Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Debley, Jacob May 17, 1790
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume B, pages 126-128
Written: May 17, 1790
Recorded: Feb 1791
Testator: Jacob Debley

In the name of God Amen I Jacob Debley of the State of North Carolina and County of Orange in
The Hawfields planter: being Very sick and Weake in Body but in perfect mind and Memory, Thanks be ~~
Given Unto God; Calling unto Minde 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; that is to say principally and
First of all, I Give and Recommend my Soul Into the hand of Almighty God that Gave it, and my Body [I] Recommend
To the earth; To be buried in a Decent Christian burial: at the Discretion of my Executors; Whom I have Constituted and
Appointed: John Steel & John Thompson Miller of the State and County afore Said: Nothing Doubting but
at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again, By the Mighty power of God: and as touching ~
Such Worldly estate Where With it hath pleased God to Bless me With in this life, I Give Demise and Dispose
of the Same in the following Manner and Form  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~
1st Item: I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Margery Debley her bed & furniture ~  ~  ~

2ly And also I allow all my Moveable property to be Sold and the Money Collected and put to the use of
Redeeming my Bonds that lies against Me for the plantation Whereon I now live ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~

3ly It is my Will that My Wife and Children live together and be Raised and Maintained Upon the Land as
long as She: My Widow Remains in that State; and When the Boys Arrives[sic] at the age of fourteen Years they
are to be Bound to such trades as they themselves shall choose, at the Discretion of My Executors Until
They Come to the Years of twenty [one]; that is to Say: if My Widow alters her life by Marriage Otherwise
They are to live together; And as the Boys Arrives to the Age of twenty one Years. the land is to be laid
off and Divided unto them According to Quantity and Q[u]allity at the Discretion of my Executors; ~  ~

4ly It is my Will that the Boys Jacob, James: and John Debley My three Sons Give unto my Daughter
Mary Debley: a horse and Saddle to be [ap]praised by my Executors to be Worth thirty pounds: And to my
Daughter Fanny a house and Saddle Worth thirty pounds at the appraisement of of[sic]My Respectfull Executors

5ly I Give and Bequeath Unto my Daughter Mary Debley one Hundred Acres of land lying on the Waters of
Newhope  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~

6ly It is my Will that My Servant Boy Simon Beckem be Delivered Up to the County Court of Orange
at Discretion to C[h]oose a master for him  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~

Signed Sealed in the }  May 17th                                  Jacob Debley (seal)
presence of us       }       1790
William Clindenin    } Jurat
William Morrow

[Will Book Volume B, page 126]
In the name of God Amen I Jacob Debley
of the State of North Carolina and County of Orange in
the Hawfields Planter being verry Sick and weak in body
but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto
God calling unto 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 that is to say Principally and first [of all]
I Give and recommend my Soul into the hand
of Almighty God that gave it, and my body [I] recommend
to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian
burial at the discretion of my Executors whom
I have constituted and appointed, John Steele &
John Thompson (Miller) of the State and County aforesaid
nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall
receive the same again, by the mighty power of God
and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I Give
demise and dispose of the same in the following
manner and form

Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife
Margery Debley her bed & furniture, and also I allow
all my moveable property to be sold and the money
Collected and put to the use of redeeming my Bond
that lies against me for the plantation whereon
I now live,

It is my Will that my Wife and Children live

[Will Book Volume B, page 127]
together and be raised and maintained upon the
Land as long as she my Widow remains in that State
and when the boys arrives[sic] at the age of fourteen
Years they are to be bound to such trades as they
themselves shall choose, at the discretion of
my Executors until they come to the Years of twenty one
that is to say if my Widow alters her life by
Mar[r]iage otherwise they are to live together, and
as the boys arrives to the age of twenty one Years
the land is to be laid off and divided unto them
according to quantity and quality at the discretion
of my Executors

It is my Will that the boys, Jacob, James & John Debley
my three Sons Give unto my Daughter Mary Debley
a horse and Saddle to be [ap]praised by my Executors
to be worth thirty pounds, and to my Daughter Fanny
a house and Saddle worth thirty pounds at the
appraisment of my Executors. I give and bequeath
to my Daughter Mary Debley one hundred Acres of
Land lying on the Waters of Newhope

    It is my Will that my Servant Boy Simon
Beckem be delivered up to the County Court of
Orange at discretion to choose a master for himself
Signed Sealed in   }   May 17th 1790
the presence of us }
William Clendennin Jurat    Jacob Debley (seal)
William Morrow

[Will Book Volume B, page 128]
State of North Carolina } February Term 1791
Orange County           }
                    The Execution of the Last Will and
Testament of Jacob Dibley deceased was duly proved
in open Court by the Oath [of] William Clendenan one of
the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
Recorded                     Attest
                             Abner B. Bruce CC

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume B, pages 126-128
Recorded Feb 1791

Estate Papers comprise 25 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Deblin, Jacob (1806)".  Testator's widow married James Carregan.   In a petition for allotment of dower, Margery says she has five minor children: "Mary about ten years of age, Jacob about seven, James near 5, John near 4, Fanny not quite two."   Jacob Deblin died 23 May 1790.  Mary 8, Jacob 4, James 3, John 2, Fanny a month or two old when testator died.