Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Patterson, David December 4, 1839 ************************************************ 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, pages 386-387 Written: December 4, 1839 Recorded: Nov 1847 Testator: David Patterson Know all men by these presents that I David Patterson of Orange County and state of North Carolina do make constitute and publish this my last will and testament as fol[l]ows I first will that all my debts and funeral Expences be paid I will and bequeath to [my] wife Mary Patterson all my Land primeces with the Exception of that portion that lies north or no[r]th East of a road that leads from George Patterson's to his mill and as much of my personal property as she and my Executor may think best for hir to manage during hir life or widowhood and if she should marie the third of all the personal property Except my cape fair navigation stock and Eleven hundred and twenty one dollars for ever if she remains my widow a good soficient maintainence so that she may not want for nothing that is necessery with one hundred dollars to give to home she may pleas I will the Excepted land above to the widow Polly Foster during hir life if she be plaesed to live on it but not sell her right if I should die befor George Luther Stailey ar[r]ives at the age of twenty one Years and he should remain to stay with my widow till he comes of age or till her death. I will that he shall have one horse sadle and bridle valued one hundred dollars and one good suit of domestic clothes at his freedom I will that if Joanah Staily should live with my widow untill she ar[r]ives at the age of Eighteen to good Clothing and one good feather bead and furneture if she is not paid during my Life I will and bequeath to the trustees of Mount Zion Baptist Church namely John Patterson Enoch Cruchfield Henry Rivit John Coble Semor Aldridg after the death of the above named all my Lands with all the apertainences thereunto belonging for Ever to said trustees and there succesers in office that the church may apoint from time to time for the sole use and benfit of said church for the pasture to live on if he chuses so to do I also will and bequeath said trustees my cape fare navigation stock and Eleven hundred and twenty one dollars for Ever for the sole use of said church the princable not to be Expended the Intrust to support a ministre at Mount Zion or other purposes as the church may in there wisdom think best after the death or mariage of my widow my property to be sold and after what is above named and Expences paid the balance to be Equily dvided among my brothers and sisters or their hiers and Martha P. Eliot and hir son named David Patterson Eliot Each an Equal share I constitute and apoint John Patterson son of William Patterson Decd Executor to execute this my Last will and testement in witness whereof I have afixt my hand and seal this= Enter Lind in the first line from the botom the word witness the 7 lines chuse the line Intrust before signed =fourth day of December 1839 test George Coble David Patterson (seal) John Spoon Jun Jurat [Will Book Volume F, page 386] Know all men by these presents that I David Patterson of Orange County and state of North Carolina do make Constitute and publish this my last will & Testament as follows I first will that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid I will and bequeath to my wife Mary Patterson all my Land premises with the exception of that Portion that lies north or north east of a road that leads from George Patterson's to his mill and as much of my personal property as She and my executor may think best for her to Manage during her life or widowhood & if She should marry the third of all the personal property except my Cape Fear navigation ["Stock" x-out] Stock and eleven hundred and twenty one dollars for ever if she remains my widow a good sufficient maintenance so that she may not want for nothing that is nec= essary with one hundred dollars to give to home she may please I will the excep= ted land above to the widow Polly Foster during her life if she be pleased to live on it but not sell her right if I should die before George Luther Stailey arrives at the age of twenty one years and he should remain to stay with my widow till he comes of age or till her death I will that he shall have one horse saddle & bridle valued one hundred dollars and one good suit of dom= estic clothes at his freedom I will that if Joanah Staily should live with my widow until she arrives at the age of Eighteen to good Clothing and one good feather bed and furniture if she is not paid during my life. I will and bequeath to the Trustees of Mount Zion Baptist Church namely John Patterson, Enoch Crutchfield Henry Rivit John Coble Seymore Aldridge after the death of the above named all my Lands with all the ap[p]urtenances thereunto belonging [Will Book Volume F, page 387] forever to said trustees and their successors in office that the Church may appoint from time to time for the sole use and benefit of said Church for the pastor to live on if he chooses so to do I also will and bequeath said Trustees my Cape Fear navigation Stock and Eleven hundred and twenty one dollars forever for the Sole use of said Church the princi= pal not to be expended the Interest to support a minister at Mount Zion or other purposes as the Church may in their wisdom think best after the death or marriage of my widow my prop= erty to be sold and after what is above named & expenses paid the balance to be equally divided among my brothers and sisters or their heirs & Martha P Elliot and her son named David Patterson Eliot each an Equal share I Consti= tute and appoint John Patterson son of William Patterson decd Executor to execute this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have affixed my hand and seal this fourth day of December 1839 Test David Patterson (seal) George Coble John Spoon Jun Orange County Nov. Term 1847 The execution of the foregoing last will and Testament of David Patterson decd was duly proved in Open Court by the oath of John Spoon one of the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 386-387 Recorded Nov 1847 Estate Papers comprise eight pages and are found in a folder labeled "Patterson, David (1847)". No family history found.