Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Dunwiddie, Henry November 26, 1794 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 292-293 Written: November 26, 1794 Recorded: Feb 1795 Testator: Henry Dunwiddie In the Name of God Amen this ["Sixth" x-out] Twenty Sixth day of November In the year of our Lord God one thousand seven Hundred & Ninety fore I Henrey Dunwiddee of oring[sic] County & State of North Carolina Being Weak of Body But of Perfect and Sound Memory Thanks be Given unto Almighty God for the Same and Knowing that it is appated[? appointed] for all men once to die I doe hereby Constitute Ratefy and Con firm This my Last Will and Testement That is to Say I first of all Recommend my Soul and Body into the hands of Almighty God who first gave Them To be Burid[sic] in Christian like manner at the discresion of the my Executers[sic] hoping at the General Resurrection of the dead to Receive the forgiveness of my Sins Through Jesus ["Christ" x-out] Christ our Lord and I doe Give and dispose of the Same in the following man[n]er And form To my [large x-out] [x-out] Itim I give and Bequath unto my Loving Wife Elizabeth ----- Dunwiddee The Hole of my possions[possessions] to hir use during hir Natorel life I Give and Bequath to my gran son Absolom Dunwiddee The Son of John Dunwiddee one Sartian[certain] Negro garl None[known] By the Name of Gude[Jude] after my wifes Descest Also to my grand Son James Dunwiddee The Son of John Dunwiddy I give ----- fifty pounds Spice[specie] to arise off my Estate after my Wifes deseest Also to my Son John Dunwiddie I give one Shilling Sterling Also to my Daughter Nancy Long I give one Shilling Sterling Also to my Daughter ["Sarah" erased] Sarah Gresham and my Gran Son John Jackson The Ballance of my Estate to be Equeley devided Betwixt them after my wifes decest And I doe app[o]int Josiah Warren and John Redmon as my Executors of this my Last Will and testement Revoking and disannulling all others and formar wills and testements By me made as witness I have hireunto set my hand and affitstd[?] my Seal the day and year first above Ritten Signed Sealed and delivered in Presents of his his Henry (X) Dunwiddeee[sic] (seal) Jonathan (+) Dollar Jurat mark mark Tho. Gresham hir Maryan (M) Gresham mark [Will Book Volume B, page 292] In the Name of God Amen this Twenty sixth day of November In the year of our Lord God one thousand seven Hundred & Ninety [four] I Henry Dunwiddee of Orange County and State of North Carolina Being Weak of Body But of Perfect and Sound Memory Thanks be Given unto almighty God for the same and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I doe hereby Constitute Ratify and Confirm this my Last Will and Testament That is to say I first of all Recommend my Soul and Body into the hands of Almighty God who first gave them to be Buried in Christian like Manner at the discresion of the my Executors hoping at the General Resurrection of the dead to receive the forgiveness of my sins Through Jesus Christ our Lord and I doe Give and dispose of the same in the following manner And form Item I give and Bequeath unto my loving Wife Eli[zabeth ?] Dunwiddee the Hole[sic] of my possessions to her use during hir Natural life. I give and bequeath to my Grand[son] Absolom Dunwiddee the son of John Dunwiddee on[e] Sartian[certain] Negro garl None[known] By the Name of Jude af[ter] my wifes Descest allso to my gran[d]son James Dunwiddee the Son of Jno. Dunwiddy I give fifty pounds Specie to arise off my Estate after my wifes desest also to my Son John Dunwiddie I give one Shilling Sterling Also to my Daughter Nancey Long I give one Shill[ing] Sterling. Also to my Daughter Sarah Grisham and my Grandson John Jackson the Ballance of my Estate to be Equally Divided betwixt [them] after my wifes decest And I doe appoint Josiah Warren and John Redmon [Will Book Volume B, page 293] as my Executors of this my last will & Testament Revoking and disannulling all others & former Wills and Testaments by me made as witness I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seel the day and year first above Ritten Signed sealed & delivered his in presents of Henry (X) Dunwiddee (seal) his mark Jonathan (+) Dollar Jurat mark Tho. Gresham hir Maryan (M) Gresham mark February Court 1795 The Execution of the foregoing Will was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Jonathan Dollar a subscribing witness thereto and was to be Recorded A.B.Bruce C.C. