Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Blackwood, John November 9, 1843
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 174-175
Written: November 9, 1843
Recorded: Nov 1843
Testator: John Blackwood

        In the name of God Amen
    I John Blackwood of the County of Orange & state
of North Carolina Being now of sound mind & mem
-ory but of great bodily infirmity do make publish
and declare this, to be my last Will & Testament, hereby
revoking all other wills by me made, in manner
and form as follows viz  Item. First. After my
funeral expenses shall have been paid, It is my
will & desire that all other of my Just debts be paid
and to effect which object, It is my will that my
Executor shall sell the following specific prop
-erty or so much thereof as will effect the above
object - ie One House & Lot No 6 in the Town of Hillsbo
rough, adjoining the Lot of Thomas Faucette of sd town
and now occupied by Charles Cooley One Tract
of land on the waters of Enoe River, adjoining the
lands of John McCaulay Containing about forty
five or Fifty acres - One other Tract of land called
the Mountain tract or so much of this Tract as the
nature of my debts or liabilities may require - -
It is my desire that my two oldest horses be sold

Item second, I give to my wife Mary Black
-wood & her children all the residue of my proper
-ty both real & perishable, for their support & main
tenance. After this above object ie my Just debts
be paid --

Item 3rd I Hereby give & confirm to my
Daughters Mary Strayhorn & Margaret
McCauley, and my sons David K Blackwood
and William C Blackwood all manner of
property that I have heretofore given unto
them --- -----  And to my sons John J Black
wood, Nathanial Blackwood, James Jackson Black
wood, Alexander Blackwood, Robert Blackwood
& Johnston Blackwood their time & education
in Lieu of any Division of the property hereto
fore bequeathed, or set apart by this my Will
               turn over

[page 2]
In conclusion I nominate and appoint
My son David K. Blackwood the executor
to this my last Will & Testament

               In Witness whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix my seal This 9th
day of November in the year of our Lord
one Thousand eight Hundred & Forty three
1843

In the presence of   }
C. W. Johnston Jurat }   John Blackwood (seal)
James Gattis Jurat   }
                       Exr qualified

[Will Book Volume F, page 174]
In the name of God Amen! I John Blackwood
of the County of Orange & state of North Carolina
being now of sound mind & memory but of great
bodily infirmity do make publish & declare this
to be my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all
other Will[s] by me made, in manner & form as follows
viz Itm first after my funeral expenses shall have
been paid it is my Will & desire that all other of my
Just debts be paid & to effect which object It is my will
that my executors[sic] shall sell the following specific prop
erty or so much thereof as will effect the above object
(ie) One House & lot now [orig: No 6] in the Town of Hillsboro adjoining
the lot of Thomas Faucett of s.d. town & now occupied by
Charles Cooley One tract of land on the waters of Enoe River
adjoining the lands of John McCauley containing about forty [five]
or fifty acres One other Tract of land called the Mountain
tract or so much of this Tract as the nature of my debts or
liabilities may require It is my desire that my two
oldest horses be sold Item second I give to my Wife
Mary Blackwood & her Children all the residue of my
property both real & personal [orig: perishable] for their support &
maintainance[sic] After this above object (ie) my just debts
be paid Item 3rd I Hereby give & confirm to my
Daughters Mary Strayhorn & Margaret McCauley & my
sons David K. Blackwood [& William C Blackwood] all manner of property that
I have heretofore given unto them And to my sons John
J. Blackwood

[passage found in loose will, missing in will book version]
Nathanial Blackwood, James Jackson Black wood, Alexander Blackwood, Robert Blackwood
[end of missing passage]

             & Johnston Blackwood their time & education

[Will Book Volume F, page 175]
in Lieu of any Division of the property her[e]tofore
bequeathed or set apart by this my Will In
Conclusion I nominate & appoint my son
David K. Blackwood the executor to this my last
Will & Testament In Witness wher[e]of I her[eun]to set my
hand & affix my seal This 9th day of November In
the year of Our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
& Forty three 1843 In the }
presence of               }  John Blackwood (seal)
C. W. Johnston            }
James Gattis

                Orange County Nov Term 1843
The execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament
of John Blackwood Decd. was duly proved in
open Court by the Oath of C. W. Johnston &
James Gattis the subscribing witnesses thereto
& ordered to be recorded At the same time David
K Blackwood the Executor ther[e]in named appeared
In open Court and quallified[sic] accordingly
                       Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 174-175
Recorded Nov 1843

The will book version of this will is missing several names near the end of page 174, as noted.

Estate Papers comprise 110 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Blackwood, John (1843)".  This seems to be disputes in the accounting for rental income and distributing the funds to the legatees.  Additionally, the executor was accused of selling the rental property on behalf of the estate and also purchasing it for his own purposes.