Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Phillips, William May 9, 1794
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801
Written: May 9, 1794
Testator: William Phillips

In the Name of God Amen----

I William Phillips of the County of Orange & State of North
Carolina being weak in body but in Perfect mind and memmory and
Calling to mind the mortallity of the body and knowing that it is appointed
for all men once to Die hath made appointed and declared this to be my
last will and Testament. and first I recommend my Soul to God that give it
and my body to be Decently buried to the Discreation of my Executors
and as for such worldly goods which God has bles[s]ed me with I do give
and Bequeath & le[a]ve in the following mennar and first I order that all my
Just debts be Paid and then I do give & le[a]ve to my Loving wife Elisabeth one
half of my land on which I now live to be hers during her life or widowhood and
at her death or marriage to be the property of my son Joels and I do likewise le[a]ve
to my wife all my household furniture and all my stock of every kind Cattle Horses
sheep hogs to be divided at the discreation of my Executors between my two daughters
Susannah & Pheby & my wifes daughter Elisabeth and I do give and le[a]ve my Son
David the Tract of land on which he now Lives which was surveyed to and
for him by William Davis Supposed to be one hundred Acres more or less and I
do le[a]ve & give my son William a tract of land whereon he now lives bounded as followeth
Beginning at the poplar Spring running south to John Trousdells line then his line East
to Haw river then up the said river to the north of the aforesd poplar spring branch
then up sd brench[sic] to the Spring the beginning and I do le[a]ve the remaining half of
my land on which I now live to my son Joel upon Condition that my son Joel
doth give or cause to be paid to my four daughters the sum of ten pounds Each
to Mary ten pounds to Lucy ten pounds to Hannah ten pounds to Sarah ten pounds
which were my daughters by my first wife & I do le[a]ve to my two daughters by
my Present wife Susannah & Pheby ten pounds Each to be paid by my son Joel at the
Death or marriage of my Present wife at which time the half of my land which I
had left to my wife will be my son Joels property. And I do le[a]ve & appoint
my wife Elisabeth & my son David & my son Joel my Executors

and hath her[e]unto set my hand and Seal. May 9th 1794

William Phillips  Jurat
Mary Simons                              Willm. Rainey

                         the widow Quallified as Exr
                         Joel Phillips Exr Quallified

Additional Comments:
This loose will is not recorded in any will book of Orange County.

Estate Papers seem to correspond to a folder labeled "Phillips, William (1821)", and contains a statement about the testator's widow being of extreme age and unable to care for herself being non compons mentis.

There is an "Articles of Agreement" recorded in Will Book Volume B, page 59 between William Galbreath and William Phillips, neighbors, agreeing to develop land on their shared border between their lands.