Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Long, John January 12, 1836 ************************************************ 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 400-402 Written: January 12, 1836 Recorded: Nov 1836 Testator: John Long I John Long Senr. of Orange County & State of North Carolina Do Make this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following to Wit it is my Will that all my Just Debts be paid by my Executors also it is my Will that my son Alphonse be continued at school until he is Eighteen and a half years old if thought best & the expense paid by my Executors, it is my Will that my store be kept in opperation as it is at this time by my executors and the Will have to get a good hand to take charge of the store until Alphonse is Dun going to school I give to my beloved Wife Mary W Long one good horse saddle & bridle two Cows on Riding Chare and harnes[s] two feather beds & furniture and three trunks the above articles is a gift to her for ever to Will or to Do With them as she thinks best I give to each of my first Wifs Childring[sic] Nancy John Rebeca Sally Polly & Rachel two hundred Dollars to each of them to be paid by my executor with in two years after my Deceas it is my Will that What my first Children has received here to for is not to be counted in this Distrebution or to go in aney part of the above legacys, it is my Will that my Wife shal have the use of the tract of land I now live on with all the buildings until my son Alphonse is twenty one years old and at that time he is to have a joint possession with his Mother of the buildings and full privoledge of the farm but he must giv his Mother one third of the neet[net] proseeds of what is ra[i]sed on the farm, it is my Will that my Wife shall have as many of my farming Utensels and as much of the house hold & kitchen furniture as she may stand in need of and she may hold them as lang as she remains my Widow after that they will go as Directed by me, it is my Will that my Executors sel three or four hundred Dollars worth of my stock & movable property and I expect that they will have to sell the land I sold to William Beard it is my Will that my executors take Charge of What moneys notes & accts is on hand at that time or soon after my Deth as they may pay my Debts and the a bove legasey item I give & bequeath to my son Alphonse the abovee Discribed tract of land containing four hundred and thirty acres with all the improvement except the privalage I gave to his Mother as a bove named I wish my executors to advise With my Wife and thare own judgment what can be best spard to sell callect & sell as much as will pay the a bove legaseys and the balance if aney to go to keep up the store, item I give to my son Alphonse all my store of goods of every Discription likewise I give him all my books papers maps & pamplets also I give him all all[sic] my household & kitchen furniture except such as has ben given to his Mother or his sister Flora I also give him my son Alphonse all the rest resedue & remainder of my Estate both reale & personal but if my son Alphonse shald Die before he is twenty one years old and leaving no lawfull heir then the property & Estate that I have given him to go as followeth to Wit one third there of to go to my Wife During hur natrel life and after hur Deth ["and after" x-out] the [w]hole both Real & personal to be Equally Devided to my first six Children or there[sic] legal Representativs lastly I Nomenate and appoint John Newlin and his son James Newlon Executors of this my last Will & Testament in Witness Whare of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal this 12 day of January 1836 Seigned sealed and bublished in the presents of each other as John Long Senr (seal) Witnesses thereto D Patterson } A Shearer } Jurat Fred'k Brown } John Newlin qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 400] I John Long Senr. of Orange County and State of North Carolina do make this my last will and Testament in manner and form following (towit) it is my Will that all my Just Debts be paid by my Executors also it is my Will that my son Alphonse be continued at School until he is Eighteen and a half years old if thought best and the Expense paid by my Executors it is my Will that my Store be kept in Opperation as it is at this time by my Executors and the Will have to [Will Book Volume E, page 401] get a good hand to take Charge of the Store until Alphonse is done going to School I give to my beloved Wife Mary W Long one Good Horse saddle & bridle two Cows one Riding Chair and harness two feather beds and furniture and three trunks the above articles is a gift to her for ever to Will or to Do With them as she thinks best I give to each of my first Wifes Children Nancy, John, Rebecca, Sally, Polly, Rachel Two ["Hun" x-out] Hundred Dollars to each of them to be payed by my Executors with in two years after my Decease it is my Will that What my first Children has Received heretofore is not to be Counted in this Distribution or to go in any part of the above Legacy it is my Will that my Wife shall have the use of the tract of Land I now live on with all the buildings until my Son Alphonse is Twenty one years old and at that time he is to have a Joint possession with his Mother of the buildings and full [x-out] privaledge of the farm but he must give his mother One Third of the nett proceeds of what is raised on the farm it is my Will that my Wife shall have as many of my farming Untensils[sic] and as much of the Household & Kitchen furniture as she may stand in need of and she may hold them as long as she remains my Widow after that they will go as Directed by me it is my Will that my Executors Sell three or four hundred Dollars worth of my stock & moveable property and I expect that they will have to sell the land I sold to William Beard it is my Will that my Executors take Charge of What money notes & Accounts is on hand at that time or soon after my death as they may pay my Debts and the above legacyes them [orig: item]I give & bequeath to my son Alphonse the above Described tract of land Containing four Hundred and thirty Acres With all the improvements except the privalege I give to his mother as above named I wish my Executors to divide [orig: advise] With my Wife and there management what Can be best Spared to Sell Collect & Sell as much as will pay the above legacy and the balance if any to go to keep up the Store (Item) I give ["and bequeath" x-out] to my son Alphonse all my Store of goods of every Description likewise I give him all my Books papers maps [&] pamplets also I give him all my Household & Kitchen furniture except such as has been given to his Mother or his Sister Flora I also give him my son Alphonse all the rest residue & remainder of my Estate both real and personal but if my son Alphonse should die before he is twenty one years old and leaving no lawful Heir then the property & Estate that I have given him to go as followeth (towit) one third there of to go to my Wife During her natural life and after her death the [w]hole both Real and personal to be equally Divided to my first six Children or their legal Representativs lastly I Nominate and appoint John Newlan and his son James Newlon Executors of this my last Will & Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal this 12 day of January 1836 Signed sealed and published in the presence of each other as John Long Senr (seal) Witnesses thereto D Patterson A Shearen Fred'k Brown [Will Book Volume E, page 402] Orange County Novem. Term 1839 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of John Long Decd. Was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of D Patterson A Shearen & Frederick Brown the Subscribing witnesses there to and Ordered to be recorded At the Same time John Newlon the Executor therein named appeard in open Court and qualified Accordingly Test ["John Newlin }" x-out] } ["James Newlin } Exrs" x-out] } Caveat of the last will Mary W. Long } and Testament of John Long Alphonso W. Long by } Senr Deceasd Mary W. Long his ["Guardian pender" x-out] } next friend } vs } Issue of Devisavit Vel Non John Long jr } William Lindley & wife Jurat } Thomas Lindley & wife Mary } A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of John Long Senr, Deceased was offered for Probate in Open Court - ["Which being" x-out] by the Plaintiffs in the Case above stated - And the same being Caveated by the Defendants in said case It is ordered by the Court that the following Issue to be submitted to a jury Is the Paper Writing Offered for Probate the last Will and Testament of John Long Senr. Deceased --- John Newlin and his wife ["Betty" x-out] Rebeca accept notice of the pendency of this suit --- Ordered that notice issue to Rachel Long to appear at the next Term of ["this Term of" x-out] this Court of cause himself to be made party ["thereto" x-out] -- to this case It is further ordered that Publication be made in the Raleigh Stor for 6 weeks as to Nancy Hadley who it appears to the Court is not an Inhabitant of this State for her to appear at the next Term of this Court & be made party to this case -- Administration pendente lite granted to Jno. Newlin -- Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 400-402 Recorded Nov 1836 Estate Papers comprise 23 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Long, John (1836)".