Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Mosier, Frederic Sr April 20, 1796 ************************************************ 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 3-4 Written: April 20, 1796 Recorded: May 1800 Testator: Frederic Mosier, Sr Of sound mind & memory, advanced in years and knowing that by reason of my age I cannot live long, I Frederic Mosier Senr. of Orange County in North Carolina do make this my last will & testament I devise will, & bequeath to my sons John Mosier and Frederic Mosier their hiers[sic] executors, administrators and assigns for ever all my lands & tenements subject to & charged with the payment of the sums following at or before the times limited & expressed hereinafter, to the persons herein-after to be mentioned, that is to say to each of my sons Jacob, Michael, Abraham, Phillip and Nicholas, severally, thirty five silver dollars making in the whole one hundred seventy five silver dollars which when paid to my sons as aforesaid shall be a discharge in full of their several legacies to each of my daughters Caty Kimbro, Barbary Huffman, Mary Kek[? Kirk], Lizy Sharp Eve Sharp, Magdelane Bulcher,[?] severally twelve and a half silver dollars making altogether seventy five silver dollars in full of the legaceis[sic] to my daughters the first payment Shall be made to my son Jacob in four years after my death, the second to my daughter Caty in five years, the third to my Son Abraham in six years, the fourth to Barbary in seven years the fifth to Michael in eight years, the sixth to Mary in nine years, the seventh to Phillip in ten years, the eighth to Lizy in eleven years, the ninth to Nicholas in twelve [page 2] years, the tenth to Eve in thirteen years, the eleventh to Magdelane in fourteen years after my death, which sums of one hundred seventy five dollars, & seventy five dollars when paid to my sons and daughters, severally to my sons thirty five dollars, and severally to my daughters twelve and a half dollars at or before the times & periods after my death as expressed, shall be a discharge to my sons John & Frederick of any demand for legacies due in consequence of the land & tenements hereby given to them. It is my will & desire that my personal estate may be Sold in the customary manner, & that so much of the money as may be necessary for the discharge of my just debts shall be appropriated to that purpose & the residue shall be divided share & share alike among all my sons & daughters, or their representatives; but if my wife Barbary survives me, She shall retain and keep possession of so much of my personal chattels as she may think necessary for her support & main- -tenance, during her natural life; to be disposed of after her death & paid over to my sons & daughters as above directed. My wife Barbary shall during her natural life occupy & possess so much of my land & tenements & such, as she would have been entitled to in dower if I died intestate. I constitute & appoint my Son Phillip and my son-in-law Peter Sharp executors of this my last will and testament Witness my hand this thirty day of April seventeen hundred ninety six. Witness present Rd. Cochran } Frederick Moiser's (X) jurat mark ?????? Smith Phillip Mosier qualif'd as Exr. [Will Book Volume D, page 3] Of Sound mind & memory advanced in years and knowing that by rea= son of my age I Cannot live long. I Frederic Mosier Senr. of Orange County in North Carolina do make this my last Will & Testament I desire [orig: devise] will and bequeath to my son[s] John Mosier, and Frederic Mosier their heirs Executors, Administrators and assigns forever all my Lands and Tenaments[sic] Subject to and Charged with the payment of the sums following at or before the time[s] limited and expressed herein after, to the persons herein after to be Mentioned, that is to say to each of my sons Jacob, Michael, Abraham, Phillip and Nicholas, Severally, thirty five sil= ver Dollars Makeing in the whole one hundred and Seventy five [silver] Dollars wish[orig: which] when paid to my sons as aforesaid Shall be a discharge in full of their Several legacies. To each of my daughters Caty Kimbro, Barbary Huffman [orig: Mary] Kek[? Kirk], Lizy Sharp Eve Sharp & Magdelane Butcher, severally twelve and a half silver Dollars makeing altogether seventy five silver Dollars. In full of their[orig: the] legacies. To my Daughters the first payment Shall be made to my son Jacob in four years after my death. The second to my daughter Caty in five years, the third to my Son Abraham in Six years. The fourth to Barbary in seven years the fifth to Michael in eight years. The sixth to Mary in nine years. The seventh to Phillip in ten years The eighth to Lizy in eleven years, the ninth to Nicholas in twelve years. The tenth to Eve in thirteen years. The eleventh to Magdelene in fourteen years -- [there is a section left out of the will book copy] after my death, which sums of one Hundred seventy five Dollars, & seventy five dollars when paid to my sons and daughters, severally to my sons thirty five dollars, and severally [returning to will book] to my daughters twelve and a half [dollars] at or before the times and periods after my death as expressed, shall be a discharge to my sons John and, Frederick, of any demand for Legacies due in conse- quence of the land and Tenements hereby given to them --- It is my Will and desire that my personal estate may be Sold in the Customary man[n]er and that so much of the money as may be necessary for the discharge of my Just debts shall be appropriated to that purpose, [and] the residue shall be divided share and share alike alike among all my sons and Daughters or their representatives, but if my Wife Barbary survives me, She shall retain and keep possession of so much of my per= sonal Chattels as she may think necessary for her support and maintenance during her natural life, to be disposed of after her death and paid over to my sons and Daughters as above directed ---- My Wife Barbary shall during her natural life oc[c]upy and possess so much of my land and tenements and such as She would have been Intitled to in dower if I died intestate --- I Constitute and appoint my son Phillip and my son in law Peter Sharp executors [Will Book Volume D, page 4] of this my last Will and testament Witness my hand this twenty day of April ["one tho" x-out] seventeen hundred ninety six. Witness present Rd. Cochran Frederick Moiser (X) mark ??? Smith Orange County May Term 1800.--- The execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of Frederick Mosier decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of Rd. Cochran one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded at the same time Phillip Mosier one of the Executors therein named qualified accordingly --- Test J Taylor CC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 3-4 Recorded May 1800 Despite the date of this will, the handwriting is modern. Although the ink is faded, the will is clearly legible. However, the words near right hand edge of the second page are all sufficiently obscured that the will book copy was used to determine what they are. Frederick Moser is one of the founders of Saint Pauls Lutheran Church in Burlington, North Carolina. No estate papers found.