Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Allen, Nathan February 24, 1820 ************************************************ 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 584-585 Written: February 24, 1820 Recorded: Nov 1820 Testator: Nathan Allen Be it remembered that I Nathan Alan of Orange County State of North Carolina being in Midling helth & of perfect mind and memory But caling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & order this my last will And testamony in the following manner and form as touching such worldly estate as it hath Pleased the lord to bless me with in this life I give bequeath & dispose of the same in Manner following first I order that all My Just debts be paid to gether with my funeral charge; I give & be queath to my beloved Wife Martha Alan two lots of land left hir of Hir fathers estate one containing seventy two aicers More or less joining Robert Rains & Amey Cains &c The other containing forty aicers more or less; Joining Robert Rains & Jacob Cox and athers To gether with what cash and ather property that Shee broat with hir Whean[?] that shee on owned Before marige I guive to her as her own property to dispose of as Shee pleases to hir and hir hairs[sic] for Ever } but all other praperty that I passes [ink blot] With the plantaition that I now live on Containing Ninty fore aicers more or less with all other property what ever I will and bequeath to my beloved wife [erasures] while shee remains my Widow [erasure] and no longer to raise and bring up the Children with and school them and then to bee eaqully devided betwean my children as the[y] shall think best [ink blot] naimly Ruth ) Job ) Miles ) and if my wife shall [page 2] ["an" blotted out] have any more children or child in nine Months after my death then the[y] Shall All Shear equilly alike and if any of them Shall dy ["off" erased] before the[y] come to miturity then thair part Shall be eaquily diveded Amongst my other children and lastly I Nominate constitute & apointe my trusty Friend Eaphriam Doan whole and sole Exeactor to this my Last Will and ["testamony" blotted out] Testament in witness [second "witness" x-out] whair of I Have hereunto Set my hand and seal this 24th day Of the 2th[sic] month in the year of our Lord 1820 Sined Seald } Solomon Alan Nathan Alan (seal) Pronounced and } William Alan Jurat Delivered by the } Said Nathan Alan } To bee his last will } And testament in the } Presents of Us } [Will Book Volume D, page 584] Be it remembered that I Nathan Alan of Orange County State of North Carolina being in midling health & of perfect mind & memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & order this my last Will & Testament in the following manner & form as touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased the Lord to bless me with in this life I give bequeath & dispose of the same in manner & form following first I order that all my just debts be paid together with my funeral charges ~~ I give & bequeath to my beloved Wife Martha Alan two lots of Land left her of Her father's Estate one containing Seventy two acres more or less joining Robert Rains & Amey Cains & the other containing forty acres more or less joining Robert Rains & Jacob Cox & others Together with what cash & other property that she brought with her where that she on owned before marriage I give to her as her own property to dispose of as she pleases to her & her heirs forever, but all other prop- =erty that I possess with the plantation that I now live on containing ninety four acres more or less with all other property whatever I will & bequeath to my beloved wife while she remains my widow & no longer to raise & bring up the children with & school them & then to be equally divided between my children as they shall think best namely Ruth, Job, Miles and if my wife shall [Will Book Volume D, page 585] have any more children or Child in nine months after my death then they shall all share equally alike & if any of them Shall die before they come to maturity then their part shall be equally divided amongst my other Children & lastly I nominate constitute & appoint my trusty friend Ep[h]riam Doan whole & sole Executor to this my last Will & testament ~~ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th day of the 2nd month in the year of our Lord 1820 Signed Sealed pronounced & declared by the said Nathan Nathan Alan (seal) Alan to be his last will & testa= ment in the presence of us Soloman Alan } William Alan } Jurat Orange County November Term 1820 The Executrix of the foregoing last Will & testament of Nathan Alan was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of Soloman Alan & William Alan two subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 584-585 Recorded Nov 1820 No estate papers found.