ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - James Chadwick, 12 Apr 1831
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JAMES CHADWICK WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1


I, James Chadwick, of the county of Onslow and State of North Carolina, being 
weak in body but of a sound and perfect mind & memory, and knowing it is 
appointed unto all men once to die, do make and publish this my last will and 
testament and revoking all others by me made, in manner and form following, 
that is to say
I wish my body to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the 
discretion of my friends and executors and what worldly estate I am blessed 
with in this life, I dispose of in the manner hereinafter (illegible) (viz.)
(Illegible), I wish all my lands to be sold to the best advantage by my 
executors either at public or private sale, which they may think best 
calculated to advance the interest of my estate, and in such terms as the 
situation of my (businesses?) will (admit or administrate upon?).  Also want 
my negro woman Bridget, my stock of all kinds and any other article which I 
may die seized and possessed of which I shall not hereafter specifically 
dispose of in some other way, to be sold by my executors and the money arising 
from the sale of the lands and other articles left to be sold in this clause 
of my will to be applied to the payment of my just debts and after they are 
paid, then the balance of the money remaining in the hands of my executors 
from the sale of the aforesaid lands & other property left to be sold to be 
equally divided between my wife and my three children provided my wife shall 
give her consent and convey her title to dower in the lands aforesaid to the 
purchase of the same, but in case she thereto refuses to convey such title, 
then & in that case, I wish the balance of my lands sold by my executors on 
the conditions aforesaid and the money arising from such sale to be the least 
of my estate applied towards the payment of my debts but equally divided 
amongst my three children.
ITEM I wish all my negroes which I now have in possession except Bridget who 
is left to be sold to be equally divided between my wife & my three children 
to share and share alike and I do empower and authorize my executors to form a 
committee composed of themselves to make such division (having due notice?) to 
families as much as possibly they can so as to keep them together.  
Particularly my negro man John, his wife and family I wish allotted and set 
off to my oldest daughter Sarah, and if John and his family should amount to 
more in value than her (equitable?) share of my negroes, then in that case, I 
wish my executor to reduce the value of said family by commencing at their 
oldest boy and so on downwards untill they shall make her share only equal 
with my wife and two younger children.
ITEM I wish the remaining part of my estate which may be due my children to be 
kept at lawful interest and the negroes to be annually hired out and the money 
arising from such hire & interest to be applied to the raising and educating 
of my children, which I wish by all means to be attended to by my executors 
and if they can not receive such education and remain with my relations I 
(illegible) (illegible) it, but in that particular, I leave my executors the 
sole arbiters.
ITEM I ordain, constitute and appoint my friend and relation Allen Davis and 
my friend Daniel M. Dulany my executors to this my last will and testament. In 
witness whereof I have set my hand this the 12th day of April AD 1831.
(signed) James Chadwick

Signed in presence of
D. W. Sanders &
B. W.  Sanders
I constitute and appoint Jesse Ward in the place of Daniel M. Dulany this 2nd 
day of Dec. 1833
James C. Davis
Jno. Freeman

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feby 
Term 1834.
This was the last will and testament of James Chadwick proven in open court by 
the oaths of D. W. Sanders & John Freeman & Jesse Ward qualified as executor 
thereto in due form of law.
D. W. Sanders, clk