Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hall, William November , 1827
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume E, pages 149-150
Written: November , 1827
Recorded: Nov 1827
Testator: William Hall

In the Name of God Amen I William Hall (Senr) of
The County of Orange & State of North Carolina being
Of Perfect Mind and Memory do Constitute this my
Last Will & Testament and desire that it may be received
By all as such.  Itim first it is my desire that all my Just
Debts first be paid & my Funeral Charges also.  Itim I Give and
Bequeath to my Son Alexander G. Hall The Tract of Land
whereon I Now live Containing by estimation One Hundred
And fifty Acres More or less with the Mansion House & all other
Conveniences belonging thereto Also One other Tract of land
Adjoining the former Tract known by the Name of the McCaul
Tract Purchas'd of James Hogg Containing by estimation Two
Hundred & Forty Nine Acres More or less with all the appurtenan
=ces belonging thereto [continues in different, less-literate handwriting - appears the same as the signature of Saml Woods]
item I give to my Daug[ht]-
-er Pelly[Polly] a negro by the Name of Cudgen
& the Ballance of my property Real &
Personal To be Devided between A G Hall
& Jinny & Polly My Daughters ---

Sighned Sealed Published & Declared
By the Sd. Wm. Hall Senr. the Testatote
as his last will & Testament in the
presents of us at the time of Si[g]ning &
Sealing thereof - -  Wm Hall (seal)
Teste
Saml Woods Jurat
Joseph McCullom
Thomas Bowls Jurat

[Will Book Volume E, page 149]
    In the Name of God Amen I William Hall (Senr.) of The County
of Orange & State of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory
do Constitute this my Last Will & Testament and desire that it may be
received by all as such. Item first it is my desire that all my Just
Debts first be paid & my funeral Charges also. Item I give & bequeath
to my Son Alexander G. Hall The tract of Land whereon I now
live containing by Estimation One hundred & fifty acres More or less
with the Mansion house & all other Conveniences belonging thereto ~~

Also One Other Tract of Land adjoining the former Tract Known by
the Name of the McCaul Tract purchased of James Hogg Containing
by estimation Two Hundred & forty nine Acres more or less with all the
appurtenances belonging thereto ~~ Item I give to my Daughter Polly
a negro by the name of Cudgen & the balance of my property real
& personal to be divided between A. G. Hall & Jinny & Polly my
daughters

Signed sealed, published & declared
by the sd. Wm. Hall Senr. the Testator as his
last will & Testament in the presents of
us at the time of S[i]gning & Sealing thereof
Wm Hall (seal)
Test   Saml Woods
       Joseph McCullom
       Thomas Bowls
                           Orange County November Term 1827
The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of William Hall
decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of Samuel
Woods and Thomas Bowls tow for[sic] the subscribing

[Will Book Volume E, page 150]
thereto & ordered to be recorded
                          Tst
                                       CCC

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume E, pages 149-150
Recorded Nov 1827

Not dated.

Estate Papers comprise 57 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Hall, William (1827)". Alexander Hall was made administrator of the estate on 25 Aug 1825 with the a $5,000 bond.  It appears that Jesse Miller ended up administering it, however. On 28 Jan 1827 A plea of detinue by Jesse Miller, Admr. of the estate against Alexander Hall, detained one negro man slave of the name of Jesse of the value of one thousand dollars. Due to insufficient funds to settle the estate a petition to sell slaves was submitted to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, dated Nov 1827.

[Estate Papers Inventory 23 Nov 1827]
An Inventory of the property belonging to the Estate
of William Hall decd taken this 23rd of November 1827

[sundry articles omitted]

15 negroes
Pegg & Alsy
Rose
Ann
Quam
Jim
George
Jesse Brown
John
Alexander
Dilsey
Darkey
William
Jincy }
Jack  }