Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Garrett, Wilson May 31, 1870 ************************************************ 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 H, page 40 Written: May 31, 1870 Recorded: ca 1871 Testator: Wilson Garrett State of North Carolina Orange County I Wilson Garrett of the County & State aforesaid Beain[sic] of Sound mind and memory But Considering the uncertainty of my Earthley[sic] Existence Do make and Declare this my Last will and testament in manner and form as Following that is to Say First that my Executers[sic] Shal[l] provide for my Body a Desent[sic] Bareal[sic] Suitabel to the wishes of my relations and frendes and pay all funeal Expenses together with my Just debts howsoever and to whomesoever owing out of the money that may first come into his hands as a part or pa[r]cel of my Estate, I give and Bequith[sic] to my Dear Bel[o]ved wife Silvy Garrett the plantation whear[sic] on I now Live Containing two hundred and fifty Six acres all my house hold & kitchen funiture and all my Stock of horeses & Cows & Sheape & hogs and waggn & Gir and all my farming tuls all my Debts Due me and all money on hand at the time of my Death to hear Lifetime or widerhood and at hear Death, I give my Sun Allen Garrett one hundred acres of Land on the north End to run East & west after my wife Death Allen is to have a hors Martha Ann & Matilda & nearcissa is to have a home as Long as theare[they] are Singel ar wants it in the Lands of Allen Garrett I give and Bequith my Sun Dewain Garrett fifty acres of Land at valation I give and Bequith to my Sun David Garrett fifty acrer of Land at valuation I give and Bequith my Sun Woodson Garrett fifty acrer & the remainder if Eny at valuation But not to Conclude [page 2] the improvement in the valation Martha Ann & Matilda & narcissa & artiler is to have a Bed & funiture Eakel with telitha all my house holde & kitchen funiture after four girls get thear Beds & funiture all comes in Equal, Artiler is to have a home on David Lot of Land as Long as She Lives Singel and afer Allen gets his horse all my the horses & cows & sheape & hogs waggon & farming tools will be sold and Equal Devided among all of my Children after hear Debts are paid I do heaby Constitute and appoint my trusty friende James D Long and my Beloved Wife Silvy Garrett my Lawful Executers to all Intentes and perpases to Execute this my Last will and testament according to the true Intents and mening of the Same Evry part and Clauses thearof hereby revoken & Declaring utterly void all other wills & testaments by me hearebefore maid in witness whearof I the Said Wilson Garrett Do hearunto Set my hand and Seal this 31st Day of May A D 1870 his Signed Sealed publish[ed] and Wilson (X) Garrett Declarded[sic] by the Said Wilson Garrett marke to be his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his requst and in his presents do Subscribe our names as witnesses thearto Thos Long Thos M. Faucette [Will Book Volume H, page 40] Record of Wills State of North Carolina } Orange County } I Wilson Garrett of the County & State aforesaid being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as following, that is to say First: That my Executors shall provide for my body a decent burial, suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends, and pay all funeral expenses together with my Just debts howsoever and to whomesoever owing out of the money that may first come into his hands as a part or parcel of my estate I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife Silvy Garrett the plantation whereon I now live containing two hundred and fifty six acres, all my house hold and Kitchen furniture and all my stock of horses & Cows & Sheep & hogs and Waggon & Geer[sic] and all my farming tools all my debts due me and all money ["due" x-out] on hand at the time of my death to her lifetime or widowhood and at hear death, I give my Son Allen Garrett one hundred acres of land on the North end to run East and west, after my wife's death Allen is to have a horse, Martha Ann & Matilda & Narcissa is to have a home as long as they are Single or wants it in the lands of Allen Garrett. I give and bequeath my son DeWain Garrett fifty acres of land at valuation I give and bequeath to my son David Garrett fifty acres of land at valuation. I give and bequeath my son Woodson Garrett fifty acres ["of land" x-out] and the remainder if any at valuation but not to conclude the improvement in the valuation, Martha Ann & Matilda & Narcissa & Artilea is to have a bed & furniture equal with Telitha, all my household & Kitchen furniture after four girls get their beds & furniture all comes in equal, Artilia is to have a home on [Will Book Volume H, page 41] David's lot of land, as Long as she lives single, and after Allen gets his horse, all my the[sic] horses & Cows & Sheep & hogs waggon & ["furniture" x-out] farming tools will be sold and equal[ly] divided among all of my Children after her debts are paid. I do hereby Constitute and appoint my trusty friend James D Long and my beloved Wife Silvy Garrett my Lawful Executors to all intents and purposes, to execute this my last Will and testament, according to the true Intent[s] and ["purpose" x-out] meaning of the same, every part & clauses thereof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made; In witness whereof I the said Wilson Garrett, do hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of May AD 1870 his Wilson (X) Garrett mark Signed, Sealed, published and declared, by the Said Wilson Garrett to be his last Will and testament in the presents of us who at his request and in his presence do subscribe our names as Witnesses thereto Thos. Long Thos M. Faucette Additional Comments: Will Book Volume H, page 40 Recorded ca 1871 This will contains an unusually large number of non-standard spellings, sometimes several different spellings for the same word. Perhaps it should be read phonetically. Most of the spelling is phonetic, but some just skips syllables entirely, etc. About half of the words that end in "S" appear to written with a "Z". "S" is assumed and perhaps the "Z" appearance was just a fancy way of writing. It's also possible that it was intentional. James D. Long renounced appointment as executor. Estate Papers consists of 16 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Garrett, Wilson (1881)". Heirs appear to be: Woodson Garrett, Martha Ann King wife of William King, Matilda McCauley wife of Thomas McCauley, Artilia Carr wife of Joseph Carr, Allen Garrett, David Garrett, Talitha Cates wife of Stephen Cates, Narcissa Cates wife of Wiley Cates.