Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Copeland, David Sr March 7, 1799 ************************************************ 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 C, pages 163-164 Written: March 7, 1799 Recorded: Feb 1800 Testator: David Copeland, Sr In the name of God Amen. I David Copland of orange County and State of North Carolina being in perfect health of bodey and mind and memory but Calling to mind the mortality of [my] bodey and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and testament and principally and first of all I Recommend my Soul to Al mity God who gave it and my Bodey to the Earth to be decent[l]y Entred[interred] at the direction of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the same by the Might power of my Dear Redee mer Jesus Christ and as touching Such Worldly Estate that it has pl[e]as[e]d God to bless me with I give and Devise in the following manner to wit ---------- firs[t] I give and bequeath to my Beloved wife Elizabeth my Dwelling house one feather bed and furniture and two Cows and one hefer and a riding Beast when She has occasion to Ride, one Negro wench of the Name of Abagel with all the rest of my Household furniture the Cattle She may Dispose of when She pleases and my Sons David and Duglas is to find hur sufficient Maintenance as Long as She lives and fier wood and after hur Deceas[e] to descend to my Sons David and Duglas and thur heirs for [page 2] Ever to be Equaly Divided bitwine[between] them and thur heirs and to my Sons William Hugh and John and my Daughter Elizabeth Nunn five Shillings Each to be paid out of my Estate and to my sons Duglas and David I Leave all my Land to be Equaly Devid ed bitwine them and thur heirs for Ever and to Son David I Leave to him and his heirs for Ever one Negro Boy the name of Job[Joh?] and to my Son Duglas a boy the Name of Symon and all the rest of my Estat[e] that is Left to thur mother after hur Decease to them and thur heirs for Ever and I do appoint David and Duglas Copland my Sons Executors of this my last will and testament and I do al[l]ow this to be my Last Will and I do Sit aside all other Wills and al[l]ow this to be my Last given under my hand this 7 day of March one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Nine Signd, seald in the his presens of David (X) Copland Senior (seal) John Wood } mark Isaac Holden } Jurat John Holden Exrs. both quallified fee pd. Recorded [Will Book Volume C, page 163] In the name of God Amen. I David Copland of Orange County and State of North Carolina being in perfect health of Body and mind and memory but Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament and principally & first of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my Body to the Earth to be decently interred at the direction of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resur= =rection I shall Receive the same by the Might power of ["God" x-out] my Dear Redeemer Jesus Christ and as touching such Worldly Estate that it has pleased God to bless me with I give and Devise in the following manner to wit - First I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved wife Elizabeth my Dwelling house, One Feather Bed and furniture and Two Cows and One heifer and a Riding beast when she has occasion to ride, one Negro wench of the name of Abagel with all the rest of my Household furniture the Cattle she may Dispose of when she pleases and my sons David and Douglas is to find her sufficient Maintenance as Long as she Lives and fire wood and after her decease to Descend to my sons David and Douglas and their Heirs forever to be Equally divided between them and their Heirs and to my sons [orig: William] Hugh and John and my daughter Elizabeth Nunn five shillings Each to be paid out of my Estate and to my sons Douglas and David I Leave all my Land to be Equally Divided between them and their Heirs forever and to son David I Leave to him and his Heirs forever one negro Boy by the name of Job[Joh?] and to my son Douglas a Boy by the name of Lyman and all the rest of my Estate that is Left to their mother after her decease to them and their Heirs forever.- And I do Appoint David and Douglas [orig: Copland] my sons Executors of this my Last Will [Will Book Volume C, page 164] and Testament and I do allow this to be my Last Will and I do set aside all other Wills and allow this to be my Last - Given under my hand this 7th day of March One Thousand seven Hundred and Ninety nine ---------- sign'd, seal'd in presence of John Wood David Copland Senr (seal) Isaac Holden John Holden Orange County February Term 1800 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of David Copland Senior was duly proved on Open Court by the Oaths of John Wood and Isaac Holden subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded - at the same time David Copland and Douglas Copland Executors therein name qualified accordingly ---- Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume C, pages 163-164 Recorded Feb 1800 No estate papers found.