Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Baldridge, James November 4, 1802 ************************************************ 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 107-108 Written: November 4, 1802 Recorded: Aug 1803 Testator: James Baldridge In the name of God Amen I James Baldridge of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being through the abundant goodness and tender Mercies of God, though weak in body, yet being of a sound and perfect understanding and memory; do constitute this my last will and Testament and do desire that it may be received as such.-- And first I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my Maker. I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from thence at the last day. As for my burial I desire it may be decent without pomp or splendor at the discretion of my friends. As to my worldly Estate I will and positively order that all my Just debts be first paid. For the purpose, of which, sell all my pine Land and McDade[?] plantation and Lotts in Hillsborough My Waggons and horses Cows and hogs farming tools Houshold furniture beads excepted and all my books My notes and book of accounts the amount of which when colle= cted to be eaqually divided among my Wife and female children with the balance of the aforesaid property after my debts is paid to be eaqually divided between my Wife and female Children and son Malcolm to have the Interest for collection. And unto my Wife Martha I give Lott No 1 as surveyed by Charles Christmas to contain 406 acres during her widowhood with my Negro girl Nancy during her widowhood and said girl and ofspring[sic] to fall to my youngest daughter Martha White Baldridge at my Wifes death or Marriage. and said Lott of land To come to my son Josiah Walker Baldridge and all my Children to live with my Wife upon said Lott of land untill they marry And the middle division of Land Lott No 2 - I give unto Malcolm Baldridge my son Laid off by Charles Christmas And Lott 3rd No 3 I give unto my son Stephen White Baldridge As run off by Charles Christmas containing 414 acres of land And my black smith Tools I give to my son Stephen Baldridge [page 2] And I give unto my Daughter Anne Baldridge, my Negro boy David - And unto my Daughter Elizabeth Aldridge I give My boy Andrew, and unto my Daughter Mary Aldridge I give My boy Sandy, and unto my Daughter Susannah Baldridge I give my boy Sam, and unto my Daughter Charity Baldridge, I give My boy Squire Junr, and unto my Daughter Jean Baldridge I give my Negro Girl Hannah, and unto my Daughter Margaret Baldridge I give my boy Tom, And I give unto my son Malcolm Baldridge, My Negro man Squire and his wife Elon, him paying four hundred dollars in Schooling my young Children, and I give a bed and furniture unto my Step daughter Elizabeth Moore And I give 640 acres of Land upon Gasper River in the Western Country to be eaqually divided between my three sons Malcolm, Steven W, and Josiah Walker. And further I will that if any of my own aforesaid chil= =dren should die without an heir their portion to be eaqually divided among the surviving heirs - And I hereby make and ordain My trusty friends Samuel Turrentine David White and James H. Bowman and Malcolm Baldridge Executors of this my last will and Festament In Witness Whereof I have set my hand and seal this 4th November in the year of Our Lord 1802 Signed sealed & acknowledged in presence of Us J Baldridge (seal) David Allison } Jurat Joseph Hughes } M Baldridge } David White } Exrs qualifd Recorded [Will Book Volume D, page 107] In the Name of God Amen I James Baldridge of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being through the abundant goodness & tender mercies of God though Weak in body yet being of a sound and perfect understanding & memory do consti -tute this my last Will & Testament and do desire that it may be Received as Such ~~~ And first I most Humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker I give my Body to the earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of it[s] Resurrection from thence at the Last day ~~~~ As for my burial I desire it may be decent without pomp or splendor at the discretion of my friends As to my Worldly estate I will and positively order that all my Just debts be first paid for the purpose of which Sell all my pine Land & McDade plantation and Lotts in Hillsborough my Waggons and Horses Cows and Hogs farming Tools Household furniture beds excepted and all my books my Notes and book of accounts the amo unt of which when collected to be equally divided among my Wife and female Children with the balance of the aforesaid property after my debts is paid to be equally divided between my Wife and female Children and Son Malcolm to have the