Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Booth, Daniel March 2, 1801 ************************************************ 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 79-81 Written: March 2, 1801 Recorded: Nov 1802 Testator: Daniel Booth [Modern spellings] In the name of God Amen - - I Daniel Booth of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being in a weak and - declining state of health but of sound mind and perfect memory thanks be to my gracious - preserver for the same, and Calling to mind the uncertainty of all subliminary things and that it is appointed for all men to die and in order to preserve Love and harmony among my Family do dispose of the worldly property - that God hath in His abundant mercy has blessed me with in the way and manner - - hereafter mentioned - - - - - - - - - - - - First Bequeathing My Immortal soul to God who gave it hoping for a free pardon for my sins, with acceptance through the alone merits of Jesus Christ the glorious Redeemer of fallen man, my Body I give up to be Buried in a decent manner in the Bowels of its mother Earth there to lie till the glorious morning of the Resurrection thence to be Raised by the mighty power of God Reunited to my immortal spirit - - - - Imprimis - - - - - - - - - - - - Item I lend unto my beloved wife Presseley Booth during her life or widowhood my Negro woman Jude and Two feather Bed[s] and Furniture and all my Household and Kitchen Furniture and the [ x-out] [ x-out] plantation and Tract[Lands? Tools?] where I now live I also lend to my said wife [ink blot] Two work horses Four Cows and Calves four sows and pigs fifteen fat Hogs Forty Barrels of Corn and Fodder Equivalent - - - [Modern spellings, page 2] Item I give to my son Gray Booth Twenty Shillings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son John Booth the Plantation where he now lives known by the name of Hutson's plantation - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son Mark Booth one Hundred and fifty acres of Land to be taken of the West side of my Mountain tract - - - - - - - - - item I give to my son Tapley Booth one hundred and seventy five Acres adjoining his Brother Mark's Land item I give to my son Joseph Booth - - one hundred and seventy five acres of land adjoining his Brother Tapley's Land - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son Daniel Booth Two Hundred and forty five acres of Land known by the name of Casselwings[?] place I also allow him the sd - - Daniel Booth to pay his Brother John Booth Twenty pounds within Two years after my decease Item I give to my son Solomon Booth the one half of my home plantation including my dwelling House - - - Item I give to my son Alphred Booth the other half of my home Tract of land - - Item I desire that my Lot at the University containing Two Acres may be sold and the money arising there from is for to pay for the Education of my Children - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Dixon Twenty Shillings - - - Item I give to my six Daughters namely Ruthy Polly Betty Sylvey Retty and Pattey I leave all my stock that is not lent to my wife I desire it may be sold ["and the money" x-out] [Modern spellings, page 3] and the money that Remains after paying my Just debts is to be Equally divided among my aforesaid six Daughters and all the property I lent to my wife Except the Land is to be sold at her death or marriage and the money equally divided among my sd six Daughters - - - - - - - - - - - - And Lastly I nominate and appoint my wife Prisilly Booth my son John Booth and John Moore to be Executors of this by last will and Testament and I do hereby Vest them with full and Ample power [Second "power" x-out] for that purpose Revoking and disannulling all other will or wills heretofore by me made either in word or Writing Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will and Testament and witness where of I have here unto set my hand and - - - affixed my Seal this second day of March 1801 Signed and sealed in the } presence of the subscribing } Daniel Booth (seal) Witnesses } John Moore qlfd } Samson Moore } his James (o) Davis mark Exr qualified [Original spellings] In the name of God Amin - - I Danniel Booth of the County of orange and State of North Carolina, being in a weke and - declining state of helth but of sound mined and perfect memorey thanks be to my gracious - presurver for the same, and Calling to mind the uncertainty of all subliminary things and that it is appointed for all men to die and in order to preserve Love and harmoney among my Famely do dispose of the waurldly property - that God hath in His abundent mercy has blesed me with in the way and man[n]er - - hereafter mintined - - - - - - - - - - - - First Bequathing My Immortail Soul to God who gave it hopeing for a free pardain for my sins, with Exceptance thro the alone mirrits of Jeses Crist the glorious Redemer of fallen man, my Body I give up to be Bureyd in a decent maner in the Bowels of its mother Earth there to lie till the glorious morning of the Reserection thence to be Raised by the mity power of God Reunited to my immortal spirit - - - - Imprimis - - - - - - - - - - - - Item I lend unto my beloved wife Presseley Booth during her life or widowhood my Negro woman Jude and Two fether Bed and Furniture and all my Houshould and Kichin Furniture and the [ x-out] [ x-out] plantation and Tract[Lands? Tools?] where I now live I also lend to my said wife [ink blot] Two work horses Four Cows and Calves four sows and pigs fifteen fat Hoggs Forty Barrels of Corn and Fodder Equivelent - - - [Original spellings, page 2] Item I give to my son Gray Booth Twenty Shillings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son John Booth the Plantation where he now lives known by the name of Hutson's plantation - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son Mark Booth one Hundred and fifty acres of Land to be taken of the West side of my Mountain tract - - - - - - - - - item I give to my son Tapley Booth one hundred and seventy five Acres agoining his Brother Marks Land item I give to my son Joseph Booth - - one hundred and seventy five acres of land agoining his Brother Tapleys Land - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my son Daniel Booth Tou Hundred and forty five acres of Land known by the name of Casselwings[?] plase I also alow him the sd - - Daniel Booth to pay his Brother John Booth Twenty pounds within Two years after my decece Item I give to my son Solomon Booth the one half of my home plantation including my dweling House - - - Item I give to my son Alphred Booth the other half of my home Tract of land - - Item I desire that my Lot at the University containing Two Acres may be sold and the money arising there from is for to pay for the Education of my Children - - - - - - - - - - - - - Item I give to my Dater Sarah Dixon Twenty Shillings - - - Item I give to my six Daters namely Ruthy Polly Betty Sylvey Retty and Pattey I leave all my stock that is not lent to my wife I desire it may be sold ["and the money" x-out] [Original spellings, page 3] and the money that Remains after paying my Just debts is to be Equally divided among my aforesaid six Dauters and all the property I lent to my wife Except the Land is to be sold at her death or marriage and the money equally divided among my sd six Dauters - - - - - - - - - - - - And Lastly I nominate and appoint my wife Prisilly Booth my son John Booth and John Moore to be Exacutors of this by last will and Testament and I do hereby Vest them with full and Ampel power [Second "power" x-out] for that purpose Revoking and disanuling all other will or wills heretofore by me made Eigther in word or Riteing Ratayfying and Confirming this to be my last will and Testament and witness where of I have here unto set my hand and - - - afixed my Seale this second day of March 1801 Signed and seald in the } presence of the subscribing } Daniel Booth (seal) Witnesses } John Moore qlfd } Samson Moore } his James (o) Davis mark Exr qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 79] In the name of God Amen I Daniel Booth of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina, being in a weak & declining State of health but of Sound mind and perfect memory Thanks be to my gracious preserver for the same & Cal[l]ing to mind the uncertainty of all sublimony[sic] things & that it is appointed for all men to die & in order to preserve love & harmony among my family do dispose of the Worldly property that God hath in His abundant mercy has blessed me with in the way and manner here after mentioned ~~~~~~ First Bequeathing my immortal Soul to God who gave it hope ing for a free pardon for my Sins, with Exceptance through the alone merits of Jesus Christ the glorious Redeemer of fallen man my Boddy I give up to be buried in a decent manner in the bowels of its Mother Earth there to lye till the glorious morning of the resurrection thence to be raised by the mighty power of God returned [reunited] to my im- mortal Spirit ~~~~ Imprimis. Item I lend unto my beloved Wife Pressley Booth during her life or widowhood my negroe woman Jude & tw[o] feather bed and furniture & all my household & Kitchen furniture & the plantation where I now live & tools I also lend to my sd. Wife two work Horses four Cows & Calves four Sows & pigs fifteen fat Hoggs, forty Barrels of Corn & fodder equivalent ~~~~~ Item I give to my son Gray Booth Twenty Shillings ~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 80] Item I give to my Son John Booth the Plantation where he now lives known by the name of Hutsons plantation ~~~~ Item I give to my son Mark Booth one Hundred & fifty acres of Land to be tak =en of the West side of my Mountain tract ~~~~~~ Item I give to my son Tapley Booth one Hundred & Seventy five acres a[d]joining his brother Marks Land ~~~ Item I give to my son Joseph Booth one Hundred and Seventy five acres of Land ajoining His brother Tapleys Land ~~~~ Item I give to my son Daniel Booth two hundred & forty five acres of Land Known by the name of Casselewerrys[?] place I also al[l]ow him the sd. Daniel Booth to pay his Brother [John Booth Twenty pounds within] two years after my decease ~~~~ Item I give to my son Solomon Booth the one half of my Home planta tion including my dwelling House ~~~~~ Item, [I give to my son] Alphred Booth the other Half of my Home Tract of Land ~~~ Item, I desire that my Lot at the University Containing two Acres may be sold and the money arising there from is for to pay for the Educa- tion of my Children ~~~~ Item I give to my daughter Sarah Dixon twenty Shillings, Item I give to my six Daughters namely Ruthey Polley Betty Silvey Ritty and Patty I leave all my Stock that is not lent to my Wife I desire it may be Sold and the money that remains after paying my Just debts is to be equally devided among my aforesaid six Daughters and all the property I lent to my Wife except the land is to be Sold at her death or marriage and and[sic] the money equally devided among my sd. six Daughters ~~~~~~ And Lastly I nomi- nate & appoint my wife Prisilly Booth my son John Booth and John Moore to be executors of this by last Will and Testament and I do hereby Vest them with full and ampel[sic] power for that purpose revoke ing & disanulling all other will or wills heretofore by me made eigther[sic] in word or writeing ratifying & Confirming this to be my last will & Testament and witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix ed my seal this Second day of March 1801 ~~~~ Signed and sealed in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses [Will Book Volume D, page 81] John Moore Daniel Booth (seal) Samson Moore his James (o) Davis mark Orange County Novr. Term 1802 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Daniel Booth Decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of John Moore and ordered to be recorded ~~~ At the Same [time] the Executors therein named qualified accordingly Test J Taylor CC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 79-81 Recorded Nov 1802 Wife's name Presseley / Prissily / Priscilla Estate Papers comprise six pages and are found in a folder labeled "Boothe, Daniel (1803)". No family history found.