Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Mitchell, Ephraim November 19, 1806 ************************************************ 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 181-182 Written: November 19, 1806 Recorded: Nov 1806 Testator: Ephraim Mitchell In the Name of God Amen I Arem Michel of the State of North Caroliner and county of orange being very sick and weke in Bodey But of purfect mind and memory thinkes be given unto God calling un to mind the mortality of my Body and Know ing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordane this my las[t] Will and testamente that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Sole into the hand of al mighty God tha[t] gave it and my Body I Recommend to the e[a]rth to be Buried in decent Christian Briel[Burial] at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting But at the general Resurrection I Shall receive the Same a gain by the mity power of God and as touching such Worldly estate whare with it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form firs[t] I give and bequeath to my Be loved Son Shadrick Michel a sarten[certain] tra ck of land and plantation that he now lives on contain[ing] fifty ackors al So I give an[d] Bequeath to Levina [x-out] my derle[dearly] beloved wife fore hundred and nineteen ackors of land and plantation and tenements By hor freely to be possessed and enjoyed in dorin[during] her life and all my Stock [page 2] and hause furnetude & I do her[e]by utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former testerments wills lagacies Bequi Sts and executers by me in any ways be fore named Willed and Bequeathed Ratify -ed and conformed untel her deth or wedder hud and the a Bove mencheed[mentioned] track of land fore Hundred nineteen acors of land to Be devided be twene Six of my sons Beginning at Henry and then Davad and Randnal and James and Efrum and Willum I give and bequeste unto my Beloved daughter Patesey a fether Bed and furnuture extraney and the stock and all the tules of all Kinds and house hole[sic] furnuture concluding[including] the hole of my movevebl a state to Be Solde and ecquel devided amunste[amongst] all my Children exscept Noah and Happey and them I Bequeste to them fifteen Dollars a pece and no other to be my laste Will and testerment in witness whare of I have hour[here] unto set my hand and seal this 19 da of november in the yaur[year] of our lord one thouSand eight hundred and six Sined seled published pronounced and declar ed by the sade Efrem Michel as his laste Will and testerment in presence of ous who is in his presence and is in the presence of ech other have haur unto Subscribed our names Stephen Robart Jurat Ephraim Mitchell (seal) her Nancy (+) Robart mark [Will Book Volume D, page 181] In the Name of God Amen I Ephraim Mitchel of the state of North Carolina & County of Orange being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God Cal[l]ing unto mind the mortality of my Body & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say [orig: Principally and] First of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my Boddy[sic] I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as tou- ching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form First I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Shadrick Mitchel a sarten[certain] Tract of land and plantation that he now lives on contain[ing] fifty acres [Will Book Volume D, page 182] (182) Also I give and bequeath to loving[orig: Levinia] my derle[dearly] beloved wife ["Levinia" ? x-out] fore hundr -ed and nineteen acres of Land & plantation & tenements by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed in durin[g] her life and all my stock and House furniture & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and every other former Testa- ments Wills legacies bequests & executors by me in any ways before na- med Willed and bequeathed ratified and confirmed until her death or widderhood and the above mencheed[mentioned] tract of land fore Hundred nineteen acres of Land to be divided between Six of my sons beginning at Henry and then David & Randall and James and Efraim & William I give and bequest unto my beloved Daughter Patesey a feather bed & furniture extraney and the stock [orig: and all the] tooles of all Kinds & House hole[sic] furniture Concluding[including] the hole of my moveable [e]state to be sold an[d] eequel divided among the[amongst] all my children except Noah and Happey and them I bequeath to them fifteen dollars apece and no other to be my laste [will] and Testamente in witness whereof I have hour[here] unto set my hand and sel this 19 da of November in the your[year] of our Lord one Thou- sand eight Hundred and six signed seled published pro- nounced and declared by the sade Efraim Mitchel as his Last Will and Testament in presence of ous who is in his presence and is in the presence of ech other have here unto subscribed our names Stephen Robart her Ephraim Mitchell (seal) Nancy (+) Robart mark Orange County Novr. Term 1809 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Ephraim Mitchell Decd. was duly proved in open court by the oath of Stephen Robart one of the subscribing witnesses therein and order to be recor- ded Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 181-182 Recorded Nov 1806 No estate papers found.