Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Durham, Thomas May 22, 1803 ************************************************ 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 103-104 Written: May 22, 1803 Recorded: Aug 1803 Testator: Thomas Durham In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Durham of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being very sick and weake but of 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 min[sic] once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and testament that is to say principally first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my boddy I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christ[i]an buriel at the discretion of my Executors 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 has please[d] God to bless me in this Life I give and dispose of the Same in the following Manner and form first all Lawful debts to be paid I give and bquath[sic] to my beloved wife Lucey Durham all my hous[e]hold furniture and all the Moveable property Dureing her Natural Life her widowhood and at her death to be sold and equally divided among all my children also I lend to my beloved wife one Negro [page 2] Woman Named Edey dureing her Life her Widowhood and at her death all to be sold and Equally divided among my daughters Elezebeth Durham and Rebecca Durham and Susey Durham also I lend to my well beloved Wife all my Land dureing her life her Widowhood and at her death to be Equally divided among my sones Aron Durham and John Durham and Thos. Durham and Mathew Durham and Iley J. Durham and Ezra Durham I also Constitute and appoint my well beloved friends William Durham and Thomas Cate the Sole Executors of this my last will and tistament I do here by disannul all and Every Other former tistaments wills by me in any wise before Named Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will and tistament in witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and three Signed sealed in the presence of us test Thos Barnes[?] Lysias Durham Jurat Thomas Durham (seal) his William (X) Hopson mark Exrs. qualif Recorded [Will Book Volume D, page 103] In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Durham of the county of Orange & State of North Carolina being very sick and Weak but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God Cal[l]ing unto mind the Mortal[ity] of my body & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say principally first of all ~~~ I give & Recommend[bequeath] my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it & my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors 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 has pleased God to bless me in this life I give & Dispose of the Same in the following manner & form all Lawful debts to be paid First I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Lucey Durham all my Household furniture & all the move able property during her natural life her widowhood & at her death to [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~large x-out~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] to be sold and equally devided among all my Children, Also [I] lend to my beloved Wife one Negroe Woman named Edy during her life her widowhood & at her death to be sold and equally devided among my daughters Elizabeth Durham & Rebecca Durham & Susey Durham, also I lend to my well beloved Wife all my Land during her life her Widowhood and at her death to be equally devided among my Sons Aron Durham and John Durham & Thomas Durham and Mathew Durham and Iley J. Durham & Ezra Durham I also Constitute & Appoint my Well beloved friends William Durham & Thomas Cate the Sole Executor[s] of this my last Will & Testament I do here by disanull all and every Other former Testaments Wills by me in any wise before Named ratify ing and Confirming this to be my last Will & Testament in witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this twenty second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred & three Signed sealed in the presence of us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 104] Test Lysias Durham Thomas Durham (seal) his William (X) Hopson mark Orange County August Term 1803 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Thomas Durham decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Lysias Durham one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and order ed to be recorded ~~ at the Same time the Executors therein nam ed qualified accordingly ~~~ Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 103-104 Recorded Aug 1803 The first signature of "Thos Barnes[?]" is difficult to read in the original, but is left out of the will book copy. The "Negro Woman Named Edey" is spelled "Edy" in the will book copy of this will. Estate Papers comprise eight pages and are found in a folder labeled "Durham, Thomas (1803)". There were two sales. [Estate Papers - Estate Sale - undated] A list of property sold at Thos. Durham, decd, [page 3] 1 ax Harriet Reeves 1.20 1 negro man Simon do do 320 13 cwt fodder 50cts per cwt do 5.50 six Barrell of short corn Thomas D Fausett 6:00