Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Lewis, Thomas February 25, 1805 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 151-152 Written: February 25, 1805 Recorded: May 1805 Testator: Thomas Lewis In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Lewis of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina colling to mind the unsertainty of all earthly things and certainty of death & being at present of perfect sound mind and memory thanks bee to God for the same - I willing to Settle and fix my worldley affairs in as Just a manner as my Judgment Can direct I do hearby declare this to bee my last will and Testament in the words and manner following To Witt. I lend unto my beloved wife all my personall property of Every kind with the use of my plan- tation during her life and after her death to bee disposd of as follows my land I bequeath & give to my son William Lewis all my land lying on the East side of Henry Lewesis[sic] line wher on he now lives Allso I give & bequeath unto my son Fielding Lewis all that part or parcel of land wher on I now live and all the hear a bove mentioned land to be Valued by three sensable men on oath the men to be Chosen by my executors and the Valuation ther of to be divided into four equal parts after giving my soninlaw Nicholes Durning the Sum of fifteen Dollars then the one half of the Valuation to be equally divided between my two Sons Robert & John Lewis and the Said Moneys to be paid by my sd. sons in the way and [page 2] manner following that is to say one half of said Moneys Coming to Said Son in law and my two sons to be deu me twelve months after the land is Valued and the remaining half in two years after the Valuation each of my sons William and Fielding paying in proportion to what land they have allso I give and bequeath unto my three Daughters Frances, Elizabeth & Mary or their heirs all the a mount of my Household and kitchen furniture it to be sold & Equally divided the balance of my property of every kind to be sold and equall ly divided amongst my sons & Daughters that is to say Frances, Robert, Elizabeth, Wm Fielding, Mary, Henry, & John Lewis and I hearby anominiate and ap- point my two sons Fielding & Henry Lewis and John Rhodes of Benj: and my loving wife Jane executrix to this my Last will and testament hoping they will have the same faithfully executed agree a ble to the tennor of the same Making nill[sic] & Void all former wills and testaments sign ing sealing & publishing & decraring[sic] this to be my last will and testament this twenty fifth day of February one thousand Eight Hundread and five Signd seald published & declard to be my last will and testa ment. in presents of us } } Thos. Leewis (seal) John Rhodes }Jurat } Ben: Rhodes } } Exr qualified } [Will Book Volume D, page 151] In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Lewis of the Coun- -ty of Orange & State of North Carolina Cal[l]ing to mind the uncer- -tainty of all Earthly things & Certainty of death & being at pre- -sent of perfect sound mind and memory thanks bee to God for the same - I Willing to settle and fix my Worldley affairs in as Just a manner as my Judgment can direct I do hereby declare this to be my last Will & Testament in the words & manner following To Wit ~~~~~ I lend unto my belov- ed Wife all my personal property of every kind with the use of my plantation during her life and after her death to be disposed of as follows my Land I bequeath and give to my son William Lewis all my Land lying on the east Side of Henry Lewises line whereon he now lives ~~ Also I give & bequeath unto my son Fielding Lewis all that part or parcel of Land whereon I now live and all the here above mentioned Land to be valued by three sensible men on oath the men to be Chosen by my executors and the va- luation thereof to be divided into four equal parts after giving my son in Law Nicholas Durning the sum of fifteen Dollars then the one Half of the valuation to be equally divided between my two sons Robt. & John Lewis and the said monies to be paid by my said sons in the way and manner following, that is to say one Half of sd. moneys coming to sd. Son in law & my two sons [Will Book Volume D, page 152] to be due me twelve months after the Land is valued and the remaining Half in two years after the valuation ~~ each of my sons William & Fielding paying in proportion to what land they have, also I give & bequeath unto my three daugh- -ters Frances Elizabeth & Mary or their Heirs all the amount of my Household & Kitchen furniture it to be sold and equally divided the balance of my property of every kind to be sold and equally divided amongst my sons & Daughters that is to say Frances Robt. Elizabeth, Wm., Fielding, Mary, Henry, & John Lewis & I hereby nominiate & appoint my two sons Fielding and Henry Lewis and John Rhodes of Benj: & my loving Wife Jane exe cutrix of this my Last Will and Testament hopeing they will have the same faithfully executed agreeable to the tenor of the same Making null & Void all former Wills and Testaments Signing Sealing and publishing & decraring[sic] this to be my last Will & Testament this twenty fifth day of February one thousand eight Hundred and five Signed Sealed published and declar -ed to be my last Will & Testament. in presence of us John Rhodes Thomas Lewis (seal) Ben. Rhodes Orange County May Term 1805 The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Thos. Lewis decd. was duly proved by the oath of John R Hodes and Ben. Rhodes both of the subscribing witnesses thereto and order to be recorded ~~~ At the same time the executo tors therein Named qualified accordingly Test J Taylor Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 151-152 Recorded May 1805 Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Lewis, Thomas (1817)". Estate was settled Nov 1817. Veasey was the married surname of Frances Dickle was the married surname of Polly/Mary Durning or Durnin was the married surname of Elizabeth [Estate Papers - Estate Sale 20 Mar 1817] An Account of the Sale of the movable property of Thomas Lewiss deceased after the death of his Wife Jane Sold by me Fielding Lewis Executor, March 20th 1817 [articles listed by purchaser, sundry items omitted here] Fielding Lewis 1 Negro Man Named James 500.00 Alex: Boreland 1 Negro Woman and Child 700.00 William Lewis 1 Negro Girl 431.75 John Cabe Esqr 1 Negro Girl 307.00