Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Bennehan, Thomas D April 28, 1845 ************************************************ 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 375-377 Written: April 28, 1845 Recorded: Nov 1847 Testator: Thomas D Bennehan I Thomas D. Bennehan of Orange County North Carolina, do make by this instrument, my last Will & Testament in manner & form following ~~~ I give to my friend Miss Charlot Rice the sum of fifty Dollars to be paid to her Annually by my Executors, as some rewards for her attachment to me & to my family~~ I give to my friend & manager Fendall Southerland the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars~~ I give to my friend Mark A. Tate the use of all my Houses & the land which he cultivates at my Fish Dam store Place free of rent for the terme of Five years ~~~ To my Nephew Paul C. Cameron I give, all my Lands in the County of Orange, lying between Flat & Little Rivers Known as Stagville & my Little River Plantation, containing about Five Thousand Acres, my Mill & Seat on the Enoe River, with all the Stock, Crop, Tooles of every discription, which may be on those Plantations, on this Condition & which is fully understood by him, that he shall have my man Virgil, his wife Fereby, William commonly called Toast[?], & his sister Margaret usually called Peggy, all of whom have been to me faithful servants, freed & emancipated, removed to some of our free States, or to Affrica, as my Executors may think most to their interest & happiness at the time of their removal he shall pay to Virgil, or invest for his use the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. I give to my Niece Margaret B. Cameron all the lands which I own in the Counties of Wake & Granville lying on both sides of the River Neuse, extending from Mr. F. Geers line on the south & mouth of the Knap of Reeds Creek on the North including all my Lands on both sides of the River containing about Seven Thousand acres all my Stock, Crop, Tooles of every description on those Plantations, also the following Slaves, my House Servant Patsey, her Husband Dandridge, her Three Daughters, Polley, Cinthia & Antoynet, also my Girl Susan the Daughter of Mr. Camerons Man Davie ~~~ To my niece Mildred C. Cameron I give Thirty Thousand Dollars in such Stocks or Bonds as may belong to me at the time of my death which shall amount to this sum & the following Slaves, my Womas[sic] Jemima, her Daughter Mary & her son John, her Daughter, Ann, Mariah, Rebecca Jean & Margaret, also my Girl Annie the Daughter of Mr Camerons man Davie ~~~~ I give to my friend Duncan Cameron, the Sum of one Thousand Dollars to be appropriated [page 2] to Christian & benevolent purpose at his discretion, also my man Ben Umstead, his Wife Mary, his six sons, & his Daughter, that he will place them in as comfortable a condition, as may be in his power, also the slaves given to me by Dr. John Umstead of Orange, they are the Daughters & their increase of the Woman Dicey who has been emancipated, he fully understands all my wishes in this respect ~~~ The balance of my slaves not devised, moore[sic] at this time than Three Hundred in number & the residue of my estate not disposed off I desire to be equally divided the slaves as near as can be in families between my nephew P. Cameron, my niece Margaret B. Cameron & my Niece Mildred C. Cameron ~~~~ I constitute & appoint my friend Duncan Cameron, & my Nephew Paul C. Cameron Executors of this my last Will & Testament, revoking all former instruments In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 28th April 1845 Witness Tho. D. Bennehan (seal) C L Hinton Alfred Jones By this codicil which I wish to be taken as a part of my last Will & Testament as herein published on 28th day of April 1845 I do hereby revoke annul & declare void the bequest of Five Hundred Dollars made in said Will & Testament to my former manager Fendel Southerland, he being no longer in my employment & having been fully compensated for all services rendered me while in my employment. This will apened[appended] & this Codicil published this 24th day of July 1846 Witness my hand & Seal Tho: D. Bennehan (seal) Witness apened executed & published in the C L Hinton presence of each of us ~~~ Alfred Jones this 6th day of April 1847 [Will Book Volume F, page 375] I Thomas D. Bennehan of Orange County North Carolina, do make by this instrument, my last will & Testament in manner & form following --- I give to my friend Miss Charlot Rice the sum of fifty dollars