Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Patton, Andrew January 28, 1790 ************************************************ 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 B, page 97 Written: January 28, 1790 Recorded: Aug 1790 Testator: Andrew Patton In the Name of God Amen. I Andrew Patton of Orange County North Carolina being Sick & Weak in Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory; do make ordain and publish this my last Will and Testament in the following Form and Manner this Twenty Eight[sic] Day of January One Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety, Vizt -- -- -- -- Imprimis, I give and bequeat[h] unto my Sons Robert & Thomas all my Cumberland Lands consisting of one Survey to be divided equally between them Item. I give and bequeath unto my Sons John and Andrew all the Land I now Claim on these Waters, in Orange County, to be divided between them equally. Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Margaret a Comfortable sustenance off the Plantation I now possess during her Widow hood and in Case of Her marrying again she is to receive an equal part with the Childred[sic], who are Boys and Girls to receive an equal Dividend of my Personal Estate; which shall include all my Effects & other Property, Land only excepted as above; Item I Nominate and Appoint my Trusty Friends Joseph Thompson & James Hughs my Executors to this my Last will and Testament whom I appoint soon after my Decease to hold & have an Appraisement of my Estate, and to have a power to retain such Articles and othe[r] necessary property as may be convenient to the working this Land wher[e]on I now live for the use of my Wife and younger Children, also my Children in Case they marry or arrive to the proper age shall then receive their proper share of the Dividend, and my Daughter Sarah Hughs if what she has ["not" x-out] received is not equal to what a single portion comes to at the Dividend the Executors shall value what she has received & make it equal to the others. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & seal the Day and year above written Signed & Sealed } in presence of } } Henry Campbell Jurat Andrew Patton (L.S.) Robert Tinnen Junr. John Thompson Jurat Joseph Thompson Exr Quallified [Will Book Volume B, page 97] In the Name of God Amen. I Andrew Patton of Orange County North Carolina being Sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory. do make Ordain and publish this my last Will and Testament in the following form and manner this 28th day of January One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety, ---------- Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my Sons Robert & Thomas all my Cumberland lands consisting of one Survey to be equally divided between them --- Item I give and bequeath to my Sons John and Andrew all the lands I now claim on these Watters in Orange County to be equally divided between them --- Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Margaret a comfortable sustenance of[f] the Plantation I now possess during her Widowhood and in case of her marrying again she is to receive an equal part with the Children who are boys and Girls to receive an equal Dividend of my Personal Estate which shall include all my effects and other property Land only Excepted as above, Item I Nominate and Appoint my trusty friends Joseph Thompson and James Hughes my Executors to this my last will and Testament whom I appoint soon after my Decease to hold and have an Appraisment of my Estate & to have a power to retain such Articles and other necessary property as may be convenient to [the] work[ing] this Land whereon I now live for the use of my Wife and younger Children also my Children in Case they marry or arrive to the proper age shall then receive their proper share of the Dividend and my Daughter Sarah Hughes if what she has received... [Loose will has the followin passage at this point. Will Book copy skips this] is not equal to what a single portion comes to at the Dividend the Executors shall value what she has received ...& make it equal to the others. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the Day and year above written Signed & Sealed } Henry Campbell in presence of } Robert Tinnen Junr. Andrew Patton (seal) } John Thompson Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, page 97 Recorded Aug 1790 Estate papers comprise 16 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Patton, Andrew (1818)". These seem incomplete, and occured some 28 years after the will was proved. This contains the records of the administrators (John Thompson and Archibald Hamilton) appointed after James Hughes and Joseph Thompson served as Executors. Note 1: De bonis non administratis, Latin for "of goods not administered," is a legal term for assets remaining in an estate after the death or removal of the estate administrator. [Estate Papers - Inventory Feb 1818] State of NoCarolina } the County Court of Pleas & Quarter Orange County } Session February Term AD 1818 We John Thompson & Archibald Hamilton adms de [see Note 1] Bonis non with the will anext[annexed] of Andrew Patton Deceased Report to this worshipful court that the fol[l]owing is a Correct Inventory of the property what is come to our hand as administrators aforesaid the other property of the said Decd. having bye administered by the original Executors -- -- -- -- -- Inventory Lucy a Negro woman Kess a negro woman & her child Alce a Negro girl Nany a negro girl Phillis a Negro girl Antony a Negro Boy Henderson a boy Phebe a Negro girl Jenny a Negro girl Jess a Negro girl Juda a Negro girl Charles A Negro Man Sam a Negro by June a Negro woman There has also come to our hands as Admrs. &c a Copy of a judgt. recovered by James Huges the former Exr for £67.10.10, which was return[ed] as a bad debt Given under our hands & seals John Thompson (seal) Archibald Hamilton (seal) [page 2 Estate Sale] The following is a correct inventory of the property whitch under an order to us directed at the last Term of this Worship full Court we have sold on a credit of twelve Months upon whitch we return the following Amount of Sale $ Cents Lucy - - - - - - - - - - 541 Kess & her Child - - - - - - - 721 Alce - - - - - - - - - - 602 Nanny - - - - - - - - - 606 Phillis - - - - - - - - - 476 Anthoney - - - - - - - - - 518 Henderson - - - - - - - - 343 Jenny - - - - - - - - - 196 Jess - - - - - - - - - - 378 Jude - - - - - - - - - - 205 ________ 4867 Given under our hands & seals John Thompson (seal) Archibald Hamilton (seal) [page 3] The following are the names of the Negros whitch under the Direction of the will of Andrew Patton Decd. we consider to Belong to Marget Patton the widow During hur life Viz Charles Jude & Sam Given under our hands & seals John Thompson (seal) Archibald Hamilton (seal) the following is a correct statement of the Money Whitch wi[sic] Have Laid out & expended as administrator afor[e]said Lawyer fees - - - - - - - $10.00 Clerks fees - - - - - - - 1.00 paper - - - - - - - - - 30 Brandy for Sale - - - - - - 2.00 ________ $13.30 John Thompson (seal) Archd. Hamilton (seal)