ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Jacob Graves, 9 Apr 1820
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Will: Jacob Graves, 9 Apr 1820, Orange Co., NC

[Orange County, NC, Will Book D, p. 575. Copy received from North Carolina 
State Archives.]

No. Carolina
Orange County

In the name of God I Jacob Graves, of the county of Orange aforesaid do by 
these presents ordain constitute by these presents and make this my last will 
& Testament being of sound disposing mind and memory thanks be unto almighty 
God for his goodness as follows viz

It is my will & desire that my wife [Turley ?] shall enjoy full possession of 
my dwelling house with my Daughter [Bilrey ? Betsey ?] to live also with her 
mother as long as she live single and also my wife to have my ngro [sic] girl 
Rainey as long as she lives also two horses & [illegible] & one plough & all 
the house-hold furniture as much as she may wish to keep also my waggon & two 
hoes one ax [sic] one matlock & such of the stock [illegible] cattle hogs as 
she may choose also of the sheep.

Item I give & bequeath unto Mary Glass fifty Dollars which she has recd 
instead of a Horse.

Item I also give unto Catherine Glass the like sum of fifty Dollars instead of 
a Horse which she has recd.

Item I give unto Milly Neare fifty Dollars instead of a Horse she having recd 
Eleven Dollars.

Item I give unto Barbara Graves Fifty Dollars.

Item I give & bequeath unto Betsey & Sarah Graves one Hundred & fifty Dollars 
each.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Graves the Tact of land whereon he 
now lives not to crop [illegible] above the Mill at the fork or Junction of 
the two creeks or to Interfere or have any part of the Mill Tract.

Also I give and bequeath unto my said son Daniel Graves part of my two Hundred 
& six acre Tract all on the South Side following the creek up with a straight 
line to the Slump Corner then on to the Post oak corner on Malachi Iseleys 
line my said [sic] Daniel Graves is to pay to my Estate or Executors the sum 
of Five Hundred Dollars paying one Hundred within a year after my death & the 
ballance within two years Thereafter clear of Interest which shall be his part 
of my Estate.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Elias Graves the ballance of said two 
Hundred & six acre tract adjoining Malachi Iseley [Doctr ?] Brehons & 
Frederick Shafner following [illegible] line to the Slump corner excepting 
only what part lies in the fork of the two quarter creeks my said son Elias 
Graves to pay unto my said Estate or Execrs the like sum of Five Hundred 
Dollars one Hundred within on & half years from my death the ballance within 
two years Thereafter which shall be his part of my Estate.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son David Graves my old Tract & the same he 
lives on and that part of my said two Hundred & six acre Tract all which lies 
in the fork of the two creeks heretofore reserved my said son David Graves to 
pay to my Estate or Executors the like sum of Five Hundred Dollars one Hundred 
within two years after my death & the ballance within two years Thereafter 
which is his full part of my Estate.

Item I wish my wife to enjoy my Mill & the land contained in the Mill Tract 
and I wish for the Mill to be kept in repair out of my Estate my sons Daniel, 
Eli & David aiding in getting the timbers to build her furnishing the same of 
their Tracts of land.

It is my wish after the death of my wife for my Mill together with land 
attached to it to be sold amongst my children to the highest bidder, also for 
the negro Girl & her increase to be likewise sold among my children after my 
wifes death.

It is my will and desire what property or part of my Estate which may be left 
after the death of my wife to be equally divided among my two sons [Bostion ?] 
& John Graves and all my daughters share & share a like my other three sons 
named having recd their part in their land.

Item it is my will desire I do nominate and appoint George Iseley Bastion 
Graves & David Graves to act as my Executors to this my last Will & testament 
revoking all other wills declaring this and this only to be my last Will and 
Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 9th 
day of April AD 1820.

					Jacob Graves {seal}

Signed sealed deliverd & pronounced
as my last Will & Testament
in the presence of us

Jacob [illegible]
[I. ?] Hale
Martin (his mark) [Heare ? Neare ?]
Jacob Anthony