Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Ray, David March 20, 1833 ************************************************ 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 297-298 Written: March 20, 1833 Recorded: May 1833 Testator: David Ray In the Name of God Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I David Ray of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being of Sound Mind ~~ and disposing Memory thanks be to God for the Same I do publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows (First) It is my wish that all my Just debts and Funeral Expences be paid out of my Estat[e] by Selling of the Following articles of property on a Credit of Nine Months to wit ~~~ 1 Negra Slave Named Alexander 1 Negro Girl Named Priscilla also One hundred acres of my Land Begin[n]ing at the Black Oak on the North east end of my plantation the Corner Tree Between Richd. Nichols and my Self Running West on his Line with mine so far as to make the Compli ment by Running the Same distance South then the Same distance East thence the Same distance north to the Begin[n]ing and If their[sic] should Remain any debts of my Estate unsettled after the described property is Sold then there must be as much of my perishable property sold as will pay the ammounts that Remain unpaid in Case the above discribed ~~ Negroes and Land should sell for a Larger amount than meets the Expences of my Estate the surplus on hand must be Let out on Interest for distribution with the ~~ Ballance of my Estate as Set forth hereafter, all the Residue of my Estate Both Real and personal I wish to Remain as it is during my wifes Lifetime or widowhood or untill my youngest Child that may be living arrives to the age of Twenty one Years old [page 2] with the Exception of a Negroe Girl Named Harriet now in possession of my Step Mother Sally Ray under the provisions of the will of my Sister Susannah Ray (decd) during my Step Mothers Natural Life Which Girl I Bequeath to my wife during her Natural Life and at her decease to Belong to my Daughter Peggy Jane Ray, whenever Either periods of time Before mentioned arrives I will that all my Estate not Sold or disposed of my will or otherwise Both Real and personal be Exposed to publick sale on a Credit of Twelve Months and after defraying all Expences of my Estate arising in any way in the Settlement there off then all the residue of moneys Belonging in any way thereto is to be Equally divided Betwe[e]n my wife and my Heirs that may be living each to share and share alike Lastly I Constitute and appoint Richd. Nichols my Executor to this my Last will and Testament in as full and ample a manner to make Sale Convey Receive and give discharges in every Case as the Law may Require in Testamony whereof I have set my hand and Seal This 20th day of March 1833 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In presence of John Hanks David Ray (seal) John Smith Charles Ray Jurat Exr qualifd [Will Book Volume E, page 297] In the Name of God Amen I David Ray of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being of Sound Mind and disposing Memory thanks be to God for the Same I do publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows (First) It is my wish that all my Just debts and Funeral Expences be paid out of my Estate by Selling of the Following articles of property on a Credit of Nine Months (to wit) 1 Negra Slave Named Alexander 1 Negro Girl Named Priscilla also One hundred acres of my Land Begin[n]ing at the Black Oak on the North east end of my plantation the Corner Tree Between Richd. Nichols and my Self Running West on his Line with mine so far as to make the Compliment by Running the same distance South then the Same distance East thence the same distance north to the Begin[n]ing and If there should Remain any - debts of my Estate unsettled after the described property is Sold then there must bee as much of my perishable property sold as will pay the ammounts that Remain unpaid in Case the above described Negroes and Land should sell for a Larger amount than meets the Expences of my Estate the surplus on hand must be Let out on Interest for distribution with the Balance of my Estate as Set forth hereafter, all the Residue of my Estate Both Real and personal I wish to Remain as it is during my wifes Lifetime or widowhood or untill my youngest Child [Will Book Volume E, page 298] that may be living arrives to the age of Twenty one Years old with the Exception of a Negro Girl Named Harriet now in possession of my Step Mother Sally Ray under the provisions of the will of my Sister Susannah Ray (decd) during my ~~~ Step Mothers Natural Life Which Girl I Bequeath to my Wife during her her[sic] Natural Life and at her decease to Belong to my Daughter Peggy Jane Ray, whenever either periods of time ~~~ Before mentioned arrives I will that all my Estate not Sold or disposed of my will or otherwise Both Real and personal be Exposed to publick sale on a Credit of Twelve Months and after defraying all Expences of my Estate ariseing in any way in the Settlement there off then all the Residue of moneys Belonging in any way thereto is to be Equally divided Between my wife and my Heirs that may be Leavin[living] each to share and share alike Lastly I Constitute and appoint Richeson Nichols my Executor to this my Last will and Testament in as full and ample a manner to make Sale Convey Receive and give discharge in every Case as the Law may Require in Testamany[sic] whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this 20th day of March 1833 In presence of John Hanks David Ray (seal) John Smith Charles Ray Orange County May Term 1833 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of David Ray decease[d] was ["proved" x-out] duly proved in open Court by the oath of Charles Ray Subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded At the Same time the Executor wherein named appeared in open Court and quallified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 297-298 Recorded May 1833 Estate Papers comprise 21 pages and are found in the folder labeled "Ray, David (1833)". Edmund Strudwick became executor when Richeson Nichols died in 1858. There is very little family history in these pages.