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 292-293 Recorded Feb 1795 Numerous spelling variations of the testator's surname: Dunwiddeee Dunwiddie Dunwiddee Dunwiddy The name of the "Negro garl" is clearly written "Gude". The Will book copy and estate papers read "Jude" and once "Judie" Estate Papers comprise 58 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Dunwoodie, Henry (1814)". The estate papers begin in 1812, perhaps when the testator's wife died. There are 58 pages of them because of some dispute. Searching for a black person named "Henderson" born about 1808 in the 1870 census in Orange County. The best match was a Henderson Tinnin, born 1812 in NC living in Cedar Grove. Unclear if this is the same person. [Estate Papers - Pleas and Quarter Sessions Judgment page 1] State of North Carolina Be it remembered that on the fifth day of February One thousand eight hundred & twelve Josiah Warren & John Redmond Executors of the last will & Testament of Henry Dunwoodie decd.; Send[?] out their writ against George Carrington in the following Words & figure towit State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Orange County Greeting You are hereby commanded to take the body of George Carrington if it be found in your County and him safely keep [page torn] that you have him before the Justices of our Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions to be held for the County of Orange at the Court house in Hillsborough in Hillsborough[sic] on the fourth Monday of February next then and there to answer Josiah Warren and John Redmond Exrs. of Henry Dunwoodie decd. of a please that he render unto them a Negro Woman Slave Called Jude of the Value of three hundred pounds a Negro Girl Slave called Sylvia of the Value of two hundred pounds A Negro boy Slave called Peter of the Value of two hundred pound a Negro Girl Slave called Poll of the Value of Two hundred pounds and a Negro boy Slave called Henderson of the Value of two hundred pounds which said Slaves he unjustly detains from them to their Damage of Two hundred pounds --- Herein fail not and have you then and there this Writ. Witness John Taylor Clerk of said Court at Office the fourth Monday of November and in the XXXVI year of our Independence AD 1811. And the sheriff of our said County of Orange on that day returned to us on our said Writ to him directed as aforesaid 'Executed' Whereupon came the said George Carrington by his Attorney and pleaded "General Special Release and Statute of Limitations." But because the parties were not ready &c the said Cause was continued from Term to Term until August Term One thousand Eight hundred & thirteen when came the parties by their Attorney and came also the following Jury towit William Hopkins, Henry Edward, Robert Hall, John Ray, William Warren, Henry [page 2] Goodrich, James Patterson, Adam Dixon, John Douglass Edmond Herndon, William Hall, John Warren who being impannelled & Sworn, Find that the Defendant does detain the negro Slaves mentioned in the Writ and within three years, there is no release, they further find that the negro Jude is of the Value of two hundred pounds, that Sylvia is of the Value of two hundred pounds, that Peter is of the Value of one hundred & seventy five pounds, that Poll is of the Value of One hundred pounds and that Henderson is of the Value of one hundred & twenty five pounds and assess the plaintiffs Damages to One penny[?] and Judgment of said Court was rendered thereon accordingly and for Cost of Suit - But the Defendant being dissatisfied thereunto prayer for an appeal to Orange County Superior Court of same which was granted him and he entered into Bond accordingly Test J Taylor CC [Estate Papers Slave inventory, undated] Judge - 35 or 40 £200 Silvia - 12 or 13 200 Peter - 10 or 11 175 Poll 1- 100 Henderson 4- 125 [These appear to be ages, so it is unfortunate that this scrap of paper is not dated, but, a date of about 1812 is assumed.]