ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Cate, 17 Dec 1811
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ORANGE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
1811 WILL BOOK D pg 364

In the Name of God Amen. I Thomas Cate of the County of Orange and state of N. 
Carolina being well in body and in perfect mind and memory thanks be given 
unto God. Calling to mind that it is appointed for all Men Once to Die do make 
and ordain this my last will and Testement that is to say, principally first 
of all I give and recommand my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gaveth 
my body. I recommand to the Earth to be buried in a Decent Christian burial at 
the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general 
resurrection I should receive the same. Again by the mighty power of God and 
as touching of my worldly estate whereunto it has pleased God to bless me in 
this life. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner, I first 
that all Just and lawful debts to be paid. I give and bequeath to my beloved 
Wife MARTHA CATE all my movable property only she must give out of it my son 
THOS CATE + JOHN S. CATE + my daughter DORATHA CATE as much as we have to them 
is of age whenever they come of age + the rest of it she is to have during her 
natural life or widowhood + then to be Equally divided among all my children + 
as my land I gave unto my children in the following manner. The hundred Acres 
of land I got of Austin I give to my two daughters POLLY + MARTHA CATE. Polly 
to have fifty Acres next to the widow Thom_______ + Martha to the other fifty 
on the East side. Then to lay off one hundred acres of my old tract Joining 
James Chandler beginning next to Crutchfield land running North through the 
tract and that to be divided between ISAIAH + THOMAS CATE. my son Isaiah to 
have the half next to  next to Chandler + Thomas the other half next to 
Crutchfiled. JOHN S. CATE my son is to have fifty acres Joining of the Austin 
track + my Daughter DORATHA CATE is to have fifty Acres next to Crutchfield + 
to my wife I give sixty five Acres of land lying in between John and Doratha 
during her natural life + then to be sold + POLLY + MARTHA to have fifty 
dollars a piece + the balance to be divided between all my children but none 
of them are to sell their land as long as she lives without the consent of her 
but having the settling of it I also constitute + appoint my well beloved 
friend JOHN SYKES _ my beloved wife MARTHA CATE the executor of this my last 
will + testement  I do hereby dissolve all + every other former Testement + 
wills that are anywhere before named. I ratify + confirm this to my last will 
+ testement in witness whereunto I have set my hand and seal this 17th of 
December in the year of our Lord 1811
Signed and sealed in the presence of us
						Thos Cate   seal