Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Faucett, George January 22, 1827 ************************************************ 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 141-142 Written: January 22, 1827 Recorded: May 1827 Testator: George Faucett In the Name of God Amen I George Fausett of the County of Orange and State of N:C being sick in boddy, but of perfect mind and memory do constitute and appoint this my last will and Testament in the manner and form as follows : First I desire that my boddy be buried in a christain[sic] manner and my Soul I commend to God who gave it: And as to this world goods wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with ------------ I give and bequeath in the manner and form as follows In the first place I give to my beloved wife Martha all my household and kitchen furniture except Such as I Shall hereafter name and all my farming tools and my waggan[sic] and all or as much of my crop and stock as my Executors Shall think Sufficient for the use and mintainance[sic] of wife and children Except Such of my Stock as will be disposed of hereafter ----- I also give to my wife the plantation whereon I now live & my two negroes Suck & Arch all the above named property I give to my wife until my youngest Child is 21 years old or dureing[sic] her widowhood and if my wife should marray[sic] all the above named perishable property Shall be sold and my land Rented out until my youngest Son is 21 years old [page 2] But if my wife Shall remain Single the Sale shall not be until my youngest child is 21 years old (unless the death of my widow Should be before that time) then my Executors shall sell such of my moavable[sic] property as they may think best and they may leave such of my moavable property to my widow dureing her Natural life and the same may be sold at her death and they may lay of[f] such part of the plantation as they may think fit for her support dureing her natural life and the remainder of my lands may be divided among my sons all Except Ray and Except my McCalm track[sic] which is not included in this devision and they Shall have such of my lands as is allotted to my wife all the above land to be valied[valued] by my Executors and equally devided with the above Exceptions ------------ I give to my Son Ray my McCalm Track contain[in]g 212 Acres be the Same more or less and "one Bay filly" x-out] ["called Beuford' x-out] the plantation to be Rentted until my Son Ray is 21 years old and then the plantation shall be his the above mentioned plantation ["and filly" x-out] I value at Six hundred dollars to him I also give to my daughter Francis one Bay horse called Dobbin and one cow[? x-out?] and calf[?x-out?] & one heiffer one bed and furniture one saddle and bridle one Beaurow and one foalding table all the above property to be valued by my Executors when she gets the same in possession [page 3] It is my will that when my other daughters shall be 21 [years] old or marry that my Executors shall give them such of my moavable property as the[y] shall think can be best sparred by my widow and my Executors Shall value the Same and keep and accoumpt of it So that when there is a devision of the remainder of my property the[re] can be an equal devision ["it" x-out] It is also my will that my three Negroes Agga Bristo and Solomon together with such of my stock and crop as my Executors Shall think fit be sold as so[o]n after my death as they may think best and after the payment of my Just debts the remainder of the monney be put to Intrest until my youngest child is 21 years old at that time my Executors may give to each of my daughters as much monney together with what the[y] may have received as will make them equal to each of my sons and if there shall be any more it shall all be equally devided among all my children And it is also my will that my Executors Shall make such alteration in the time of giveing any of the before named property as the[y] may think fit and it is also my will that my Executors may hireout my two youngest Negroes Suck and Arch if the[y] shall think it best and the money may be applyed to the support of my widow and family and it [is] further my will that if any dispute Shall arise in my family respecting my property in any way that such of my Executors as may be living together with such other two or three good honest men as the[y] may cho[o]se shall decide all such disputes as may happen from time to time and there[sic] decision Shall be final [page 4] And it is also my will that if any of my sons should become ungovernable my Executors may dispose of them as the[y] may think fit I do hereby constitute and appoint my Brother Edward Fausett and Samuel Tate Elder & William Murray my true and faithful friends Executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke disanul and disallow any will or Legacy ever heretofore mentioned or made in witness whereof I George Fausett have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 21 day of January one thousand eight hundred & twenty ["Six" x-out] Seven Signed Sealed and Acknowledged George Fausett (Seal) in the presence of Willis Sellars, Jurat Sam'l Crawford Exrs qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 141] In the Name of God Amen ! I George Faucett