Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Farrar, John November 11, 1832 ************************************************ 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 E, pages 290-291 Written: November 11, 1832 Recorded: Feb 1833 Testator: John Farrar In the Name of God Amen I John Farrar of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being of Sound Mind & Disposing Memory But in a Low State of Body and Calling to mind the uncertainty of Life and the Certainty of death do make and Constitute this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form as follows (to Wit) first of all I give and Bequeath my Body to the dust & my Soul to that God who gave it and as to my Worldly Goads[sic] I dispose of them in the following manner - (Secondly) I Bequeath to my wife Rachel Farrar during her life time my plantation 10 Sheep 2 Cows 2 horse Beast Franny & a Colt 2 Negroe Slaves Major & Ellin 1 Sow & piggs all the Hous[e]hold & kitchen furniture & as many of the plantations tools as may be Necessary for to Carry on the farm 1 years provision (thirdly) All the Ballance of my Estate not given unto my wife I wish Exposed to publick Sale on a Credit of Twelve Months and If the ammount arising from Such Sale Should not be Sufficient to defray all my debts & Expenses of my Estate then my Negroe Slave Jim Is to be sold & after all Expenses & debts of my Estate are paid the surplus of such sales is to be kept on Interest for the Schooling of my Children If there is Enough to discharge the debts & Expenses without the sale of said Slave then I wish him to remain in my wifes hands as the other 2 Slaves are for hir use and Benifit during hir Life time and at the death of my wife all the property that [page 2] may Remain on hand I wish to be Exposed to publick Sale and the money arising from Such Sales to be Equally Divided Between my heirs each to Share & Share alike Nov. 11th 1832 Signed Sealed & delivered Test: in the presence of Hunter McCullock } John Farrar (seal) Joseph Barlow } Jurat [Will Book Volume E, page 290] In the name of God Amen I John Farrar of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being of Sound Mind & Disposing Memory but in a Low State of ["health" x-out] body and Calling to mind the uncertainty of Life and the Certainty of death do make and Constitute this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form as follows (to Wit) first of all I give and bequeath my Body to the dust & my Soul to that God who gave it and as to my Worldly Goods I dispose of them in the following manner (Secondly) I Bequeath to my wife [Rachel] Farrar during her life time my plantation 10 Sheep 2 Cows 2 horse Beast Franny & a Colt 2 Negro Slaves Major & Ellen 1 Sow & pigs all the Household & Kitchen ferniture & as many of the plantations tools as may be Necessary for to Carry on the farm 1 Years provisions, (Thirdly) All the Ballance of my Estate not given unto my Wife I wish Exposed to publick Sale on a Credit of Twelve Months and If the amount ariseing from Such Sale Should not be Sufficient to defray all my debts & Expenses of my Estate then my Negro Slave Jim Is to be sold & after all Expenses & debts of my Estate over [orig: are] paid the Surplus of Such Sales is to be Kept on Interest for the Schooling of my Children If there is Enough to discharge the debts & Expenses with [orig: without] the Sale of said Slave then I wish him to Remain in my the wifes hands as the other 2 Slaves are for her use and Benefit during her life time and at the death of my wife all the property that may Remain on hand I wish to be Exposed to publick Sale and the money arising from Such Sales to be Equally Divided Between my heirs each to Share & Share alike Test: Signed Sealed & delivered Nov. 11th 1832 in the presences of Hunter McCauley [orig: McCullock] John Farrar (seal) Joseph Barbee [orig: Barlow] [Will Book Volume E, page 291] Orange County February Term 1833 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of John Farrar decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Joseph Barbee a subscribing Witness there to and ordered to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 290-291 Recorded Feb 1833 Wife and children, while mentioned, are not named, and no executor was named. Signatures are all written clearing in both the original will, and the will book copy, however, "Hunter McCullock" in the original is written as "Hunter McCauley" in the will book, and "Joseph Barlow" in the original is written as "Joseph Barbee" in the will book. Estate Papers comprise four pages and are found in a folder labeled "Farrar, John (1833)". These include the assignment of Richardson Nichols as Administrator because no Executor was mentioned in the will. There is no inventory, etc.