Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Friddle, George November 10, 1800 ************************************************ 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 158-159 Written: November 10, 1800 Recorded: Aug 1805 Testator: George Friddle In the name of God Amen, I George Friddle of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being in perfect memory thanks be to God almighty do make this my last will and testament --- First I commit my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it, and my body I commit it to the earth to be decently buried at the descration[discretion] of my Executors hereafter named - and for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give devise and ["dispose" x-out] dispose of in the following manner and form ~~~~~~ Item, I lend the use of my dwel[l]ing plantation to my loving wife Mary Friddle dureing her life, and my will is that the dwel[l]ing which I left to my wife to include two hundred acres of land more or less ------- Item ~ I give and bequeath to my son Casper Fridd- le one shilling current money being all I intend he shall have of my estate Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Caly[Caty?] Garrot wife of Averot Garrot one shilling current money being all I intend she shall have of my estate Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Friddle one shilling current money being all I intend he shall have of my estate Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter [page 2] Peggy Lue wife of Michael Lue one shilling current money being all I intend she shall have of my estate. ~~ Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Friddle one shilling current money being all I intend she[sic] shall have of my estate ~~ I say that it my be fully understood that it is my will that all my children by my first wife shall have one shilling each which is all I intend they shall have of my estate -- Item, it is my will that my executors in the first place, shall collect all the debts due to me, and pay of[f] all my debts and all if they[there] should be some [funds] lacking to sell a part of my stock and pay off all my debts, and after my debts is payed[sic], it is my will that my wife shall enjoy all My estate during her natural life, and after her death ["to" blot-out] all my land and property left in favour of my wife to be equilly[sic] divided between my three youngest children. (to wit) Caly[Caty] Friddle, Turley Friddle and Martin J Friddle & to their heirs and assigns forever I nominate and appoint my friends Ludwick Albright Jur. and Jacob Graves Executors of this My last will and testament hereby revoking and disannulling all other wills by me heretofore made and do acknowledge this to be my last will In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of November A.Dom. 1800 _______ Signed sealed and acknowledged this to be my last will ------ his Michael Holt Jurat George (F) Friddle (Seal) John L Hand[?] mark Exrs qualfd. [Will Book Volume D, page 158] In the Name of God Amen I George Friddle of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being in perfect memory thanks be to God Almighty do make this my last Will and Testament ~~~~ First I Commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I Commit it to the earth to be decently buried at the discre tion of my executors hereafter named, and for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me I give devise and dispose of in the following manner & form ~~~~~~ Item, I ["give" x-out] lend the use of my dwel[l]ing plantation to my loving wife Mary Friddle during her life and my Will is that the dwel[l]ing which I left to my wife to include two Hundred acres of Land more or less ~~~~~~ Item ~ I give and bequeath to my son Casper Friddle one Shilling current money being all I intend he shall have of my estate ~~~~~~ Item I give & bequeath unto my Dau -ghter Caty Garrot wife of Averot Garrot one Shilling [current money] being all I intend she shall have of my estate ~~~~~~ Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Friddle one Shilling Current money being all I intend he shall have of my estate ~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 159] Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Peggy Lue wife of Michael Lue one Shilling Current money being all I intend she shall have of my estate. ~~~~ Item I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Friddle one Shilling Current money being all I intend he shall have of my estate ~~ I say that it my be fully ~~ understood that it is my Will that all my Children by my first wife shall have one shilling each which is all I intend ed they shall have of my estate ~~~ Item ["I give" x-out] it is my Will that my executors in the first place shall collect all the debts due to me and pay of[f] all my debts and all if they[there] shou ld be some [funds] Lacking to sell a part of my stock & pay of[f] all my debts and after my debts is paid ~~~ It is my Will that my wife shall enjoy all my estate during her natural life and after her Death all my Land & property left in favour of my Wife to be equally divided between my three Youngest Children (To Wit) Caty Friddle Turley[Purley?] Friddle and Martin J Friddle and to their heirs & assigns forever ~~~~~~ I nominate and appoint my friends Ludwick Albright Jur. and Jacob Graves Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking & disannulling all other Wills by me Heretofore made and do acknowledge this to be my last Will in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 10th day of November A.Dom. 1800 Signed sealed & acknowledged this to be my last will his Michael Holt George (F) Friddle (Seal) John H Land[?] mark Orange County Agst Term 1805 The execution of the foregoing last Will & testament of George Friddle was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Michl. Holt one of the subscribing witnesses there to & ordered to be recorded at the same time the } executor therein named qualified accordingly } Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 158-159 Recorded Aug 1805 Numerous "t"s not crossed and "i"s not dotted so "Caly" might be either "Caly" or "Caty" No estate papers found, although an administrator in the estate of a George Friddle was appointed in 1791, and an estate sale was held 6 May 1788, which appears to pertain be a different George Friddle as this George Friddle was already deceased several years before this will was written.