ORANGE COUNTY, NC - Wills - John Robertson, 6 Jun 1800 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jacqueline Tilley Wilkerson jwilkerson@visionet.org ==================================================================== Orange County, North Carolina Will Book D, Page 46 & 47 John Robertson - June 6, 1800 In the name of God Amen, I John Robertson of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being in a low state of health but in my proper senses but takeing into consideration the shortness and uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all men once to die and being mindful to set my affairs in order therefore do make constitute and ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following - That is to say first and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my Body I commit to the earth from whence it was taken and as to such goods as it hath pleased God to bless me in this life with I dispose of the same in the following manner and form following, To Wit. I give and bequeath to my lawful and loveing Wife I give to her one Hundred acres of land including the house that I now live in and the orchard it to be hers indurain her natural life, and I to her ? Jack and Easter ? and ? my negroes to her if she continues on the place to be hers induren her natural life and I allow her one horse kind to be at her command to have to ride when she pleases and I allow her stock of all kind enough for her support and I allow her the house & furniture to indurin her natural life then it to be divided equally between my children. I will and bequeath to my loveing son Hugh Robertson thirty pound it to be paid in ? and my big Bible to him land ? then to be giving to him at my wife decease if ? lives. To my Grandson John Robertson I will and bequeath him one neagorough wench named ? to him and Will and bequeath to my grandson Zachrias Robertson one negroe boy named Danel to him and if she has another I will and bequeath it to my grandson Andrew Robertson - I will and bequeath to my loving daughter Marget Wilson five pound and I will and bequeath to my loving daughter Elenor Johnson five pound and I will and bequeath to my loving daughter Rebekkea Gwin, five pound I will and bequeath to my loving son Andrew Robertson one negroe fellow named Jack one negroe wench named Fan and all my lands and horses and cows, hogs and sheep and I will and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Molly Robertson Daughter of Andrew Robertson one negroe girl named Gras - And I will to my Grand daughter Marget Robertson daughter of Andrew Robertson one negroe Boy named ? - I will to my Grand daughter Eloner Robertson daughter of Andrew Robertson one negroe child that the wench is now with - I lastly appoint my wife and Hugh Robertson to be ? and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament to be performed whereof I set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord 1800 June 6th John Duglass John Robertson (seal) Robert Halrick Orange County May Term 1801 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of John Robertson Decd was duly proved in open court by the oaths of John Duglass & Robert Halrick subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.