Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hervey, Moses June 9, 1833 ************************************************ 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 E, pages 307-308 Written: June 9, 1833 Recorded: Aug 1833 Testator: Moses Hervey Whereas I Moses Hervey being sensible of the Mortality of my Body and being of Sound and perfect Mind and Memory for which favour I am Thankful to the Almighty giver of every good and perfect gift do this Ninth day of the Sixth Month in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three Make and publish this my last Will and Testament in Manner following First I give unto my beloved wife Hannah one bed & furniture two Cows her choice forever I also give her all my lands and all my houshold and Kitchen Furniture (except what is Hereinafter disposed of) and Such live Stock as my Executors may think Necessary for the Benefit of her and her children during her Natural life or widow hood when death or marriage takes place with her it is my Will that the whole of my Estate be sold by my executors and the proceeds of the sale of the Perishable part of my Estate be equally divided betwixt my wife Hannah and all my Children - Share and Share alike except my daughter Grace the Valuation of what I will her must form a part of her share the Proceeds of the sale of the land equally divided amongst all my Children should my beloved wife Incline to remove from this Neighborhood it is my Will that my Executors sell the Plantation on which I now reside and Purchase another Tract of Land where she met direct of about equal Vallue to be in the same Situation as though a Sale and Purchase had Not have[sic] been made I give unto my daughter Grace one Bed & Furniture and one Beauro[Bureau] It is my will that all the Remainder of the Perishable part of my Estate be sold by my Executors and all my debts paid should there be any Remainder after paying all my debts it is my Will that it be equally divided among all my children It is my will that my Executors Furnish my beloved wife a Sufficient Support for her Family for one year after my decease I constitute and appoint my worthy Friends Saml Woody & John Newlin Executors of this my last will and testament Moses Hervey in the presence of us in the presence of each other declared and published this as his Moses Hervey Last Will and Testament Robert Cheek Isaac Andrews Jurat [Will Book Volume E, page 307] Whereas I Moses Hervey being Sensable of the Mortality of my body and being of Sound and perfect mind and memory for which favour I am Thankful to the almighty give[r] of every good and perfect gift do this Ninth day of the Sixth month in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three make and publish this my last will and Tes- =tament in manner following First I give unto my beloved Wife Hannah one bed & furniture two Cows her choice forever I also give her all my Lands and all my household & Kitchen ferniture (except what is hereinafter disposed of) and such live Stock as my Executors may think necessary for the benefit of her and her children during her natural life or widowhood When death or marriage takes place with her it is my Will that the [w]hole of my Estate be sold by my executor[s] and the proceeds of the Sale of the peri- =shable part of my Estate be Equally divided betwixt my ~~ wife Hannah and all my Children Share and share alike except my daughter Grace the valuation of what I will here[sic] must form a part of her share the proceeds of the sale of the Land equally divided amongst all my Children Should my beloved wife Incline to remove from this neighbourhood it is my Will that my Executors Sell the plantation on which I now reside and purchase another tract of Land where she met direct of about equal Value to be in the Same Situation as though a sale and purchase had not have[sic] been made I give unto my daughter Grace one Bed & ferniture and one Bureau It is my will that all the remainder of the Perashable part of my Estate be sold by my Executors and all my debts paid Should there be any Remainder after paying all my debts It is my Will that it be equally divided among all my Children It is my will that my Executors furnish my beloved Wife a Sufficient Support for her fam[i]ly for one year after my decease I Constitute and appoint my worthy friends Samuel Woods & John Newlin Executors of this my last will and Testament Moses Hervey in the presence of us in the presence } of each other declared and publish this as his } Moses Hervey (seal) Last Will and Testament Robert Cheek Isaac Andrews Orange County August Term 1833 ~~~~ The Execution of the forgoing Last Will and testament of [Will Book Volume E, page 308] and appoint my son William Holmes Executor to this my Last Will & Testament in Witness I John Holmes have to this my last Will and testament set my hand and seal the Day & Year first above writ[t]en signed sealed published and Delivered presence John Holmes (seal) Willima Paine John Stockard John Paise Orange County November Term 1833 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of John Holmes decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Williams Paine a Subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be Recorded At the same time the Executor ther[e] in named appeared in open Court and qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 307-308 Recorded Aug 1833 Will Book copy has executor's name as "Samuel Woods". Original looks more like "Woody". Estate Papers comprise six pages and are found in a folder labeled "Harvey, Moses (1834)". No family history found.