Orange County NcArchives Wills.....King, William 4 April 1860
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 242-243
Written: 4 April 1860
Recorded: Aug 1860
Testator: William King

In the Name of God Amen!

I William King of the County of Orange
and State of North Carolina, being of
Sound & disposing mind & memory but
considering the uncertainty of my earthly
existance[sic] do make and publish this my
last will and Testament in manner and
form as follows-

    First I commend my soul to God
who gave it, and my body I drect shall
be decently buried and all expences for
the same I direct shall be paid by my
executor hereinafter named out of the
first money that shall come into her hands
as a part or parcel of my estate

    Touching my worldly estate which
God in his goodness has been pleased to
bestow upon me - I give and bequeath as
follows. Viz.

    First I desire that all my Just
debts shall be paid ---

    I give & bequeath to my wife Susan
King during her lifetime or widowhood My
tract of Land whereon I now live together
with all the property of every Kind that I may

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death with the exception of one Bed
& furniture and one chest which I give
to my Daughter Frances and at the
death or marriage of wife I give to my
son Andrew J King the plantation on which
I now live with other property of whatever
name or Kind to him and his heirs forever

     Lastly I nominate and appoint
My son Andrew J King and Turner King
my executors to this my last will and
Testament believing that they will carry
out the same according to my wishes
this the 5th day of April 1860

Witness                  William King (seal)

J N Carr   Jurat
Thos W. Gattis Jurat
J F Freeland

[Will Book Volume G, page 242]
In the Name of God Amen
I William King of the County of Orange and
State of North Carolina being of sound & disposing Mind
& memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly
existance do make and publish this my last will
and Testament in manner and form as follows

First I commend my soul to God who gave it - and my
body I direct shall be decently buried and all
expences for the Same I direct shall be paid by my
executor hereinafter named out of the first money
that shall come into her hands as a part - or
parcel of my estate

    Touching my worldly estate which God in his
goodness has been pleased to bestow upon me  I
give and bequeath as follows Viz first I desire that all
my Just debts shall be paid

    I give and bequeath to my wife Susan King [during] her lifetime
or widowhood My tract of Land whereon I now live
together with all the property of every Kind that I may
death with the exception of one Bed & furniture and one
Chest which I give to my Daughter Frances and at
the death or marriage of [my] wife I give to my son Andrew
J King the plantation on which I now live with
other property of whatever name or Kind to him
and his heirs forever

    Lastly I nominate and appoint My son Andrew J
King and Turner King my executors to this my
last will and Testament believing that they will
carry out the Same according to my wishes
this the 5th day of April 1860
Witness

J W Carr             William King (seal)
Thos W. Gattis
J F Freeland

[Will Book Volume G, page 243]
             Orange County Court August Term 1860
The execution of the foregoing last will and Testament
of William King decd was duly proved in open
Court according to Law See minutes

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 242-243
Recorded Aug 1860

There seems to be some missing material - perhaps a page?  It is also possible that the scribe left out a portion, or lost their train of thought?  The passage in question is this:

...that I may [page turn] death with the exception of one Bed
& furniture...

The original has a page turn, but the will book copy just goes from one word to the next as this occurs in the middle of a page.

No estate papers found.