Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Mangum, Reeves March 27, 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 F, pages 214-215 Written: March 27, 1843 Recorded: Aug 1844 Testator: Reeves Mangum In the name of God Amen, I Reeves Mangum, of the county of orange & State of Northcarolina being of sound mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testiment[sic] in manner following that is to say, First I wish my exectors her[e]in after named to provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the usual Christian form and all furneral[sic] expences together with all my Just debts paid out [of] the first moneys that may come into their hands by selling such property as they conveniently spare &c to raise the money 2nd it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Martha have ["and" x-out] all my property both personal and real during her natural life time or widowhood for her support & my children and provided she marries again to another Man, then it is my will that all my personal estate be sold on a credit of nine mo[n]ths to the highest bidder and the proceeds of the money to be equally divided between my wife and all my Children to shear[sic] alike and the land to be divided equally between my wife Martha and all my children by allotment equally but if she should not marry again then at her or after her Death it is my desire that all the property belonging to the estate to be equally divided between all my children by selling the personal property according to law and dividing the land between them by allot ment & valuation so as to make them [page 2] Equal in all respects in my estate 3rd it is my will & desire that ["have a house now in building" x-out] my son William have a house now in building in the work lot or grove so long as he shall think proper to occupy it and the use of the work lot 4th I give to my son Willie[Willis?] a small shatt gun at eight dollars - 5 I give to all the other Chil dren the sum of Eight Dollars so as to make them Equal with my son Willie, and lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Martha and my son William Mangum my true and lawful executrix & exer. to ["this my" x-out] execute this my last Will & tistament accord =ing to the true intent & meaning of the same and every part thereof. In Witness where of [I] the said Reeves Mangum do here unto sett ["his" x-out] his ["my" x-out] hand and seal this 27th day of March 1843 Signed & sealed in } interlined before assighned, the presence of us } Reeves Mangum (seal) Thos W Gooch Harris Wilkerson Exr qualifd [Will Book Volume F, page 214] In the name of God Amen I Reeves Mangum of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of sound mind & disposing memory do make this my last Will & Testament in manner following that is to say First I wish my executor[s] herein after named to provide for my body a decent burial Suitable to the usual Christian form & all funeral expences to gether with all my Just debts paid out [of] the first moneys that may come into their hands by selling such prop- -erty as they conveniently spare &c to raise the money 2nd it is my will & desire that my beloved Wife Martha have all my property both personal & real during her nat- -ural lifetime or widowhood for her support & my Children & provided she marry again to another man then it is my will that all my personal estate be sold on a credit of nine months to the highest bidder & the proceeds of the money to be equally divided between my wife & all my Children to share alike & the land to be equally divided between my wife & mother[orig: wife Martha] & all my children by allotment equally but if she should not marry again then at her or after her death it is my desire that all the property belonging to the estate to be equally divided between all my Children by selling the personal property according to law & deviding the land between them by allotment & valuation so as to make them equal in all respects in my estat[e] 3rd It is my will & desire that my son William have a house now in building in the work lot or grove so long as he shall think proper to occupy it & the use of the work ["tools" x-out] lot 4th I give to my son William[orig: Willie] one small shot gun at eight dollars 5 I give to all the other Children the sum of eight dollars so as to make them equal with my son William & lastly I her[e]by constitu[t]e & appoint my beloved wife Martha & my son William Mangum my true & lawful executrix & Executor to this my last Will & Testament according to the true intent & meaning of the same & every part thereof In Witness [Will Book Volume F, page 215] whereof [I] the said Reeves Mangum do hereunto set his hand & seal this 27th day of March 1843 Signed & sealed in the } interlined before signed the[sic] presence of us } Thos. W. Gooch Revs Mangum (seal) Harris Wilkerson Orange County August Term 1844 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Revs Mangum Decd. was duly proved by the Oaths of Thos. W. Gooch, & Harris Wilkerson the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be received At the same time Martha & William Mangum the Exectrs. there in named appeared in open Court & qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 214-215 Recorded Aug 1844 Loose will contains more interlining, insertions, erasures, corrections, etc. than average. No estate papers found.