Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Craig, John August 5, 1816
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 496-497
Written: August 5, 1816
Recorded: Feb 1817
Testator: John Craig

                     "Recorded"
In the name of God Amen I John Craige of Orange County & State of NC finding Myself Very
frail in body Yet in perfect Mind & memory Thank God for the Same &c and Calling to Mind the
Mortallity of my body Knowing it is appointed for all men ones to die Do make and Ordain this my Last
Will & Testement (Viz) first I give my Soul & Recommend it to God who gave it & My body I
Recommend to the Earth To bee Buryed in a Decent Chris[t]ian Like Manner at the Right Side of
My Wife Mary Who is gone bifore Mee &c & as Touching Such Worldly Estate as it ["as it" erase] has pleased God to bless
Mee with I give & Devise & Dispose of the Same in Manner & form as follows (Viz) I give & bequeath
to My Sons Samuel & Abraham the Land I Now Live on New Hope Creek to bee the Dividing Line
Down to a Marked Beach[Beech] Tree thence south along a marked Line To the Old Line &c
& Abraham the South Side & Samuel to possess the part on which I now Live & I will that my
Daughter Peggy Shall Live With Samuel as Long as She Remains Single & to have hir Living of[f] the Land & to be
Mistress of the house & buildings. the furniture To bee Devided bitwixt Peggy & Samuel one ~
part to Samuel & Two to Peggy. Itim I give to My Son James Two Negroes Isack & Heriott [Harriett] ~
Itum I give To Elizabeth Russell & hir Children 2 Negroes Viz Tom and Phillis Itim I give to My son
Samuel Two Negroes Ben and Saul Itum[sic] I give To My Son Abraham Two Negros Pompy & Joe ~
Itum I give to My Daughter Peggy One Negro Woman Named Fan One Called Rachel & a boy Call'd
Jim Also the prise[price] of Rose & hir Child I Sold to Thos. Latta Itim I Will to my daughter Polly
A Negro Girl Called Lucy A Negro Woman Called Jin with hir 2 youngest Children Viny & Lucy
Itim I will to my grand Son John Long one Negro boy Primes[Primus?] & one Sorral Mare called Trimmer also
One black Cote & Jacket Itim I Will To My grand Daughter Eliz[ab]eth Craige of David one girl Hester
John Long to go to a trade & When of age to get Primes & Betsey Craige to Live With Peggy ~~~

[page 2]
Itum I Will to Each of my grand Sons named for mee $6 Itum I Will to my Son Alexr.
the Land he Lives on & Two Negroes Peter & Frank also My Rifle gun - The Stock of Cattle I Will
to Peggy Except one good Cow to Polly My Sheep I will to Pegey To Enable hir to Cloth the famely[sic]
Except 2 to Poly. In Case Samuel Should Marry a Devition[division] is to be made in the Cattle & he is
to have one 3d part & to have free possession of one of the Houses if he Choses to Seperate[sic] from
Peggy Itum I Will to My Son Sam My Waggon & Geer Also all my farming utencils to Enable
him to Support the Stock & famely.  Itim I Will to Sam & Alexdr. My Still & Vessils &c.
Itim I Will to Sam My Smith Tools but Must Let Alexr. and Abraham have the use
of them When they have a Job to Do &c Item I Will To My 3 grand daughters By David
Viz Nancy Murdock Polly & Sally Craige To Each Five Shilling. All Money Remaining I will to bee Devided
Equally between Peggy Sam: & Polly Except the Above Named prise[price] of Rose & Child Willed to Peggey
My Stock of horses I Will to Pegey & Saml. (Viz) the two Black Mares & thir present Colt to Pegey the Rest all to Sam
My Wearing aperal[apparel] of all Kinds I allow Pegey to Distribute them among my 4 sons as She Chuses
My Book:s I Wish to bee Devided Equally amongst My Children all. -- In Consideration of the
Confedence I Repose in My Nephew Isack Craige My Son Abraham & Son in Law Alexer.
Russell I appoint & Constitute them to Execute this My Last Will & Testement as the
Law Will Direct.  In Witness Whareof I have hearunto Set My hand and Seal this
fifth Day of August one thousand Eight hundred and sixteen Sighned Sealed and
Delivered in the presents of us Both Present

Alexdr. Russell  }                                        John Craig (Seal)
Isaac Craig      } Jurat
                   Alexr Russell }
                   Isaac Craig   }  qualified as Exrs.

[Will Book Volume D, page 496]
In the name of God Amen, I John Craig of Orange County
and State of N.C. finding myself very frail in body yet in perfect
mind & memory thank God for the Same &c and calling to mind
the Mortallity of my body Knowing it is appointed for all Men
once to die, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament (Viz)
First, I give my Soul & recommend it to God who gave it & my body
I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Like Man
=ner at the right side of my Wife Mary who is gone before Me &c ~~~
& as Touching such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless
me with, I give & devise & dispose of the same in manner & form
as follows (Viz) I give & bequeath to my two Sons Samuel & Abraham
the Land I now Live on, New Hope Creek to be the dividing line down
to a marked Beach[Beech] tree, thence south along a marked line to the
old line &c & Abraham the South side & Samuel to possess the part
on which I now live, & I Will that my daughter Peggy shall live
with Samuel as long as she remains single & to have her living
of[f] the Land & to be Mistress of the House & buildings, the furniture
to be divided betwixt Peggy & Samuel one part to Samuel & two to
Peggy. Item I give to my son James two Negroes Jack [orig: Isack] & Harriett

