Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Laws, Elizabeth October 15, 1828 ************************************************ 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 302-303 Written: October 15, 1828 Recorded: Aug 1833 Testator: Elizabeth Laws State of North Carolina ) I Elizabeth Laws do make Orange County ) and publish this my last will and testament in Manner & form following revoking all others by me Heretofore made ~~~~~ I Give and bequeath to my friend Thos. D Bennahan my Negro woman Dilcy Her Daughter Priscilla Her sons Walter. Henderson & Squire. they being the Children which she now Has; and such increase as she may Have I direct that the woman Dilcy and her Children be apertain'd by Saml. Yarbrough James Leathers & Robt. Harris or either of them. or in case of the death of the above named persons for others to be selected by the parties Interested to value the said negroes which sum shall be paid by friend Thos. D Bennahan for said negroes in Installments of one two & Three years free of Interest from and after my demise the right and title of said slaves Dilcy & Her Children which she now Has or may Have shall vest and belong to the said Thos. D Bennahan His Heirs &ca ~~~~~~~~ I Give and bequeath to Thos. D Bennahan a negro Girl Writ & future increase my negro woman Hannah - my Household and kitchen furniture of every description and one Half all my estate & other property not disposed of --- in trust for the Benefit of the said Mary Furgerson during the life of John Furgerson Her Husband after the death of the said Furgerson Its my will that the property herein devised in trast for the benefit of the said Mary shall vest in and belong to the said Mary & Her Heirs forever I give and bequeath to["my nephew" x-out] William Laws son of my Nephew Leonard Laws My negro [page 2] Tamer my Stock of Horses Cattle & Hogs and the remaining Half of all my estate not Herein before disposed of I Give to my Nephew Leonard Laws His bond to which Saml. Yarbrough is Security with the Interest that may accrue thereon also my Wagon & farming utentials of every description ~~~ I constitute and appoint my friend Thomas D Bennahan Executor of this my last will and Testament in testimony of all which I Have Hereunto set my Hand and seal this 16th day of October 1828 Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Eight her Elizabeth X Laws (seal) In presence of ) mark Wm Horner Jurat ) Saml. Yarbrough ) Young Dorch Jurat ) } Jurat & admitted to probate A Williams Jurat ) [Will Book Volume E, page 302] State of North Carolina } I Elizabeth Laws Orange County } do make and publish } this my last will and ~~~~ Testament in manner & form following revoking all others by me ["made" x-out] Heretofore made I give and bequeath to my friend Thos D Bennahan my negro Woman Dilcy Her Daughter Priscilla Her sons Walter Henderson & Squire they being the Children which she now Has and Such increase as She may Have I direct that the woman Dilcy and her Children be apertained by Saml. Yarbrough James Leathers and Robert Harris or either of them or in case of the death of the above named persons for others to be Selected by the parties Interested to value the said negroes which sum Shall be paid by friend Thos D Bennahan for said negroes in Installments of one two & Three years free of Interest from and after my demise the right and title of said Slaves Dilcy & her Children which She now has or may Have Shall vest and belong to the said Thos D Bennahan His Heirs &ca I Give and bequeath to Thos. D Bennahan a negro Girl Writ & future increase my negro Woman Hannah ~~ my House Hold and Kitchen ferniture of every description and one Half all my estate & other prop =erty not disposed of in trust for the Benefit of the said Mary Furgerson during the life of John Furgerson Her Husband after the death of the said Furgerson Its My Will that the property herein devised in trust for the benefit of the said [Will Book Volume E, page 303] Mary Shall vest in and belong to the said Mary & her heirs forever I give and bequeath to William Laws son of my nephew Leonard Laws my negro Tamer my Stock of horses cattle & hogs and the remaining half of all my estate not herein before disposed of I give to my nephew Leonard Laws his bond to Which Samuel Yarbrough is Security with the Interest that may accrue thereon also my Waggon and farming utensils of every description I Constitute and appoint my friend Thos D Bennahan Executor of this my last Will and Testament in testimony of all which I have Hereunto set my Hand and seal this 16th day of October 1828 Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Eight her Elizabeth (+) Laws (seal) In presence of mark Wm Horner Saml. Yarbrough Young Dorch A Williams Orange County August Term 1833 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of Elizabeth Law Decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of William Horner Young Dorch & A Williams the subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 302-303 Recorded Aug 1833 The name Dilcy could be interpreted as Delcy, although most of the "i"s are dotted in the loose will. The will book version lists her as "Delcy" and estate papers as "Dilsey" Estate Papers comprise nine pages and are found in a folder labeled "Laws, Elizabeth (1833)". [Estate Papers - Inventory 23 Oct 1833] A Inventory of the property of Elizabeth Laws decd. taken this 26th of October 1833 -- Taken by James Leathers admr. with the will annex to viz one negro woman Dilesy & Siller & Walter & Henderson Squire mMry William these Is the children of Dilsey will[ed] to Thos. D. Bennahan To be valued & his ban[bond] done at $1400 & the valuation paid over to the legatees ["agreeable to" x-out] ["the will" x-out] William Laws & Mary Furgurson The above Nergoes valued by James Leathers ---- & Fielding Leathers the negros will'd to Mary Furgurson Rit & Virgil Feriby and Hannah a very old woman & Taner a very old woman to William Laws all of her Stock of horses & cattle & hogs all left to William Laws by her last will & he taken the same in possession her house hold & kichern Firniture she left to Marry Furgurson by her Last Will which she taken in possession & Tow[two] Children Virgil & Fereby & Hannah I gave To Leonard Laws by my last will a bond which I held on him & Samuel Yarbrough for Two Hundred dollars & entered one small waggon & Farming tools which he has taken in possession From[?] Excepted by my James Leathers admist with the will and next [annexed]