Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Noe, Peter September 15, 1781 ************************************************ 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 A, pages 237-238 Written: September 15, 1781 Recorded: May 1782 (testator still living) Testator: Peter Noe IN the Name of God Amen The 15th Day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty one (1781) I Peter Noe of Orange County and State of North Carolina Being in perfict Mind & Memory Thanks be to God therefore; Calling unto Mind the Morality of my Body & knowing that is appointed for all men Once to die Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, That is to say Principally & first of all I give & Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it; and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buri =ed in a Christian like & decent Manner at the Discretion of my Executors Nothing Doubting but at the general Resur= -rection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this Life I give & devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and Form ~~ ~~ ~~ It is my will and I do Order, That in the first place all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be paid and satisfyed --- --- Item I give & bequeath unto Hannah my Dearly beloved Wife All my Estate Except Five Shillings Specie to my Son John Noe & Five Shillings Specie to my Son Joseph Noe and Five Shillings Specie to Kathareina Rightenhour my Daughter and Five Shillings Specie to my Daughter Susannah Ridge and Five Shillings Specie to my Daughter Elizabeth Coons and also to my Daughter Elizabeth Ragen Five Shilling Specie; and I do appoint by beloved wife my Executor[sic] given under my hand and seal the Day and Year above written ~ ~ Test Jno. Armstrong Jurat his her Peter (PN) Noe (Seal) Anne (A) Armstrong mark mark [page 2] Orange County for May Court 1782 The Execution of the within Will of Peter Noe (now living) was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of John Armstrong a subscribing witness Thereto & ordered to be Recorded Teste J J Bonhom CCC [Will Book Volume A, page 237] In the Name of God Amen The 15th Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & Eighty one (1781) I Peter Noe of Orange County and State of North Carolina being in perfict mind & memory thanks be to God therefore Calling unto mind the Morality of my Body & knowing that is appointed for all Men Once to die do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament That is to say Principally & first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly [Will Book Volume A, page 238] Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this Life I give & devise & dispose of the same in the following manner and form. It is my Will and I do order that in the first place all my just Debts & Funeral charges be paid and satisfied Item I give & bequeath unto Hannah my dearly beloved Wife all my Estate except five Shillings Specie to my Son John Noe & five Shillings Specie to my Son Joseph Noe and five Shillings Specie to ["my" x-out] ["Daughter" x-out] Kathariena Rightenhour my Daughter and five Shillings Specie to my Daughter Susannah Ridge and five Shillings Specie to my Daughter Elizabeth Coons and also to my Daughter Elizabeth Ragen five Shilling Specie and I do appoint by beloved Wife my Executor[sic] Given under my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above Written Test Jno. Armstrong his her Peter (PN) Noe (Seal) Anne (A) Armstrong mark mark Orange County for May Court 1782 The Execution of the within Will of Peter Noe (now living) was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of John Armstrong a subscribing Witness Thereto & ordered to be Recorded Teste J J Benten CCC [Will Book Volume B, page 23l] Orange County These are in the name of the State to command you to Summons twelve good and lawful men of said County to appear Before me a Justice for said county to execute such things as shall be given to them in charge on the body of Peter Noe and that you also be then and there to show how you have executed this Writ Given under my hand this 7th day of November 1787 Jas. Freeland 1 Joel Borough foreman 7 Abraham Jones 2 Nicholas Coonce 8 Andrew Shetterly 3 Fredrick Kimbrough 9 Condrad Kimbrough 4 Jacob Jones 10 Josua Holt 5 Philip Burrow 11 Martin Shofner 6 Philip Eulice 12 Henry Kimbrough An Inquisition taken and held at the house of Joseph Noe in the county aforesaid on the Seventh 7th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty Seven before me a Justice for said County upon view of the body of Peter Noe late of your county dead and there lying dead, upon the Oath of the Juries good and lawful Men of said county, who being charged and sworn to enguire how and in what manner the said Peter Noe came by his death upon their Oaths Do say upon the sixth of November in the year above written at the place aforesaid did die a natural death and by the Act of God taken before me Jas Freeland turn over [Will Book Volume B, page 232] The Within said Peter Noe was found dead in about two Rods from the house of his Son Joseph Noe State of North Carolina } Orange County } November Term 1787 The above Inquisition of Peter Noe Deceased was returned to Court and Ordered to be Recorded Abner B Bruce CC this was Amrd. before Additional Comments: Will Book Volume A, pages 237-238 Recorded May 1782 (testator still living) Another copy of the summons the results of the inquisition are found in Will Book Volume B, pages 27-28 No estate papers found.