Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Mebane, William April 30, 1846 ************************************************ 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 G, pages 150-152 Written: April 30, 1846 Recorded: Aug 1856 Testator: William Mebane In the Name of God Amen. I William Mebane being of Sound Mind & Memory & Mindful of the uncertainty of human life do Make publish & Declare my last Will & testament in manner & form as follows My will & desire is that my funeral expences[sic] & Just debts be paid I devise & bequeath to my three Sons ["all" x-out] ["the property" x-out] Alexander W John H & William G. Mebane ["hereto" x-out] all the property heretofore given by parol to them & which they now have in their possession & my will & intention is that they Shall not be accountable for such property in the future division of my estate - I devise & bequeath to my executors & the survivor of them & the executor or admr of such survivor the following negroes Chany Martha Nancy John Henry Anne Alexander Cherry Henderson & Charity and their increase born or to be born & my Mason Hall plantation including the land bought of Pollocks estate in trust for the Sole & separate use of my daughter Mary Francis Mebane during her natural life & Should she die ["without" x-out] leaving a child or children there said land & negroes & their increase to belong absolutely to Such child or Children Share & Share alike. And should my said daughter Mary Francis not marry or marry & have no child in children then & in that event my will & intention is that my Said daughter Mary Francis shall have power & authority to give by will or otherwise the said land and negroes & their increase aforesaid to any [page 2] one or more of my children or grandchildren that she may select - & in case my said daughter Mary Francis should not marry or marry & have no child or children & fail to execute the power & authority herein given her in disposing of said property ["There" x-out] then my will & intention is that the properly herein devised & bequeathed to her shall be equally divided among my other children & their heirs of any of them die before she does. I bequeath to my said daughter Mary Francis all my household & Kitchen furniture including books & a piano - I devise & bequeath to my executors and the survivor of them & the executor or administrator of such survivor the following negroes viz ["Anna" x-out] Caroline & her children Henry Patience Easter & Matilda And Milly[Nelly?] & her child Viney Jerry Mary Hannah & Mariah & their increase born or to be born and also the fee in remainder of a tract of land on back creek purchased by me of Green D Jordon and also a parcel of land on the north side of back creek [x-out] the whole of which has been conveyed by me to said Jordon for & during his life, in trust for the use & benefit of my daughter Eliza Anne Jordon & my son in law the said Green D Jordon during their lives and the life of the survivor of them & Should my daughter Eliza Anne leave any child or children then upon her death & the death of the said G D Jordon My will & intention is that the aforesaid land & negroes [page 3] & their future increase shall belong absolutely to such child or children share & share alike but should my said daughter Eliza Anne have no issue my will & intention is that she shall have power & authority to dispose by will or otherwise of the aforesaid property & also such as I hereafter give her in this will to ["such of my other ch" x-out] any one or more of my other children or grandchildren that she may select. And should my said daughter have no child & fail to execute the power & authority given her to dispose of said property Then my will & intention is that after the life estates herein given have expired The same as all land as negroes & their future increase shall be equally divided among my other children living at her death & the children of such of them as may die before said Eliza Anne. All the residue of my estate real & personal including my negroes in the state of Tennessee & the hires that may be due at my death I devise & bequeath to be equally divided between my five children two daughters and three sons heretofore mentioned and my will & intention is that the shares of my two daughters shall belong in trust to my executors &c as above directed & subject to the provisions & conditions heretofore declared in relation to my two daughters respectively & it is further my will & intention that my son in law G D Jordon shall not have a life estate in this residue. I nominate & appoint my son William G Mebane & my nephew Giles Mebane executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other wills & testaments hereto fore made In Witness whereof I have [page 4] hereunto set my hand & seal this the 30th of April 1846 Signed & executed William Mebane (seal) in presence of ~~ G A Mebane Jurat Sidney Mebane Jurat Codicil to this my last will & testament All the property devised & bequeathed in this my Last will & testament to my daughter Mary Nancy Bond or to my executors in trust for her it is my will & desire that in case she die without issue she shall have the power to dispose of the same by will or otherwise to whomsoever she pleases as witness my hand & seal this 29th Sep 1854 G A Mebane Jurat William Mebane (seal) [Will Book Volume G, page 150] In the Name of God Amen. I William