ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Charles Christmas, 1 Sep 1811
====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by: Ginger L. Christmas-Beattie 
			glxmas@ancestraltracks.com
==================================================================== 

Will of Charles Christmas {son of John Christmas and Mary Graves} in
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina.

************************

Orange County, North Carolina Will Book

01 September 1811
The last will and testament of me the subscriber Charles Christmas
aspiring confidence in my Creator to whom I recommend my soul, he having
given it.  I Charles Christmas of the state of North Carolina make this
my last will  and testament that is to say … I give and bequeath to my
executor herein after William Moore, my land lying in Orange County
between two and three hundred acres in the acres between Strudwick's
lower and middle tracts adjoining John Minniss and others also two
hundred acres lying on the south side of Haw River adjoining lands of
Jonathan Seredly and others also I give my said Executor my Negroes Viz!
Daisy, Simon, Henry, Anderson, Aggie and Ben, and all movable effects
including my stocks of every kind and also outstanding debts which are
considerable.  One on my brother Nat Christmas of the Mississippi
Territory accounting at this time principal and interest upwards of
seven hundred dollars, a note for the principal of which was four
hundred and sixty dollars was given me the ninth of August 1803 and lost
by fire when my Mother's house burnt and the rest of my debts that may
be in notes and book accounts in my chest at my decease paying there out
my past debts, and the expense of my funeral, interest as to the said
lands, Negroes, movable stocks, debts are for the rising, clothing and
schooling of my six children of Sara Smith's Viz! John, Charles, Nancy,
Bethany, William and Susannah and the raising, clothing and schooling of
a child of Nancy Wilcox's Viz! Rebeckah my will is that the property
given in trust to my Executors as aforesaid the survivors of them to
make use of it in the way they think most advisable for profit whereby
leasing the lands hiring the Negroes out, continuing them on the
plantation I now live on which is leases until the first day of January
1815 or selling the whole of the property bequeathed or given in trust
as aforesaid and that the moneys arriving from method they peruse, to
put out at interest or any other way they may think proper and
distribute it equally for the children aforesaid as they may stand in
need and if any surplus should remain after the youngest comes of age or
they, my Executors, are of the opinion there will be a surplus they may
think proper give to each as they arrive to lawful age what they think
proper so as they believe as much will remain for each when they arrive
at the same or make as equal divided when the youngest arrives at age if
any property should remain.  I nominate, constitute and appoint Richard
Christmas, Thomas Brewer, and William Moore, Executors to this my last
will and testament requesting them the said Richard Christmas, Thomas
Brewer, and William Moore that they will give what assistance they can
to Sarah Smith and Nancy Wilcox mothers of the aforesaid children and
see that the children are well brought up thus placing confidence in
their friendship.  I hereunto subscribe my name and fix my seal to these
presents as my last will and testament.
		Charles Christmas {seal}
September 1st 1811
Test  William Moore