Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Milliken, Robert September 29, 1813 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 390-392 Written: September 29, 1813 Recorded: Nov 1813 Testator: Robert Milliken I[n] the name of God Amen! I, Robert Milliken, of Orange County, State of North Carolina, On this twenty ninth of September, One thousand eight hundred and thirteen, being of sound mind & of good disposing memory, make & ordain & publish this my last Will & testament; in manner following; viz. Item 1st I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife, Jane, one half of my plantation, to be laid off, so as to include my dwelling house & the improvements belonging thereto, which I at present occupy, with one third part of my mill, for the term of her natural life & no longer - likewise all the crop of provisions household & kitchen furniture plantation utensils of every description, all horses, sheep cattle & hogs of which I die seised[sic] or possessed, for her natural life, but to be kept together, on the plantation & used as she may think proper for her own benefit & at her death they are to descend to my son William. Item 2nd I give & bequeath to my son John, five shillings, likewise, fifty acres of land, which he once bought of my brother James, if he should ever demand it -- -- -- Item 3d I give & bequeath to my son, Charles, five shillings & the purchase money of the tract of land, which I sold to Joel Strong, if he should ever demand it -- Item 4th I give & bequeath to my son, Jesse, one hundred dollars, to be paid by my sons Robert & William= equally -- Item 5th I give & bequeath to my son Haberson one hundred dollars to be paid by my sons Robert & William, equally -- Item 6th I give & bequeath to my son Robert one Half of my plantation to be laid off so as to include the The[sic] House & improvements, on which, he now lives & one half of my mill -- Item 7th I give & bequeath to my son William one half of my plantation, laid off, so as, to include my dwelling house and one half of my mill & all my [page 2] stock, plantation utensils, household & kitchen furniture after the death of my wife == Item 8th It is my will that my sons Robert & William should have my plantation divided equally between them share & share alike, according to value, and not the number of acres, & that the improvements made by either of them ["not" x-out] on their shares or parts, before the division not to be taken into the estimation, & that they should take the same, chargeable ["to" x-out] with the legacies to my sons as aforesaid - Item 9th I lastly ["I" erased] give & bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate real or personal to my executors - & I do hereby constitute & appoint my wife Jane and my sons Robert & William executors to this my last will & testament his Attest Robert (+) Milliken (seal) Joel Strong mark Wm Moore Robt qualifd [Will Book Volume D, page 390] In the Name of God Amen, I, Robert Milliken of Orange County & State of North Carolina, on this twenty ninth of September one thousand eight hundred & thirteen, being of sound mind and of good disposing Memory, make & ordain & publish this my last Will & testament in manner following, to wit, ~~~~ Item 1st I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Jane one half of my plantation, to be laid off, so as to include my dwelling house and the improvements belonging thereto, which I at present occupy, with one third part of my Mill, for the term of her natural life & no longer ~~ likewise all the Crop, provi -sions, Household & Kitchen furniture, plantation utensils of every description, all Horses, Sheep Cattle & Hogs of which I die seized [Will Book Volume D, page 391] or possessed, for her natural life, but to be kept together on the plantation & used as she may think proper for her own benefit and [~~~~~~~~x-out~~~~~~~~] and[sic] at her death they are to descend to my son William. Item 2nd I give & bequeath to my son John, five Shil -lings likewise fifty acres of Land, which he once bought of my brother James, if he should ever demand it ~~~~ Item 3d I give & bequeath to my Son Charles five shillings & the pur =chase money of the tract of Land, which I sold to Joel Strong if he should ever demand it ~~~~ Item 4th I give & bequeath to my son, Jesse, one hundred dollars to be paid by my Sons Robert & William equally ~~~~ Item 5th I give & bequeath to my Son Haberson one hundred dollars to be paid by my Sons Robert and William equally ~~~ Item 6th I give & bequeath to my son Robert one half of my plantation, to be laid off so as to include the house & improvements on which, he now lives & one half of my Mill ~~~~ Item 7th I give & bequeath to my son William, one half of my plantation laid off so as to include my dwelling house & one half of my Mill and all my Stock, plantation utensils, Household & Kitchen fur =niture after the death of my Wife ~~~~ Item 8th It is my Will that my Sons Robert & William shou'd have my plantation divided equally between them Share and Share alike according to value and not the number of Acres and that the improvements made by either of them on their shares or parts before the division, not to be taken into the estimation & that they should take the same, chargeable with the Legacies to my sons as aforesaid ~~~ Item 9th & lastly I give & bequeath all the rest & residue of my Estate real or personal to my Executors & I do hereby constitute & appoint my wife Jane and my sons Robert & William Executors to this my last Will & Testament Attest Joel Strong his Wm Moore Robert (+) Milliken (seal) mark [Will Book Volume D, page 392] Orange County November Term 1813 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & testament of Robert Milliken decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the oath of Joel Strong a Sub -scribing Witness thereto & ordered to be recorded at the Same time Robert Milliken one of the Executors named in the aforesaid Will was qualifyed Test. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 390-392 Recorded Nov 1813 No estate papers found.