Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Johns, John March 25, 1801 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 42-43 Written: March 25, 1801 Recorded: May 1801 Testator: John Johns In the Name of God Amen this twenty fi[f]th Day of March in the year One thousand Eight Hundred & one I John Johns of Orange County & State of North Carolina Being Sick in body But thanks be to God in perfect mind & memory & Calling to mind this transitory state of Life & knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Die Do make & ordain this my Last Will & testament making void all Others by me Hither to made & as for my Soul give it into the Hands of God that gave it & my Body to be Decently Buried by my Executors Nothing Doubting But at the General Resurrection, I Shall Receive the same Again By the mighty power of God & as touching my temporal Estate that God Has been pleased to Bless me with I give & Dispose of in Manner & form as follows Viz first all my Lawfull[sic] Debts & funeral Expences[sic] paid Secondly I give & Bequeath to my Loving Wife Elizabeth Johns the plantation I Now Live on Contai =ning two Hundred Acres During her Natural Life or or[sic] Widdowhood & also an Equel part With the Children of Hous[e]hold furniture & Stock thirdly I give & Bequeath to my Son Henry Johns ten Shillings fourthly I give & Bequeath to my soninglaw[sic] Thomas Wm. Grice[McGuire?] or his Heirs one Cow & Calf & fifthly I give & Bequeath to my [daughter?] Kittey Johns two Cows & Calfs turn over [page 2] & one feather bed firneture[sic] & flax Wheel & also one pot & a reasonable Quantity of pewter Sixthly I give & Bequeath to my Son Thomas Johns one Horse & Bridle & Also one Half of the Land at his mothers Death or Marriage & also one Cow & calf Seventhly I give & Bequeath to my son John Johns the other Half of my Land at his mothers Death or marriage & a Horse & Bridle & Cow & Calf Eight[h]ly I give & Bequeath to Daughter Susannah one bed & furniture & two Cows & Calves & a flax Wheet[sic] Ninthly I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Johns one feather bed & furniture & two Cows & Calv[e]s & flax Wheal[sic] tenthly I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Patsey Johns one feather bed & furniture & two Cows & Calves & flax Wheal & also I Constitute my trusty friends John MCollock Sinr. & James Allison my Sole Executors of this my Last Will & testament Nothing Doubt- ing their fidility[sic] in Witness Whereof I have Hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year first Above Written Signed Sealed & Deliver[e]d in presents[sic] of us John Johns (seal) Test William Keeling his } William (H) Whitfield } Jurat his mark } George (X) Welsh mark [Will Book Volume D, page 42] In the Name of God Amen, This twenty fifth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and one, I John Johns of Orange County and State of North Carolina, being very Sick in body But thanks be to God in perfect mind and memory and Cal[l]ing to mind this transitory State of Life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament makeing void all others by me Whitherto made and as for my Soul give it into the Hands of God ~~~~ that gave it and my body to be decently Buried by my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the same again By the mighty power of God. And as touching my temporal Estate that God has been pleased to bless me with I give and dispose of in ma[n]- -ner and form as follows Viz. first all my Lawful debts and fune- -ral Expences paid. Secondly I give and bequeath to my loveing Wife Eli- -zabeth Johns, the plantation I now live on Containing two Hundred Acres during her natural life or Widowhood, and also an Equal part With the Children, of household furniture and Stock, Thirdly I give and bequeath to my Son Henry Johns Ten Shillings ~~ Fourthly I give and bequeath to my soninglaw[sic] Thomas Wm. Grice or his heirs one Cow and Calf And fifthly I give and bequeath to my [daughter?] Kitty Johns two Cows and Calves and one feather Bed furniture and flax Wheel and Also one pot & a reasonable quantity of pewter ~~~ Sixthly I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Johns one horse and bridle and saddle[orig: Also (not saddle)] one half of the land at his mothers death or marriage ~~~ And also one Cow and Calf ~~~ Seventhly I give and bequeath to my Son John Johns the [other] Half of my Land at his mothers death or marriage and a horse and bridle and Cow and Calf ~~~ Eight[h]ly I give and bequeath to dau- ghter Susannah one bed and furniture and Two Cows and Calves and a flax Wheel ~~~ Ninthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Johns one feather bed and furniture and Two Cows & Calves and flax Wheel ~~ Tenthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Patsey Johns one feather bed and furniture and [Will Book Volume D, page 43] two Cows and Calves and flax Wheel, and also I constitute my trusty friend[s] John MCollock Senr. and James Allison my Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament nothing Doubting their fedility[sic] In Witness Whereof I have Hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year first above Writ[t]en Signed Sealed and Declared in presence of us Test William Keeling John Johns (seal) his William (H) Whitfield mark his George (X) Welsh mark Orange County May Term 1801 The Execution of the forgoing Last Will and Testament of John Johns decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oaths of William Keeling & Wm. Whitfield subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be be recorded ~~ At the same time the Executors there -in Named qualified accordingly ~~~~ Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 42-43 Recorded May 1801 No estate papers found.