Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Lockhart, Catherine August 24, 1786 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 194-196 Written: August 24, 1786 Recorded: 1792 Testator: Catherine Lockhart In the name of God Amen; I Cathrin Lockhart of the Town of Hillsborough Being in perfict health and of perfict mind and memory Thanks be unto God; Calling into mind the mortality of the Body and Knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; That is to say principaly and first of all; I give & recomend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to the yearth to be Buried in decent Christian buriall at the Discreation of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurection I shall receive the saim again by the Almighty Power of God. And I do hereby appoint my Dearly Beloved son William Lockhard and James Farker [Parker?] my son in Law as accting Executors in this my last Will and Testament And as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life. I give Demise & dispose of the saim in the following manner and form ----------- First I give and Bequeath to my Dearly Beloved son William Lockhard the Dwelling House square[Note 1] and Lat[lot] whereon I nou live and in possesion off with every other parte and partaiment thereunto Belonging ------------ Also I give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved daughters To wit Catherin Roads Jean Holt Sarah Farker[Parker?] Elizabeth Micklejohn and Marey Smith all & every thing of my moveable property Together with what sum or sums of money which may be in Reserve and also debets that nou or hereafter may be Due after my decease to be equaly devided amongst the foresaid Catherin Roads Jean Holt Sarah Farker Elizabeth Micklejohn and Meary Smith. And I do utterly dissallow Revoke and Dissanull all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named willed or Bequeathed; Ratifying and Confirming this; And no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of Augt. in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & eighty six----------- Signed published & Declared } by me the said Catherin Lockhart as hir } last Will and Testament in the presance } of us who in hir presince & in the presance } of each other have her[e]unto subscribed our} names } John Allison Jurat Cathine Lockhart (Seal) William Kennedy Marlin Palmer Jurat [Will Book Volume B, page 194] In the name of God Amen, I Catharine Lockhar[d/t] of the Town of Hillsborough Being in perfect Health and of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be unto God Calling into Mind the mortality of the Body and Knowing it is appointed for all Men once to Die, Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament; That is to say princi- -pally and first of all; I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be buried in ["a" x-out] decent Christian buriall at the discretion of [my] Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty Power of God. And I do hereby appoint my dearly Beloved son William Lockhar[d/t] and James Farker [Parker?] my son in law as acting Executors in this my last Will and Testament And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this [Will Book Volume B, page 195] life. I give Demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and Form ----------- First I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved Son William Lockhart the dwelling House square[Note 1] and Lot whereon I now live and in possession of with every other part and partanent thereunto belonging ~~ Also I give and Bequeath unto my [well] be -loved Daughters to wit Catharine Roads Jean Holt Sarah Farker[Parker?] Elizabeth Micklejohn and Marey Smith all and every thing of my mo -veable property to gether with what Sum or Sums of Money which may be in Reserve and also Debts that now or hereafter may be Due after my decease to be equally divided amongst the aforesaid Catharine Roads Jean Holt Sarah Farker Elizabeth Micklejohn and Meary Smith. And I do utterly disallow Revock and Disannull all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before Named Willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be [Will Book Volume B, page 196] My last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of Augut. in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and Eighty six ~~~~~ Signed published & } declared by me the said Catherin } Cathina Lockhart (Seal) Lockhart as hir last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in hir presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names John Allison Jurat William Kannady Marlin Palmer Jurat State of North Carolina } Orange County ~~~~~ } November Term 1792 The Execution of the above Will of Catharine Lockheart was duly proved in open Court by the Oaths of John Allison & Martin Palmer two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded Abner B. Bruce C C Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 194-196 Recorded 1792 Estate Papers comprise 12 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Lockhart, Catharine (1792)". No family history found. Note: The document has yellowed and the background is quite dark. It was folded across the middle and has separated into two sheets. The separation has been bound with conservators tape. Note 1: The word "square" appears above the line, and it doesn't seem to make much sense as an insertion here or anywhere else in the vicinity.