Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Cox, William January 20, 1767 ************************************************ 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: Will Book Volume A, pages 53-55 Written: January 20, 1767 Recorded: Feb 1767 Testator: William Cox [Will Book Volume A, page 53] In the name of God Amen, I William Cox of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina ~~ ~~ Being weak in Body but in Perfect Sences Preased be God, Do make this my last Will & Testament Imprimis I give to my son Harmon Cox, that whole tract of Land, on the East side of Deep River, whereon he now live to him & his heirs forever Item. I give to my son William Cox, that whole tract of Land Called the ???? on the west side of Deep River to him, & his Heirs forever Item I give to my son John Cox, part of the tract of Land I now live on. Beginning for the Division, between him & my son Thomas, at a Sycamore or Butter wood tree, on the River bank a little below my fence marked with three Notches on the West side of the River from thence Running West, will it come to a Hollow Leading [Will Book Volume A, page 54] Leading down to the Mill Creek, then Down the said Hollow about twenty poles to the Mill Creek, thence up ~~ & with the Creek, till it Enterest a West line thence ~~ along the line North to the River, thence Down the River to the Beginning, as also that Whole tract of Land lying on the Mill Creek Containing two ~~ Hundred & twenty five Acres above William McFarsons Land, both which Pieces of Land, I give unto my said son John, to him & his heirs forever ~~~ Item I give to my son Solomon Cox, that while tract of Land lying on the Little Branch Creek where Benjamin ~~~ Williams family lived, where my son Solomon now lives to him & his heirs forever ~~~ Item I give to my son Thomas Cox the Remaining ~~ par of the aforesaid tract of Land, I now live on Divided from my son John by a West line from the Sycamore as aforesaid leaving the Lower end including Mills & Improvements there as also One hundred & Eighty Acres out of the tract of my Brother formerly lived, Beginning at ~~ The Original Beginning W. O. ?? Running thence West thirty five Chains, or one hundred & forty poles to the Corner W. O. Thence South along a line of the whole tract Sixty poles thence East One hundred & Eighty four poles. Thence South fifty five & a half poles, Then East One hundred & fifty Six poles to te line of the whole Tract Thence North along the said line One hundred and fifteen poles & a half to the first Corner W. O. Thence West, two hundred poles to the first beginning, to him & his heirs for- =ever Item. I give to my five Sons Harmon William John Solomon & Thomas two tenths of the land & monies & Tools Equally Divided, lying on Crawford Road, on the Round Mountain to them & their heirs forever Item I leave to my Daughter Rebecca Dixon in Penslva- =nia five Shillings Sterling Item I leave to my Daughter Mary Lindley wife to ~~~~ James Lindley five Shillings Sterling ~~~~~ [Will Book Volume A, page 55] Item. I leave the living stock as they now are with those that has them a keeping Item I leave my Daughter Martha Terrell wife of William Terrell three Pounds. Item I have my Daughter Marjory Nicholas wife of ~~~ Isaac Nicholas three pounds Item I leave my Daughter Catherine Hunt wife of Elizor Hunt three pounds Item I leave to each of my five Sons Harmon William John Solomon & Thomas, three pounds each ~~~~ Item I leave the rest of my Estate both real & parsonal in this Province or else where, Land, Goods & other Effects after the payment of my Just Debts to the Disposal of my Executors & I do appoint my trusty & will beloved Son & Couson, William Cox & Isaac Cox ~~ my Sole Executors of this my last will & Testament ~~~~~ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal, this 20th Day of the first month 1767 ~~ Sealed Declared & Published by the } within named William Cox for } W. C. (seal) his last will & Testament in the } Presence of us. ~~~~~~~ } John Cox } William Moffitt } John Allen } At an Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions begun & held for the County of Orange at Hillsborough, the Second Tuesday in February in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred & Sixty Seven ~~~~~ Present his Majesties Justices &c This Will was Exhibited in Open Court & Duly proved by the Oaths of William Moffitt & Jno. Allen & Ordered to be Recorded Test Francis Nash C.C. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume A, pages 53-55 Recorded Feb 1767 Note: This is the first will that lists the town as "Hillsborough". Prior to this, the town was known as Childsberg (various spellings) No loose will found. No estate papers found.