Mebane being of Sound mind & memory & mindfull of the uncertainty of human life do make publish & declare my last will & testament in manner and form as follows My will & desire is that my funeral expenses & Just debts be paid I devise & bequeath to my three Sons Alexander W. John H. & William G. Mebane all the property heretofore given by parol to them & which they now have in their possession & my will & intention is that they shall not be accountable for such property in the future division of my estate I devise & bequeath to my executors & the survivor of them & the executor or admr. of such survivor the following Negroes Chany Martha Nancy John Henry Anne Alexander Cherry Henderson & Charity - and their increase born or to be born & my Mason Hall plantation including the land bought of Pollocks estate in trust for the Sole & separate use of my daughter Mary Francis Mebane during her natural life & Should she die leaving a child or children there said Land & Negroes & their increase to belong absolutely to Such child or Children Share & Share alike and should my said daughter Mary Francis not marry or marry & have no child in children then & in that event my will & intention is that my said daughter Mary Francis shall have power & authority to give by Will or otherwise the said Land and Negroes & their increase aforesaid to any one or more of my Children or Grand Children that she may select & in Case my said daughter Mary Francis should not marry or marry & have no child or children & fail to execute the power & authority herein given her in disposing of said property then my will & intention is that the properly herein described [orig: devised] & bequeathed to her shall be equally divided [Will Book Volume G, page 151] among my other children & their heirs of any of them die before she does. I bequeath to my said daughter Mary Francis all my household & Kitchen furniture including books & a piano I devise & bequeath to my executors and the survivor of them & the executor or administrator of such survivor the following negroes ["namely" x-out] viz, Caroline & her Children Henry Patience Easter & Matilda And Milly & her child Viney Jerry Mary Hannah & Mariah & Their increase born or to be born and also the fee in remainder of a tract of land on back Creek purchased by me of Green D Jordon and also a parcel of land on the north side of back Creek the whole of which has been conveyed by me to said Jordon for & dureing his life, in trust for the use [x-out] & benefit of my daughter Eliza Ann Jordon & my son in law the said Green D. Jordon dureing their lives & the life of the survivor of them & should my daughter Eliza Ann leave any child or children then upon her death & the death of the said G. D. Jordon My will & intention is that the aforesaid land & Negroes & their future increase shall belong absolutely to such child or children share and share alike but should my said daughter Eliza Ann have no issue my will & intention is that she shall have power & authority to dispose by will or otherwise of the aforesaid property & also such as I hereafter give her in this Will to any one or more of my other children or Grand Children that she may select and should my said daughter have no child & fail to execute the power & authority given her to dispose of said property Then my will & intention is that after the life estates herein given have expired the same as all land as Negroes & their future increase shall be equally divided among my other children living at her death & the Children of such of them as may [Will Book Volume G, page 152] die before said Eliza Ann. All the residue of my estate real & personal including my Negroes in the State of Tennessee & the hires that may be due at my death I devise & bequeath to be equally divided between my five children two daughters & three Sons heretofore mentioned and my will & intention is that the Shares of my two daughters shall belong in trust to my executors &c as above directed subject to the provisions & conditions heretofore declared in relation to my two daughters respectively & it is further my will & intention that my son in law G. D. Jordon shall not have a life estate in this residue. I nominate & appoint my son William G Mebane & my Nephew Giles Mebane executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking [x-out] all other wills & testaments hetofore[sic] made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this the 30th of April 1846 Signed & executed in presence of} William Mebane (seal) G A Mebane Sidney Mebane Codicil to this my last will & testament All the property devised & bequeathed in this my Last will & testament to my daughter Mary Nancy Bond or to my Executors in trust for her it is my will and desire that in case she die without issue she shall have the power to dispose of the same by will or otherwise to whomsoever she pleases. As witness my hand & seal this 29th Sep 1854 Witness G A Mebane William Mebane (seal) Orange County Court August Term 1856 The Execution of the foregoing last will and testament with the Codicil annexed of William Mebane deceased was duly proved in open Court and order to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 150-152 Recorded Aug 1856 Estate Papers comprise 10 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Mebane, William (1856)". Includes inventory and account of estate sale. No family history found.