Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Cloud, Daniel February , 1812 ************************************************ 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 327-328 Written: February , 1812 Recorded: Feb 1812 Testator: Daniel Cloud To the Worshipful Court of Orange County Greeting Be it known unto all Men that this is my Last will and testament I being in my perfect mind and memory First that all my Just debts be paid for which purpose I Nominate and Choose to be my [w]hole & sole Executors My two sons Joel Cloud & David Cloud after all my Just debts are [paid] First I bequeath unto my Beloved wife Nancy Cloud the privilege & benefit of the house I now live in during her widow- hood & one Certain Sorrel Mare the Choice of two of the best Cows also the third part of the income of New Hope Mill Secondly I leave unto my son Samuel the plantation or tract of Land whereon he now lives by paying his Mother forty shillings a year. Thirdly I leave the Tract whereon I now live & the Clark Tract between my two sons Joel & John as follows Joel is to have the lower part of the land or plantation I now live on Including the tan yard if they Cannot agree in the dividing line They are to have t[w]o Judicious Men to do it for them also the Clark Tract fourthly I leave unto Daniel & David the Tract of land on newhope and Mill that I bought of John Mitchel to be divided as follows The old part where Mitchel lived I leave to Daniel so as the Tract of land & Mill be equally divided between them Daniel and David by refirees if they cannot agree [page 2] Fourthly[sic] I leave unto My Daughter Martha fifteen pounds fifthly I leave unto My Daughter Sarah one hundred Pounds Sixthly I leave unto My Daughter Mary one hundred Pounds I also Leave My two Daughters Sarah & Mary Each of them a feather bed & furniture I leave My Stud horse to my son David I leave My son John The bay filly All the remaining part of my estate Exclusive of the before mentioned after all my Just debts are paid is to be sold & Divided Equally between all my before Mentioned Children & widow Except all the remaing[sic] Beds & furniture which I leave unto my beloved Wife Nancy likewise all the household furniture Test Will Palmer } Daniel Cloud (seal) } Jurat John Comb } Jesse Peine[Pierce?] Exr. qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 327] To the worshipful court of Orange County Greeting ~~~~~~~ Be it known unto all Men that this is my Last Will and Testament I being in my perfect mind and memory ~~~ First that all my Just debts be paid for which pur -pose I nominate and choose to be my whole and sole executors my two sons Joel Cloud and David Cloud after all my Just debts are paid, first I bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy Cloud the privilege and benefit of the House I now live in during her widowhood and one certain Sorrel Mare the choice of two of the best cows, also the third part of the income of New Hope Mill ~~~~~ Secondly I leave unto my Son Saml. the plantation, or tract of Land whereon he now lives by paying his Mother forty shillings a year ~~~~~~ Thirdly I leave the tract whereon I now live and the Clark Tract between my two sons Joel, and John as follows ~~~~ Joel is to have the lower part of the Land or plantation I now live on Including the tan yard if they cannot agree in the dividing line they are to have t[w]o Judicious Men to do it for them also the Clark Tract ~~~~ Fourthly I leave unto Daniel and David the Tract of Land on New Hope & Mill that I bought of John Mitchel to be divided as follows, the old part where Mitchel lived I leave to Danl. so as the tract of Land and mill be equally divided between them Daniel and David by referees if they can -not agree ~~~~~ Fourthly[sic] I leave unto my Daughter Martha fifteen pounds ~~~ Fifthly I leave unto My Daughter Sarah one Hundred pounds, [passage in loose will left out of will book version] Sixthly I leave unto My Daughter Mary one hundred Pounds [end of skipped passage] I also leave unto my two Daughters Sarah and Mary Each of them a feather Bed [Will Book Volume D, page 328] Bed and furniture ~~~ I leave my Stud Horse to my son David ~~~ I leave my Son John the bay filly ~~~ All the re -maining part of my estate exclusive of the before men -tioned after all my Just debts are paid is to be sold and divided equally between all my before mentioned Children and indow[sic orig: widow] except all the remaining Beds and furniture which I leave unto my beloved Wife Nancy likewise all the Household furniture ~~~~~~ Test William Palmer } Daniel Cloud (seal) John Comb } Jesse Peine } Orange County February Term 1812 ~~~~~ The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Daniel Cloud Deceased was duly prove in open Court by the Oath of William Palmer and John Comb two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be record[ed] at the same time the executors therein named qualified accordingly Test J. Taylor CCC by T. Fergusson Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 327-328 Recorded Feb 1812 Not dated. No executor named. Estate Papers comprise 42 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Cloud, Daniel (1812)". These include Inventory, Sale, various Notes. No slaves were found there.