Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Morton, William May 26, 1840 ************************************************ 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, pages 72-73 Written: May 26, 1840 Recorded: Nov 1840 Testator: William Morton May the 26th 1840 In the Name of God Amen I William Morton ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ of the County of Orang[e] And State of North Carolina being Sound in mind and memory Doe Constitute this my last will and testament it is my Will and Disire that B. F. Morton Shal[l] hav[e] seventy five acres of land begin[n]ing at Lemuel W. Simpson north west corner run[n]ing north and then East so as to git the nomber[sic] of acres afour[sic] Said it tis also my will and Desire that Jacob Morton hav[e] fifty acres of land begin[n]ing with Benjamin F Morton and run[n]ing with him north and then west so as to git the number of acres afour Said it [is] also my will and disire that the balance of the land Shal[l] be for Sarah my wife during hur natrel life and at hur death it Shal[l] be Henry H. Morton and if he Should die before he is twenty one years old, his part of the land Shal[l] be Eaqualy divided Betwe[e]n Benjamin F Morton and Jacob Morton at my wife death it is my will and disire that Benjamin F Morton shal[l] hav[e] Anna a negro girl it is also my will and disire that Jacob Morton Shal[l] hav[e] Denis a negro boy it is also my will and desire that Sarah my wife Shal[l] hav[e] the negro woman Sarah during hur natril life and [page 2] it is also my will and desire that the negro womans next child shal[l] be Martha Morton and if she sho[u]ld not have another child to liv[e] the woman Sarah shal[l] be Martha Morton at my wife death but if the negro woman Sarah Should hav[e], a, nother Child to liv[e] the woman Sarah and all hur increas[e] ["is" x-out] after that child is to be Equal[l]y devided betwe[e]n B. F. Morton Jacob Morton and Henry H. Morton and Martha Morton. it is also my will and desire that Nancy, a, negro girl Shal[l] be Henry H. Mortons it is alsos[sic] my will and disire that Martha Morton Shal[l] hav[e] a Cow and a bead and forty dollars in mon[e]y and a saddle it is also my will and desire that Henry H. Morton Shal[l] hav[e] a horse worth fifty dollars it is also my will and desire that all the house hold and Citchen furniture and the Stock and farming utentials and what money is ["on" erased] on hand Shal[l] be Sarah my wifes and at hur death all the property then left Shal[l] be equal[l]y divided Betwe[e]n B. F. Morton Jacob Morton and Henry H. Morton and Martha Morton it is also my will and desire that Joseph Gillam that marid[married] my daughter Mary deceased Shal[l] have five dollars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ["Test" erased] I Leav[e] my son Benjamin F Morton Exec[u]tor to this my last Will --- [page 3] And testament ["Witness" erased] ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Witness ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ James Hicks William Morton Lemuel W. Simpson Jurat [Will Book Volume F, page 72] May the 26th 1840 In the name of God Amen I William Morton of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being Sound in mind and memory do Constitute this my last Will and Testament It is my Will and desire that B F Morton Shall have Seventy five Acres of Land begin[n]ing at Lemuel W Simpsons north West corner run[n]in[g] North and then East so as to get the number of Acres upon[afore] Said It is also my Will and desire that Jacob Morton have fifty Acres of land begin[n]ing with Benjamin F Morton and run[n]ing With him north and then West so as to Get the number of Acres aforesaid. It is also my Will and desire that the Balance of the land Shall be for Sarah my Wife during her natural life and at her death it Shall be Henry H Morton and if he Should die before he is twenty one years old his part of the land Shall be Equally Divided Between Benjamin F Morton and Jacob Morton at my Wifes death it is my Will and disire that Benjamin F Morton Shall have Anna a negro girl It is also my Will and desire that Jacob Morton Shall have Dennis a negro boy It is also my Will and desire that Sarah my wife Shall have the negro Woman Sarah during her natural life. And it is also my Will and desire that the negro Womans next Child Shall be Martha Mortons and if she Should not have another child to live the Woman Sarah Shall be Martha Mortons at my Wife death but if the negro woman Sarah Should have another Child to live the woman Sarah and all her Increase after that Child [is] to be Equal[l]y devided betw= =een B F Morton Jacob Morton and Henry H Morton and Martha Morton it is also my Will and desire that Nancey a negro Girl Shall be Henry H Mortons it is also my Will and desire that Martha Morton Shall have a Cow and a bed and forty Dollars in money and a saddle; It is also my Will and desire that Henry H Morton Shall have a Horse worth fifty Dollars [Will Book Volume F, page 73] It is also my will and desire that all the House hold and Kitchen furniture and the Stock and farming utensils and What money is on hand Shall be Sarah my wifes and at her death all the property then left Shall be Equally divided Between B F Morton Jacob Morton and Henry H Morton and Martha Morton It is also my Will and desire that Joseph Gilliam that married my Daughter Mary decease Shall have five Dollars I leave my son Benjamin F Morton Executor to this my last Will and Testament Witness William Morton James Hicks Lemuel W Simpson Orange County November Term 1840 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of William Morton ded. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oathe [of] Lemuel S[W] Simpson one of the subscribing Witnesses there to and ordered to be recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 72-73 Recorded Nov 1840 Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Morton, William (1847)". Includes inventory as partially transcribed below, and estate sale. [Estate Papers - Inventory Returned 1847] Inventory & Account of the Personal Estate of William Morton Decd. which came to the hands of Benjamin F Morton his Executor [sundry articles omitted] Four negroes towit. Anna given by testator to B. F Morton Dennis " " " Jacob Morton Nancy " " " H. H. Morton Sarah " " " to Sarah Morton the wife of Testator during her life Madison " " " Martha Morton [Madison appears to the unnamed child of Sarah, per the will, probably male, based on naming patterns of the era.]