Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Peelor, Benjamin April 2, 1804 ************************************************ 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 124-125 Written: April 2, 1804 Recorded: unknown date Assignor: Benjamin Peelor Assignee: Jonathan Grant Rencher State of No. Carolina } Know all Men by these presents that I Benjn. Peelor Orange County } of the County & State aforesd. being abt. leaving this State Have nominated, constituted & appointed & by these presents do nominate constitute & appoint my trust friend Jno. Grant Rencher of the County of Wake my lawful attorney for me, & in my name place & stead, during my absence to take all my property both real & personal that I shall leave behind under his care & inspection, & to hire & let out my land & negro to the best advantage for me in my name, to receive all the monies that may accrue or arise from sd. rent or hire, as also to ask for, demand & receive all monies or other property that may be due me, from any person or persons whatever, & on refusal, to sue for & take such other steps as he shall deem best for the recovery of such debts or other property, & on such recovery to pass such receipts or discharges as shall be sufficient in Law as if I my self were personally present as also to superintend the suit now depending in the County Ct of Orange wherein I am Plantiff & William Dunnegan Deft for a negro boy & in case of recovery for me & in my name to receive sd. Negro, or his value in money, & to give suffi= =cient releases & discharges for the same, & to place all monies he shall receive on my acct to the discharging of a Bond I owe him & on which the sd. Jno. G Rencher has brought suit agst. me & my security, & to satisfy himself for any trouble he shall he at, in transacting my business, or any other demands, & to pay off any debts or demands which may be legally made manifest, & if there should not come sufficient monies unto his hands to satisfy all my legal debts, I do hereby empower my said Attorney to bargain, sell, & deliver any of my property either real or personal to satisfy sd. demands, & for me & in my name to make good & sufficient deeds or bills of sale as if I myself were personally present, empowering my sd. Attorney to employ other Attys under him. Ratifying & confirming whatever my said Attorney, shall act or do, touching or concerning the premises, so as to settle my affairs as he shall think best. In witness whereof I the sd. Benj. Peelor have set my hand & seal this 2d day of April 1804-- done in presence of us his his Thos. (X) Browning John (X) May Benjn. Peelor (seal) mark Jurat mark [Will Book Volume D, page 124] State of No. Carolina } Know all Men by these presents Orange County } that I Benjamin Peelor Have nominated, constituted and appointed & by these presents do nominate constitute and appoint my trust friend Jno. Grant Rencher of the City[County] of Wake my lawful attorney, for me, & in my name place and stead, during my Absence, to take all my property both real & personal that I shall leave behind under his care & inspection, and to hire & let out my land and negro to the best advantage for me in my name to receive all the monies that may accrue or arise from said rent or hire, as also to ask for demand and receive [all] monies or other property that may be due me from any person or persons whatever and on refusal [to] sue for and Take such other Steps as he shall deem best for the recovery of Such debts or other properties, and [on] such reco- very to pass such receipts or discharges as shall be sufficient in Law as if I myself were personaly present as also to superintend the suit now depending in the County Ct of Orange wherein I am Plantiff and William Dunegan Deft for a negroe boy & in case of recovery for me & in my name to receive sd. negroe Or his Value in money, & do[to] give Sufficient releases & [Will Book Volume D, page 125] Discharges for the Same and to place all monies he shall receive on my acct to the discharges of a Bond I owe him and on which the sd. Jno. G Rencher has brought suit agst. me & my security, & to Satisfy himself for any trouble he shall he at in transacting my business, or any other demands, and to pay off any debts or demands Which may be legally made manifest and if there should not come Sufficient monies unto his hands to satisfy all my Legal debts I do hereby empower my said Attorney to bar- gain, sell and deliver any of my property either real or personal to satisfy sd. Demands and for me & in my name to make good and Sufficient Deeds or bills of Sale as if I myself were personally present empowering my Said Attorney to em= ploy other attorneys under him ratifying and confirming what= ever my said Attorney Shall act or do touching or concerning the Premises so as to Settle my affairs as he shall think best In Witness whereof I the said Benj. Peelor have set my hand and Seal this 2d day of April 1804 } Done in presence of us } Benjm. Peelor (seal) his } Thos. (X) Browning } mark } his } John (X) May } mark } Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 124-125 Recorded unknown date There are many discrepancies between the will book copy and the original, filed with the loose wills. Due to the chronology, this Benjamin Peeler appears to be the son of the testator of the Will of Benjamin Peelor, dated 29 Nov 1799 and proved Feb 1800.