Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Chamblee, William November 9, 1850 ************************************************ 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 F, pages 480-481 Written: November 9, 1850 Recorded: Feb 1851 Testator: William Chamblee In the name of God Amen I William Chamlee of the County of Orange & state of North Carolina being of sound mind & disposing memory, do make ordain & declare this my last will & testament in words following first that all my Just debts be paid. secondly I give & bequeath to my son Alfred Chamlee a part of the tract of land wereon I now live beginning a little below John Redman senrs' old Still house place thence running down said Still house branch to the said Alfred Chamlee line formally George Gresham line from thence to William W. Guess's corner, from thence to the meadow branch thence up said branch to the said John Redmond corner a white oak thence with said Redmond line to the first station to have & hold the said land after my death. Thirdly I give & bequeath to my son John Chamlee the balance of the tract of land whereon I now live after the death of his mother & also the tract of land on Eno known by the name of the Scarlet tract after my death & also the privilege of tinding the land on the home tract that he has cleared himself. fourthly I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Winneford Chamlee during her natural life or widowhood the balance of the tract of land (whereon I now live) that I gave to my son John Chamlee & also one mare known by the name of the Lydia mare [page 2] also her choice cow & calf, one sow & pigs two head of sheep - one bedstead bed & furniture one loom one wheel & cards & twenty barrels of corn & twenty bushels of wheat six hundred pound of pork three bushels of salt twenty five pounds of coffee & twenty pounds of sugar & one hundred dollars in money to be left in the hands of my Executor & given to her as she may think she needs it, also one negro woman Dice & her child Jackson & also her future increase all of which property except the land after the Death or marriage of my wife to be sold by my Executor & equally divided among all my children name =ly Alfred Chamlee John Chamlee Elizabeth Warren Sarah Laycock & Clarissa Cardin. fifthly I give & bequeath to my three daughters name =ly Elizabeth Sarah & Clarissa the balance of my [??? ink blot] estate consisting of four negroes Cal[v]in, Nancy, Wash, & Rile also the balance of my perishable prop =erty; all to be sold on a credit of twelve months & divided as follows first give Elizabeth & Sarah sixty dollars each & then divide the balance between the three namely Elizabeth Sarah & Clarissa aforesaid equally. lastly I appoint & ordain my worthy friend William W. Guess my Executor to this my last will and testament, in Witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this 9 day of Novr 1850 Alan Cole } } Samuel B Wood } Jurat William Chamlee (seal) [Will Book Volume F, page 480] In the name of God Amen! I William Chamblee of the County of Orange & state of North Carolina being of sound mind & disposing memory, do make ordain & declare this my last will and testament in words following First that all my Just debts be paid. Secondly I give & bequeath to my son Alfred Chamblee a part of the tract of land whereon I now live beginning a little below John Redman Sr. old Still house place thence running down said Still house branch to the said Alfred Chamblee line formally George Grisham's line from thence to William W Guess's corner, from thence to the meadow branch thence up said branch to the said John Redmon Corner a white-oak thence with said Redmon line to the first station to have & hold the said land after my death. Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son John Chamblee the bal- ance of the tract of land whereon I now live after the death of his mother & also the tract of land on Eno Known by the name of the Scarlett tract after my death & also the privilege of tending the land on the home tract that he has cleared himself. Fourthly I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Winnifred Chamblee during her natural life or widowhood the balance of the tract of land (whereon I now live) that I gave to my son John Chamblee and also one mare Known by the name of the Lydia mare also her choice cow & calf, one sow & pigs two head of sheep one bedstead bed & furniture one loom one wheel & cards and twenty barrells of corn & twenty bushels of wheat six hundred pound of pork three bushels of salt twenty five pounds of coffee & twenty pounds of sugar & one hundred dollars in money to be left in the hands of my Executor & given to her as she may think she needs it, also one negro woman Dice & her child Jackson & also her future increase all of which property except the land after the Death or marriage of my wife to be sold by my executor & equally divided among all my children namely Alfred Chamblee John Chamblee Elizabeth Warren Sarah Laycock & Clarissa Carden Fifthly I give & bequeath to my three daughters namely Elizabeth Sarah & Clarissa the balance of my estate Consisting of four negroes Calvin, Nancy, Wash, & Rile, also the balance [Will Book Volume F, page 481] of my perishable property. all to be sold on a credit of twelve months and divided as follows, first give Elizabeth & Sarah sixty dollars each & then divide the balance between the three namely Elizabeth Sarah & Clarissa aforesaid equally. Lastly I appoint & ordain my worthy friend William W Guess my Executor to this my last will & testament In Witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this 9th day of November 1850 Alan Cole William Chamblee (seal) Samuel B Woods Orange County Court February Term 1851 The execution of the foregoing last will & Testament of William Chamblee decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of Allen Cole & Samuel B. Woods the subs= scribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded At the same time William W. Guess the Executor therein named appeared in open Court & qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 480-481 Recorded Feb 1851 Estate papers comprise 39 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Chamblee, William (1851) ". Clarissa is the wife of James Carden William Chamlee died in Dec 1850. Winnefred was found to be "a luntic and non-compos mentis" by a jury convened for that purpose. [Estate Papers - inventory] Inventory of property & effect of William Chamlee Deceased that came into the hands William W. Guys his Exer. May 1st 1851 ... one negro woman Dice & five Children namely Calvin, Nancy, George Rile, Jackson... [Estate Papers - Sale of property] A list of the sale of the property of William Chamlee Deceased, Sold on the 27th day of Decr 1850 by William W. Guys Exr. ... Robert Morris 1 negro boy Calvin 449.00 William Cole 1 negro Girl Nancy 390.00 Page Scarlett 1 negro boy George 306.00 ... Negro boys Rile & Jackson have died previous to the sale of the above property ...