Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Dinning, David November 23, 1802 ************************************************ 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 222-224 Written: November 23, 1802 Recorded: Feb 1808 Testator: David Dinning In the name of God Amen, I David Dinning of the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind & perfect memory blessed be God for the same, do make & publis[h] this my last will & testament in manner & form following, that is to say First, I Give & Devise to my Daughter Mergery Barber all that messuage or tennament situate & lying on Laughlines Creek which I now live upon with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to hold to hir the sd Margery during hir natural life & immediately from and after hir Decease I Give & devise the sd messuage or tenement with the Appurtenances unto my Grand Son David Barber his Heirs & Assigns forever she paying to my son David Dinning to the value of twenty Dollars in money or traid[trade] to be paid in twelve months after my Decease, Also I give & bequeath to my Daughter Isabela Moore my hart mare & a cow & the Balance of sixteen Dollars that I lent to hir, I also give & bequeath to my Grand Son David Barber my Buckskin mare I also give & bequeath to my Grand Daughter Betty Barber my roan? mare I also Give & bequeath to my sd Daughter Mergery my mare Fly with all the rest & residue of my Goods & Chattles & person- -al estate whatsoever after my Just debts are paid. And I make & Appoint my sd Daughter Mergery Executrix of this my last will & testament to se[e] the same performed according to my true intent & meaning & lastly I do hearby[sic] revoke all former and other Will or Wills by me made & declare this only to be my last will & testament in witness whereof I the sd David Dinning have hearunto[sic] set my hand & seal the twenty third day of November Eighteen hundred & two Signed sealed published & David Dinning (seal) declared by the said David Dinning the testator as & for his last will & testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witness thereto in the presence and at the request of the sd testator Jno Boyle Jurat Jas. Boyle Exx. qualified James Davis [Will Book Volume D, page 222] In the name of God Amen I David Dening of the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina being Weak in body but of Sound mind and perfect memory blessed be God for the same do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say (First) I give and devise to my Daughter Mergery Barber all that messuage or Tenament Situate and lying [on] Laughlines Creek which I now live upon with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to hold to her the said Margary during her (natu) (ral ) [Will Book Volume D, page 223] life and immediately from and after her decease I give and devise the sd messuage or Tenament with the appurtenancies[sic] unto my Grandson David Barber his heirs and assigns forever She paying to my son David Denning to the value of twenty Dollars in money or trade to be paid in twelve months after my decease (also I give & bequeath to my Daughter Isabela Moore my heart mare & a Cow & the balance of Sixteen dol- =lars that I lent to her. I also give and bequeath to my Grand Son David Barber my Buckskin [mare] ~~~~ I also give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Betty Barber my Gin mare ~~~~ I also give and bequeath to my sd. Daughter Mergery my mare Fly With all the rest and residue of my goods and chattles and personal Estate whatsoever after my Just debts are paid ~~~~ And I make and appoint my said daughter Mergery Executrix of this my last Will and Testament to See the Same perform'd according to my true intent & meaning & lastly I do hereby revoke all former & other Will or Wills by me made and declare this only, to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I the said David Denning have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the twenty third day of November Eighteen Hundred and two ~~~~~~~ Signed sealed published and declared David Dinning by the Said David Dinning the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us Who have subscribed our names as Witness thereto in the presence & at the request of the sd, Testator Jno Boyle Jas. Boyle James Davis [Will Book Volume D, page 224] Orange County Febry. Term 1808 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of David Denning deceased was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Jno. Boyle one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ~~~ At the Same time the Executrix therein named qualified accordingly ~~~~ Test J Taylor CCC by Q A Benton Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 222-224 Recorded Feb 1808 Some of this data has the surname as Denning No estate papers found.