Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Pike, Samuel Jr February 18, 1824 ************************************************ 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 E, pages 59-60 Written: February 18, 1824 Recorded: May 1824 Testator: Samuel Pike, Jr In the name of God [Amen] I Samuel Pike Junr. of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being Sicke and weake in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God Therefore cal- ling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand[s] of God that gave it, and my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at the dis- creation of my Executors and hoping at the General Resurrec- tion I shall receive [it] again by the mighty power of God And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath plea- sed God to bless me with in this life I Give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form ------- Item it is my will that in the first place all my Just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied ------------- Item I give to my wife Susannah all my property of every discreption as long as she remains my widow and if any part of my property be a cumbrance that she cannot keep it peaceably that she may dispose of it at publick sale and to be kept in the hands of the Executors for the use of all my chi[l]dren and if my wife Marry my desire is that the Negroes and all my [page 2] my personal property to be sold and an equal division to be made between my wife and all my children, and when my youngest child come[s] of age a final settlement to take place Item I give my plantation to my three Sons Joel, Alfred and William ---- I do Constitute and Ordain Isaac Patterson and Alexander Albright my only whole and Sole Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and disannul all and every other will by me mad[e] and declare this to be my last will and Testament - In Witness whereof I have set my hand and Seal 18th February 1824 ---------- Signd seald and deliverd } in presence of } Samuel Pike (seal) Levin Wood Stephen Ward } his } John (J) Pike Jnr. } affd. marke Exrs qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 59] In the name of God Amen! I Samuel Pike Junr. of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being Sick & weak in body, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be to God, therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say, principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it & my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a decent christian burial at the discretion of my Executors & hoping at the General Resurrection I shall receive [it] again by the mighty power of God - And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give & dispose of the same in the following manner & form --- Item It is my will that in the first place all my Just debts & funeral charges be paid & satisfied -- Item I give to my wife Susannah all my property of every discreption as long as she remains my widow & if any part of my property be a cumbrance that she cannot keep it peaceably that she may dispose of it at public Sale & to be kept in the hands of the Executors for the use of all my Children and if my wife marry [Will Book Volume E, page 60] my desire is that the Negroes & all my personal property to be Sold and an equal division to be made between my wife & all my chil= -dren & when my youngest child come[s] of age a final settlem= -ent to take place -- Item I give my plantation to my three sons Joel, Alfred & William ---- I do constitute & ordain Isaac Patterson & Alexander Albright my only whole & Sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament & I do hereby revoke and disannull all & every other will by me made & declare this to be my last Will & Testament - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal 18th of February 1824 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Levin Woods Samuel Pike (seal) Stephen Ward his John (X) Pike Junr. mark Orange County May Term 1824 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Samuel Pike was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Stephen Ward & John Pike two subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded -- At the same time the Executor therein named qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 59-60 Recorded May 1824 Has been indexed and abstracted as "Pyle" in the past. Clearly written "Pike" throughout. Estate Papers comprise 20 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Pike, Samuel (1824)". The testator's widow married Frederic Shoffner on 18 Mar 1830 in Orange County, NC. Her maiden name appears to have been Susannah Davisson [Estate Papers - Inventory and Sale 6th Aug 1824] Sould at a Secont Sail on the 8th of August 1824 One Negro woman & Child 400 Hired one man David 40.50 [Estate Papers - Estate Sale 24 Sep 1830] Sold at the sale of Samuel Pike Junr Deceased March the 25th 1830 after the marriage of Susannah Pike [sundry articles omitted, amounts written in dollars] 1 Negro Man David 427 " 50