Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Clendenin, William November 21, 1843 ************************************************ 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 179-181 Written: November 21, 1843 Recorded: Feb 1844 Testator: William Clendenin In the name of God Amen I William Clendinin of the County [of] Orange & State of Northcarolina being of sound mind & memory But Sencible that it is appointed for all living once to Die, Do Constitute and publish this my Last Will & Testament, in manner [and] form following (viz) first my Will & Desire Is that my Home plantation Remain In the possession of my Dearly Beloved Wife Jean, and my Daughters namely, Hariot S. Nancy Ann Sarah M. & Lettitia Bradshaw so long as then live Single, But If my Wife Should marry, In that event, Its my will that She come in for a childs part only, its further my will & Desire that All my property Remain In the undisturbed possession of my wife During Her natural Life unless She marry; & further my Will is that If my Son William Should marry or wish to Settle Himself, my will is that He Settle on that part of my Land Known By the name of The Glass Tract, & further Its my Will that in the Final Settlement of my Estate the Home plantation is to be the property of my son William & Its further my will that the land known by The [name of] Glass Tract That at the Decease of my Wife be the property of my Four Daughters Cornelia, Hariot S, Nancy A, & Sarah Margaret, and I Give & Bequeath to my Son William a negro Boy by the name of Jacob, to be Delivered to Him at the final Settle= ment of my Estate; Its further my Will That Each of my Daughters now with me be made Equal in point of all property of all Kinds With my Daughter Cornelia who is married and left me, & finally Its my Desire that In the Final Settlement of my Estate that an Equal Distribution of all my property not above mentioned, Shal[l] Be made amongst All my Children (Viz) Cornelia, Hariot S Nancy A. William H. and Sarah Margaret,- and Revoking all other Wills By me made do publish this my Last Will & Testament & Do Her[e]by ap[p]oint my friend & Neighbour.- John Stockard Executor, to this my last Will & Testament, In Testamony whare of I Have Hereunto Set my Hand & affixed my seal, this 21st day of Nov. 1843 -- Signed seald in presence of us who were present Wm Clendinin (Seal) Geo Clendenin } Fisher Clendenin } Jurat Exr. qualified [Will Book Volume F, page 179] In the name of God Amen I William Clendinin of the County [of] Orange & State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory But Sencible that it is appointed for all living once to die do constitute & publish this my last will & Testament in manner [and] form [Will Book Volume F, page 180] following (Viz) first my Will & Desire Is that my home plantation remain in the possession of my dearly beloved Wife Jean and my Daughters namely, Hariot S. Nancy Ann Sarah M. & Lettitia Bradshary so long as then live single but if my wife should marry In that event its my will that she come in for a Childes[sic] part only its further my will & Desire that all my property remain in the undisturbed poss- ession of my wife during her natural life unless she marry & further my Will is that if my son William should marry or wish to settle himself My Will is that he settle on that part of my land known by the name of the Glass tract & further it is my will that in the final settlement of my Estate the Home plantation is to be the property of my son William & its further my will that the land known by the [name of] Glass tract that at the decease of my wife be the property of my four Daughters Camilia Hariot S. Nancy A. & Sarah Margar -et & I give & Bequeath to my son William a negro boy by the name of Jacob to be Deliver[e]d to him at the final settlement of my estate its further my will that each of my daughters now with me be made Equal in point of all property of all Kinds With my daughter Caroline[?] Who is married & left me & finally its my desire that in the final settlement of my Estate that an Equal distribution of all my property not above mentioned shall be made amongst all my Children (Viz) Caroline Hariot S Nancy A. William H. & Sarah Marg- aret & Revoking all other will[s] by me maid[sic] do publish this my last Will & Testament & do hereby ap[p]oint my friend & Neighbour John Stockard Executor to this my last Will & Testament In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix[ed] my seal this 21st day of Nov 1843 Signed sealed in William Clendining[sic] (Seal) presence of [us] who were present George Clendenin Fisher Clendenin Orange County Feb Term 1844 [Will Book Volume F, page 181] The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of William Clendenin Decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of George Clendenin & Fisher Clendenin the subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded At the same time John Stockerd the Executor therein named appeared in Open Court & qualified accordingly Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 179-181 Recorded Feb 1844 Original loose will is badly faded Original: Bradshaw - Will Book Bradshary Original: Hariot - Will Book scribe didn't read this right. Original: Cornelia - Will Book scribe didn't read this right. Has Caroline and Camelia Estate Papers comprise 14 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Clendenin, William (1846)". This appears to be a mix of this testator's accounts with executor of John Stockard. These papers might pertain to more than one testator. Heirs are listed as Catharine Clendenin, Mary Clendenin, Nancy Clendenin, Benjamin Clendenin and Rebecca Clendenin. These names are not in this will, and are part of a petition of 1838, so it is unlikely that these petition belongs to this testator's estate.