ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Benjamin Rainey, 17 Apr 1811
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In the name of God, amen I, Benjamin Rainey do make this my last will and 
testament.
   First l commit my soul into the hands of God, who  gave it and my body to 
be decently Buried at the discretion of my executors herein after named, and 
for what worldly goods it has pleased God to bestow on me, I give, bestow and 
bequeath in the following manner and form;
   First, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, Nancy, two horse creatures, 
choice of my stock, also two cows, all my household and kitchen furniture, I 
further lend the use unto my loving wife during her natural life or widowhood 
one negro boy known and called by the name of Ben, one negro girl named 
Jinnie, two old women, Rosa and Tenor, and one negro man Moody, them and this 
increase, and after her death or widowhood, the whole of the above property to 
be equally divided amongst all my children, then and their heirs forever.
   ITEM- I charge Michael Holt, Three hundred and seventy five dollars for a 
tract of land heretofor deeded  to him, lying on Haw River, which it is my 
will for to be accounted for that sum in the settlement of the balance of my 
estate with the rest of my heirs.
   ITEM- I charge Neil B. Rox with the sum of three hundred dollars for a 
tract of land heretofore deeded to him lying on Haw River which it is my will 
to be accounted for that sum in the settle of the balance of my estate with 
the use of my heirs.
  ITEM-  I give and bequeath unto my daughters Nancy, Sallie and Millie and 
also unto my son John all that tract of land in the State of Tennessee on the 
waters of Turnbull Creek containing about four hundred acres at the rate of 
two dollars per acre, to be equally divided between them, my four children 
Nancy, John, Sallie and Millie according to quantity and quality and each of 
said children I charge with two hundred dollars, that is Nancy two hundred, 
John two hundred, Sallie two hundred and Millie two hundred dollars to be 
accounted for on a settlement with the rest of my heirs, the said land above 
mentioned to them and their heirs forever.
   ITEM-  I give and bequeath unto my sons and sons in law (to wit) John King, 
Isaac Rainey, Benjamin Abel Rainey and William Holt, all that tract or parcel 
of land in Orange County adjoining the Guilford County line, Anthony Cable and 
others containing Three hundred acres at the price of Three hundred dollars to 
be accounted for and settled at that price with the rest of my heirs, John 
King, Seventy five dollars, Isaac Rainey seventy five dollars and Wm Holt 
Seventy five dollars, Benjamin Abel Rainey Seventy five dollars and William 
Holt seventy five dollars to be accounted for and settled at  that price with 
the  rest of the heirs, the above tract of three hundred acres with all the 
appurtenances with the said John King, Isaac Rainey, Benjamin Abel Rainey and 
William Holt, to them and their heirs forever, I further give all my interest 
and right in a tract of land in the part unsold held by one entry in company 
with Gibson and Ray unto John King, Isaac Rainey, Benjamin Abel Rainey and 
William Holt to them and their heirs forever.  The quantity shall hereafter be 
made out by an accurate survey and they shall be charged  with the sum of one 
dollar per acre to be settled and accounted for with the rest of the heirs as 
above.
   ITEM- I give and bequeath unto my grandson Austin, one hundred acres of 
land in Orange County adjoining the widow Ryke and others, to him and his 
heirs forever.
  ITEM- I charge my son Wm. Rainey with the sum of two hundred and thirty two 
dollars which I have paid and advanced for him heretofor and he shall be 
charged with that sum out of any share or part which he may claim of my 
estate.
  ITEM- It is my will and desire for my executors to cause to be brought from 
the State of Tennessee all my negroes that remain there to wit; Dinah and Bob 
and their increase to be removed from Tennessee to this county of Orange them 
with the remainder of my negoes not herein  lent to my wife to be sold, and 
after discharging all my debts equally divided amongst all my children share 
and share alike.
  ITEM- It is my will and desire that those of my children that have not 
recieved a horse in my life time or something else in the place of a horse 
shall have a horse, bridle and saddle to the value of sixty dollars.  Further 
it is my will for my loving wife, Nancy to give to each child out of her own 
industry our bed and furniture that did not receive the same in my life time.  
It shall be her choice to do so or not and if done it may be done under her 
directions.  I  further authorize my executors as soon as it may be convenient 
to execute deeds to land that I have heretofor sold and have given title lands 
for the same and also to hve deeds of all the vacant lands that I have entire 
for out ot the first money that comes to hand.
   ITEM- I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac my surveying instruments at the 
rate of ten dollars and also to my son Benjamin Abel my silver watch at the 
rate of eight dollars to be settled and accounted for as above.  I further 
lend unto my loving wife, Nancy and so forth above.
  I nominate and appoint my son Benjamin Abel Rainey and my son in law Wm. Hot 
my executors of this my last will and testament hereby disannulling all other 
wills by me heretofore made, and do declare this to by my last will.
  In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 17th day of April 
1811
  Signed and acknowledged
In the presence of John Gant,
Mason Tapley-