Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hall, Robert Sr March 31, 1843 ************************************************ 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 G, page 194 Written: March 31, 1843 Recorded: Feb 1858 Testator: Robert Hall, Sr In the name of God Amen. I Robert Hall of the County of Orange & state of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God. & but low in bodily health and knowing that all flesh are born to die do make and ordain this paper writing as my last will and testament in Manner and form as follows To wit I will and bequeath unto my son John R. Hall one Dutch fan and all the property that I have given heretofore I will and bequeath unto the lawful heirs of of[sic] my son William H. Hall decd the property I have heretofore given to said William and one negro man slave by the name of Lewis to them and their heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my daughter Sally who has intermarried with Alfred Carrington all the [property] that she has heretofore had to her and her heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my son Robert Hall all the property which I have heretofore given him and one negro man slave by the name of Dave to him and his heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my daughter Jane who has intermarried with Green Davis all the property which I have heretofore given her and her heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my daughter Frances who has intermarried with William Jones all the property which I have heretofore given her and one negro girl slave by the name of Jincy and her increase to her and her heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas R Hall the balance of a tract of land not otherwise disposed of known by the name of William Hall tract and one negro man slave by the name of Edmond and all the property I have heretofore given him to him and his heirs forever [page 2] I will and bequeath unto my son Nelson P Hall all the property I have heretofore given him also one negro man by by[sic] the name of Daniel and tract of land known as the J. Turrentine or mansion house tract to him and his heirs forever it is also my will that said Nelson shall have my thrash= ing Machine and Fan Mill It is also my will that all my other property is to be sold by my Executors and dues to collected that is not otherwise disposed of in this will and equally divided between the above named heirs to wit John R Hall one share William H Halls heirs one share Sally Carrington one share Jane Davis, Frances Jones, Thos R Hall Nelson P Hall and Robert Hall all share and share alik[e] I nominate constitute and appoint my two sons Thos R Hall and Nelson P Hall my executors to this my last will and testament In testimony whereof I Robert Hall hath hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my last will and testament this 31st day of March AD 1843 Attest Robert H. Parrish Hall (seal) WmSon Parrish jurat [Will Book Volume G, page 194] In the name of God Amen I Robert Hall of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God & but low in bodily health and knowing that all flesh are born to die do make and ordain this paper writing as my last will and Testament in Manner and form as follows (To wit) I will and bequeath unto my son John R. Hall one dutch fan and all the property that I have given heretofore. I will and bequeath unto the lawful heirs of of my son William H Hall decd the property I have heretofore given to said William and one negro man Slave by the name of Lewis to them and their heirs forever. I will and bequeath unto my daughter Sally who has intermarried with Alfred Carrington all the [property] that she has heretofore had to her and her heirs forever. I will and bequeath unto my son Robert Hall all the property which I have heretofore given him and one negro man Slave by the name of Dave to him and his heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my daughter Jane who has intermarried with Green Davis all the property which I have heretofore given her and her heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my daughter Frances who has intermarried with William Jones all the property which I have heretofore given her and one negro girl slave by the name of Jincy and her increase to her & her heirs forever I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas R Hall the ballance of a tract of land not otherwise disposed of known by the name of William Hall tract and one negro man slave by the name of Edmond [x-out] and all the property I have heretofore given him to him and his heirs forever. I will and bequeath unto my son Nelson P Hall all the property I have heretofore given him also one negro man by the name of Daniel and tract of land [Will Book Volume G, page 195] known as the J Turrentine or mansion house tract to him and his heirs forever it is also my will that said Nelson shall have my threshing machine and fan mill. It is also my will that all my other property is to be Sold by my Executors and dues to collected that is not otherwise disposed of in this will and equally divided between the above named heirs to wit John R Hall one share William H Halls heirs one share Sally Carrington one share Jane Davis Frances Jones Thos. R Hall Nelson P Hall and Robert Hall all Share and share alike I nominate constitute and appoint my two Sons Thos. R Hall and Nelson P Hall my executors to this my last Will and Testament in testimony whereof I Robert Hall hath hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my last will and Testament this 31st day of March AD 1843 Attest Robert Hall (seal) WmSon Parrish H. Parrish Orange County Court Feby Term 1858 The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Robert Hall decd was duly proved in open court according to Law Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, page 194 Recorded Feb 1858 Estate Papers comprise 25 pages and is found in a folder labeled "Hall, Robert (1857)". Testator died in 1857. Petitioners described as children, grandchildren or their husbands include: William Jones and wife Frances or Fanny of Granville County John R. Hall of Mississippi Robert Hall Thomas R Hall Thomas Sherill and wife Sally Green Davis & wife Jane of Alabama Nelson P Hall William H Hall, deceased, children Lambert Robert N Alexander R William Cain Martha A. P. Hall William Carrington & wife Sally [Estate Papers - Inventory 1 Apr 1858] A list of the sale of the residue of property of Robert Hall senr. decd., and Negroes of said decd. sold on 1st day of April 1858 on a credit of nine months [sundry articles omitted] Harrison Parker 1 Negro woman Mary 300.00 " " 1 " " Betty & 2 children 1225.00 John Peed 1 " boy George 605.00 William H. Long 1 " " Robert 669.00 John Peed 1 " Girl Mary Frances 411.00