ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Andrews, 30 Oct 1854 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Louise Overton LouOverton@prodigy.net ==================================================================== Will of John ANDREWS Orange Co. NC Will written 30 Oct 1854 Probated November Court 1854 I John ANDREWS of the county of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my Earthly Existence do make and declare this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah the following property to wit one cow one bed and bed sted and bed clothing all my cooking vessels and water vessels three chars all my cupboard ware two barrels corn one hundred lbs pork My will and desire is that the balance of my property be sold and the debts owing to me collected and divided among my children in following manner. I will and bequeath to my son Adley fifty cents. page 2 my dauter Scny fifty cents Laban David Mahaly Scnthy Haywood Michel Granvil Elisabeth Naomie Each and all of them fifty cents each. I give and bequeath to my sons Alexander N. ANDREWS and John C. ANDREWS all the balance of money arising from the sale of the property first that John C. ANDREWS have ten dollars to buy him A cow and the balance put out at in trust until the arrival at full age of twenty one years then the same to be paid over to them. I further give and bequeath to my son Alexander N.. ANDRES one spoted heifer which he now claims. My wish and desire is that the property allotted to my wife Hannah be hers during her natural life and then to my youngest daughter Unia Moore Page 3 and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend and brother Wiley ANDREWS my lawful Executor to all intents contents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and claus there of here by revoking and declaring utterly void all wills and testament by me here to fore made in witness of the said John ANDREWS do here unto set my hand and seal this 30 day of October 1854. Page 4 Where as my two youngest sons Alexander N. ANDRES is a minor of the age of seventeen and John C. ANDRES is a minor of fifteen years now therefore my will and desire is that my brother Wiley ANDREWS is hereby constituted and appointed guardian of these my two sons to have and to hold in custody and guardianship both of their respective persons and estates until they arrive at the full age of twenty one years. Signed and sealed published and declared by the said John ANDREWS to be his last will and testament in the presence of s who this request and in the presence do subscribe our names aswitnesses. Thomas D. FAUCETT (Jurat) John X (his mark) ANDRES L.L. LLOYD qualified End Notes: John ANDREWS left $.50 to each one of his children. Hannah WILLIAMS was the second wife of John ANDREWS. They married 29 Aug 1849 in Orange Co. His only child by Hannah was Naioma. (Eunice Antoinette) All other children were by wife Candis CARRELL who died July 1849. Marriages of some of the children of John and Candis ANDREWS Alexander ANDREWS married Sarah P. JENKINS 4 June 1853 Orange Co. John C. ANDREWS married Roxanna PENDERGRASS 26 Aug 1863 Orange Co. Adley ANDREWS married Eliza HUNTER 17 Aug 1800 Orange Co. Laban ANDREWS married Sarah KING 23 Sept 1841 Orange Co. Daniel ANDREWS left will in Orange Co Book H, Page 43, Probated Feb Court 1871 Mahaly ANDREWS married Mark GILLIAM (no marriage record found) they had child listed in 1850 Census as age 14 years. Son Gunnod was Granville ANDREWS, he died in Person Co. NC. He is buried on the ANDREWS Farm in Person Co. Elizabeth ANDREWS married John P. FAUCETT 10 March 1842 Orange Co. Eunice Antoinette ANDREWS born 3 Feb 1854, died 22 June 1926, married James Crumwell DAVIS 20 April 1872 Orange Co. Orange Co. NC 1854 Will John ANDREWS Orange Co. NC 1871 Will Daniel ANDREWS Orange Co. NC Census 1800-1810-1820-1830-1840-1850-1860-1870-1880-1900-1910-1920 Orange Co. NC Marriage Bonds 1850 Orange Co. Mortality Schedual, Candis CARRELL ANDREWS Person Co. NC Cemetery Records-NC Archives