Item. I give To Elizabeth Russell & her children 2 Negroes (viz) Tom & Phillis

Item I give to My son Samuel two Negroes Ben & Saul, Item I give
to my Son Abraham two Negroes Pompey & Joe Item I give to
my daughter Peggy One Negro woman named Fan, one called Rachel
& a boy called Jim also the price of Rose & her child I sold to Thos. Latta

Item I Will to my daughter Polly a Negro Girl called Lucy, a
Negro Woman called Jin with her 2 youngest children Viney & Lucy

[Will Book Volume D, page 497]
Item, I Will to my grandson John Long one Negro boy Primus & one
Sorrel Mare called Trimmer also one black Coat & Jacket, Item I
Will to my grand daughter Elizabeth Craig of David one girl Hester
John Long to go to a trade & when of age to get Primus & Betsey Craig to
live with Peggy Item I Will to each of my grandsons named for
me $6~ Item I Will to my son Alexr. the land he lives on & 2
Negroes Peter & Frank also my Rifle Gun - The stock of Cattle I Will
to Peggy except one good Cow to Polly ~ My sheep I Will to Peggy to
enable her to clothe the family except 2 to Polly ~ In case Samuel
should Marry a division is to be made in the Cattle & he is to have one 3d
part & to have free possession of one of the Houses if he Choses to seperate[sic] from Peggy. Item I will to my son Sam my Waggon & Geers also [all]
my farming Utensils to enable him to support the Stock & family

Item I Will to Sam & Alexr. my Still & Vessels &c. Item I Will to
Sam my Smith tools, but must let Alexr. & Abraham have the
use of them when they have a Job to do &c ~~ Item I Will to my 3
grand daughters by David viz. Nancy Murdock Polly & Sally Craig
to each five Shilling, All money remaining I will to be divided
equally between Peggy Sam & Polly except the above named price
of Rose & child willed to Peggy. My Stock of Horses I Will to Peggy
& Saml. (Viz) the two Black Mares & the present Colt to Peggy

[This passage found in loose will, skipped in will book copy]
the Rest all to Samuel My wearing aperal[apparel] of all Kinds I allow Pegey
[end of skipped passage]

                                                              to
distribute them among my 4 Sons as She chooses, my Books I wish
to be divided equally amongst my children all, In consideration
of the confidence I repose in my Nephew Isaac Craig my son
Abraham & son in law Alexr. Russell, I appoint & constitute them
to execute this my last Will & Testament as the law will direct ~~~

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this fifth day
of August one thousand eight hundred & sixteen ~~ Signed Sealed [and Delivered]
in the presence of us Both Present ~~
Alexr. Russell                            John Craig (Seal)
Isaac Craig

                                       Orange County February Term 1817
The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of John Craig decd. was duly
proved in Open Court by the Oaths of Alexr. Russell & Isaac Craig two of the
Executor therein named qualified accordingly
                                Test     J. Taylor CC

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 496-497
Recorded Feb 1817

Estate Papers comprise 20 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Craig, John Jr. (1816)".

Testator's daughter Polly married John Ireland

[Estate Papers - Report of Sale Feb 1820]
Rebruary Term 180
Return of the amont of Sale
of the 2 Negro girls belong to the Estate
of John Craig Jr. Decd.

Sold 5 Decembr 1819

Amount of the girl Sarah $339- 0
Amount of the girl Clary  220-46
                       __________
Due nine month after date 559-46

[Estate Papers - Division of Slaves xxxx]

We the undersigned Commissioners
In pursuance to an order of the worship
:full the County Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for the County of Orange
proceeded to value and apportion
the negroes belonging to the estate of
David Crag late of said County, among
the Several Heirs of him the said
David, towit Polly Crag, Sarah
Craig Elizabeth Craig and Alexander
Russell administrator of John Craig
dec'd. one of the Children of the said
David having viewed and ascertained
their value Do distribute and
divide them among the several
Heirs in the following manner
that is to say To Polly Craig By ballot
we assign & give the negro Boy
Pleasant; To Alexander Russell
as administrator of John deceased,
we allot in the same manner
Sarah and Clary: -- To Sarah
Craig we assign Hester: and to
Elizabeth Craig we give or assign
a Girl of the name of Dilcey
                       It\

    It was not possible for the
Commissioners having due regard to
the relative value of the negroes, to
divide them equally among the Several
Heirs.  Hence with a view of doing
equal justice among them they sai
and award that Polly ["Russell" x-out]
Craig, shall pay to the other
joint Heirs towit Sarah Craig,
Elizabeth Craig and to Alexander
Russell administrator as aforesaid
each the sum of twelve and
an half Dollars == By doing so
the Commissioners think equal
justice will be done among them.

    In Testimony whereof we
the Commissioners have here unto
set their hands and affixed
our ["their" x-out] seals at the village of the
University the 14th day of September
1816
            [Commissioners signatures and seals]