Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Murray, John September 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 D, pages 12-14 Written: September 9, 1799 Recorded: Nov 1800 Testator: John Murray I John Murray of Orange County in the State of North Carolina: Being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory.. And calling to mind the Mortality of my body that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do therefore this Nin[e]th day of the Nin[e]th Month in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Ninety[sic] and Nine.. Make and ~~ Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows ~~ ~~ ~~ And as touching such worldly Substance as it has pleased the Lord to bless me with I Bequeath give devise and dispose of in the following manner ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ First I ordain and Constitute my friend Jesse Towel and my beloved wife Jean Murray my whole and Soal Executor and Executrix of this my will and testament as trustees of the whole ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 2nd I allow my Just debts and funeral charges to be first paid out of my Estate ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Jean Murray the benefit of the plantation I now live on with the horse called Jack and the mare called Flower two cows her choice the house and hous[e]hold furniture and all the plantation and other tools duering her widowhood and if she decease my Widow that all the Estate both real and personal found upon the premises be sold to the best advantage and the money divided equally between all my children living at that time shear and Shear alike.. But in case she Marry then to turn of[off?] the plantation immediately and every thing as above directed Real and personal to be sold and the money Equally divided between her and all my Children [page 2] Children living Shear and Shear alike and all my Children under age to be taken by the power of the Orphan's Court and put to masters living in Orange County 4th I direct my Executors to make a vendue and Sell all the remainder of my cattle and one Young horse all the Sheep wheat and barley soon after my deseas ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 5th Item I give my Son Thomas Murray five Shillings ~~ ~~ I give to my Son James Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my Son John Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my Son Joseph Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my daughter Rebecca Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my daughter Mary Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my daughter Elizabeth Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my daughter Jean Murray five Shillings ~~ I give to my daughter Lydia Murray five Shillings ~~ In Witness and testimony whereof I John Murray have Hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal the day and Year above written ~~ ~~ Hereby disanuling and making Void all other wills or donations[sic] by me made or given Ratifying and pronouncing this to be my Last will & Testament John Murray (seal) Sign'd and seal'd and pronounced by this said John Murray to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us.. And we the witnesses being in the presence one of another Nathan Dicks Isaac Harvey affd Jacob Marshill Exrs qualifd. [Will Book Volume D, page 12] I John Murray of Orange County in the State of North Caro= =lina being weak in body but of perfect mind and [memory] and ca[l]ling to mind the mortality of my body that it is appointed for all men once to die, do therefore this nin[e]th day of the nin[e]th month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety & nine, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as fol= =lows ~~~ and as Touching such worldly Substance as it has [Will Book Volume D, page 13] pleased the Lord to bless me with I bequeath give devise and dispose of in the following manner ~~~~ First I Ordain and constitut[e] my friend Jesse Towel and my beloved wife Jean Murray my whole and Soal Executor and Executrix of this my Will and testament as trustees of the whole ~~~ 2nd I allow my Just debts And funeral charges to be first paid out of my Estate 3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Jean Murray the benefit of the plantation I now live on with the horse cal[l]ed Jack and the mare cal[l]ed Flower two cows her choice the house & household furniture and all the plantation and other tools during her widow hood and if she decease, my widow that all the Estate both real and personal found upon the premises be sold to the best advantage and the money devided equally between all my children living at that time shear and Shear alike. But in case she marry then to turn of[off?] the plantation immediately and every [thing] as above directed real and person= al to be sold and the money Equally divided between her and all my Children living Shear and Shear alike and all my Children under age to be taken by the power of the Orphan's Court and put to masters liveing in Orange County 4th I direct my Executors to [make] a vendue and sell all the remainder of my Cattle and one young horse all the sheep wheat and barley soon after my decease ~~~~~~ Item I give my son Thomas Murray five Shillings. I give to my Son John Murray five Shillings [I give to my son] James Murray five Shillings I give to my Son Joseph Murray five Shillings I give to my daughter Rebecka Murray five Shillings, I give to my daughter Mary Murray five Shillings I give to my daughter Elizabeth Murray five Shillings, I give to my daughter Jean Murray five Shillings I give to my daughter Lydia Murray five Shillings ~~ In Witness and Testimony whereof I John Murray have hereunto set my hand and affix ed my seal the day and year above written ~~~ Hereby disannulling and making void all other will or donations[sic] by me made or given ratifying and pronouncing this to be my last will and Testament John Murray (seal) Sign'd and seal'd and pronounced by this said John Murray to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us and we the witnesses being in the pre= sence one of another ~~~~~ Nathan Dicks Isaac Harvey Jacob Marshall Orange County November Term 1800 [Will Book Volume D, page 14] The Execution of the last Will and Testament of John Murray was duly proved in Open Court by the ["oaths of" x-out] affirmation of Isaac Harvey one of the sub scribing Witnesses thereto and ordered ["that" x-out] to be recorded at the same time Jesse Towel and Jean Murray Executor and Executrix therein named, qualified accordingly ~~~~ Test J. Taylor CC [Will Book Volume A, page 377] State [of] North Carolina Know all men by these present that I John Murry have bargained sold & delivered in plain and open market unto James Neal of this County a Negro Man named Tom for the Consideration of one hundred pounds specie to me in hand paid by the said Neal before the Sealing and delivering of said ["negro" x-out] writing which said Negroe I warrent and forever defend from myself and every other person whosoever as witness my hand & Seal this 30th day of May 1787 in presence of us John Murry (seal) Andrew Gibson } Thos. John } Orange County May T. 1787 The execution of the above Bill of Sale was dly acknowledge in open Court and Ordered to be Recorded J. Benton Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 12-14 Recorded Nov 1800 Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Murray, John (1800)". Inventory only. No family history found.