Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Clapp, Judy March 22, 1826
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume E, page 99
Written: March 22, 1826
Recorded: Feb 1826
Testator: Judy Clapp

[original, loose will]
In the name of God Amen

I Judy Clap of the County of Orange State of
North Carolina being in good health and perfect
mind and memory do make this my last will
and testament First I give to my daughter Caty
wife of John Hobs and to my daughter Sophia wife
of Jacob Foust and to the Children of my daughter
Barbary formaly the wife of John Powel all my
wareing apparel to be Equally divided
between them Considering my daughter Barbarys
Children to Come in as one legatee and last of all
I give to my sone John Clap all the remainder of
my Estate both real and personal

and further for the support and kind treatment
my sone John Clap has always bestowed to me
it is my desire that my Said Sone above
mentioned shall have all the Estate should
there be such as may Ever fall to me by
heirship from any of my friends or relations
to be his and his heirs for ever

I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and
disannul all and every other former testament[s]
will[s] legacies bequeaths and Executors by me in
any wise before named willed and bequeathed
ratifying and Confirming this and no other
to be my last will and testament
I do appoint my Sone John Clap Executor
of this my last will and testament

[original, loose will, page 2]
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty second day of March one
thousand Eight hundred and twenty three

Signed Sealed published pronounced
and declared by me the Said Judy Clap
as my last will and testament in the
presence of us who in each others presence
have witnessed the same   her
witness              Judy (X) Clapp (seal)
Joel C Yancey Jurat       mark
Wm. Smith
                     Exr qualified

[Will Book Volume E, page 99]
In the name of God Amen ! I Judy Clapp of the County
of Orange & State of North Carolina being in good health &
perfect mind & memory, do make this my last Will & tes=
tament ~~ First I give to my daughter Caty wife of John Hobbs
& to my daughter Sophia wife of Jacob Foust & to the children
of my daughter Barbara formerly the wife of John Powell
all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them
considering my daughter Barbara's Children to Come in
as one Legatee & last of all, I give to my son John Clapp
all the remainder of my Estate both real & personal & further
for the support & kind treatment, my son John Clapp
has always bestowed to me ~~ It is my desire, that, my said
son above mentioned shall have all the Estate should there
be such as may [ever] fall to me by heirship from any of my
friends or relations to be his & his heirs forever. I do hereby
utterly disallow, revoke & disannul all & every other former testa
ment[s], wills legacies, bequeaths & executors by me in any
wise before named, willed & bequeathed ~~ ratifying and
Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & testament
I do appoint my son John Clapp Executor of this my
last Will & testament ~~ In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this 22nd day of March one thou=
=sand Eight hundred & twenty three
Signed Sealed, published        }         her
pronounced & declared by        }    Judy (X) Clapp (seal)
me the Said Judy Clapp as       }         mark
my last Will & testament in     }
the presence of us, who in each }
others presence have witnessed  }
the same (Witnesses)
    Joel C Yancey (Jurat)
    Wm. Smith

                   Orange County February Term 1826
The Execution of the foregoing Will of Judy Clapp was
duly proved in open Court by the oath of Joel C. Yancey a
subscribing witness thereto & ordered to be recorded
At the same time John Clapp qualified as Executor
                     Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume E, page 99
Recorded Feb 1826

no estate papers found.  The best match is a folder labeled "Clapp, Judy (1845) also see Polly Clapp c 1845" and comprises 13 pages with Emanuel Clapp as administrator on 26 Aug 1845.  Some reports are signed by John Trolinger who was appointed administrator on 25 Nov 1846.  No family history found and no solid connection to this testator.

In Polly Clark's 17 pages of Estate Papers, there is a petition to sell the slave by the name of Sam, so that his value can be divided among Polly's legatees. Sam was sold by Emanuel Clapp to John Law on 26 Sep 1845 for $502.00