interest for Collecting and unto my Wife Martha I give [Lot] number 1 as Survey -ed by Charles Christmas to contain 406 acres during her widow hood with my Negroe girl Nancy during her widowhood and Said girl & ofspring[sic] to fall to my youngest daughter Martha White Baldridge at my Wifes death or mar[r]iage ~~~ and said Lot of Land to come to my son Josiah Walker Baldridge and all my Children to live with my Wife upon said Lott of land until they marry and the middle division of Land Lot No 2 I give [Will Book Volume D, page 108] Unto Malcolm Baldridge my Son laid off by Charles Christmas & Lott 3rd No 3 I give unto my son Stephen White Baldridge as run of[f] by Charles Christmast[sic] containing 414 acres of Land and my black Smith Tools I give to my son Stephen Baldridge ~~~~ And I give unto [my daughter] Anne Baldridge, my negroe boy David ~~~ And unto my daughter Elizabeth Aldridge I give My boy Andrew ~~~ And unto my dau- ghter Mary Aldridge I give my boy Sandy ~~~ And unto my dau ghter Susanna Baldridge I give my boy Sam ~~~ And unto my dau ghter Charity Baldridge I give My boy Squire Jr And unto my dau- ghter Jean Baldridge I give my negroe Girl Hannah ~~~~ and unto my Daughter Margaret Baldridge I give my boy Tom ~~~~ And I give unto my son Malcolm Baldridge my Negroe Man Squire and his wife Elon him paying four Hundred Dollars in Schooling my young Children and I give a bed and furniture unto my Step daughter Elizabeth Moor ~~ And I give 640 acres of Land upon Gasper River in the Western Country to be equally divided between my three sons Malcolm Steven W. & Josiah Walker ~~ And further I Will that if any of my [own] aforesaid Children Should die without an Heir their portion to be equally devided among the surviving Heirs & I hereby make and ordain my trusty friends Samuel Turrentine David White and James H. Bowman and Malcolm Baldridge Executors of this my last will and Testament In Witness Where of I have set my hand and seal this 4th November in the year of Our Lord 1802 ~~~~~~ Signed sealed & acknowledged in presence of us J. Baldridge (seal) David Allison Joseph Hughes Orange County August Term 1803 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of James Bald -ridge decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of David Allison & Joseph Hughes subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ~~ at the same time Mr Baldridge and David White two of the Exrs. therein named qualified accordingly Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 107-108 Recorded Aug 1803 Estate papers comprise 127 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Baldridge, James (1815)". At the time that the testator died, he had several young children who were under the care of a guardian. The court supervised this guardianship, so many of these pages are receipts, or accounts and reports to the court. Testator's widow Martha married Andrew McBroom in 1805 Martha W. Baldridge married John L Woods Note 1: the word "youngest" is not in the original will. [Estate Papers - Petition of John L Woods Feb 1818] State of North Carolina } Orange County } County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions - February Session A.D. 1818 To the Worshipfull the Justices of the said Court -- The Petition of John L. Woods and Martha W Woods his wife again Andrew McBroom her guardian -- Your Petitioners humbly complaining shew unto your Worships that James Baldridge the Father of your Petitioner Martha, duly made and published his last Will and Testament bearing date on the 4th November 1802, (which has been duly proved,) and therein amongst other things willed as follows, to wit "And " unto my Wife Martha I give Lot No. 1 as surveyed by Charles Christmas " to contain 406 acres during her widowhood, with my negro Girl " Nancy during her widowhood, and said Girl and offspring to " fall to my youngest Daughter Martha White Baldridge at " my Wife's death or marriage, and said lot of land to come " to my son youngest[Note 1] Josiah Walker Baldridge, and all my " Children to live with my Wife upon said lot of land until " they marry --. And also, "And I give unto my son Malcolm " Baldridge my negro man Squire and his wife Ellen, him " paying four hundred dollars in schooling my young children And your Petitioners further shew, that afterwords, to wit, on ___________ day of ____________ in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, the said Martha Baldridge, the widow, intermarried with Andrew McBroom the Defendant; and at a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for Orange County on the fourth Monday of February 1806 the said Andrew McBroom was appointed guardian of your Petitioner Martha W, and Josiah Walker Baldridge, and being is[sic] appointed