Orange County NcArchives Wills.....O'Daniel, William September 25, 1844 ************************************************ 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, page 227 Written: September 25, 1844 Recorded: Nov 1844 Testator: William O'Daniel in the name of God Amen I Wil[l]iam O'Danel ["in to" x-out] of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina do make and plutish ths my last Will and tstment binge in sound mind and dispoing memery frist my disre is after my deth that my body id duley put Away and 2 that all my Juest debtes be paid and then all my Eathley substences be Equally divied bewteen my brothere John O'Daniel and my sistere Sound and my Sistere Margret both my Sisters My resom fore Making thi will is foree deed beliongs to Mee on my in the name of God Amen I William O'Danel ["in to" x-out] of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina do make and plutish[sic] this my last will and tstament binge in sound mind and dispoing memery frist my disre is after my deth that my body is desly[decently] put Away and 2 that all my Jest debtes be paid and then all my Erthley substences be Equelly divied between my brothere John O'Daniel and my Sistere Lovina and my sistere Margrt both my sisteres My rison fore Making this will is fore deed Alionces[?] to Me on my disrupted & further more I Apount and contute My brother John O'Daniel My Solo Executoroe to settee My Affares After My Death Sing in the presents of his this the 25th of September 1844 William (+) O'Daniel Witness mark John Jones Henry Ray [Will Book Volume F, page 227] In the name of God Amen I William O'Daniel of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina do make & publish this my last will & Testament being in sound mind & [disposing] memory first my desire is after my death that my body is decently put away & 2nd that all my Just debts be paid & then all my earthly substance be equally divided between my brother John O'Daniel & my Sister Lavina & my sister Margert both my both my[sic] sisters my reason for making this will is to disalowages[?] to me on my dis up bed & further more I appoint & constute[?] my brother John O'Daniel my sole Executor to settle my affairs after my death } Signed in the presence of } his this the 25 September 1844 } William (X) O'Daniel Witness } mark John Jones Henry Ray Orange County Nov Term 1844 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of William O'Daniel decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Henry Ray one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded At the same time John O'Daniel The Executor therein named appeared in Open Court & Qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, page 227 Recorded Nov 1844 No estate papers found.