Northampton-Bertie-Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Moring, Christian May 26, 1814
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Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: May 26, 1814
Recorded: May 1816

CHRISTIAN MORING WILL

I Christian Moring of Northampton County and State of North Carolina being 
sick and weak in body but of perfect sound mind and memory thanks be to the 
Almighty God for the same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this 
present life and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please 
God to call them do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form 
following.

FIRST:  I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hoping 
through the mercy of Jesus Christ my redeemer to reconise pardon for all my 
sins and my body to the ground to be buried in a Christian like manner at 
the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and touching such temporal 
estate goods and chattles as it hath pleased the Almighty God to heretofore 
on me I give in manner and form following:

I give and bequeath to my son William Moring nine Negroes namely, Kadar, 
Isaac, George and Willis, Judah, Betty, Betsy Mallam?, Mourning also Phebe 
also fifty acres of land which I purchased from William Norm? and joining 
the land which enjoin Jeffrey’s lines or at presently and the lands of Ricki 
Lawrence to him and to his heirs and assigns forever.

I give and bequeath to my son William Moring after my just debts being paid 
the residue or whole of my property consisting of stocks of different kind, 
household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils also to the daily 
proper use and behoof of him the said William Moring his heirs and assigns 
forever.

Lastly, I do hereby constitute appoint and ordain my son, John E. Moring 
together with my friend Baldy Ashburn whole and sole executors of this my 
last Will and Testament, revoking and disannulling all former wills 
heretofore made by me and doth acknowledge this only to be my last Will and 
Testament in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and fix my seal the 26 
day of May 1814.

Signed and acknowledge in                        Christian Moring (SEAL)
in the presence of us
(missing)

CHISTIAN MOURNING WILL
Book L. Page 346
State of North Carolina
Bertie County Court              May Term 1816
This paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Christian 
Moring dec’d was exhibited to court for probate and William Mebane having 
from that he was well acquainted with the hand writing of the dec’d 
Christian and that he believed the same to have been signed by the said 
Christian whereupon it is ordered that the same be recorded.

S. Cherry, Clerk of Court


Additional Comments:
It is interesting to see that Christian Moring writes his Will in Northampton 
County but there are no witnesses on the Will and it is probated in Bertie 
County.

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