Rotchel, John - 1784 - New Hanover County, NC - Wills
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Transcribed by Sloan S. Mason-SloMas7@aol.com
(Surnames Capitalized for easier reading)

Written 7, Dec.1780, Holly Shelter, New Hanover Co., N.C.
State Archives, Raleigh, N.C. *Probated 1784, Jan.*-CR070.801.23
Ordered to be recorded in bk., p.349, at Sept.Term 1845

(1st page)
John ROTCHEL
Last Will

Recorded in Book C, page 349
By order of Court at Sept. Term 1845
Teste
L. H. MARSTELLER, Clk.

Will of John ROTCHEL

 (Page 2)

In the Name of God Amen, I, John ROTCHEL of Holly Shelter in the County of
New
Hanover and State of North Carolina being of sound body and mind do make
this my last Will and Testament in the form following:
Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann SCARBOROUGH, wife of John
SCARBOROUGH twenty shillings currency.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dorcas WILLIAMS, wife of Charles
WILLIAMS twenty shillings currency.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Amos ROTCHEL twenty shillings
currency.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Etherington ROTCHEL a tract of land
where
I now live containing sixty acres with all its improvements whatsoever with
every other article which I now possess, after the decease of my wife Sarah
ROTCHEL who is to be allowed every priviledge which she enjoyed in my life
time during her life.
This is my Last Will and Testament made this Seventh Day of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty.
Signed: John ROTCHEL

Witness:
William GREEN
Samuel GREEN
Tho's. BISHOP

Codicil

(Page 3)

I constitute and appoint my wife Sarah ROTCHEL executrix and my son
Etherington ROTCHEL executor.
Signed: John ROTCHEL

Witness:William GREEN
Samuel GREEN
Thos. BISHOP

(Page 4 1784/1786)
The within Last Will and Testament of John ROTCHEL was exhibited in court
and
proved in due form of law by the oath of Wm. GREEN a subscribing witness
thereto. At the same time Etherington ROTCHEL delivered into court in oath
an
Inventory of the estate of the said John ROTCHEL deceased and qualified as
an
Executor agreeable to law. At the same time Etherington ROTCHEL delivered
into
Court on oath an Inventory of the Estate of the late John ROTCHEL deceased
and
qualified as an Executor agreeable to Law.
Tho. Maclain CLK.

Witness:Sarah ROTCHEL
Etherington ROTCHEL

END OF DOCUMENT

SOURCE-Clerk of Court's Office-New Hanover County Courthouse-Bk.C,
p.369-copy
Original Will is located at the N.C. State Archives
!COURT REC.-Jan term 1784-Wilmington,N.C.-Monday 5 Jan.
Estate of John ROTCHEL dec'd.
Wm. GREEN proved Will and Etherington ROTCHEL filed Inventory and qualified
as
executor.
SOURCE-"Early Records of N.C. Secretary of States Office"

Recorded in Book cap. 369, by order of court at Sept. Term 1845
                                            L.H.MARSTELLEY Mag.

{If someone can explain why this will and the will of Benjamin ROCHELLE,
dated
1826 were both recorded at the Sept. Term 1845-please contact me at
SloMas7@aol.com)