Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Garrard, Mildred February 10, 1815 ************************************************ 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 477-478 Written: February 10, 1815 Recorded: May 1816 Testator: Mildred Garrard Be it remembered that I Mildred Garrard of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being very weak of Body, but of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will & Testament, in manner & form following Viz. I will that my Just Debts & funeral charges, be first paid as speedily after my decease as possible by my executors hereinafter named. -- I give & bequeath to William Carring- ton & Heirs Five Shillings - I give & bequeath to William Garrard Five Shillings Current Money. - I give & bequeath to my son-in law Joshua Childers, the like sum of Five Shillings I give & bequeath to the Heirs of my son in law George Bryant Five Shillings . - I give & bequeath to my son Daniel Garrard Five Shillings Current Money - I give & bequeath to my Daughter inlaw Elizabeth Garrard the Sum of Five Shillings Current Money I give & bequeath to my son John Garrard the like sum of Five Shillings. - I give & bequeath to my son Jacob Garrard the sum of Five Shillings Current Money. - I give & bequeath to my son Carter N. Garrard One bed & fur niture - & Four chairs - I give & bequeath to my son Samuel Garrard One Bed & furniture 4 chairs, Together with the tract of Land whereon I live Containing Seventy Nine Acres & One tenth. - I give & bequeath to my Daughter Susy Garrard, Two beds & Furniture [page 2] Two Bay Horses (Paddy & Tory) One Cow call'd Pide, & one yearling, Four chairs & one chest. - It is my will also that the residue of my moveable property be divided between Samuel, Carter & Susy Garrard equally - I nominate & appoint my friend James Walker & Carter Garrard sole executors to this my last Will & testa- ment - & I hereby revoke & Disannul all other Wills & Testaments by me in any wise made -- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this 10th day of February Eighteen Hundred & Fifteen Signed sealed & } her published in the presence } Mildred (X) Garrard (seal) of us who have set our } mark names as Witnesses } Lot G. Watson Jurat Chuza Hopkins Carter Garrard qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 477] Be it remembered that I Mildred Garrard of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina, being very weak of body but of sound mind and memory, do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (Viz.) I will that all my Just debts and funeral charges be first paid as speedily after my decease as possible by my Executors hereinafter named ~~~~ I give and bequeath to William Carrington and heirs five shillings I give & bequeath to William Garrard five shillings Current Money I give & bequeath to my son in law Joshua Childers the like sum of five shillings ~~~~~ I give and bequeath to the heirs of my son in law George Bryant five shillings ~~~~~ I give & bequeath to my son Daniel Garrard five shillings current money ~~~~ I give and bequeath to my daughter in law Elizabeth Garrard the sum of five shillings current Money ~~~~ I give and bequeath to my son John Garrard the like sum of five shillings ~~~~ I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Garrard the sum of five shillings current money I give and bequeath to my son Carter N. Garrard One Bed & furniture and four chairs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 478] I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Garrard one Bed and furniture, 4 Chairs, together with the Tract of Land ~~~ whereon I now live containing Seventy nine Acres and One tenth I give and bequeath to my daughter Susy Garrard, Two Beds and furniture, Two bay Horses (Paddy & Tory) One Cow called Pide & one yearling four chairs and one chest It is my Will also that the residue of my moveable property be divided between Samuel, Carter & Susy Garrard equally I nominate & appoint my friend James Walker & Carter Garrard sole Executors to this my last Will & Testament & I hereby revoke and disannul all other Wills & Testaments by me in any wise made ~~~~ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and ["affixed" x-out] seal this 10th day of February Eighteen hundred and fifteen Signed Sealed & published } her in the presence of us who have } Mildred (X) Garrard (seal) set our names as witnesses } mark Lot G. Watson Chuza Hopkins Orange County May Term 1816 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Mildred Garrard decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Lot G Watson a subscribing Witness thereto & Ordered to be recorded at the same time Carter Garrard one of the Executors therein named qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 477-478 Recorded May 1816 The original will has darkened, and the ink has faded. No estate papers found.