Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Allen, John January 29, 1812 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 359-362 Written: January 29, 1812 Recorded: unknown date Testator: John Allen In the name of God Amen I John Allen of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being in Common health of Body & of Perfect Mind & Memory Thanks be God but Calling To mind the mortality of the Body & that it is appounted for all ~ Men Once to Dye Do Make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament (Viz.) first of all I Recommend my Soul to the hand of Almighty God Who gave it & my body I Recommend to the Earth to bee buryed in Decent Christian form at the Discretion of my Executors Nothing Doubting but I Will at the general Resurrection I Will Receive them again by the Mighty power of God & as Touching the Such Worldly Estate Wharewith it has plea sed God bless Me With I give Dispose of it in the follow ing Manner & form.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ first I give & bequeath To My Beloved Wife Jenett forty five acres of the plantation Whareon I Now Live Including the Dwelling hous Whare I Now Live also to Include 2 acres & half of a peach orcherd To the North of the house. During hir natural Lifetime ~ then to bee Devided between my Daugh[t]ers peggey Sally & Jane ~ in the following Maner (Viz.) To peggey one fourth To Sally one fourth - To My Beloved Daughter Jane the Remainder ~~~~~~ To be for thir own proper use as Long as they Remain Single ~~ otherwise To fall back to be the property of My Son Abraham to be his forever also a Mare Called Tibb With this Reserve Viz. the Colt She is With I allow for Peggey My Daughter also the use of the Mare until the Colt is fitt for use also I give & bequeath To my wife Jenett 2 Cows & Calves next choice after the girls. also a good feather bed & furniture hir spining Wheel &c. also a black Walnut Chest & a part of the household & Kitchen furniture Equal with the girls. &c ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item I give my daughter Peggey thirty acres of Land part of the plantation I Now Live on [page 2] also 2 Cows & Calves first Chois of the Cattle She calls hir own.. also 2 good feather beds & good furniture for two beds.. also a Chest She Calls hir own ~ also an Equal part of the Household & Kitchen furniture With hir mother and Sisters Sally & Jeney also a Mare I Call Tibb untill She raises a Colt fitt for use then To be for the use of hir Mother if alive. While She Lives then to be hirs forever also I allow hir a good bible. also a Spining ~~ Wheal &c Item I give & bequeath To My Daughter Sally thirty acres of Land part of the plantation Whare on I now Live to be hirs as long as She Remans Single then to fall back as the property of My Son Abraham to be his for ever also a gray mare 4 years old of the Highflyer blood also 2 Cows & Calves hir Choice of the Cattle She Calls hirs also Two good feather beds & furniture ["a Chest" erased?] also an Equal part of of[sic] the house & kitchen furniture With hir mother & Sisters Peggey & Jane ~ also a Spining Wheal &c. Item I give & bequeath to my son George the land he Lives on & a Bible Item I give and bequeath to my Son Samuel a School bible~~~ Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth a School bible~~ Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Nansy a School bible~~ Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Jeney forty acres of Land part of the plantation Whare on I Live to be for [her] own use & Disposal as she may think proper for Ever to adjoin the Land of Mr Murdoch on the Right as you go to the Meeting house also a gray 3 year old Colt of the highflyer blood also 2 Cows hir choice of [all] of the Cattle She Calls hirs also 2 good feather beds & furniture hir Wheal & part Equal with hir mother and Sisters Peggy & Sally of all the hous & Kitchen furniture also a burough.. & a School Bible &c ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item I give & Bequeath To My Son Abraham one hundred acres of Land South Side adjoining the Land of A Murdock & T Turner To Include the Remainder of the orcherd Mentioned for his mother also five horse Creatures Claimed by him as his own Now also Two Gad[Good] Cows his Choice of Cattle he Called his~ own also a School bible also my Still and all my Still Vessels the Plows. hows[hoes] axes geers & Plantation Tools of all Kinds also my Negro Man Isack I will that he Remain as he is for the use and support of my ~~ family While they Remain Togather or Untill the Death of My wife then I will that Isack Shal be Deemed worth five hundrd Dollars & if Abraham chooses for to keep him he Must [page 3] pay Two hundred & fifty Dollars to his three Sisters Peggey Sally & Jenney (Viz).. To Pegey Seventy five Dollars To Salley Seventy five Dollars & To Jeney one hundred Dollars then he is to be Abrahams forever Otherwise if Abraham Does not think proper To purchase the~ Whole Right of the Negro then & in that Case I will He Shal be Sold & the Divition of the money arising from the Sale of Sd. Negro to be as follows (Viz.) one half for abraham & the ~~ Other half to be Devided between my above Named Daughters as Mentioned above. also I will to him a School Bible ~~ also I will To Each of My Daughters ["My Wife" x-out] Peggy Sally & Jeney My Wife & Abraham 2 Sheep - & the Residue of my stock of Sheep Cows & horses & hoggs & all other articles I will To Abraham Item I give & bequeath to my Grand Son John Allen a good Cow When he Comes of age also a School bible ~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I appoint and Constitute my beloved Son Samuel & Alred Russel as Executors of this My Last Will & Testament & Dissanel[disannul] all Wills Made heartofore ["made" x-out] by Me &c ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sighned Sealed & Delivered } & Published by the Sd John Allen } John Allen as his Last Will & Testament } in the presents of us & Who in } his Presants & in the Presents } NB Since I made this of Each other have hearunto[sic] } my Last Will & Testament } Thare has been a harvest } Subscribed our Names this } Crop of Wheat & oats &c ~~~ } & now a crop of Corn To gather } I will that It with the fodder Twenty Ninth Day of January } Shall Remain in the hands of } My Son Abraham for to maintain One thousand Eight hundred & twelve } his mother & sisters } & pay all my just Debts ~~~ Ezekiel B. Currie } October 20th 1812 John Allen Alexander Russell } Jurat Abraham Allen John C Russell } Alred Russell qualified NB the above writin was wrote before I signed [Will Book Volume D, page 359] In the name of God Amen I John Allen of the County of Orange & State of No.Carolina being in comm -on health of Body & of Perfect mind & memory Thanks be god but Caling To mind the mortality of the body & that it is appointed for all men once to dye Do make & Ordain this my last will & Testament (Viz.) First of all I recommend my soul to the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian form at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but I Will at the General Resurrection I will receive them again by the mighty power of God & as Touching the Such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God bless me with I give Dispose of it in the following manner & form. First I give & bequeath To My Beloved Wife Jenutt forty five acres of the plantation whereon I now live Inclu -ding the dwelling house where I now Live also to inclu -de 2 acres & half of a peach Orcherd To the north of the house during her natural Lifetime then to be divided between my daughter Peggy Sally & Jane in the following manner (Viz.) To Peggy one four -th To Sally one fourth to My beloved daughter Jane the Remainder ~ To be for there own property use as long as they remain Single Otherwise to fall back to be the property of my son Abraham to be his forever also a mare Called Tibb With this Reserve (viz) the Colt She is With I allow for Peggy my daughter also the use of the Mare untill the Colt is fitt for use also I give and bequeath to my wife Jenutt 2 Cows & Calves next choice after the girls - also a good fether bed & furniture her Spining Wheel &c. also a black walnut Chest & a part of the household & kitchen furniture Equal with the girls. &c Item I give my daughter Peggy thirty acres of land part of the plantation I now live on - also 2 Cows & Calves [Will Book Volume D, page 360] Calves[sic] first Choice of the Cattle she Calls her own also 2 good feather beds & good furniture for 2 beds also a Chest She Calls her own also an Equal part of the household and Kitchen furniture with her mother & sister Sally & Jeney also a mare I Call Tibb untill she raises a Colt fitt for use then To be for the use of her mother if alive while she Lives then to be hers forever also I allow her a good bible also a Spinning wheel &c -- Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Sally thirty acres of land part of the plantation whereon I now live to be hers as long as she remains Single then to fall back as the Property of my son Abraham to be his forever also a gray Mare 11 [4] years Old of the highflyer blood also 2 Cows & Calves her Choice of the Cattle She calls her own also Two good feather beds & furniture also an Equal part of the household & Kitchen furniture with her Mother & Sister Peggy & Jane also a Spinning wheel &c. -- Item I give an[d] bequeath to my son George the land he lives on & a bible -- Item I give and bequeath to my Son Samuel a school Bible Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth a school Bible Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Nancy a school bible Item I give & bequeath to my beloved Daughter Jeney forty acres of Land part of the plantation whereon I Live to be for [her] own use & Dissposal as she may think proper forever to Adjoin the land of Mr Murdoch on the right as you go to the Meeting house also a grey 3 year old Colt of the highflyer blood also 2 Cows her choice of the Cattle she Calls hers also 2 good feather beds & furniture her wheel & part Equal with her mother and Sisters Peggy & Sally of all the house & Kitchen furniture also a bureau & a school Bible &c ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 361] Item I give & bequeath to my son Abraham one hundred Acres of land south side adjoining the land of A Murdock & J Turner to Include the Remainder of the Orcherd mentioned for his mother also five horse Creatures Claimed by him as his own now. Also 2 good Cows his Choice of Cattle he Called his own also a school bible also my still & all my still vessels the Plows. hoes axes gears & Plantation tools of all kinds also my Negro Man Isaac I will that he remain as he is for the use and support of my family while they remain together or untill the death of my wife then I will that Isack shall be deamed worth five hundred Dollars & if Abraham choos for to keep him he must pay Two hundred & fifty dollars to his three Sisters Peggey Sally & Jenney (Viz) To Peggy 75 dollars to Sally 75 Dollars & To Jenny 100 Dollars then he is to be Abrahams forever otherwise if Abraham does not think proper to purchase the whole right of the Negro then & in that Case I will he shall be sold & the Division of the money arising from the sale of said Negro to be as follows (Viz.) one half for Abraham & the other half to be divided between my above named daughters as mentioned above also I will to him a school Bible also I will To Each of my daughters Peggy Sally & Jenny my wife & Abraham 2 Sheep.- [& the Residue of my stock of] Sheep Cows & horses & hogs & all other articles I will To Abraham Item I give & bequeath to my grandson John Allen a good Cow when he Comes of age also a school bible ~~ & I appoint & Constitute my beloved [son] Samuel and Alred Russel as Executors of this my last will and Testament & Disanel all wills made heretofore [Will Book Volume D, page 362] heretofore by Me &c } John Allen Signed Sealed & Delivered } NB Since I mad & Published by the said } this my last will & testament John Allen as his Last } there has been a harvest Will & Testament in the } crop of wheat & oats &c presence of us who in } & now a crop of Corn together his presence & in the } I will that it with the fodder presence of each other } shall remain in the hands have hereunto subscribed } of my son Abraham our names this twenty ninth } for to maintain his day of January one thousand } mother & sisters & eight hundred & 12 } pay all my just Ezekiel B. Currie } debts Oct 20th 1812 Alexander Russell } John C Russell } Abraham Allen [No probate statement] Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 359-362 Recorded unknown date NB = Nota Bene Some right margins cut off. Page 2 left margin cut off. Are "Jeny" and "Jane" the same person? "Alred Russell" might be Alexander Russell No estate papers found.