ORANGE COUNTY, NC - Wills - Alexander Robinson, 16 Jan 1851
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Orange County, North Carolina
Will Book F, Page 478 & 479

Alexander Robinson - January 16, 1851

     I Alexander Robinson do make and ordain this paper writing as my
last will and testament - I direct all my just debts to be paid out of
my personal estate. I give to my son William Robinson one tract of
land whereon John Guess now lives containing one hundred acres & I
also give him the said William Robinson twenty five acres adjoining the
above tract to be taken of the land I purchased of John Lipscomb to
commence at the South west corner of the hundred acres & to run west
far enough to take of twenty five acres by running a north line the
full length of the said hundred acres on the west side to have and to
hold to him and his heirs forever in trust nevertheless and to the
intent and meaning that he shall receive the rents & profits of said
lands and apply the same to the use and benefit of my daughter
Jane Guess as an annual support for her and her children during her
natural life but the same that is neither lands rents heirs and profits
shall be subject to the payment of the debts of John R. Guess my
daughter Jane's husband nor liable to be sold or assigned for any
debts now owing or hereafter may be contracted by him or owing, but
at her death that is Jane Guess to be equally divided amongst all her
children
I further give to my son William Robinson for the support of my four
children now under age that is Carolina Rebecca Sarah & Alexander
until Alexander is twenty one years old the remainder of my lands
dwellings ? rents & profits to his own proper use and when my son
Alexander Robinson shall arrive to the age of twenty one years it
is to be divided amongst all my children equally except my daughter
Jane Guess which I have conveyed to my son William in trust for her
benefit sufficient to make her equal with the rest of my children
that is William David Caroline Rebecca Sarah Alexander and I do
further appoint my son William Robinson my Executor of this my last
will and testament
In testimony whereof I have set my hand this the 16th of January 1851
Signed Sealed in the presence of                   his
Wm J Gray                                Alexander  X  Robinson (seal)
R. Blacknall                                       mark

                              Orange County Court February Term 1851
The execution of the foregoing last will & testament of
Alexander Robinson decd was duly proved in open court by the oaths
of William J. Gray & R. Blacknall the subscribing witnesses thereto
& ordered to be recorded at the same time William Robinson the
Executor therein named appeared in open court and qualified accordingly.
                                    Test.