Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Cate, Solomon April 8, 1839
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 216-217
Written: April 8, 1839
Recorded: Aug 1844
Testator: Solomon Cate

in the name of God amen i Solomon Cate being very much
[erasure] aflicked with cansors but of parfeck memory do
make and ordain this my laste will and testamente in
manner and form following first that my Bodey be
dicenley bereid and then all my juste detes be paid
out of my estat all that is all that i give to my wif
Marey durin hur lif my land and all my propertey
at hur deth to Thomas J[?] Cat[e] and Anna all the worke in
tooles to Thomes thate is my hors and plowes hoes axes
and his mothers Bed Anna is to have all the Reste of
my property that is loom wheles chandels churns bedes
potes Chistes[chests] and to live on the land as longe as she
lives singgel and when she marres then the land
goes to Thomas Litel Willum muste be bound to Sum
traid and i doo appint my son Thomas Cate and my
wif Marey to be my excuters in full power of
all my consernes aprel the 8 day 1839 in witeness
whar of i sete my hand and
teste                            Solomon Cate (seal)
Thomas Sykes Jurat
   her
   (X)
Anne Cate
  marke

[Will Book Volume F, page 216]
In the name of God Amen I Solomon Cate being
very weak aflicked with cansors but of perfect memory
do make & ordain this my last Will & Testamen[t]e in
manner & form following first that my body be
decently buried & then all my Juste detes be paid
out of my Estate all that is all that I give to my
wife Mary during her life my land & all my property
at her death to Thomas &[?] Cat & Anna all the work in
tooles to Thomes that is my horse & plowes hoes axes
& his mothers Bed Anna is to have all the reste of
my property that is loom wheles chandels churns bedes
potes Chistes[chests] & to live on [the] lands as long as she lives
singgel & when she marres then the land goes
to Thomas littel William must be bound to sum
traid[trade] & I do appoint my son Thomas Cate & my
wife Mary to be my executors in full power of all
my consernes Aprill the 8 day 1839 in Witness
wharof I set my hand and
   Thomas Sykes                     Solomon Cate (seal)
        her
   Anna (X) Cate
       mark

[Will Book Volume F, page 217]
                Orange County August Term 1844
The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament
of Solomon Cate Decd. was duly proved in open
Court by the Oath of Thomas Sykes one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be
Recorded

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 216-217
Recorded Aug 1844

In the signature, the surname and seal are merged, resulting in a ink blob.

As shown above, the spelling and usage is non-standard.  Unlike most such examples, these are not corrected very much in the will book copy, although capitalization of names is added.  One notable exception is that "marey" is changed to "Mary"

No estate papers found.