Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Aspen, Thomas March 19, 1789 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 82-83 Written: March 19, 1789 Recorded: 1790 Testator: Thomas Aspen In the Name of God Amen, The Nineteenth Day of March in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Nine (1789) I Thomas Apen[sic] of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being weak in Body, but of Perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be given unto God, Therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body, & knowing that it is appointed for all men, Once to die, Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Festament[sic], And as for my Soul I give into the Hand of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian & Decent like Manner at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection, I Shall Receive the Same Again by the Mighty Power of God, and as Touching Such worldly Estate where with it hath Pleased God to bless me with in this Life, I give, devise and Dispose of the Same in the following Manner & form; Imprimis it is my last will, & I do Order in the first place that all my Just Debts & funerarel[sic] Charges be paid & Satisfied --- Item first I will to my beloved Wife Sarrah, One bed and furniture & one Milk Cow & Hoggs and Household furniture & five pounds a year in Money or Money worth During her life Benjamin South is to pay her Three pounds a year and William Paskal Two pounds a year. Item I will my Plantation to William Paskel and also Two Negro Children (To wit) David and Edie During his Life and his Wife's Life & at their Deceas to William Paskels Son Thomas, Also when Thos. Paskel Receives the Two Negroe[s] he is to pay Jesse Duncan Thirty pounds Also One Negro Wench Hannah & One Child Named Solomon I Leave to Benjamin South as Long as him & his wife Lives and at their Deceas to be Equaly Devided between Dilley South and Gemima South, and if Hannah should have any More Children to be Equally Turn Over ----- [page 2] Divided between Dilley South and Gemima South, Also I alow what Debts there is to be paid out of the Moveables and what is Over to be Equaly Devided between Benjamin South and William Paskel --- --- --- And I appoint my Trusty friends John Armstrong and John Woods to be my Executors of this my Last Will & Testament given under my hand and Seal the Day & Year above written Signed in the his presence of Thomas (T) Aspen (seal) Jno. Armstrong Jurat mark T Armstrong James Allison Jr. Jno. Armstrong qualified as Exr Jno. Woods qualified also [Will Book Volume B, page 82] In the Name of God Amen the Nineteenth Day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Nine I Thomas Aspen of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament and as for my Soul I give into the hand of God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian and Decent like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I Shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as Touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I Give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis it is my last will and I do ordain[order] in the first place that all my Just debts and funeral Charges be paid & Satisfied Item [first] I will to my Beloved wife Sarrah one bed and furniture and one Milk Cow & hogs and household furniture and five pounds a year in money or money worth during her life Benjamin South is to pay hir three pounds a year and William Paskal two pounds a year Item I will my plantation to William Paskal and also two negro children towit David & Edie during his life and his wifes life ~~~~ [Will Book Volume B, page 83] And at their Deceese to William Paskals son Thomas also when Thomas Paskal receives the two negroes he is to pay Jesse Duncan thirty pounds also one negro Wench Hannah and one child named Solomon I leave to Benjamin South as long as him[sic] and his wife lives and at their Deaths to be Equaly Divided between Dilly South and Gemima South and if Hannah shou'd have any more children to be Equally Divided between Dilley South and Gemima South also I allow what debts there is to be paid out of the moveables and what is over to be Equally divided between Benjamin South & William Paskal. And I appoint my trusty Friends John Armstrong and John Woods to be my Executors of this my last Will and testament given under my hand and seal the day and year above written Signd seald his In the presents of Thos. (T) Aspen (seal) Jno. Armstrong Jurat mark J Armstrong James Allison Jurat Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 82-83 Recorded 1790 No estate papers found.