ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Hugh Currie, 10 Oct 1849
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	I Hugh Currie of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being 
of sound and disponing mind and memory do make publish & declare this to be my 
last will and Testament revoking all former wills made by me.
	Item 1.  I give & bequeath to my friend John Latta his executus & 
administratus the following negroes now in possession of my son-in-law Allen 
Petty to wit Rachel & her children Jenny, Simon, Maria & Charles & their 
future increase to be held by said John Latta in trust:  first for the sale & 
separate use & benefit of my daughter Sally Petty, free from any control of 
her husband Allen Petty during her natural life-- Secondly in trust for such 
of the children of my daughter Sally Petty, that are now living, as may be 
surviving at her death.
	Item 2.  I give and devise to my son William Currie, if he be living 
and returns to the County of Orange, the plantation in which I now live 
containing about 224 acres-- but if my son William Currie is dead or does not 
return to the County of Orange, I give and devise the said tract of land to my 
grand children Mary Currie, Betsey Currie, Edith Currie, Sallie Currie & Hugh 
Currie.
	Item 3.  I direct my executors to sell my negroes Sandy, William, 
Martha & child, Becca & child, Delcy and my girl Lucy now in the possession of 
Allen Petty at private sale upon a credit of six months taking bond, good 
security & int of the proceeds I give & bequeath one third part to my daughter 
Patty Clark, one third part to the children of my daughter Edith Reeves 
deceased & one third part to the children of my son William Currie , the said 
negroes to be allowed to choose their own masters provided a fair price is 
offered by the persons so chosen.
	Item 4.  The rest and residue of my property and effects effects not 
disposed of by this will I direct to be sold upon a credit of six months & the 
proceeds to be applied first in the payment of my just debts & the remainder 
to be divided in the same manner as directed in the third item of this will --
	Item 5.  I constitute & appoint my friends Joseph Latta and John Latta 
Executors of this my last will & testament --
	Given under my hand & seal this 10th day of October 1849 --

Signed sealed published                        his
and declared in the presence               Hugh X Currie    (seal)
of --  J. Allison                              mark
       Geo. Laws


Orange County Court May Term 1820
	The execution of the foregoing last will and testament of Hugh Currie 
deceased, is duly proved, in open Court, by the oaths of J. Allison and Geo. 
Laws and subscribing witnesses thereto, and indued to be recorded -- At the 
same time Joseph Latta and John Latta the Executors therein named, renounced 
this right to qualify as Executors of said will -- whereupon All the said Hugh 
Currie Deceased, is granted to Henry McDaniel, who enters into bond in the sum 
of $6000 -- with James C. Turnuntine [?] and George Laws his susitus [?]
					Test	J. Allison  C.C.C.
						By E. G. Gray, D.C.

State of North Carolina)
Orange County          )
		I Joseph Allison Clerk of the County Court of the County of 
Orange in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing is 
a true and perfect copy of the last will and testament of Hugh Currie, and the 
certificate of the probate of the same as the same appear of record in my 
office.
	In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of 
said Court at office the 6th day of June A.D. 1853
						J. Allison C.C.C.

State of North Carolina)
Orange County          )
		I, Cadwallader Jones Presiding Justice of the County Court of 
Orange County in the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that Joseph 
Allison whose name is signed to the above certificate is Clerk of said Court, 
and is the Keeper of the records of the same & that his said certificate is in 
due form of law.  Witnessed my hand at Orange aforesaid this 6th day of June 
A.D. 1853.
                                   Cad. Jones   (seal)

State of North Carolina)
Orange County          )
		I Joseph Allison Clerk of the County Court of Orange County in 
the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that Cadwallader Jones whose 
name is signed to the foregoing certificate is the Presiding Justice of the 
said Court -
                              In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
    (seal)                    name & affixed the seal of said Court at
                              office this 6th day of June A.D. 1853
                                                 J. Allison C.C.C.

State of Arkansas  )
County of Hempstead)
		I Simon T. Sanders Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex=Officer 
Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that 
the foregoing Will was filed for record in my office on the 27 day of June 
A.D. 1853 and the same is now duly recorded in the Will Book C pages 52, 53 & 
54.
				In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
	(seal)			my hand and affixed the seal of my
				office at Washington this 27 day of June
				A.D. 1853
						S. T. Sanders     Clerk


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