Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Crawford, Hugh October 4, 1800 ************************************************ 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 85-86 Written: October 4, 1800 Recorded: Feb 1803 Testator: Hugh Crawford In the Name of God Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Hugh Crawford of the County of Orange and State of No. Carolina Being Old and Infirm though of Perfect Mind and Memory Calling to Mind the Mortalaty[sic] of My Body and that it is ap[p]ointed for all men Once to Die, I Do make Constitute and Ordain this to Be my Last Will and Testament, Principally And first of All I Give my soul to God and my Body to the Dust to be Buried In a Decent Christian Man[n]er at the Discretion of my Executors And as Touching such Worldly Estate as it Hath Pleased God to B[l]ess me With In This Life I Demise Give and Bequeath it In the Following man= =ner after my Decease first I Leave My Beloved Wife Jinny to the Care of my Only son Samule[sic] Hopeing and Believeing that he Will Furnish Her With Every Nesesary she stands In Need of, her Bed and Furniture is to Be at her Own Disposal Secondly I Give and Bequeath to my Son Samule All The Lands I Now Possess as Negro Fillow Named Tonny[Note 1] With all my stock of Every Kind My Household and Kitchen Furniture and Farming untentials, But Be it Remembered and it is my sincere Wish and Desire that should my son Samule Die Without a Lawfull Heir then In that Case the Tow[sic] Thirds of my Land that I [x-out] Now Possess Together With all my Hous[e]hold and Kitchen Furniture and Likewise The One Halfe of my stock of Every Description shall Revert Back and Be at the Disposal of my Beloved Wife Jinny Thirdly I Leave To My Daughter Elizabeth Walker A sorrel Filly or the Value Thereof To Be Estimated By Tow Honest Men the Filly to Be Delivered or the Valuation In Twelve months, I also ap[p]oint to this my Last Will and Testament Andrew Murdock and my Only Son Samule Craford[sic] To Put the Same In Execution and Do ~~~ Disallow Revoke and Disannull all and Every other Will and Testament made By me and Executors In anywise Before Mentioned or Named. Ratifying this to Be My Last Will and Testament In Witness Whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th of ["September" x-out] October 1800 Sighned In the presence of Wm. Freshwater Hugh Crawford (seal) John Galbraith Jurat Exr. Qualifd. [Will Book Volume D, page 85] In the Name of God Amen, I Hugh Crawford of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being old & infirm though of perfect mind & memory Cal[l]ing to mind the mortality of My Boddy & that it is appointed for all Men once to die, I do make and Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament Principally and first of all I give my Soul to God & my Body to the dust to be Buri ed in a decent Christian Manner at the discretion of my Executors, and as touch -ing Such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased [God] to bless me with In this life I demise give & bequeath it in the following manner after my decease ~~~~ First I leave my beloved Wife Jenny to the care of my only Son Samuel Hopeing & believing that he Will furnish her With every necessary she stands in need of, her bed & furniture is to be at her own Disposal ~~ Secondly I give and bequeath to my Son Samuel all the lands I now possess as Negroe Fellow Named Tonney With all my Stock of every Kind my Household & Kitchen furniture & farming tools but be it remembered & it is my Sincere Wish & desire that should my son [Samuel] die without a lawful heir then in that Case the two thirds of my Land that I Now possess together With all my Household & Kitchen furniture & likewise the one half of my Stock of every discreption Shall revert back & be at the disposal of my beloved Wife Jinny ~~~~ Thirdly I leave to my Daughter Elizabeth Walker a Sorrel Filly or the Value thereof to be estimat ed [Will Book Volume D, page 86] Estimated by Some [orig: two] honest Men the filly to be delivered or the Valuation in twelve months ~~~~ I also appoint to this my last Will and Testament Andrew Murdock & my Only Son Samule Crawford to put the Same in Execution & do disallow revoke & disanull all and every other Will & Testament made by me, And Executors in any wise before mentioned [or] named. Ratify ing this to be my last Will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have Set my hand & [affixed my] Seal this 4th of October 1800 Signed in the presence of Wm. Freshwater Hugh Crawford (seal) John Galbraith Orange County Febry. Term 1803 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of High Craw- -ford Decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of John Galbraith one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto & order to be Recorded ~~~ At the Same time the Exrs therein named qualified accord ingly ~~ Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 85-86 Recorded Feb 1803 Note 1: In the will book copy of this, this name is "Tonney" No estate papers found.