Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Armstrong, Joseph June 3, 1839 ************************************************ 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 F, pages 271-273 Written: June 3, 1839 Recorded: Feb 1846 Testator: Joseph Armstrong In the name of God, Amen I Joseph Armstrong of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina farmer being in my perfect mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will & Testament are[sic] as follows (Item) I Leave & bequeath unto my beloved wife Frances the Whole of my Estate that I now possess both Real & personal (vz) the plantation whereon we now Live & the stock of every Kind Negroes horses cattle hogs & sheep also one Waggon & geer one carry all & harness Also all my farming utentials & all my house hold & kitchen furniture of every description Also what money & bonds I have during her Lifetime & all the above property are to be at her disposal but the Land & Negroes & if there should not be money Enough in hand or due me to pay of[f] my Just debts & my burying Expences my Executors hereafter named are Authorised to sell that Land I own lying on the South Side of the New Road leading from Cross Road Meeting house to Genl Joseph Allison's Irving James McAdams on the West & Back Creek on the east to the best Advantage & the money ariseing therefrom Apply to the payment of my debts & Burying Charges & the Surplus if any give unto my wife --- & you are hereby Authorized both or one of you to make the purchaser a Deed for the same & my wife may Rent out any of the plantation or Hire out any of the Negroes during her lifetime & at her decease I allow the plantation whereon we now Live over [page 2] to be sold or Equally Devided between my three children John Armstrong Thomas D Armstrong & Francis Clendennin Share & Share alike I also Leave unto my Daughter ["Walker" x-out] Jinney Walker one Negro girl Linney during her lifetime & then to her children & I leave the Bal- -lance of my Negroes Nine in Number (Viz) Iverson Jinney Calvin Rebekah Milley George Anne Leney Martin & J Umstead & their Increase to be Equ[a]lly Devided between my three Daughters Elizabeth Tate Henrietta Tate and Parthena Faucet & at their Deaths to their children & at my Wifes Decease I leave unto my four Grand chil- -dren Joseph McAdams Mary Rippy Peggey McAdams & Catherine McAdams the sum of one Dollar Each & I Leave unto my little grand son Joseph Tate Betsy Tates son Jo.[seph] my shotgun & Lastly I do nominate & ap- -point my two soninglaws (vz) John Tate & John Faucet my Executors of this my Last will & Testament Re- -voking & making Void all other former Wills in Tes- -timony whereof I have hereunto set my name & wrote with my own hand this 14th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1839 } In the presence of Jo. Armstrong Thomas Lynch } John G Walker } Jurat [Will Book Volume F, page 271] In the name of God. Amen I Joseph Armstrong of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina farmer Being in my perfect mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will & Testament are[sic] as follows. Item. I Leave and bequeath unto my beloved wife Frances the Whole of my Estate that I now possess both real and personal, viz: the plantation whereon we now Live & the stock of every Kind, Negroes, horses, Cattle. hogs & sheep also one Wagon & geer one carryall & harness Also all my farming utensils & all my house- =hold & Kitchen furniture of every description Also what money & bonds I have during her life time & all the above property are to be at her disposal but the Land and negroes & if there should not be money enough in hand or due me to pay off my Just debts & my burying expences. My executors hereafter named are authorised to sell that land I own lying on the South Side of [the] new road leading from Cross Road Meeting [house] to Genl Jos Allison's Irving James McAdams [Will Book Volume F, page 272] on the west and Back Creek on the East to the best advantage & the money arising therefrom Apply to the payment of my debts & Burying [x-out] charges & the surplus if any give unto my wife And you are hereby authorized both or one of you to make the purchaser a Deed for the same & my wife may rent out any of the plantation or Hire out any of the negroes during her lifetime and at her decease I allow the plantation whereon we now live to be sold or Equally Divided between my three children John D [orig: John]Armstrong Thomas D. Armstrong & Francis Clendennin Share & Share alike I also I Leave unto my daughter Jinny Walker one negroe girl Linney during her lifetime & then to her children & I leave the balance of my negroes nine in Number Viz Iverson, Jinny, Calvin, Rebecca, Milly, George, Anna Leney Martin & J Umstead & their Increase to be equally Divided between my three daughters Elizabeth Tate, Henrietta Tate & Parthena Faucett & at their deaths to their Children And at my wifes decease I leave unto my four grand children Joseph McAdams, Mary Rippy, Peggey McAdams & Catherine McAdams the sum of one ["hundred" x-out] dollar each & I leave unto my little grand son Joseph Tate Betsy Tates son Jo[seph] my shot gun & Lastly I do nominate & appoint my two sons inglaws viz: John Tate & John Faucett my Executors of this my last Will & Testament Revoking & making void all other former wills in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & wrote with my own hand this 14th day of June in the year of our Lord 1839 In the Presence of Jo. Armstrong Thomas Lynch John G Walker Orange County Febr. Term 1846 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of Joseph Armstrong was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of Thos Lynch And at the same time John Tate & John Faucett [Will Book Volume F, page 273] Executors qualified as such and ordered to be registered Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 271-273 Recorded Feb 1846 Note: The number of "Negroes Nine in Number" do not seem to be nine, so there is something wrong with the way this is written or the way I interpreted it. CAVEAT: There are two wills for Joseph Armstrong written in 1839. This one in a (will) folder labeled "Armstrong, Joseph 1846", refers to a wife Nancy and proved Feb 1846. The other is in a (will) folder labeled "Armstrong, Joseph 1839" and refers to wife Peggy, will proved Nov 1840. Estate papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder "Armstrong, Joseph (1847)". Addtionally the folder of estate papers labeled "Armstrong, Joseph" (not dated) of six pages was searched. Those papers were submitted by the executors of the Joseph Armstrong estate probated in 1840.