ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Fisher Clendenin, 19 Apr 1811
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FISHER CLENDENIN

In the name of God, Amen. I Fisher Clendenin of the County of Orange, being 
bery sick and weak in body but in perfect mind & memory.  Thanks be given to 
God, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is 
appointed for men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and 
Testament, that is to say, principally first of all I give and recommend my 
soul to God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried 
with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, not doubting 
but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty 
power of God, and as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to 
bless me with this life, I give, demise and dispose in the following manner 
and form.

First, I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Ann the whole of my land 
for her benefit and the support of the Children until my oldest son, Thomas 
arrives at the age of twenty one years, provided she shall remain a widow, but 
if she shall  at any time previous to that period enter into the married state 
she shall have no more claim to said land, but if she shall remain in 
widowhood shall be entitled to a good support from said land during her 
natural life.  I further give and bequeath to my said wife one bay horse, two 
feather beds & furniture, two cows a& calves.  I also give her the right and 
title to a Negro girl named Amy during the terms of three years.  At the 
expiration of which time her title to said girl shall cease and said girl 
shall be sold to the highest bidder for the equal benefit of my five sons and 
the child whether male of female of which my wife in now pregnant.

Secondly, the whole of my movable property except the above mentioned articles 
and what shall be hereafter mentioned shall be sold to the highest bidder and 
the produce equally divided among my five sons, Thomas, Joseph, William, 
James, Fisher and the child whether male or female of which my wife is now 
pregnant.  It is further to be understood that in the event of my wifes 
marriage before the period as above specified the whole of my land shall 
immediately be sold to the highest bidder, but if her Widowhood should 
continue  at the period above mentioned such part of said land shall be sold 
for the equal benefit of my above mentioned children, and shall not interfere 
with the provision necessary for her support, but if after the above mentioned 
period she shall marry the whole of the land shall be sold and the produce 
appropriated as before mentioned.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Sarah one chest of 
drawers and at the age of eighteen years or upon her marriage she shall 
receive from the produce of the sale or sales before mentioned one horse and 
saddle worth thirty pounds lawful currency in this state.  Fourthly, I give 
and bequeath to my apprentice William Izzel one sorrel mare called Nance, 
provided said apprentice shall continue with my family until the tenth of June 
next ensuing, and shall demean himself with propriety, but if he shall in 
these condition fail, said mare shall be sold with the above mentioned 
property and the produce in the same way appropriated.

Lastly, I nominate and appoint my dearly beloved wife Ann and William Bradshaw 
Jun., my executors to carry this my last Will into full effect and to settle 
all my worldly business.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Fisher 
Clendenin as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his 
presence and I the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names 
this 19th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1811.

Leonard Prather
James Turner

						Fisher Clendenin