Orange County NcArchives Wills.....King, John June 25, 1805
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, page 153
Written: June 25, 1805
Recorded: Aug 1805
Testator: John King

In the name of God Amen I John King
of the County of Orange and state of North
Carolina being of perfect sense and
memory but weak in Body do make this
last will and Testament in manner and
form following first I bequeath my soul to
Almighty God hoping to receive forgivnass
of all my sins through the merits and medi
ation of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
And my Body I bequeath to the earth from
whence it came to be decently buried at the
discrition of my Executor hearafter named and
my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased
God to bestow on me I give and bequeath as
followeth --- it is my will that my Bed and
all belonging to it with my cloths and
Tobacco bridle and saddel with my horse
kind and hat should all be sold the money
colected my Debts paid out of it and then
my Wife and hir two Children Calvin and John should
have five shilling each --- the resew[residue?] put
on intrust the money equilly divided between
my two Children Thomas King and Jeremiah
King as they come of age -- I constitute and ordain
my Father Thomas King my whole and
soul Executor of this my last will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
mark and seal this Twenty fift[h] day of

[page 2]
June one thousand eight hundred and
five
                     John (X) King (seal)
Singet sealed and
delivered in the preasence of
test
Julius King
John King Jurat
               Tho. King qualified

[Will Book Volume D, page 153]
In the Name of God Amen I John King of the County
of Orange and State of North Carolina being of perfect sence
and memory but weak in Body do make this last Will and
Testament in manner and form following first I bequeath
my soul to Almighty God hopeing to receive forgiveness of all
my sins through the merits and mediation of my Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ And my body I bequeath to the earth from
whence it came to be decently buried at the discretion of my
executors hereafter Named & my worldly estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bestow on me I give and bequeath as followeth
It is my will that my bed and all belonging to it is ["my will" x-out]
with my clothes and Tobacco bridle and saddle with my
Horse kind & Hat should all be sold the money collected
my debts paid out of it and then my Wife and [her] two Chil-
dren Calvin & John should have five shilling each the
resew[residue?] put on intrust the money equally divided between
my two Children Thomas King and Jeremiah King
as they come of age I constitute and ordain my father
Thomas King my whole and soul Executor of this my
last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have here
unto set my mark and seal this twenty fifth day of
June one thousand eight Hundred and five ~~~~
Singet sealed &
Delivered in the           John (X) King (seal)
presence of
Teste
Julius King
John King

                     Orange County Augst. Term 1805
The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament
of John King Decd. was duly proved in open Court
by the oath of John King and ordered to be recorded at
the same time Thos. King the Executor therein named
qualified accordingly ~~~~

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, page 153
Recorded Aug 1805

He seems to make a distinction between his wife's children and his children.

No estate papers found for this testator.  There is a folder labeled "King, John (1801)" which contains 56 pages of papers for John King, died intestate in 1801, leaving widow Lavinia. William Bradford and William Ecoles were appointed administrators

The estate papers for John Bason are found here, too.  It isn't clear that all of these are related to the John King estates.