Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Conner, John June 7, 1788 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 180-182 Written: June 7, 1788 Recorded: May 1792 Testator: John Conner In the Name of God Amen } The Seventh of June in the Year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & Eighty Eight --- I, John Conner, of North Carolina in the County of Orange Being Sick and Weake of body but of Perfect Mind & Memory Thanks be Given to God Therefore Calling unto mind The Mortality of my Body - and Knowing that is it appointed for all men once to Die - Do Make & ordain this My Last Will and Testament that is to Say Principaly - and First of all I Give & Recommend My Soul into the hands of God that give it - and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth - to be Buried in a Christian Like and Decent Manner at the Discration of my Executors nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the same Again by the Mighty Power of God--- and as touching such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath Pleased god to Bless me in this Life -- I give - Devise & Dispose of the Same in the following Manner & form--- } Imprimis -- It is my Will and I do order -- that in the first place all my Just Debts & funeral Charges be paid and Satisfied -- Item } I give & Bequeath unto Elisabeth Conner My Loving wife first of All the Personable[sic] Propperty that I Possess that is one Mare & Horse With Three Head of Black Cattle grown & four head of young Cattle & All the Household furniture Dureing her Lifetime and at her Diseas[decease] it is my Desire & Will that James Watson & Margret his Wife Shall have the Deviding of the Personable[sic] ["that" erased] Property that my Wife Possesses at her Death & She Shall not Embasele[embezzle] none of sd. Chatt[l]es from sd. Watsons Children but What she Stands in Need of to Sustain Nature -- -- -- Item. it is my Will that James Watson Jur. Shall have my young Mare & Saddle -- -- -- Item - it is my Desire that my Plantation at my Death Shall be Sold & the money Equally Devided Betwixt my Wife & James Watson Senr. to them and their heirs & assi[g]ns for Ever in Witness I set my hand & seal the year & Date Above Writ[t]en Sign'd Seal'd and this my Last Will and Testament and all his others Void that have been made John (x) Conner (Seal) in Presence of us ------------- mark Test William Railey Jurat Test James Railey Hugh Mulhollan Jurat [Will Book Volume B, page 180] In the Name of God Amen } The se- -venth of June in the year of our Lord seven- -teen Hundred and Eighty eight I John Conner of North Carolina in the County of Orange. Being Sick and Weak of Body but of perfect mind and memory tha[n]ks be given to God therefore Calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body and Knowing that is it appointed for all Men once to die. Do make and ordain this My last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend [my] soul into the hands of God that give it. And for my body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like and a decent Manner at the discre- -tion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the [Will Book Volume B, page 181] same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life. I give Devise and dispose of the same in the follow- -ing Manner and Form } Imprimis - it is my Will & I do order that in the first place all my Just debts and funeral Charges be paid & satisfied - Item I give and bequeath unto Elisabeth Conner my Loving Wife first of all the personal property that I poss- -ess that is One Mare and Horse with three Head of Black Cattle Grown & four Head of Young Cattle & all the Household furniture During her Life time and at her disease[decease] it is my Desire and Will that James Watson and Margaret his Wife shall have the dividing of the Personal proper- -ty that my Wife posse[sse]s at her Death & she shall not Embasele[embezzle] none of sd. Chattles from sd. Watson's Children but what she stands in Need of to sustain Nature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is my ["Desire" x-out] Will that James Watson Junr. shall have my Young Mare and Saddle ~~~~~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume B, page 182] Item It is my Desire that my Plantation at my Death Shall be sold and the Money equally [divided] betwixt my Wife and James Watson Senr. to them and their heirs and Assi[g]ns for ever in Witness I set my hand and seal the year and date above Written Sign'd Seal'd and } his this my Last Will } John (x) Conner (Seal) and Testament and } mark all others Void that } have been made in } the presence of us } Test William Railey} Test James Railey } Jurant Hugh Mulhollan } State of North Carolina } Orange County } May Term 1792 The Execution of the above Will was duly proved on open Court by the sd. Wm. Railey James Railey and Hugh Mulholland the subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded Abner B. Bruce C C Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 180-182 Recorded May 1792 Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Conner, John (1792)". No family history found. No executor named in the will. James Watson James Watson was made Administrator on 31 May 1792.