Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Owens, Only November 21, 1809 ************************************************ 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 257-258 Written: November 21, 1809 Recorded: Feb 1810 Testator: Only Owens In the Name of God amen I Only Owens of County of Oringe & State of North Carolina Being Sick and Weake in Body But of perfect mind and Memory thanks Be to God for the same But Calling unto Mind the Mortality of My Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men onc[e] to Die do Make and ordain this My last will and testament principally and first of all I Give and recommind My sole into the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and My Body I recommend to the East to Be Buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of My Executors hoping I Shall receive the same again By the Mighty power of God and as tuching such Wor[ld]ly Estate where with it has pleased God to to[sic] Bless me in this life I Give Demise and Dispose of them same if the following Manner and form first I Gave[sic] and Bequeath to Sary Owens My Dearly Beloved fife the Sum of five Shillings of law= =ful Money to Be rased and levied out of my Estate allso I Give My Well Belovid Daughter Nancy ["Owens" x-out] Jenkins five Shilling[s] of lawfuly[sic] Money to Be raised out of My Estate and allso I Give My Well Be loved Daug[h]ter Elasebeth Lingo five Shillings of lawfull Money to Be Raised out of My Estate also I Give My Will[sic] Be loved Son Belitha Owens five Shilling[s] of lawful Money to Be raised out of My Estate also I Give My Well Be lovid Daughter Lear ["Owens" x-out] Petigrew five Shillings of lawful Money to Be raised out of My Estate also I Give to my well beloved Daughter Lavina Petigrew five shillings of lawful money to be raised out of my estate [I] also Give to My Dearly Be loved Son Samuel Owens five Shillings of lawful Money to be raised out of My Estate allso I Give to My Well Be loved Son John = =Owens five shilling[s] of lawful Money to Be raised out of my Estate also I Give My well Be loved son Thomas Owens all that remains of My Estate after my Just Debts is paid By him freely to Be possessed and Injoyed I appoint Make and ardain My [page 2] true and trusty friends John Wilbon and John Jenkins Executors of this My last Will and testiment Ratifying allowing and Confessing this and no other to Be my last will and testament all other will or Wills By Me heartofare Make[sic] in Witness where of I have here unto Set My hand and seal this twenty first day of November Eighteen hundred and Nine { his Signed Sealled and Delivered { Only Owins (X) (seal) In the presents of us { Mark Wm McAdams } Charles Jenkins } Jurant [Will Book Volume D, page 257] In the Name of God Amen I Only Owens of County of Orange & State of North Carolina being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be to God, for the same but cal[l]ing unto mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & Testament principally & first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almigh ty God, that gave it, and my body I recommend to the East to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors hoping I Shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise & dispose of them Same if the following Manner & form ------- First I give [orig: and Bequeath] to my Well beloved wife Sarah Owens the Sum of five Shillings of Lawful money to be rais =ed out of my estate & also I give my well beloved Daughter Nancy Jenkins five Shillings of lawful money to be raised [orig: and levied] out of my Estate --- And also I give my Well beloved Daughter Elizabeth Lingo five Shillings of Lawful money to be raised out of my estate --- Also I give my well beloved Son Belitha Owens five Shilling of Lawful money to be raised out of my Estate --- Also I give my Well beloved Daughter Lear Petigrew five Shilling of lawful Money to be raised out of my estate --- Also I give to my well beloved Daughter _____ Petigrew five shillings of lawful Money to be raised out of my estate [Will Book Volume D, page 258] Also I Give to my dearly beloved Son Samuel Owens five Shillings of Lawful money to be raised out of my Estate (#) Also I give to my well beloved Son John Owens five shillings of Lawful money to be raised out of my estate (#) Also I give my well beloved Son Thomas Owins all that remains of my estate after my Just debts is paid by him freely to be possessed of & enjoyed (#) I appoint make & ordain my true & trusty friends John Wilbon & John Jenkins executors of this my last will & testament [Original left out of will book] Ratifying allowing and Confessing this and no other to Be my last will and testament [end of passage] all other will or wills by me heretofore Made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this twenty first day of November Eighteen hundred & nine (#) his Signed Sealed & delivered Only (X) Owins (seal) in the presence of us mark Wm McAdams } Charles Jenkins } Orange County Febr 7 Term 1810 The execution of the foregoing last Will and Testa- ment of Only Owins Decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oaths of Wm McAddams and Charles Jenkins the Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded --- the same time [ends here] Test J Taylor by Theo. Ferguson Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 257-258 Recorded Feb 1810 Surname Owens and Owins in will book copy. No estate papers found.