Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Cantrell, Joseph January 3, 1804 ************************************************ 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 127-129 Written: January 3, 1804 Recorded: May 1804 Testator: Joseph Cantrell [modern spellings, original capitalization and punctuation] A short will in legal form } In the Name of State of North Carolina } God amen I Joseph Orange County } Cantrell of the County and State aforesd planter being Very sick and ~~~~ weak in body but perfect health in mind and memory ~~~ thanks be given to God Calling unto mind the ~~~ mortality of my body and Knowing that it is ~~~ appointed for all men once to die I do make ~~~ and ordain this my last will and testament and that is to say principally and first of all I ~~ give and recommend my Soul into the hand of ~~~ almighty God that gave it and my body I ~~~ recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent ~~~ Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but that at the general ~~~ resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching Such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life with I do give devise and dispose in the following manner and form ~~~ First I give and bequeath to my beloved Son ~~~ Isaac Cantrell all my Lands and tenements and ~~~ Negroes horses Cattle hogs and Sheep and poultry and household property and working tools and all Debts due me or in Anywise mine and all my Cash ~~~ except twenty Shillings I will and bequeath to Rachel Hensley my beloved daughter and twenty Shillings to My turn over [page 2] beloved daughter Sally Davis my beloved daughter and twenty shillings to my beloved Son William Cantrell and twenty shillings to Mary McColley[McCauley?] My beloved daughter and twenty shillings to Nelly Dickey my beloved daughter and twenty Shillings to Benjamin Cantrell my beloved Son and [I] do ~~~ Constitute and appoint My beloved Son Isaac Cantrell My Sole executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former testaments will legacies bequeaths and Executors by me in anywise before made Ratifying and and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of January in the year [of] our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and four his Signed Sealed published published[sic] Joseph (C) Cantrell (seal) pronounced and declared by the sd Joseph mark Cantrell as his last will and ["will" erased] and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of Each other have hereunto Subscribed our Names Andrew McClary } Jurat Connolly Walker } Exr qualified [Original spelling page 1] A short will in legal forme } In the Name of Steate of North Carolina } God amen I Joseph Orenge County } Canteriel of the County and Steate aforesd planter being Vere sick and ~~~~ weke in body but perfitt helth in mind and memory ~~~~ thanks be given to God Calling unto mind the ~~~~ mortallity of my body and Nowing tha it is ~~~~ apointed for all men once to die I doe make ~~ and ordain this my last will and testament and that is to say prinssipply and first of all I ~~~ give and recommend my Soul into the hand of ~~~ almighty God that give it and my body I ~~~ recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent ~~~ Cristan buriel at the discreashin of my Executors Nothing doubting but that at the genriel ~~~ resurrection I Shall receive the Seame again by the mighty power of God and as tuching Such worley astate where with it has pleased god to bleas me in this life with I doe give devise and dispose in the following manner and forme ~~~ First I give and bequith to my belovied son ~~~ Isaac Canteriel all my Lands and tennements and ~~~ Negros horses Cattel hogs and Sheep and poltery and house hold property and working twols and all Debts due me or in Enewise mine and all my Cash ~~~ acsept twenty Shillings I will and bequith to Rachiel Hensley my bloved dautor and twenty Shillings to My turn over [page 2] beloved dautor Salley Daivis my bloved dautor and twenty shillings to my beloved Son William Canteriel and twenty Shillings to Marey McColley My beloved dautor and twenty Shillings to Nelley Dickey my beloved dautor and twenty Shillings to Bengmin Canteriel my beloved Son and [I] doe ~~~ Constitute and apoint My beloved Son Isaac Canteriel My Sole acsecator of this my last will and testament and I doe hereby uterly disallow revoke and dianul all and every other former testaments will legasses bequeths and Executors by me in aney wise before made Ratifing and and[sic] Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of Janewary in the year [of] our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fore his Signed Sealed published published[sic] Joseph (C) Cantrell (seal) pronounced and declared by the sd Joseph mark Canteriel as his last will and ["will" erased] and testament in the presents of us who in his presents and in the presents of Each other have hereunto Subcribed our Names Andw. McClary } Jurat Connoley Walker } Exr qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 127] A Short Will in legal form } In the Name of God Amen I [Joseph] State of North Carolina Orange County } Canteriel of the County & State a- foresaid planter being very sick and Weak in body but perfitt health in mind and memory thanks be given to God Cal[l]ing unto mind the mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament [Will Book Volume D, page 128] and that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my my[sic] Soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my Body I recom- mend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but that at the general resurrection I Shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as Touch- ing Such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life with I do give devise and dispose in the following man[n]er & form First I give and bequeath to my beloved son Isaac Canteriel all my Lands and Tenaments and negroes horses Cattle Hogs and Sheep and po[u]ltry and Household property and working tools & all Debts due me or in Enewise mine and all my cash except twenty Shillings I will and bequeath to Rachil Hensly my beloved Daughter and twenty Shillings to my beloved daughter Salley Davis my beloved Daughter ~~~ And twenty Shillings to my beloved Son William Canteriel And twenty Shillings to Mary Mc Colley my beloved Daughter and Twenty Shillings [passage in loose will, skipped in will book copy] to Nelly Dickey my beloved daughter and twenty Shillings [end of skipped passage] to Benjamin Cantriel[sic] my beloved Son and [I] Do Constitute & appoint My beloved Son Isaac Cantriel my Soul Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Utterly disallow revoke & Disanull all and every other former Testament will legasey bequeath and Executers by me in any wise [before] made ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four Signed Sealed published published[sic] pronounced & Declared by the sd Joseph Cantriel as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who in his presents and in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names his Andw. McClary Joseph (B) Cantrell (seal) Connolly Walker mark [Will Book Volume D, page 129] Orange County May Term 1804 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Joseph Cantriel Decd. was duly prov'd in open Court by the Oath of Andrw. McClary one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded At the Same time the Executer therein Named qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 127-129 Recorded May 1804 Many of the spellings used in the original loose will were non-standard. The person who copied this into the Will Book got lost in the repetition and missed the line with Nelly Dickey's name on it No estate papers found.