Guardian, then will Andrew McBroom, immediately too into his possession the negro Girl Nancy then being about fifteen years of age [page 2] healthy, active and stout, and hath kept the said Nancy in his possession working for his use and benefit working, expect the year 1816 when he hired her out at $28, which sum he has since received --- And your Petitioners further shew that the said Malcolm Baldridge departed this life in the year 1803, without having paid or expected any part of the aforesaid four hundred dollars, and Stephen Baldridge administrator on his estate, and on or about February 1806 delivered over to the said Andrew McBroom as guardian of your Petitioner Martha W. and the said Josiah W. Baldridge the aforesaid slaves Squire and Ellen to the use and Benefit of your Petitioner Martha W. and her Brother Josiah W. in ??? ??? of the said four hundred dollars; and also paid to the said Andrew McBroom, sixty four dollars, the hire of the said Slaves Squire and Ellen the? proceeding year, also to the use and benefit of the said Martha W. and Josiah W. Baldridge. --- And your Petitioners shew that Mary Baldridge the sister of your Petitioner Martha W., departed this life some time in the year 1806 and Thomas Woods Administered on her estate, and afterwords to wit on or about ___________ day of ___________ one thousand eight hundred and ____________ paid to the said Andrew McBroom sixty dollars as your Petitioner Martha W. part of her said Sister's estate. --- And your Petitioners further shew that your Petitioner Martha W. was about five years of age when she went to live with the Defendant ; that she was sent to school three years; and that she the said Martha W. from 1810 or 1811 laboured for the use of the Defendant and his family, and did for them work and labour equal and more that equal to her board from that time till her marriage --, And your Petitioners further [state?] that they intermarried on the _______ day of __________________ in the year one thousand eight hundred and ___________ Your Petitioners Pray that the Defendant may be compelled, on oath full and perfect answer to make, to all and singular the matters and things set forth in this Petition in as fall and ample manner as if the same were again here repeated and thereon interrogated and thus the Defendant may be compelled to account well for and pay over to your Orators[sic], the estate and profit of your Petitioners [page 3] Martha W. Woods; and that Proof my be issues &c J. M. Norwood Atto for Petitioners [Estate Papers - Affidavits of Value for Slave Nancy] Nancy -- became the property of Martha in the year 1806 --- Jos. Armstrong Swears that the knows the Girl Nancy, the she should have hired in the year 1806. at $8 or $10.-- 1807 $13.--$16 -- $19.-- $22-- $25.- $28-- $31 $34 $400 recd. of Stephen Baldridge in 1806 $68.50 recd. from Tho Woods 1806 ================== Saml Maddin says that he knew the Girl Nancy that her hire -- $15 for the year she had a young child Robt Hale says also $15 It is admitted that Wm. Lindsey recd $28.50 --- [Estate Papers - Andrew McBroom Account against John L. Woods and wife] Nancy not more than 12 years old at that worth scarcely anything. -- that $28 paid in P. Hargts. Store in the year 1807 that Squire & Ellen cane to his hands Squire died 1816 believing worth $15 or 16 in the hard[?] years Ellen also worth but little nothing $65 never paid Thos. Woods paid the bond left Martha not five years old Married at 15. [Estate Papers - Answer of Andrew McBroom to Petition May 1818] North Carolina } Court of pleas & quarter Sessions Orange County } March Term AD 181 The Answer of Andrew McBrom[sic] to the petition of John L Woods & Martha his wife The Deft. answering saith the he admits that James Baldridge departed this life at the time set forth in the petrs. petition, and that he made & published his last will & Testament in the manner & form set forth in the said petition, in his lifetime & this deft further admits that he entermarried with the said Martha Bal- -ridge the widow & relict of the said James decd. in the year 1805, and that at Feby Term 1806, this deft. Andrew McBroom was appointed guardian to Martha W. & Josiah Baldridge, and that by V[irtue] of said guardianship he took into his possession a negro Girl named Nancy as this deft believes not above twelve years old or thereabouts, and that her services were worth at that time little more (if any thing more) than her Victuals & Clothes, ["and" x-out] and that he has kept in possession the sd. Girl as stated in petition except the year 1816 when she was hired as stated in the petition This deft further admits that Malcolm Baldridge died in 1803 without having paid or ???? on any part of the $400 state in petition & Stephen Bal -drige Administered on his Estate at Feb 1806 & delivered in 1807 into his possession as this deft believes, the Negroes Squire & Ellen that Squire died in 1816 as he believes & the Squire was old, sickly & worth but very little during the time he was in defts possession [page 2] that Ellen was during the time whole time as aforesaid old inform & worth but little -- But this deft denies that the $65 state in the petition was every paid to this defendant for the hire of sd Negroes The deft admits that Mary Baldridge died as state in the petition & that Thos Woods the Administrator paid to this deft a bond of $68 50/100 or thereabouts -- This defendt denies that Martha W the petitioner was five years old when she came to live with this deft. that was she was young & helpless that she was borded & sent to school as appears in the acct appended to this answer & is prayed to be taken as a part thereof. This deft. further denies that the said Martha the petitioner did labour to sup- -port herself on the contrary that labour of said Martha was inconsiderable & this deft believes fully compensated by things not charged in the acct file herewith W G Mangum for deft [page 2] North Carolina } Orange County } Andrew McBroom being duly sworn Maketh oath that the Matters & things stated in the foregoing answer to be of his Knowledge are just & true & that those not of his Knowledge he believes to be true Sworn & subscribed before me Andw. McBroom Robt. Tinnin [Estate Papers - David White Guardian Account for Jane Baldridge] David White Guardeen for Jane Boldridge the Daughter of James Boldridge Decest ___________________________________________________________________ Returning one nigro girl by the name of hannah Credit January the 28th 1805 to six shilling paid 6 hired hannah for three Dollars for a guardian Bond to a habit 2 10 January the 28th 1806 hired hannah for six Dollars January the 28th 1807 Hiered hannah for seven pounds fourteen shillings January the 28th 1808 Hiered hannah for eight pounds January the 28th 1809 Hiered hannah for nine pounds two shillings January the 28th 1810 Hiered hannah for nine pounds two shillings £ S 38 - 8 with the intrist David White retd. on Oath [Estate Papers - David White Guardian Account for Margaret Baldridge] David White guardee for Margret Boldridge the Daughter of James Boldridge Decest on Nigro boy the name of tom January 28 -- 1809 Hiered tom for the the first for five pounds six shillings January the 28 1810 5 6 0 Hiered tom for Eight pounds five shillings 8 5 0 £ S 13 11 with the interst David on Oath [Estate Papers - Stephen W Baldridge Guardian Account for Charity Baldridge] Stephe W. Boldridge guardeen for Charity Boldridge to on Nigro boy by the name of Squir January the 28 1808 Day May the 27 1810 Hiered Squir to Robert than settled with Murdock for ten pounds Charity Boldridge _________________________ and Delivered hir boy by the name of Squir January the 28 1809 which was left by hir Hiered Squir to John father Decest Murve for nine pounds and thirty one pounds _________________________ seven shilling and six pence by me 31 7 6 January the 28 1810 Hiered Squir to Mathew Paton for twelve pounds David White seven shillings and in June retd on Oath 34:7:8 [Estate Papers - David White Guardian Account for Mary Baldridge] David White Guardeen for Mary Boldridge February the 2 1803 Malcomb Boldridge paid or the year 1803 Hiered Sandy to paid six shillings for Stephen White for the guardeen Bond ---- thirty five Dollars February the27 -- 1804 _______________________ Eight shillings and February the 2 1804 six pence to list hir not 5 8 6 Hiered Sandy to paid for a habit six years Stephen White for Cotton cam marick 14 yard 3 12 0 forty Dollars paid for one hankerchief " 10 0 _______________________ paid for a pair of slippers 15 0 February the 2 1805 paid two pounds five shilling to Stephen White and paid for a bonnet 2 5 0 to Joseph White ten paid in the year 1806 Months for forty paid by Samuel White sadle 7 10 0 Dollars and a sursingle[surcingle] to one Bridle 15/ " 15 0 £ S paid for twintyeight an 57 15 half pounds feathers 4/ shilling per pound --- 5 14 0 paid for a burow [bureau] 6 10 0 paid for a weving one Coverlet" 10 0 paid for weving Eleven yeards of Blankit at one Shilling hard money pr yeard " 13 9 _____________________________________ February the 2 18___ paid Poley Bolridge in the February the 6 - 1806 year 1806 by Joseph than setteled with White one habit one shall Mary Boldridge and Cloath for a Cloak 5 0 0 this aCoumpt Cash by Joseph White 5 0 0 Stephen Boldrige by an order from Poley Boldridge to Stephen White 8 0 0 by Stephen White 2 0 0 paid 12/ shillings five shell 12 0 ings David White Lent Money 5 0 57 14 retd on Oath