ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Christopher Dudley, 17 Sep 1828
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CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

I, Christopher Dudley of Onslow County, State of North Carolina, have made, 
ordained & published & do hereby make, ordain & publish this instrument of 
writing my last will & testament revoking all others.
First, some time in the year of 1827, I gave to my son Edward (B. or R.) 
Dudley the plantation on which I reside & other lands, one hundred of my 
negroes to be selected by family, one half of my stock & other property as 
will more fully appear by reference by deeds of gift made at this time which 
gifts I do hereby renew & confirm agreeable to the true intent of meaning.  
Second, I give & bequeath to my grand children & to their heirs forever the 
residue of my Estate except as hereinafter otherwise  disposed of, consisting 
of land, negroes, stock, chattels & effects of every kind, share & share alike 
the lands & some of the (illegible) disposed negroes, stock, chattels & other 
effects.  I leave discretionary with my Executor to sell or divide in part or 
whole the proceeds of any sale to be invested in stock of the United States or 
State Bank & some other valuable & productive funds for the use & benefit of 
my grand children aforesaid & for which purpose I do hereby authorize & 
empower my Executor to sell & dispose of in part or the whole of the lands, 
(illegible) disposed negroes, stocks, chattels, & other effects at public or 
private sale at such time & on such terms he may think most beneficial for 
said legatees.  I desire my negroes may be divided & distributed in families 
as far as practical.  The (illegible) of the negroes  & dividend of stock if 
necessary may be appropriated to the maintenance & schooling of my grand 
children aforesaid otherwise invested yearly in stock or funds aforesaid for 
their benefit.
Third, I give & bequeath to my Executor for purposes hereafter named, my negro 
man Cesar & Rachael his wife, negro woman Beck (?) & her two children Elijah & 
John, the plantation & mill purchased of William Cox & stock of all kinds or 
seed (?) plantation & five thousand dollars in cash to be made out of my 
Estate.  The negroes above mentioned I request & enjoin on my Executor to hold 
free from servitude of all persons whatsoever, settle them on the plantation 
and bestow on them for their support & maintenance, the income of said 
plantation & mills.  Negro Tony & his wife now on said plantation, I desire 
may there remain, support themselves & contribute to the support of the above 
named negroes.  And for that purpose, I give said Tony & his wife to my 
Executor.  I further request & enjoin on my Executor to provide for the 
education of the boys, Elijah & John, Beck's children, bind them to some good 
tradesman, protect & befriend them in their rearing & when of age to procure 
if possible their emancipation in volume & legal form.  The intent of the five 
thousand dollars I desire & expect will be appropriated to the education of 
said boys, Elijah & John, during their bondage (?) & on coming of age, the 
said sum of five thousand together with the plantation & mills aforesaid or 
the proceeds of sale thereof. I desire my Executor will keep & pay over to 
said boys, Elijah & John or either of them in whole or part & at such time as 
to enable them to commence business & live in comfortable & respectable wok as 
he may deem discreet & proper.
Fourth, I give & bequeath to my grandchildren Edward D & Christopher Hill one 
negro boy each in place of those given them that they had the misfortune to 
loose.  I have appointed & constituted & do hereby appoint & constitute my son 
Edward B. Dudley, the executor of this my last will & testament.  In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set & seal this 17th September 1828.
(signed) Christopher Dudley

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us:
Test: James Thompson Senr.
William L. Hill

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 
August Term 1829.
Then was the Execution of the foregoing will of Christopher Dudley duly proved 
in open court by the oath of James Thompson Senr., one of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto & Edward (B. or R.) Dudley the Executor therein named 
qualified as Executor thereto agreeable to law.
Danl Ambrose, clk