Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Fonville, Frederick 1834 ************************************************ 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 350-351 Written: 1834 Recorded: May 1835 Testator: Frederick Fonville State of N..Carolina ) In the name of God ["Men" x-out] Amen, I Fredk. Orange County } Fonville, being of Sound mind and---- Memory - do make and publish this My last Will and testament In Man[n]er and form following - first of all, I resign My body To the earth, and My Soul to God that gave it, --- In the next place, I lend unto My Wife, My plantation, So long as she may Remain my widow, but She is to have no land cleared, or any Timber consumed only for the use of the plantation, and firewood I also lind[lend] unto my wife, foure Negroes Andrew, Simon, Tiller & Tabbitha her life time, that is in case she does not marry - I then give said negroes to my two sons Asa & Brice, to them, their nearest heirs & assigns for ever - I also - Lend unto My wife all of my house hold and kitchen furniture And one loom, and all things there unto belonging - as long as She remaines My Wido[w], or Should die, then for it, to be sold & --- Equally divided between her four children, except what she may chose to give them her self --- I give to my wife as Mutch of my Stock of every kind, as she May please to take, and what she dont take, for to be sold, and the Vallue to be given to her For hers & children's sup[p]ort, and to school her two sons Asa And Brice --- I give to My wife My Waggon & geare, and as Mutch of My plantation Utentials as she May Need and the Ballance to go as a bove, - I give to my Daughter Hannah All I let her have when she Married, and No more, as I have --- Given her son Brice, a Negro boy by the Name of George I give to My Daughter Edna, all I let her have, when she -- Married, and one Negroe Woman, by the name of Linda[Sinda?] ----- Her first child to belong to My grandDaughter Palina, d[a]ughter To Edna -- I give to my Daughter Sarah, all I let her have when she Married, and one Nigroe Woman by the name of Tener, & her -- child by the name of Silvy -- I give to My Daughter Mary two Negroe Girls by the name of Mary & Nancy - to her and her nearest heirs & Assigns - My wife to keep the negroe girl, by the name of Mary, her Life time, ["that is to" x-out] say my wife's life time, then to go as above ---- [page 2] I give to My Daughter Fanna, two Negroe girles, by the names Milla[Milly?] & Rachel to her and her nearest heirs & assigns -------- I give to My son Asa one Negroe boy by the name of Will to him and his nearest Heirs and assigns - I give to My son Brice - one Negroe boy by The Name of Dick to him his nearest heires[sic] and assigns --- I give to my two sons Asa & Brice one Negro boy by the name of Lewis - to thim their nearest heirs & assigns --- I give to my two sons Asa & Brice, all My lands to be sold --- When Brice comes of age, or when My wife shall die, and The Vallue to be equally divided between them, their nearest heirs and assigns --- I give to My son William one dollar, and no More, as I have given his Son Washington a negro boy by the name of Henry - which negroe William has in his possession I give to my son James three dollars - and what I let him have When he left me --- I give to My son John one dollar and What I let him have when he left me --- all the rest of my esteate not here in Mentioned I wish to be sold, and all my Just debts Be paid, if any thing remaines[sic] to be given to my Wife, &c ---- I appoint My Soninlaw Thos. Grahams, Executor to this my Last Will and Testament, In Witness heare of I have heareunto set my hand and seal this 27 of October in the year our our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty foure --- Jacob Somers Fredk. Fonville (seal) Chesley T Faucette Jurat [Will Book Volume E, page 350] State of North Carolina ) In the name of God Amen, I Orange County ) Frederick Fonville being of Sound mind and Memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament In manner and form following first of all I resign my body to the earth and my Soul to God that gave it In the next place I lend unto my wife my plantation so long as She may Remain my Widow but She is to have no land cleared or any Timber Consumed only for the use of the plantation and fire Wood I also lend unto my wife four negroes Andrew, Simon, Tiller & Tabbitha her life time that is in Case She does not Marry I then give Said negroes to my two sons Asa and Brice to them their nearest Heirs & assigns forever ~ I also Lend unto My wife all of my house hold and Kitchen furniture And one loom and all things there unto belonging as long as She remains My Widow, or Should die, then for it to be sold & Equally divided between her four children except what she may chose to give them her self ~~ I give to my Wife as mutch of my Stock of every kind as She may please to take and what She dont take for to be sold and the Value to be given to her for [hers] & Childrens Support and to School her two sons Asa And Brice ~~~ I give to my wife my Waggon & geer and as Mutch of my plantation utentials as she may ne[e]d and the Ballance to go as above, I give to my Daughter Hannah all I let her have when She married and no more as I have Given her son Brice a negroe boy by the name of George I give to my daughter Edna all I let her have when She married, and one negro Woman by the name of Linda[Sinda?] her first Child to belong to my grand Daughter Palina daughter to Edna ~~ I give to my Daughter Sarah, all I let her have when she [married] and one Negro Woman by the name of Tener & her child by the name of Silvy ~~ I give to My Daughter Mary two negro Girls by the name of Mary & Nancy to her and her nearest heirs and Assigns ~~ my wife to keep the negro girl by the name of Mary [Will Book Volume E, page 351] her Life time, say my wife's life time, then to go as above ~~ I give to my Daughter [x-out] Fanna, two negro Girls by the names Milla[Milly?] & Rachel to her and her nearest heirs & Assigns I give to my son Asa one Negro boy by the name of Will to him and his nearest Heirs & assigns I give to my Son Brice one negro boy by the name of Dick to him his nearest heirs and assigns I give to my two sons Asa & Brice one negro boy by the name of Lewis to them their nearest heirs and Assigns ~~ I give to my two sons Asa & Brice, all my lands to be sold When Brice comes of age or when my wife Shall die and the value to be Equally divided between them their nearest heirs and assigns I give to my son William one dollar and no More as I have given his son Washington a negro boy by the name of Henry which negro William has in his possession I give to my son James three Dollars and what I let him have when he left me I give to My son John one Dollar and What I let him have when he left me ~~ all the rest of my estate not herein mentioned I wish to be sold and all my Just debts be paid if any thing remains to be given to my Wife &C I appoint my Son-in-law Thomas Grahams Executor to this my Last Will and Testament in Witness heare of I have heareunto set my hand and seal this 27th of October in the year our our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four Jacob Somers Frederick Fonville (seal) Chesley T Faucette Orange County May Term 1835 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Frederick Fonvil[l]e deceased Was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Chesley T Faucette a Subscribing Witness thereto and ordered to be Recorded Test [Estate Papers - Inventory Aug 1835] An Inventory of the personal property of the estate of Frederick Fonville Decd, which came to the hands of Thos. Grahams his Executor Negro Man Andrew -------- 35 years old ~~~ Simon --------- 22 do do Woman Tiller ----about 32 do ~~~ Tabitha --- about 35 do Boy Lewis ------------ 12 do girl Mary ----------- 10 do ~~~ Milly ---- between 8 & 9 do Nancy ----------- 6 or upwards Boy Dick -------------- 6 ~~~ girl Rachel ---------- 4 ~~ Boy Will -------------- 2 1/2 Infant girl six weeks old [the following x-out] Boy Henry 16 years old who was in possession of my Testator as Guardian of Washington Fonville stricken out by order of Court Thomas Graham Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 350-351 Recorded May 1835 Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in folder labeled "Fonville, Frederick (1835)". Inventory includes slave ledger, transcribed below.