Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Leigh, Sullivan March 4, 1843 ************************************************ 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 G, pages 49-51 Written: March 4, 1843 Recorded: May 1854 Testator: Sullivan Leigh In the name of God Amen I Sullaven Leigh of Orange County and state of N.Carolina being of sound and perfect mind and memery blessed be god and it is appointed for all men Once to die I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my Worldly affairs which it has pleased God to endow me with I have bequeathed in the Following manner Ithen[sic] To my Beloved Wife Mary Leigh my home track of land whare[sic] I Knaw live cantaining one hundred and Farty Acres Also I bequeath to her sixty six Acres Jainin [adjoining the land] I bought of John Daniel Dece'd Also Fifty Acres Jainin that I baught of Mary and Castet Herindons Also Twenty Five Acres Jainen that I baught of James Herindon De'ced Cantainen two Hundred and Eighty one Acres mare ar Less I give to my wife 1 Negro bay Named Philip 1 Negro Bay Named Thos 1 negra gril[sic] Named Chainey Alsa 1 harse her choice 1 Carryall Waggone and geer Also 1 yake of Oxen and carts Alsa two caws and Calfes her chaise and two Heffers urlings[yearlings] Also two saws and pigs her Chais Also ten grawn hogs Also thirty Barrells of carn fifteen Bushells of wheat Also 1 thousand paund[s] of park Also thirty paund of sugar Brawn and ten paund of Coffee [page 2] Also I give to my wife two Beds two stides [bedsteads] and furniture Also 1 walnut falling leaf table 1 pine table 1 tea table 1 Chist bleue faur stool Chairs her char four bleue painted chairs 1 Large rackin Chair 1 Looking Glass two pair of Andirons 1 Bafatt[buffet] 1 Buraue 1 Cotton wheal 1 pare of Cotton Cards 1 Linnen wheal 1 set of knives and farks four pewter plates six erthen plates her choise two erthen dishes 1 tea pot 1 caffee pat 1 set of Cups and sausers and spoons two flat Irons 1 large pot 1 small pat two Ovens her chaise 1 skillett 1 Caffee Mill three erthen pichers three erthen Bowls 1 tea Boards ["1 water" x-out] 1 small tea Board 1 Large glass tumbler two stone gears two tin Buckets 1 Washing tube two paails 1 piggin 1 still and six open headed stand, six Barrells two plows and geere two hand hoes 1 Matdock two Club Axes 1 drawing knife two Chisels three Augers 1 hand saw 1 Crosscut saw 1 pare fire tonges and shovel My desire is the property I have willed to my Wife Mary Leigh to have and to hold so long as she remains my widdow and if she Marries again the Above property that I have ["to her" x-out] willed to her be taken and Equ[a]lly Devided [x-out] betwin Richard S. Leigh and my daughter Susan Trice and if she Marrey not to have as long as she lives and at hir death the above property to be Equilly Devided between my son Richard S. Leigh and my daughter Susan Trice [page 3] I have given my son Richard S. Leigh five hundred Acres of land lying on New hope valled[valued] to twelve hundred [erase] and fifty dollars my will is that at my death that my daughter Susan Trice have twelve hundred and fifty dallars warth af my Estate to make her Equll with my my[sic] son Richard S. Leigh to be valled by three disintusted persons then I want all my Just depts[sic] paid then my will is that the Ballance af my Estate be Eqully Devided between my son R. S. Leigh and Susan Trice my daughter and thare Heirs farever and farever Amen I her[e]by make and Ordain my son Richard S. Leigh and my son in law Chesley P. Trice ["to" erased] as Executors to this my last Will and Testament In witness whareof I have to this set my hand and affixed my seal this the 4th day of March Eighteen hundred and and[sic] farty three Singned sealed and Published and Delivered Sullivan Leigh (seal) in presences of us S. W. Fowler Henry T. Carlton Jurat David George Jurat [Will Book Volume G, page 49] In the name of God Amen I Sullivan Leigh of Orange County and State of N.Carolina being of Sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be God and it is appointed for all men [once] to die I recommend my soul to Almi[gh]ty God who gave it and my Worldly affairs which it has pleased