Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Morray, James August 29, 1805
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 175-176
Written: August 29, 1805
Recorded: Aug 1806
Testator: James Morray

In the name of God Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I James Morray of the County of Orange and State of North
Carolina being weak in body but in perfect mind and memmory, and
calling to mind the mortallity of the body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die doth make and declare this to
be my last will and Test[a]ment ~~ and first I recommend my soul
into the hands of Almighty God that give it and as for such worldly
good[s] as it has pleased God to bless me with I do le[a]ve give & beque[a]th
in the following way and manner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Item and first I do order that all my Just debts be paid ~~~~~~~
and then I do give and Beque[a]th to my Loveing wife Sarah my
land and plantation on which I now live with all my stock of every
kind and all my household goods one bed Excepted to be hers
during her life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Item & I do give and beque[a]th to my son Jonathan five shillings ~~~~

Item And I do give and beque[a]th to my daughter Ann five shillings ~~~

Item And I do give and beque[a]th to my daughter Ruth one bed ~~~~~~~~

Item And I do give and beque[a]th to my son James five shillings ~~~~~

Item And I do give le[a]ve and beque[a]th to my Daughter Elisabeth all
    my lands and all other property that maybe the property of my
    wife at her death and I do likewise order that the bed I have
    left to my daughter Ruth at her death to be the property of my
    daughter Elisabeth And I do appoint & le[a]ve my daughter Elisabeth
    my Executor given from under my hand and seal August 29th 1805

    Wm Rainey   Jurat
          his                             James Morray  (seal)
Jonathan (X) Morray
         mark                      Exr qualfied

[Will Book Volume D, page 175]
In the Name of God Amen I James Morray of
the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being weak in
body but in perfect mind and memory and Cal[l]ing to mind
the mortality of the body and Knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die doth make and declare this to be my last
Will and Testament & first I recommend my soul into
the hands of Almighty God that gave it and as for such
Worldly good[s] as it has pleased God to bless me with
I do [leave] give and bequeath in the following way and man
ner ~~~ Item and first I do order that all my Just debts
be paid ~~~~ And then I do give & bequeath to my loveing wife
Sarah My Land & plantation on which I now live with
all my Stock of every Kind and all my Household goods
one bed excepted to be hers during her life ~~~~~~~~
Item I do give and bequeath to my son Jonathan five shil-
lings ~~~~ Item and I do give and bequeath to my Daughter
Ann five shillings (Item) and I do give & bequeath
to my daughter Ruth one bed ~~~ Item & I do give & bequeath
to my son James five shillings ~~~ (Item) And I do give
leave & bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth all my lands
and all other property that may be the property of my

[Will Book Volume D, page 176]
Wife at her Death and I do likewise order that the bed I have left
to my Daughter Ruth at her death to be the property of my
Daughter Elizabeth and I do appoint and le[a]ve my Daughter
Elizabeth my Executor given from under my hand and seal
August 29th 1805     }
                     }              James Morray (seal)
Wm Rainey            }
         his         }
Jonathan (X) Morray  }
         mark        }

                        Orange County August Term 1806
The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of
James Morray was duly proved in Open Court by the
Oath of Wm. Rainey one of the subscribing witness & ordered
to be recorded ~~~~ At the same time the Exrs therein named
qualified accordingly ~~~
                       Test J Taylor

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 175-176
Recorded Aug 1806

Morray possibly AKA Murray?

No estate papers found.