Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Clark, James December 12, 1842 ************************************************ 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 191-193 Written: December 12, 1842 Recorded: May 1844 Testator: James Clark In the name of God Amen I James Clark of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory, Do this twelfth Day of December A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty two Make and publish this my last will and testament in Manner and form following that is to say First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Clark my Negro man Ant[h]ony [during] hir Natural life time and at My wifes Death said Ant[h]ony I leave to My Daughter Grace Clark I likewise leave to my wife Ann Clark One bead and beadstead and Corner Cubbord and my large family Bible and a Comfortable Menteanance off of the plantation where I now live During hir lifetime and to have the Room and fire place in the East End of my house as long as she lives, and my will is that said Room Be a home for my Daughter Grace Clark so long as she lives single, Item I give to My son James W. Clark My plantation on whitch I now live with ful[l] privalege of the house Except the Room above Mentioned; Item. I give to my Daughter Grace Clark one Bureau two pairs of beadsteads two Beads and furniture, and six Chairs and [x-out] One Gray Mare and all sutch other property as she may acquire By hir own Industrey I likewise leave hir forty Dollars of a Note on John Compton Due 3rd Day of December 1844. Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Hughs Fifty Dollars of the Note above Mentioned Item I give to my Daughter Hannah H Dickey one Note of fifty Dollars on John Compton Due 25th Day of December 1843 and my will is that [if] the said Grace Clark and Sarah Hughs and Hannah H Dickey Fail in Collecting said Notes they are Not to Receive it out of any other part of my property. Item. I leave to my grand Daughter J. B. Bethiah Lindsey Fifteen Dollars Likewise to My Grand son James C. Lindsey Fifteen Dollars My will is that all my Remaining property Not Named above Including a tract of land lying [page 2] on the watters of Eno adjoining John Compton William Allison and others to Be sold at publick Sale By My Executors after Named, Item, I give to My son Stephen Clark one Dollar, Believeing[sic] he has no need of it. My will is that all Moneys ariseing from the proseads of the Sale shall Be Equal[ly] Deveded Between Grace Clark Sarah Hughs James W. Clark and Hannah H Dickey My Will is if their is any grain on hand or in the ground it shall Remain for the use of my family tha Enter lining was Don[e] Before this will was si[g]ned I likewise Make and ordain My son James W. Clark and Stephen Clark My sole Executors of this my last will and testament in Witness whereoff I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Date above writ[t]en James Clark(seal) Signed sealed published and Declared By James Clark the testator as his last Will and testament in the presence of us his subscribing witnesses. Tist Lemuel Wilkinson } Jurat Alexander Findley } JW Clark qualifd as Exr Stephen Clark Exr name in the Will Renounces his right to qualify [Will Book Volume F, page 191] In the name of God Amen I James Clark of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory do this twelfth day of December A.D. Eighteen hundred & forty two make & publish this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say first I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Clark my negro man Anthony [during] her Natural lifetime & at my wifes [Will Book Volume F, page 192] death said Ant[h]ony I leave to My Daughter Grace Clark I likewise leave to my wife Ann Clark ["my" x-out] ["negro" x-out] one bed & bedstead & Corner Cupbord & my large family Bible & a comfortable Menteanance[sic] off of the plantation where I now live during her life time & to have the room & fire place in the East end of my house as long as she lives & my Will is that said room be a home for my Daughter Grace Clark so long as she lives single Item I give to My son James W. Clark my plantation on which I now live with full privilege of the house except the room above mentioned Item I give to my Daughter Grace Clark one Bureau two pairs of bedsteads two beds & furniture & six Chairs & one gray mare & all such other property as she may accquire By her own industry I likewise leave her forty dollars of a note on John Compton due 3d Day of December 1844 Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Hughs Fifty Dollars [passage found in loose will, missing in will book version] of the Note above Mentioned Item I give to my Daughter Hannah H Dickey one Note of fifty Dollars [end of missing passage] on John Compton due 25th Day of December 1843 & my Will is that [if] the said Grace Clark & Sarah Hughs & Hannah H. Dickey fail in collecting said notes they are not to receive it out of my [orig: any] other part of my property Item I leave to my grand Daughter J. B. Bethiah Lindsey fifteen dollars likewise to my Grand son James C. Lindsay fifteen dollars my will is that all my remaining property not named above including a tract of land lying on the waters of Eno adjoining John Compton William Allison & others to be sold at publick sale by my executors after named Item I give to my son Stephen Clark one dollar believing he has no need of it my will is that all moneys arrising[sic] from the proceads[sic] of the sale shall Be Equal[ly] divided between Grace Clark Sarrah Hughs James W. Clark & Hannah H Dickey my will is if their is aney[sic] grain on hand or in the ground it shall be made[orig: remain] for the use of my family tha[sic] enter lining was don[e] before this will was signed I like wise make & ordain my son James W. Clark & Stephen Clark my sole Executors of this [Will Book Volume F, page 193] my last will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & date above Written James Clark(seal) Signed sealed published & declared } by James Clark the testator as his } last Will & testament in the presence } of us his subscribing witnesses Lemuel Wilkinson Alexander Findley Orange County May Term 1844 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of James Clark Decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Lemuel Wilkinson & Alexander Findley the subscribing witnesses there to & ordered to be recorded At the same [time] J. W. Clark appe[a]red in open court & qualified as Executor At the same time Stephen Clark the other Executor therein named appe[a]red in open Court & renounced his right to qualify Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 191-193 Recorded May 1844 Estate papers comprise four pages and are found in a folder labeled "Clark, James (1844)". These contain no slaves or other family history information While the testator mentions "negroes" in the will as part of his estate, all seem to have been passed to family members without records in the estate papers. Athony is listed by name in the will.