God to endow me with I have bequeathed in the following manner I then to my beloved Wife Mary Leigh my home Tract of land whare[sic] I now live containing one hundred and forty Acres also I bequeath to her sixty six Acres Jainin [adjoining the land] I bought of John Daniel deceased also fifty acres Jainin that I bought of Mary and Caslet Herndons also Twenty five acres Jainen that I bought of James Herndon deceased Cantainen Two Hundred and Eighty one Acres more or less I give to my wife 1 Negro bay[sic] named Philip 1 Negro Bay Named Thasas[?Thomas] 1 negro girl named Chainy Also 1 horse her Choice 1 Carry all Waggone and Geer Also 1 yoke of Oxen and Carts also Two cows and Calfes her Choise and Two heffers urlings[yearlings] also Two Saws[sows] and pigs her Chais[choice] also Ten grawn hogs also thirty Barrels of corn fifteen Bushels of wheat Also one thousand pounds of park[pork] also thirty pounds of sugar Brown and Ten pounds of Coffee also I give to my wife Two Beds Two stides [bedsteads] and furniture also one walnut falling leaf table 1 pine table 1 Tea table 1 Chist bleue faur stool Chairs her chase four bleu painted chairs 1 large Rockin Chair 1 Looking Glass Two pair of Andirons 1 Bafatt[buffet] 1 Buraue 1 Cotton wheal 1 pair of Cotton Cards 1 Linnen wheal 1 set of knives and forks four pewter plates six erthan plates her choise Two erthen dishes 1 Tea pot 1 coffee pat[sic] 1 set of cups and saucers and spoons Two flat Irons 1 large pot 1 small pat Two Ovens her Choise [Will Book Volume G, page 50] 1 skillett 1 Coffee Mill three erthan pichers three erthan Bawls 1 Tea Boards 1 small Tea board 1 Large Glass Tumbler Two Stone Gears Two Tin Bucketts 1 Washing Tube Two pails 1 piggin 1 Still and six open headed Stand six Barrels Two plows and geere Two hand hoes 1 mattock Two Club axes 1 Drawing Knife Two Chisels Three augers 1 hand saw 1 Cross cut saw 1 pare fire tongs and shovel my desire is the property I have willed to my Wife Mary Leigh to have and to hold so long as she may remain my Widdow & if she Marries again the above property that I have willed to her be taken and equally divided between Richard S Leigh and my Daughter Suson Trice and if she marry not to have as long as she lives and at her death the above property to be equally divided between my son Richard S Leigh and my Daughter Susan Trice I have given my son Richard S Leigh five Hundred Acres of land lying on New hope valued at twelve hundred and fifty Dollars My will is that at my death that my Daughter Susan Trice have Twelve hundred and fifty dollars worth of my estate to make her Equll with my son Richard S Leigh to be valued by three disinterested persons then I want all my Just debts paid then my will is that the Balance of my estate be equ[a]lly divided between my son R.[x-out] S. Leigh and Susan Trice my daughter and thare heirs forever and forever amen I hereby make and ord =ain my son Richard S Leigh and my son in law Chesley P Trice as Executors to this my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have to this set my hand and affixed my seal this the 4th day of March Eighteen Hun =dred and forty three Signed sealed and published and delivered in presences of us D. W. Fowler Sullivan Leigh (seal) Henry T Carlton David George [Will Book Volume G, page 51] Orange County Court May Term 1854 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Sullivan Leigh deceased was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of Henry T Carlton and David George Two of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and at the same time Richard S Leigh & Chesley P Trice the executors therein named appeared in open Court and qualified as such by taking the oath required by Law Test Geo Laws CCC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 49-51 Recorded May 1854 D. N. Fowler seems to have written this, and also the will of William Leigh (1841). Many of the letter "o" appear to be "a", and this is possibly due to dialect and phonetic spellings? The clerk who transcribed this will into the will book preserved many of the non-standard spellings, many marked with underlines. This is not common practice. No estate papers found.