Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Leigh, William January 25, 1841
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 93-94
Written: January 25, 1841
Recorded: Aug 1841
Testator: William Leigh

State of Narth Carolina To Wit
Orange County

In the name of God Amen
I William Leigh of the County and
State of Affarsaid[sic] Being of saund mind and
Memery Blessed be God Do make this my Last
Will and Testament Amen

I Will and Bequeath to my father 1 sorrell horse
his life time

Also 1 Caw and Calfe Also 3 saws and 8 pigs and 8 shates[shoats]

Also I Buraue and furniture

Also 1 Blue Chist Ditto 2 Chists

Also 1 Dressing table and furniture

Also 2 Feather Beds and furniture

Also 1 Cotton Wheal 2 pare of Cards Cotton

Also 1 Linnen Wheal

Also 1 Flax hacklee

Also 2 Earthen Dishes

Also 6 Earthen Plates

Also 1 Pare flat Irons

Also I will that my Father have my part
and wifes part Due me from David Georges
Estate my Father in Law his life time

The Residue of Estate not hearein mentioned
I will that it go to my father his time
And after his death I will that my Estate
be Equilly Devided Between Richard S. Leigh
And Susan Trice my Brother and Sister
and thare Heirs forever

    I Will Tharfore that my Father be my
Executor of this my Will and Testament
In Testamony wharaf I have her[e]unto set my
hand and Affixted my seal this 25th of January
A.D. 1841 Signed sealed Deliv[er]ed in Presents of
As[us] test                    Wm Leigh (seal)
S. W. Fowler Jurat
                Sullivan Leigh qualifd as Exr.

[Will Book Volume F, page 93]
    State of North Carolina To Wit

Orange County.  In the name of God
Amen I William Leigh of the County &
State of Afforsaid[sic] Being of sound mind
and memory (Blessed be God) do make this
my last Will and Testament ["Amen" x-out] Item
I will and bequeathe to my father 1 sorrell
hours his life time Also 1 Cow and Calf Also
3 sows and 8 pigs and 8 shotes Also I bureau
and furniture Als[o] 1 blue Chest Ditto 2 Chists
Also 1 dressing table and furniture also
2 feather beds and furniture ~~~

[Will Book Volume F, page 94]
Also 1 Cotton Wheal 2 pare of Cards Cotton Also
1 Linnen Wheal Also 1 flax hacklee Also 2
earthen dishes Also 6 earthen Plates Also 1
pare flat irons Also I will that my father
have my part and wifes part due me from
David George's estate my father in law his
life time. The residue of Estate not herein men-
tioned I will that it do to my father his
his[sic] time And after his death I will that
my Estate be equally divided between Richard's
Leigh And Susan Trice my brother and sister
and their heirs forever I will therefore that my
father be my Executor of this my Will and
Testament In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th of
January A.D. 1841 Signed sealed Delivered in
presence of As[us]
        Test                William Leigh (seal)
S. W. Fowler

                Orange County August Term 1841
The execution of the foregoing last Will &
Testament of William Leigh Decd was duly
proved in open Court by the Oath of
S. Ww. Fowler & ordered to be recorded. At the
same time Sulivan Leigh the executive[sic]
therein maid appearance in open Court and
qualified accordingly
                  Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 93-94
Recorded Aug 1841

S. W. Fowler seems to have written this, and also the will of Sullivan Leigh (1843).  Many of the letter "o" appear to be "a", and this is possibly due to dialect and phonetic spellings?

Sullivan Fowler is listed as executor.  Is this the same person as Richard S. Fowler?

No estate papers found.