Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Moore, John February 9, 1799 ************************************************ 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 C, pages 147-148 Written: February 9, 1799 Recorded: Aug 1799 Testator: John Moore I John Moore of the County of Orange & State of N.Carolina consid[e]ring the uncertainty of this mortal life & being of sound & perfect mind & memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same do make & publish this my last Will & testament in manner & form following first I Give & Devise to my four Eldest sons James Moore, John Moore, Nathan Moore, & Alford[sic] More[sic] their Heirs and Assigns, All that my messuage or tenament[sic] of four hundred & ten Acers of land situate lying & being in the sd County of Orange & State aforesaid on the waters of Laughlins Creek it being the place I now live on together with all my freehold estate therein to hold to them the sd James John Nathan & Alfred their Heirs & Assigns forever, to be equaly Divided betwixt them Agreeable to Quantity & Q[u]allity & also that the sd James John Nathan & Alfred, shall out of their respective shares make up a share equal to one of their shares & give it to Ephraim More[sic] my young son I also Will it that there shall be no division of the land made untill my son Alfred Comes of Age but that it shall stand as it now is for the sup[p]ort of my wife Mary Moore & the rest of my fami ly unless divided by the consent of all parties conserned[sic] therein; and after the Ar[r]ival of my son Alfred to Maturity of Age I also Will it that my four sons James John Nathan & Alfred shall find my sd Wife Mary in a Sufficient Way of living agreeable to her Station During her Widowhood or Natural life I also Will it that my Negroes Tamer, Peg & Elvi Shall remain in the hands of my Wife untill my family is raised & that their of[f]Spring shall desend to my sons untill each one has got one if they should increas[e] to that Nomber[sic] if not the old Negroes must sup[p]ly the place of young ones the old[e]st son to receive the old[e]st of the young Negroes and so on in rotation untill all of them has got one & further if they should increas[e] beyond the nomber of my sons I Will it that they shall decend[sic] to my Daughters Mary, Martha & Sarah until each of them has got one & if they should increas[e] further I leave them still in the hands of my loving Wife during her Widowhood or Natu- =ral life & after her marige[sic] or death I Will them to be divided equal[l]y amongst all my Children share and share alike Male & Famel[sic] I also give & bequeath to each of my daughters Mary Martha & Sarah a feather bed with common furniture a Horse & A sadle[sic] & two Cows I also give to each of my sons John, Nathan, Alfred & Ephraim a horse & sadle[sic] & all the rest & residue of my Goods Chat[t]els & personal estate Whatsoever after my Just debts & legasies[sic] aforesaid air[sic] paid I give to my Wife Mary Moore & my son James James[sic] Moore to be disposed of as they shall se[e] oc[c]asion require And I make & appoint them my sd. Wife Mary and Son James Joint Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & testament & lastly I do hearby[sic] revocke all other & former Wills or Wills[sic] by [me] made and declare this to be my last Will & testament IN Witness Whereof I the sd. John Moore have hearunto set my hand & seal this nin[e]th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety nine Signed sealed published & declared by the sd. John Moore (wax seal) John Moore the testator, as & for his last will & testament in the presence of us, who have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in the presence & at the request of the sd. testator Jas Boyle } Jurat Lem'l C. Jepson } Test Robert Moore } Exrs both quallified [Will Book Volume C, page 147] I John Moore of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina considering the uncertainty of this mortal Life & being of sound & perfect mind & memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make & publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following ~~ First I Give & Devise to my four Eldest ["children" x-out] Sons James Moore, John Moore, Nathan Moore, & Alfred Moore, their Heirs & assigns all that my messuage or Tenement of four Hundred & Ten Acres of Land situate Lying & being in the sd. County of Orange & State aforesaid on the waters of Laughlins Creek it being the place I now Live on together with all my freehold Estate therein to hold to them the sd. James, John, Nathan & Alfred, their Heirs and assigns forever, to be Equally Divided betwixt them agre= =able to quantity & quality & also that the sd James, John, Nathan & Alfred shall out of their respective shares make up a share Equal to one of their shares & Give it to Ephraim Moore my young son I also Will it that there shall be no division of the Land made until my son Alfred Comes of age but that it shall stand as it now is for the support of my wife Mary Moore & the rest of my family unless Divided by the consent of all parties concerned therein and after the ar[r]ival of my son Alfred to maturity of age I also Will it that my four sons James, John, Nathan and Alfred shall find my wife Mary in a sufficient way of Living agre[e]able to her station during her Widowhood or Natural life ~~ I also Will it that my negroes Tamer, Peg, and Elvi shall remain in the hands of my Wife until my family is raised & that their Offspring shall descend to my sons until Each one has got one if they should Increase to that number if not the Old ["ones" x-out] negroes must supply the place of Young Ones the Oldest [son] to receive the Oldest of the young negroes and so on [Will Book Volume C, page 148] in rotation until all of them has got one & further if they should increase beyond the number of my sons ~~ I Will it that they shall descend to my Daughters Mary, Martha and Sarah until Each of them has Got One & if they should increase further I Leave them still in the hands of my Loving wife during her Widowhood or natural life and after her marriage or Death I Will them to be divided Equally amongst all my children share & share alike Male & Female I also Give & Bequeath to Each of my Daughters Mary, Martha and Sarah a Feather Bed & common furniture a Horse & Saddle and Two Cows ~~ I also Give to Each of my sons John, Nathan Alfred & Ephraim a Horse & Saddle & all the rest & residue of my Goods, Chattels & personal Estate whatsoever after My Just Debts & Legacies aforesaid are paid I Give to my wife Mary Moore and my son James Moore to be Disposed of as they shall see occasion require ~~ And I Make & Appoint them my sd. wife Mary Moore & my son James Joint Executrix & Executor of this my Last Will & Testament & Lastly I do hereby Revoke all Other & former Will or Wills by me made & Declare this to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I the sd. John Moore have hereunto set my hand & seal this nin[e]th day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand seven Hundred and Ninety Nine ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Signed sealed published & Declared by } John Moore (seal) the sd. John Moore the Testator as & for his Last Will } and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed } our names as Witnesses thereto in the presence & at the } request of the said Testator ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ } James Boyle } Lem'l C. Jepson } Robert Moore } Orange County August Term 1799 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of John Moore deceased was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of James Boyle a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be Recorded ~~~ at the same time Mary Moore (Executrix) & James Moore Executors therein named qualified accordingly ~~ ~~ Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume C, pages 147-148 Recorded Aug 1799 No estate papers found. There are six John Moore folders, but none seem to match this estate.