Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Clendenin, William June 17, 1790 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 25-26 Written: June 17, 1790 Recorded: Feb 1801 Testator: William Clendenin In the Name of God Amen ------------------------ I William Clendenin of the County of Orange And State of North Carolina being Old And ["And" x-out] Infirm tho of Perfect Mind And Memory Thanks Be to God for [the] Same, Calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body & Knowing that it is Ap[p]ointed for all Men Once to Die I Do Make Constitute and Ordain this my Last Will And Testament ---- ---- -------------- Principally and First of All I Give And Recom =mend my Soul to the Almighty God Who Gave it, And my Body to the Dust to be Buried In a Decent Christian Man[n]er at the Discretion of my Executors, and As Touching Such Worldly Estate as it hath Pleased God to Bless me With In this Life I Demise Give and Bequeath In the Following Manner After my Decease ------------- First I Give and Bequeath to my Loving Wife Mary tow[sic] Hundred Acres of Land Whereon I Now Live Including the Dwelling and all the other Necessary Out House[s] to her Own proper Use During her Natural Life And then to Revert Back to the Use of my Tow Youngest Sons William and John to be Equally Divided Betwixt thim I Give to my Loving Wife her Bed and furniture and Every Species of property I Rcd With her at our--- Mar[r]iage I likewise give her the choice of the Cows, I have also a Brown Mare Known by the name Cate I likewise give and bequeath to her thirty pounds In Currency to be paid from the Sale of my Moveable -- property after my Just Debts are paid --- Secondly I Give to My son Joseph Ten Shillings. I Give to my Daughter Polly Ten Shillings I give to my Daughter Rebecca five Shillings I give to my Daughter Ann five Shillings - I give to My Daughter Fanny five Shillings I Give and Bequeath to My Daughter Jinny a good feather bed and furniture [page 2] A Cow And Calf known by the Name of Blackey A Young Filly two years old known by the name of --- Toby Her Saddle and Bridle a Tea table And the largest Iron pott I Give to My Niece Ann Daughter of John Clendenin Deceased A Cow and Calf to be Valued At four pound ten Shillings I Likewise Give And Bequeath to My son['s?] sons James & Fisher Tow[sic] Hundred Acres of Land ["Land" x-out] Unimproved to be Equally Divided betwixt them [blacked out] As the[y] May think proper Also I Give and Bequeath to my Tow[sic] Youngest sons William and John the Home plantation Mentioned above to be Equally Divided Betwixt them after they Arrive at Lawful Age still Reserving to My Beloved Wife Mary her Maintenance And Use of her house should she Be a Widowe at the Period Should Either Or Both of My youngest sons William or John Die Before the[y] Arrive at the Age of Twenty One years then the Estate of Both Or Either of them is to Revert Back to My sons Sons James And Fisher And to be Equally Divided Betwixt them Lastly I give My Son William a Coffee pot And Half a Dozen Silver Teaspoons the Residue of My property Not specially Willed is to be Sold to the Best Advantage And the Surplus if Any After paying my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses to be Equally Divided Betwixt My Tow younge[st] sons for the purpose of Educating them, Also I ap[p]oint Const- -itute and Ordain the Sole Executors of this My Last Will and Testament the Following persons John Thompson Esquire and Andrew Murdock and Do Disallow Revoke and Disanull[sic] All And Every other Wills and Testament[s] By me Made and Executors By me Inywise before Mentioned or Named Ratifying And Confirming this to Be my Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have set my Hand And Affixed my seal this -- 17th of June ---1790 ----- [signatures x-out] N.B. it is my Will And Desire that my Tow Youngest Sons William and John are Bound out to Trades assoon as they ---- Arrive at a Proper Age, This I have ad[d]ed Before I have Sighned[sic] this My Last Will as the Witnesses Who have signd it Can Testify { William Clindenin (seal) Signed & sealed in the { presence of { James Johnston } John Johnston } Jurant Exrs Qualif [Will Book Volume D, page 25] In the Name of God Amen I William Clendenin of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being old and Infirm tho of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the Same cal[l]ing to mind the mortal- ity of my body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make Constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to the Almighty God Who gave it, and my body to the dust to be buried in a decent Christian man[n]er at the discretion of my Executors, and and[sic] as touching Such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I Demise give and bequeath in the following man[n]er after my decease ------------- First I give and bequeath to my loving Wife Mary Two hundred acres of Land Whereon I now live Including the dwelling and all the other nec- essary out house[s] to her own proper use during her natural life and then to revert Back to the use of my son['s] Youngest son[s] William and John to be equally devided betwixt them I give to my loving Wife her bed and furni- ture and every species of property I rcd with her at our Marriage I likewise give her the choice of the Cows, I have also a brown mare Known by the name Cate, I likewise give and bequeath to her thirty pounds in cur[r]ency to be paid from the sale of my moveable property after my Just debts are paid. Secondly I give to my son Joseph ten Shillings, I give to my [orig: daughter] Polly Ten Shillings - I give to my daughter Rebecca five Shillings I give to my daughter Ann five Shillings - I give ["and bequeath" x-out] to to[sic] my daughter Pansy five Shillings I give and bequeath to my daughter Jenny a good feather bed and furniture A Cow and Calf known by the name of Blackey a young filly two years old known by the name of [" " erased] the saddle and bridle a Tea table and the largest iron pot --- I give to my niece Ann daughter of John Clendening[sic] decd. A Cow and Calf to be valued at four pound ten Shillings I likewise give and Bequeath to my son sons[?] James & Fisher two hundred Acres of land Unimproved to be Equally devided between[sic] them as they may think proper - also I give & bequeath to my sons Youngest sons William and John the [Will Book Volume D, page 26] home plantation mentioned above to be equally devided Betwixt them after they ar[r]ive at lawful age Still reserving to my beloved Wife Mary her maintenance and use of her house should she be a widow at the period Should either or both of my youngest sons William or John die before the[y] ar[r]ive at the age of twenty one years then the Esta- te of both or either of them is to revert back to my sons Sons James and Fisher and to be equally Devided betwixt them. Lastly I give my Son William a coffee pot and half a dozen silver tea spoons the residue of my property not specially Willed is to be sold to the best advantage and the surplus if any after paying my Just debt and funeral charges, to be equally devided betwixt my tow[sic] youngest sons for the purpose of Educating them also I appoint castitute[constitute] and ordain the sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament the following persons John Thompson Esqr. and Andrew Murdock and do disallow revoke and disanull[sic] all and every other Will and Testament by me made and Executors by me Iny[sic] wise before mentioned or named ratifying and confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 17th of June 1790 ----- N.B. it is my Will and desire that my son youngest Sons William and John are bound out to trades as so[o]n as they ar[r]ive at proper age This I have added before I have sighned[sic] this my last Will ["and" x-out] as the witnesses who have signed can testify signed & sealed in the present of--- William Clendenin James Johnston John Johnston Orange County Febr. Term 1801 ----- The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of William Clendenin Decd. and the Codicil thereto was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of James Johnston & John Johnston subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded - At the same time the Executors therein Nam'd qualified accordingly ------------- Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 25-26 Recorded Feb 1801 Original is very faded. In the original, the scribe used "Tow" when the word "two" was meant. The tanscriber into the Will Book didn't understand this and made the parts that refer to "My Two Youngest Sons" into "My son Youngest Sons", making this much harder to understand. "Pansy" in the Will Book appears more linke "Fanny" in the original. Also the Testator signs his name Clindenin No estate papers found.