Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Breeze, Thomas June 1, 1783 ************************************************ 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 A, pages 297-298 Written: June 1, 1783 Recorded: unknown date Testator: Thomas Breeze In the name of God Amen I Thomas Brees[e] of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being sick of Body But in my Perfect Senses~ & Sound Memory Do make this my last Will &~~ Testament Revoking all other Will or Wills by me Made. First I Reccomend my Soul to almyhty God Who gave it Me Trusting in the Merits of My Redeemer, and as to What Wor[ld]ly Substance I have I give In manner following Vizt ----------- Item I Leave unto my Beloved Wife Martha Breese the one half of the Plantation I live on With all the Stock and household furniture Duringing[sic] her~~~ Natural life time and at her death The half of the land to My Son Richard and the half of the stock If he is alive & In Case he is dead To my son John I appoint heir of The Whole land and stock~~~~~~ Item, I give unto My son John Breese the one half of The land or Plantation I Now live on & all other lands or Possessions I have A Right to and all the household Furniture & Stock in Case Richard is dead If he is ~~ alive to be as above To him his heares[heirs] or Assigns For Ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item I give unt[o] My Son[s] Robert & Willm. Breese & to My Daughter Jannet Robison, to Each ~~~~~~ Twenty Shillings Current money of the State to them their heares for Ever ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Case John & Richard Breese Is dead I leave and bequeath My Whole Es[t]ate both Real & Personall at My Wifes desease to be Divided Equally James Breese & his Sister Martha and Williams Son Thomas Breeze & Martha Robison and Rachel Robison to them & their heres[heirs] for Ever & I apoint My Son John John[sic] & My Wife to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament Revoking all other Wills or Wills by Me Made In Witness [whereof] I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal This 1st Day of June 1783 Sined Sealed & Delivered in Presents of Joseph Ellison his John Berks Thomas ({) Breeze (seal) mark John - Exor Quald. [page 2] Orange County pr Feby. Court 1784 The Execution of the within Will of Thos. Breese deceased was duly Proved in open Court by the Oaths of Joseph Ellison & Jno. Berks subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded Test Jesse Burton CC [Will Book Volume A, page 297] In the name of God Amen I Thomas Breese of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being sick of Body But in my Perfect Sinus[senses] and Sound memory Do make this my last Will and Testament Revoking all other Will or Wills by me Made. Fi[r]st I reccommend my Soul to Almighty God Who gave it me Trusting in the Merits of My Redeemer, and as to what worldly Substance I have, I give In manner following Vizt, Item I leave unto my beloved Wife Martha Breese the one half of the Plantation I live on with all the Stock and Household furniture During her Natural Lifetime and at her Death the half of the Land to my son Richard and the half of the stock if he is alive and in case he is Dead, to my son John I appoint Heir of the whole land and Stock, Item, I give unto my son John Breeze the one half of the Land or Plantation I now live on and all other Lands or Possessions I have a right to, and all the Household Furniture and Stock in Case Richard is Dead If he is alive to be as above, To him his Heirs or Assigns forever. Item I give [un]to my son[s] Robert & William Breese & to my Daughter Jannet Robeson, to each Twenty Shillings Current money of the State, to thim their Heirs forever; Item in Case John & Richard Breeze is dead, I leave and bequeath my whole Estate both Real & Personal at my wifes decease to be Divided equally James Breese & his Sister Martha and Williams son Thomas Breeze and Martha Robison and Rachel Robison to them & their Heirs forever: and I Appoint my son John [Will Book Volume A, page 298] and my wife to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament Revoking all other Wills or Wills by me made, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of June 1783 Signed sealed & Delivered in Presence of his Joseph Allison[sic] Thomas ({) Breeze (seal) John Berks mark Orange County ss February Court 1784 The Execution of the within Will of Thomas Breese decd. was Duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of Joseph Ellison[sic] & John Berks subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recrd. Test Jesse Burton CC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume A, pages 297-298 Recorded unknown date The original will was very faded. Indistinct portions were conformed from will book copy. Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Breeze, Thomas (1784)". Inventory returned to May 1784 Court.