Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Miles, James undated about 1839 ************************************************ 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, page 41 Written: undated about 1839 Recorded: Nov 1839 Testator: James Miles In the name of God Amen I James Miles of Orange County No. Carolina being of purfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament my world[l]y Estate I give and bequeath in the following manner, First it is my will that my Wife Nancy Miles Enjoy the use of the plantation whereon I now live with two hundre= =d and nin[e]ty five acres of land belonging there to during her life I give and bequeath to her my Wife two head of horces all my stock of Cows all my Stock of hogs all my stock of Sheep with all my hous[e] hold ["and kitchen" x-out] furnetur[e] and Citchen utentials[sic] all my Farming utentia= ls all my growing Crop all my Corn and all my bacon that is in hand all my fodder I further bequeath to my Wife Nancy [incomplete] [Will Book Volume F, page 41] In the name of God Amen I James Miles of Orange County No. Carolina being of purfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will & testament my worldly Estate I give and bequeath in the following manner First it is my Will that my Wife Nancey Miles Enjoy the use of the plantation whereon I now live with two Hundred and ninety five Acres of Land belonging there to during her life I give and bequeath to her my Wife two head of horses all my Stock of Cows all my Stock of hogs all my stock of Sheep with all my house hold furniture and Kitchen utensials[sic] all my Farming utentials all my growing Crop all my Corn and all my bacon that is in hand all my fodder I further bequeath to my Wife Nancey Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, page 41 Recorded Nov 1839 This will is incomplete in both the loose will and will book forms. Estate Papers comprise 21 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Miles, James (1839)". Contains Petition for Dower and Petitioner for Partition of Land. Testator died in 1837. [Estate Papers - Petition for Partition Aug 1855] State of North Carolina } Court Pleas and Orange County } Quarter Sessions Agst Term AD 1855 To the Worshipful the Justices of the said Court. the petition of James Thomas and wife Clara, William T Hosea and wife Rebecca, William Marlett and wife Nancy Nancy Cammis, George Miles, Wesley Miles, Joseph Thompson and wife Lethe; and Ralph Thompson and wife Dianah respectfully showeth unto your worships that James Miles died intestate in the year 1837 seized and possessed of a tract of land in the said County on the waters of Mill Creek adjoining the land of William Mebane & others containing two hundred and seventy-eight acres. that the said James Miles left him surviving your petitioner Clara who inter- married with James Thomas, your petitioner Rebecca who intermarried with William T Hosea, your petitioner Nancy who intermarried with William Marlett, and a daughter named Susan who intermarried with John Chammis and that said Susan and John have since died leaving surviving them your petitioner Nancy Chammis their only children and heir at law., and two sons William & Elijah and said William has sold his inter in said land to Elijah and the said Elijah has sold his interest in said land to your petitioner Dianah who has intermarried with Ralph Thompson, and Lethe who has intermarried with Joseph Thompson, your petitioners further show that said land decen- -ded to the aforesaid children and heirs at law of the said James Miles and that the said George has purchased the shares of the said William and Elizabeth and that the said George is intiled[entitled] to three moieties thereof and that your petitioners are tenants in common of said tract of land; your petitioners therefore pray your worships to appoint five commissioners [page 2] disinterested persons and unconnected with your petitioners, to divide the said tract of land in 10 equal parts and allot to your petitioner George three parts thereof and to your petitioners James Thomas & wife Clara, one part to William Hosea and wife Rebecca one part, to Wesley Miles one part to Ralph Thompson and wife Diana one part, and Joseph Thompson and wife Lethe one part and that said division and allotment be made subject to the claim of Nancy Miles widow of the said James Miles to dower in the said land. And your petitioners &c Mebane & McAden Attys for petitioners The pe[ti]tion of James Thomas & other On motion it is order that Calvin Smith John Carden, Thomas McCracken, Julius Watson and Prestly J Tate, be appointed commissioners to divide the tract of land described in this pe[ti]tion and allot three parts thereof to George Miles, one to James Thomas and his wife Clara, one to William Hosea, one to Wisly[sic] Miles, one to Ralph Thompson and Dianah and one to Joseph Thompson and his wife Lethe, Nancy Chammis This division to be made subject to the claim of Nancy Miles widow of James Miles, to dower and report under their hands and seals to the next term of this court.