said House to be built of Wood or Brick, as my Executors may think proper: which said Church or Chapel shall be principally Occupied by those Ministers commonly called "Methodist Preacher" provided they hold with and believe in and strive to maintain the present Articles of our Faith as touching Salvation beeing freely offered to a lost World through our lord Jesus Christ. Item 3rd.- I give & bequeath to Sister Ann Harper's nine children fifty dollars each; which four hundred & fifty dollars I desire my Executors to pay into the Hands of John Harper & Ann Harper as soon as my business can be settled; & said money applied by their parents to the Schooling or raising of said nine children as they may think proper; and should any of the said Children Die, the others to Heir their parts equally, of the Deceased. Item 4th.- I give and Bequeath unto my Sister Ann Harper, my brothers Thomas Ormond, James Ormond and Watkins Ormond; and also my youngest Sisters Betsy Ormond and Mary Hart, them their Heirs & Assigns forever, all the remainder of my Estate, to be equally Divided amongst all of them, by my Executors & five good Men chosen by my Executors for that purpose, my money & all other Property to be divided without exposing any part thereof to private or public sale, & each of my three brothers & three Sisters above named to receive their portions as soon as my matters can be wound up & Settled. But should any of my above named brothers or Sisters Die without leaving a lawful Heir of their Body I desire that their portions be equally divided betwixt all my surviving brothers & Sisters, or their surviving Heirs begotten by their Bodies. Item 5- Lastly I nominate & appoint John Harper, Thomas Ormond, James Ormond & Watkins Ormond Executors to this my last Will & Testament given under my hand & Seal this Sixth Day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Three. Signed: William ORMOND, Junior; Seal Signed, Sealed, published & ) Declared by the Testastor to ) be his last Will & Testament ) *2* Instruction given by William Ormond, Jr. to his Executors. You will find my last Will & Testament Sealed up in the Drawer of my large Chest at my Father's; which I solemnly charge & sincerely reqquest you to Execute. All of my valuable papers are left in Care of Mr. Edmund Taylor, Junior of Granville County near Island Creek. All the obligations will be on demand by the first of November next, therefore no person need go up till about that time; then the business may be settled with ease. I hope brother Harper & some suitable person will go up prepared to finish the business before they return. First you will go to Mr. Taylor's & ask my worthy friend for these papers, and after shewing these instructions he will deliver them & give you some information. When you receive from Mr. Taylor the following notes you will know you have all. One Note given by John Sneed to Wm. Ormond for 100 Dollars. One Note given by Joseph Speed to Wm. Ormond with half profit for 900 Do. One Note given by Samuel Homes to Do. with half profit for 2000 Do. One note given by Edmund Jones to Do. with interest for 600 Do. One note given by Edmund Jones to Do. for 528.50 Do. You will go on to Joseph Speeds & Samuel Homes', they live near together in Meclenburg about 30 miles from Taylor's, receive from them some Books I left at bro. Speed's. You may return to bro. Taylor's & get some clothes, Books, Portmanteau & all I left there, & after thanking my precious friends viz bro. & Sister Taylor & Miss P. Duke for all their kindness shewed me, you'll contrive to get the 100 Dollars from my friend Sneed without taking any interest. I lent him the money some years past to Oblidge him. You may write to him to pay you when he can & he'll send it down without troubling you to go after it. Come down by bro. Daniel Shine's in Franklin about 10 miles above Lewisburg & get some books I left there. Then go to bro. Edmund Jones in the upper Corner of Halifax County & he'll settle with you. And if possible my Spirit will be present to console my dear valuable Friends when you go around telling the news your "Brother William" is no more among Mortals. Let each Legatee have their Portion and have directed & build the House I have Described as soon as possible. Given under my hand this 12th Day of July 1803. W. Ormond. To John Harper, Thomas Ormond, ) James Ormond & Watkins Ormond ) ) Executors to Wm. Ormond's Will ) Note: William Ormond, Jr. was born born Dec. 22, 1769, died Oct. 30, 1803. W.R.O.