Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Blackwood, William November 23, 1829 ************************************************ 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 E, pages 229-230 Written: November 23, 1829 Recorded: Aug 1830 Testator: William Blackwood State of North Carrolina orange County In the name of God Amen - I William Blackwood Snr. of the county afforesaid being of sound and perfect mind and memory and knowing the frailty of humane[sic] nature and that it is ones[sic] appointed for all men to die blessed (be God) do this Twenty third of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine make and puplish this my last will and testament in manner following first I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Selph fifty cents I give my daughter Elizabeth Allen fifty cents I give my daughter Mary Craig fifty cents I give my son John Blackwood fifty cents I give my daugter[sic] Martha Craig fifty cents I give my daughter Jane McCauly fifty cents I give my daughter Ann Potts fifty cents I give my daugter Margaret Long fifty cents I give my daugter Sarah Gattis fifty cents I give my son William Black- wood fifty cents I give my son James Blackwood fifty cents I give my son Johnston Blackwood fifty cents it is further my will that my lawful Debts Shall all be paid - - - - - [page 2] It is furthe[r] my will that my daughters Nancy Catherine and Fanny Shall have all the land that is now in my possession to be divided Eq[u]ally between them It is further my will that they shall have one bed and furniture each It is further my will that they shall have one cow and calf each it is further my will that they Shall have all the other of my property to be Equally divided among them Except Such as is here after will[e]d away It is further my will that my grand son Anderson son of my daughter Ann Potts Shall have one bed and Furniture one young cow and I hereby make and ordain my Son John Blackwood and my son William Blackwood Executors of this my last will and testament in Witness whereof I the sd William Blackwood have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal the day and year above written - - William Blackwood Signed Sealed published and declared by the sd William Blackwood the testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us who were present at the time of Signing and Sealing there of - - William C. Blackwood Franklin L. Blackwood jurat Exor qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 229] State of North Carolina Orange County In the name of God Amen I William Blackwood Snr. of the County afforesaid being of Sound ["mind" x-out] and perfect mind and Memory and [Will Book Volume E, page 230] Knowing the frailty of humane[sic] nature and that it is once Appointed for all men to die Blessed be God do this Twenty third of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty nine make and publish this my last Will and and[sic] Testament in manner following First I give and bequeath to my Daughter Hannah Selph fifty Cents I give my Daughter Elizabeth Allen fifty cents I gave my Daughter Mary Craig fifty Cents I give my Son John Bla- =ckwood fifty Cents I give my daughter Martha Craig fifty Cents I give my daughter Jane McCauly fifty Cents I give [my] Daughter Ann Potts fifty Cents I give my daughter Margret Long fifty cents I give my daughter Sarah Gattis fifty Cents I give my son William Blackwood fifty Cents I give my son James Blackwood fifty Cents [passage found in original, not found in will book] I give my son Johnston Blackwood fifty cents [end of messing passage] It is further my will that my lawfull Debts Shall all be paid It ["first" x-out] is further my will that my daughters Nancy Catherine and Fanny Shall have all the Land that is now in my possession to be divided Equally Between them It is further my Will that they Shall have one bed and furniture each It is further my Will that they Shall have one Cow and Calf each it is further my will that they Shall have all the other of my property to be Equally Divided among them each[except] Such as is hereafter Willed away It is further my Will that my Grand Son Anderson son of my Daughter Ann Potts Shall have one bed and furniture One Young Cow and I hereby make and ordain My Son John Blackwood and my Son William Blackwood Executors of this my Last Will and testament in Witness whereof I the Said William Blackwood have to this my last Will and Testament Set my hand and seal the day and year above Written William Blackwood Signed Sealed published and delivered[declared] by the Said William Blackwood the Testator as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who were present at the time of Signing and Sealing thereof Wm. C. Blackwood Franklin L. Blackwood Orange County ["Term" x-out] August Term 1830 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of William Blackwood was dully proved in open Court by the Oaths of Wm. C Blackwood and Franklin Blackwood the Subscribing [Will Book Volume E, page 230] Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded At the Same time the Executors therein named appeared in open Court and qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 229-230 Recorded Aug 1830 Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Blackwood, William (1830)". No family history found.