of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being sick in body, but of perfect mind & memory do constitute & appoint this my last Will & testament in the manner & form as follows : First I desire that my body be buried in a Christian manner & my Soul I com= =mend to God who gave it ~~ And as to this world goods wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with ~~ I give & bequeath in the manner & form as follows In the first place I give to my beloved wife Martha all my house-hold & kitchen furniture except Such as I Shall hereafter name and all my farming tools & my waggon & all or as much of my crop & stock as my Executors Shall think Sufficient for the use & maintenance of wife & children except Such of my Stock as will be disposed of hereafter ~~~~~~ I also give to my wife the plantation whereon I now live & my two negroes Suck & Arch all the above named property I give to my wife until my youngest Child is 21 years old or during her widowhood and if my wife should marry all the above named perishable property shall be sold & my land Rented out until my youngest son is 21 years old ~~ But if my wife shall remain Single the Sale shall not be until my youngest Child is 21 years old (unless the death of my widow should be before that time) then my Executors shall sell such of my moveable property as they may think best and they may leave such of my moavable property to my widow during her natural life and the same may be sold at her death and they may lay off Such part of the plantation as they may think fit for her support during her natural life and the remainder of my lands may be divided among my Sons all except Ray and except my McCalm Tract which is not included in this division and they may[orig: shall] have such of my lands as if[orig: is] allotted to my wife all the above lands to be valued by my Executors and equally divided with the above exceptions I give to my Son Ray my McCalm Track Containing 212 Acres be the Same more or less and the plantation to be rented until my Son Ray is 21 Years old and then the plantation shall be his the above men= =tioned plantation I value at Six hundred Dollars to him ~~ I also give to my daughter Frances one bay horse Called Dobbin & one heifer one bed & furniture, one saddle & bridle, one Beaureau & one folding Table all the above property to be valued by my Executors when she gets the same in possession ~~ It is my Will that when my other daughters shall be 21 [years] old or marry that my Executors shall give them such of my moveable property as they shall [Will Book Volume E, page 142] think ["proper" x-out] can be best spared by my widow & my Executors Shall value the same and keep an accoumpt of it So that when there is a division of the remainder of my property the[re] can be an equal division ~~ It is also my Will that my three negroes Aggy, Bristo & Solomon to gether with such of my stock and crop as my Executors shall think fit be sold ~~~ [passage found in loose will, missing in will book copy] as so[o]n after my death as they may think best [end of missing passage] And after the payment of my just debts the remainder of the money be put to Interest until my youngest child is 21 Years old at that time my Executors may give to each of my daughters as much money together with what they may have received as will make them equal to each of my sons ~~ And if the [there] shall be any more it shall all be equally divided among all my children ~~ And it is also my Will that my Executors Shall make such alteration in the time of giving any of the before named property as the[y] may think fit ~~ And it is also my will that my Executors may hire out my two Youngest Negroes Suck & Arch if the[y] shall think it best and the money may be applied to the support of my widow & family & it [is] further my will that if any dispute Shall arise in my family respecting my property in any way that such of my Executors as may be living together with such other two or three good honest men as the[y] may choose shall decide all such disputes as may happen from time to time & their decision Shall be final ~~~ And it is also my will that if any of my sons should become ungovernable my Executors may dispose of them as they may think fit ~~ I do hereby constitute & appoint my brother Edward Faucett & Samuel Tate, Elder, & William Murray my true & faithful friends Executors of this my last Will and Testament And I do hereby revoke disannul & disallow any Will or Legacy [ever] heretofore mentioned or made ~~ In Witness whereof I George Faucett have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal this 21st day of January one thousand Eight hundred & twenty Seven Signed, Sealed & ["delivered" x-out] acknowledged George Fausett (Seal) in the presence of Willis Sellars Sam'l Crawford Orange County May Term 1827 ~~ The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of George Faucett decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Willis Sellars on of the subscribing Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded ~~ At the same time the Executor therein named qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 141-142 Recorded May 1827 Estate papers consist of seven pages, which were the collection of a debt. 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