Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Pickett, Henry May 15, 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 254-255 Written: May 15, 1809 Recorded: Nov 1809 Testator: Henry Pickett In the name of God Amen I Henry Picket of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina Being sicke in Body But of Good and sound Memory thanks be to Almighty God and Calling to Remembrance the uncertain State of this Transitory Life and that all flesh must Yeald to Death when it shall please God to Call do make Constitute Ordain and Declare this as my Last Will Will and Testament in manner and form following Revoking and Annuling by these presents All and Every Testament or Testaments Will and Wills heretofore by me made and Declared Either by word or writing and this to be taken Only for my Last Will and Testament and none Other Impremis my Will is that all my Just Debts be paid out of my Property as soon as Convenient After I am Decently Buried out of my Property Item My will is that my wife sho[u]ld have all my property after my Just Debts is paid Item my will is that after the Decease of my wife Judy Picket that my son In Law Elleck Grayham shall have five Shillings Sterling and Know[sic] more Item my will is that my Grandaughter Elizabeth Grayham shall have Two feather beads and furniture One Chest with a quantity of waren Clothes One Loom and three Stays[?] and Other Necessary utencils sutable for weeving four pewter Basons Two pewter Disshes Eleven pewter plates One Butter pot One half dozen pewter spoons one plow one half Dozen Clevises Two small cutter Axes Two hoes One Mattock One set of Iron wedgges One Carpenter Ads[adze] Two pots Two Guns One Rifle One Smoothe Gun Two wheals One Cotton wheal and Linnen wheal One Bay Horse Branded on the Near sholder "P" [large x-out] Eight head of Cattle it is my DiSere the[that] the whole of the above mentioned property shall Bilong to my Grandaughter Elizabeth Grayham After all my Just Debts is Paid and the five Shillings to my son in Law Ellick Grayham at the Decease of my wife Judy Pickett I Do Also Appoint Riley Vicckers & N. Guess for my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament In witness whare of [I] have set my hand and seal this 15th day of May 1809 his Henry (X) Picket (seal) Witness present mark his Jessey (X) Picket Jurat mark her Lucy (X) Dollar mark M. Guess Jurat Moses Guess qualified Exr [Will Book Volume D, page 254] In the Name of God Amen I Henry Picket of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being Sick in body but of Good & Sound memory thanks be to Almighty God, & Caling to ["mind" x-out] remembrance the uncertainty the uncertain State of this Transitory Life & that all flesh must yieald to Death when it shall please God to call do make constitute ordain and declare this [as] my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following revoking & annuling by these presents all & every Testament or Testaments Will & Wills heretofore by me made & declared either by word or Writing & this to be taken only for my last Will and Tes tament & none other (#) Impremis my Will is that all my Just debts be paid out of my property as Soon as convenient after I am decently buried ["out" x-out] out of my property Item my Will is that my wife Should have all of my property after my Just debts is paid (#) Item my will is that after the decease of my Wife Judy Picket that my Son In [Will Book Volume D, page 255] Law Elick Grayham Shall have five Shillings Sterling & Know[sic] more (#) Item my Will is that my grandaughter Elizabeth Grayham [shall have] two feather beds & furniture one Chest with a quantity of wearing Clothes One loom and three stays[?] & other necessary utensils suitable for weaving four pewter Basons two pewter dishes eleven pewter plates one butter pot one Half Dozen pewter spoons one plow one Half Dozen Clevises two Small cutter axes two hoes one Mattock one set of Iron Wedges One Carpenter Adz two pots two Guns one rifle one Smooth gun two wheels one cotton wheel & Lining[linen] wheel one bay Horse branded on the near shoulder. P. Eight head of Cattle --- It is my desire that the whole of the above mentioned property shall belong to my grand Daughter Elizabeth Graham after all my Just Debts is paid, and the five Shillings to my Son in Law Elick Graham at the decease of my wife Judy Picket I do Also Appoint Riley Vickers & M. Guess for my Executors to this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have set my Hand & Seal this 25th[15th] day of May 1809 Witness present his his Henry (X) Picket (seal) Jesse (X) Picket mark mark her Lucy (X) Dollar mark Mo. Guess Orange County November Term 1809 The execution of the foregoing last will & Testament of Henry Picket Decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oaths of Jessey Picket & Mo Guess two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded - At the same time Mo. Guess qualified as Executor. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 254-255 Recorded Nov 1809 M. Guess or Mo. Guess is Moses Guess. Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Picket, Henry (1809)". Includes inventory. No family history found.