Greene Co. NC, Wills, William Ormond, Sr., 1813 

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Ormond: William Ormond, Sr., 1813 

Last Will and Testament of William Ormond,Sr. Generously shared by 
Pattie McCay Dunn, from her private family papers Transcribed by Brenda 
Davis Stocks and Janice Tripp Gurganus from the original document


In the Name of God Amen I William Ormond of Greene County in the State of North Carolina 
Farmer being in health & of Sound Mind & memory but reflecting on the uncertainty of Life do 
therefore make this my last Will & Testament. & first I resign my Soul to my Heavenly Father, 
my Body to be decently buried & my Estate I dispose of as follows

I give to my daughter Ann Harper one Negro named Peter, & one brass skillet, one Iron Mortar 
and pestle, two pewter Tankards, & two Chairs to her heirs & Assigns forever

I give to my Son Thomas my Sound and great Table

I give to my Son James Ormond five Negros named Bob, David & Fanney & her two Children 
Peter & Lyd & their Increase from this day to him his heirs & Assigns forever

I give to my Son Watkins Ormond six Negros named Rose, Punch, Amos & Jacob & China & her 
Child C____? & their increase from this day to him his heirs & Assigns forever

I lend unto my daughter Mary Hart the Use benefit Work & Labour of my three Negros Patience, 
Washington & Avey during her life time, & after her death I give the said Negros & their Increase to all the Children She now has & may hereafter have

I give to my daughter Mary Hart what money shall be left by me & debts due to me, my Bed & all 
the furniture belonging to it, three pewter basons, one small desk, my Chest, my Saddle, one 
pair of Spoon-Molds, one pair of fire-dogs & my Hand-Mill

I give my two Sons James & Watkins my Still & Worm & Smith's Tools

I give to my Grand-Son Franklin Moseley Eight Negros named Dave, Hannah, Lydia, Rachael, 
Gatsey, little China, Sam & Clary & their Increase from this day, the said Negros now being in 
his Father's possession

I give to my three Sons my Surveying Instruments, Weaving Apparrel, all my Books, Acts of 
Assembly & my Desk

Lastly I give to my Son Watkins Ormond all the Rest & Residue of my personal Estate of all kinds
 whatsoever not herein before Expressly given

And I do hereby appoint my three Sons Thomas Ormond James Ormond & Watkins Ormond my 
Executors to execute this my last Will & Testament. In Testimony whereof I the said William 
Ormond have hereunto put my hand & Seal this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 


one thousand Eight hundred & Thirteen.
Signed Sealed & declared by the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in presence of

W:Ormond (SEAL)

I give to my Son James Ormond one Negro Boy named D__iel the Child of Fanney born a little 
before the date hereof & was omitted to be given before

W:Ormond (SEAL)

J.B.Hooker
Mary C. Hooker

State of North Carolina
Greene County

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true Copy from the Original last Will of William Ormond 
Esquire dec..as proven & filed in Office--OC
Given under my hand--at Office--this 10th day of May
A.Dom.1815

Test. J Hooker CC

State of No.Carolina
Greene County May Term 1815

Then was the last Will and Testament of William Ormond Esquire Deceased, Exhibited and duly 
Proved in Open Court by the Oath of James B. Hooker one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto 
Ordered to be recorded. At the same time came Thomas Ormond, Watkins Ormond,& James 
Ormond the Executors therein named and Qualifyed as Executors thereto agreeable to Law. 
Ordered that Letters Testamentary Issue OC

Test J.Hooker CC