to be paid to her annually by my Executors, as some reward for her attachment to me & to my family I give to my friend & manager Fendall Southerland the Sum of Five hundred dollars ---- I give to my friend Mark A Tate the use of all my Houses & the land which he cultivates at my Fish Dam Store Place free of rent for the Term of five years ---- To my nephew Paul C. Cameron I give all my lands in the County of Orange, lying between Flat & Little River Known as Stagville & my Little River Plantation, containing about Five thousand acres my Mill & seat on the Eno River, with all the Stock, Crop, Tools of every description, which may be on those Plantations on this Condition & which is fully understood by him that he shall have my man Virgil, his wife Fereby, William commonly called Frost, & his sister Margaret usually called Peggy, all of whom have been to me faithful servants, freed & emancipated, removed to some of our free States or to Africa, as my Executors may think most to their interest & happiness at the time of their removal he shall pay to Virgil, or invest for his use the sum of Five hundred dollars. I give to my Niece Margaret B. Cameron all the lands which I own in the Counties of Wake & Granville lying on both sides of the River Neuse, ["containing" x-out] extending from Mr. F. Owens[?] line on the south & mouth of the Knap of Reeds Creek on the north including all my lands on [Will Book Volume F, page 376] both sides of the river containing about seven Thousand acres all my Stock, Crop, Tools of every description on those plantations, also the following slaves, my house servant Patsey, her husband Dandridge, her three daughters Polley, Catharine[orig: Cinthia] & Antoynet, also my girl Susan the daughter of Mr Cameron's man Davie To my niece Mildred C. Cameron I give Thirty Thou- sand dollars in such Stocks or bonds as may belong to me at the time of my death which shall amount to this sum, & the following Slaves my woman Jemima, her daughter Mary[Marg?] & her son John, her daughter, Ann, Mariah Rebecca Jane & Margaret, also my girl Annie the daughter of Mr Cameron's man Davie I give to my friend Duncan Cameron the sum of one thousand dollars to be appropriated to Christian & benevolent purpose at his discretion, also my man Ben Umstead, his wife Mary, his six sons, & his daughter, that he will place them in as comfortable a condition, as may be in his power, also the slaves given to me by Dr John Umstead of Orange, they are the daughters & their increase of the woman Dicey who has been emancipated, he fully understands all my wishes in this respect --- The balance of my slaves not devised, more at this time than Three hundred in number, & the residue of my estate not disposed of; I desire to be equally divided, the slaves as near as can be in families between my nephew C. Cameron, my niece Margaret B Cameron & my niece Mildred C. Cameron I constitute and appoint my friend Duncan Cameron, and my nephew Paul C Cameron Ex= ecutors of this my last Will & Testament revoking all former instruments In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 28th day of April 1845 Thomas D. Bennehan Witness C L Hinton Alfred Jones By this codicil which I wish to be taken as [Will Book Volume F, page 377] a part of my last will & testament as herein published on 28th day of April 1845 I do hereby revoke, annul and declare void the bequest of five hundred dollars made in said will & testament to my former manager Findel Southerland, he being no longer in my employment & having been fully compensated for all services rendered me while in my employ= ment --- This will apened[appended] & this Codicil published this 24th day of July 1846 Witness my hand & seal Thom: D Bennehan (seal) Witness apened executed & published in the presence of each of us this 6th day of April 1847 C. L. Hinton Alfred Jones Orange County November term 1847 The execution of the foregoing last will & Testament of Thomas D. Benneham Esqr decd together with a codicil thereto was duly proved in open court by the oaths of C L Hinton & Alfred Jones the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded Whereupon Duncan Cameron one of the executors therein named apeared in open Court and was qualified It is ordered that Paul C Cameron the other Exr have leave at any future Term of the Court to qualify as Exr Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 375-377 Recorded Nov 1847 Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Bennehan, Thomas D (1849)". No family history found.