Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Durham, Lysias September 5, 1837
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 3-4
Written: September 5, 1837
Recorded: Feb 1838
Testator: Lysias Durham

In the Name of God Amen.  I Lysias Durham
of the County of Orange and State of N.Carolina being
weak in body but of disposing mind and memory. do make
and ordain this to be my last will and testament in man[n]er
and form following

First my will is that all my Just debts be paid

Item I give and bequeath to my two daughters Tabitha Gear
and Mary Jane the south end of my lands including
all of my houses and woodlin land[woodlands] enough to keep
it up

Item I give and bequeath to my son David and daughter
Susannah the balance of my lands North of my dwel
-ing house to be Equally divided betwixt them so as
David to have where he now lives I want the
line run so as Each one to have and Equal shear in
said lands

Item I give and bequeath to my son Tarleton in room of
land a two horse waggon ready for the road and a
horse worth sixty dollars. one bed and furniture

Item My will is that all of my Negroes be hired out
until my daughter Mary Jane comes of age
and then to be Equally divided betwe[e]n my Children
Tabith[a] G. David, Dudley, Susannah L. Tarleton
and Mary Jane, so as Mary Jane to be made Equal
with the rest of my Children with what is coming
to her from her Mothers estate after her raising

[page 2]
and schooling is paid out also I give unto

Item My daughters Tabitha and Mary one bed and furni
-ture apiece a cow and calf apiece, horse and saddle
apiece the horse worth a hundred ["apiece" x-out] Dollars each also
a table and Chest apiece and the balance of
my property to be sold and Equally divided
among my children above named

Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends
Wilson Atwater and Manly Snipes Executors
of this my last Will and testament In witness
where of I do here unto set my hand and seal
this Fifth day of September one thousand Eight
hundred and thirty seven

Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Lysias Durham the
testator as his last will and testament
in the presence of us who were present
at the time of signing and sealing thereof

Attest { R. C. Poe Jurat    Lysias Durham (seal)
       { Arethru Durham
               Manly Snipes qualifd.

[Will Book Volume F, page 3]
In the Name of God Amen I Lysias Durham of the
County of Orange and State of North Carolina being weake in body
but of disposing mind and Memory do make and ordain this to
be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following

First my Will is that all my Just debts be paid ~~

Item I give and bequeath to my two daughters Tobitha Gear and
Mary Jane the South end of my lands including all of my houses
and woodlen land[woodlands] enough to keep it up ~~~~

Item I give and bequeath to my son David and Daughter Susannah the
balance of my lands North of my dwel[l]ing House to be Equally
divided betwixt them so as David to have where he now lives

[Will Book Volume F, page 4]
I want the line run so as Each one to have and equal shear in sd lands

Item I give and bequeath to my son Tarleton in room of land a two
Horse waggon ready for the Road and a horse worth sixty dollars
one bed and furniture ~~~~

Item My Will is that all of my Negroes be hired out until my
daughter Mary Jane comes of age and then to be Equally divided
betwe[e]n my Children Tobitha G. David Dudley Susannah L. Tarleton
and Mary Jane, so as Mary Jane to be made Equal with the rest of
my Children with what is coming to her from her Mothers Estate
after her raising and Schooling is paid out also I give unto ~~~~

Item My daughters Tobitha and Mary one bed and furniture a
peice[sic] a cow and calf a peice Horse and saddle a peice the horse
worth a hundred Dollars each also a table and Chest a peice and the
balance of my property to be sold and Equally divided among my
children above named

Lastly I Constitute and appoint my friends Wilson Atwater and
Manly Snipes Executors of this my last Will and testament In
Witness Where of I do here unto Set my hand and seal this Fifth day
of September one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven ~~~

    Signed sealed published and declared
    by the said Lysias Durham the testator as      Lysias Durham (seal)
    his last Will and Testament in the presence of
    us who were present at the time of signing
    and sealing thereof

Attest { R. C. Poe Jurat
       { Arthur Durham

                            Orange County February Term 1838
The Execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of Lysias
Durham deced. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of
R C Poe one [of the] subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded At the same time Manly Snipes one of the Exer.
therein named appeared in Open Court and qualified Accordingly
                                 Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 3-4
Recorded Feb 1838

Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Durham, Lysias (1838)". No family history found, although there are many entries in the accounts of "hire of negroes", none are listed by name.