Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Rany, William July 24, 1797 ************************************************ 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 378-379 Written: July 24, 1797 Recorded: Aug 1813 Testator: William Rany In the name of God Amen. I William Rany of Orange County and State of North Carolina being very weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for it. Calling 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 first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recom[m]end to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian man ner Nothing doubting but at the Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty hand of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in his Life I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form First I give and bequeath to Mary my dearly beloved Wife all my Lands messuag[e]s and Tenements by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed and also all the Hous[e]hold furniture of every kind likewise my Horses Cows sheep and Hogs during her natural Life. And at her Decease I Will and ordain to my well beloved Son David Rany all the [a]forsaid Lands furniture Houses Cows Sheep and Hogs by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed Also I give to my well beloved grandson William Baker when he comes of age five Pounds current money of this State of North Carolina Also to my well beloved grandson William Rany M'Adams five pounds when he comes of age, Also I give to my well beloved grandson William Raney Gwin five Pounds of like money when he comes of age Also to William Rany my grandson one Dollar Also to John Baker two Barrels of Corn And to my Brother David Rany my great Coat I Constitute make and ordain my Dearly beloved Wife Mary Executrix and my Son David Rany Executor of this my Last Will and Testament And I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all and every other Testaments [page 2] Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me before named and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twentiforth Day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven Signed sealed published and declared his by the said William Rany as his William (X) Rany (seal) Last Will and Testament mark in the presence of us William Thrailkill John Gill Robert Duncan Jurat [Will Book Volume D, page 378] In the name of God Amen. I William Rany of Orange County & State of North Carolina, being very weak in body but of perfect mind & memory. Thanks be given unto God for it Calling 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 & Testament, that is to say. First of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner, nothing doubting but at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty hand of God. ---- ---- And as touching such worldly Estate where =with it has pleased God to bless me with in his Life, I give demise and dispose of [the Same] in the following manner & form ---- First I give & bequeath unto Mary my dearly beloved Wife [Will Book Volume D, page 379] all my Lands messuages & Tenements by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed, and also all the Household furniture of every kind likewise my Horses, Cows, Sheep, & Hogs, during her natural life and at her decease I Will and Ordain to my well beloved son David Rany all the aforesaid Lands furniture Houses, Cows, Sheep & Hogs by him freely to be possessed and enjoyed ---- Also I give to my well beloved grandson Wm. Baker when he comes of Age Five Pounds current Money of this State of North Carolina ---- Also I give to my well belov =ed Grandson William Rany McCAddams five Pounds when he comes of Age -- Also I give to my well beloved Grandson William Raney Gwin five pounds of like money when he comes of Age. Also to William Rany my Grandson One dollar Also to John Baker two barrels of Corn And to my Brother David Rany my great Coat I Constitute make and ordain my dearly beloved wife Mary Executrix and my son David Rany Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all and every other Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and Executors by me before named or bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this twentyfourth day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven his Signed sealed published & declared William (X) Rany (seal) by the said William Rany as his mark last Will & Testament in the presence of us William Thrailkill John Gil Robert Duncan Orange County August Term 1813 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of William Rany decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Robert Duncan a subscribing witness thereto & order to be recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 378-379 Recorded Aug 1813 No estate papers found. There is a folder labeled "Rainey, William (1817)" that testator's widow is Mary (which matches the above will), but the papers indicate that the testator died recently before 1817. The above will is 20 years before.