Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Reeves, John December 9, 1846 ************************************************ 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 G, pages 75-78 Written: December 9, 1846 Recorded: Nov 1854 Testator: John Reeves In the name of God amen I John Rieves of Orang County and State of Northcarolina being weak in boddy but of Sound disposing mind and memory Cawling to mind the mortality of my boddy knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordane this my last will and testament as tutching Such worldley estate whear with it is pleas god to bless me in this life I give and be queth in the fol[l]owing manner and form Item that my Executor hearafter named Shall provid for my boddy a decent buriel Sutable to the wishes of my Relations and friends and pay all ["charges" x-out] funriel expences together with my Just debts how So ever and to hoomsoever owing out of the monies that may first come in to hand as a part or parcel of my estate Item I give to my Sone John Rieves one negro girl named Mary one boy by the name of Jessy one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf Item I give to my daughter Marah Andrews one negro girl nan'd Filis also one tract of land adjoining the lands of Robbert Cheek Lacey Loyd and others containing fortey two acres Moore or less Item I give to my daughter Priscillar Rieves one negro boy nan'd Murphrey two fether beads and furnitur[e] one hors worth Six- ty dollars one cow and calf one chest one Sow and pigs one flax wheel one cottin wheal one ovin and Pot Item I Give to my daughter Marthey Rieves one negro girl nan'd Elin one hors worth Sixtey dollars one Cow and Calf one Sow and pigs eight dollars to by hir a Chest two fether beds and furniture one Pot and ovin one Cottin wheel one flax wheal [page 2] Item I give to my daughter Delila Rieves one negro girl nan'd Moriah one hors worth Sixty dollars one Cow and calf one Sow and pigs two fether beds and furnitur[e] eight dollars to purchase hir a chest one cottin wheel one flax wheel Item I give to my daughter Sina[?] Moore one negro girl namd Sarah Item I give to my three daughters Priscila Marthe and Delila the plant ation on which I now liv So long as they liv Single and in case e[i]ther of them Should marey the Land is to be held by the other two and if the Second one mary the place is held by the other Single one and in case She maries the Land is to be Sold and divided be twixt them thre each to Shear and Shear alike Item It is my desire that my daughter Tabitha Kirk Shall liv with my three Single daughters and I leave in charge with them one negro boy nam'd Jerry Solong as my daughter Tabith[a] Kirk Shall live with them and after hir death the boy Jerry be Sold and the monies arising from the Sail thearof to be equely divided among my Children each to Shear and Shear a like Item I give to my grand children Nancey Kirk, John Kirk Alvis Kirk, Presley Kirk one Hundred dollars to be equal[l]y divided be twixt them Item it is my will that the rest of my negros that hav[e] not bin[been] namd Shall be Equal[l]y divided be twixt my Children to wit John Rievis my daughters Marah Andr- ews Priscila Rievs Martha Rievs Delila Rievs and Sinah Moore Item It is my will that the plantation that I purchased from my brother James Rievs with all the balance of my prop- erty to be Sold after my death and the monies arising thear [page 3] from to be equal[l]y divided be twixt my after namd Children John Rievs my daughter Priscila Rieves Martha Rievs Delila Rievs Marah Andrews Sinah Moore each to Shear and Shear alike Item the Negros that I gave to my Sone John Shall return to my after named Children in case he ["Should have" x-out] or his lawful heirs Shall never come after them to wit my daughter Polly Andrews Priscila Rieves Martha Rievs Delila Rievs Sina Moore each to Shear and Shear alike Alike I a[l]so constitute and appoint my trusty friend and Sone John Rieves and my Sonin law Chesley Moore Executors to this my last will and testament in witness whare of I have hear unto Set my hand and Seal this the 9 December 1846 teste S. D. Oldham Jurat John Rieves (Seal) John Moore Jurat Geo. W. Purify Whereas I John Reaves have made my last will & Testament in writing as above expressed, on the 9th day of December 1846. But as circumstances have now materially changed, I do by this writing which I hereby declare to be a codicil to my said will, to be construed as a part thereof. I will & direct that in addition to what I have devised to my son John Reaves that he also have in place of Mary (now dead) a negro girl by the name of Jane together with her increase I further will & direct that the increase of the negro girls given to my daughters [page 4] Mary Andrews, Sina Moore, & Martha and Delilah, go to those of my said daughters to whom the mother of such increase has already been devised. Should any of the negroes that I have devised or given to any of my children by will, die in my lifetime, I hereby direct that the value of said negro or negroes be made up to them out of the negroes that have been left to be divided I further direct that my daughters Priscilla Martha & Delilah have out of my estate one years allowance of provisions for themselves & for Tabitha Kirk if living. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand & seal this the 22nd of September A.D. 1853 Signed Sealed & declared by the said John Reaves to be a John Reeves (Seal) codicil or part of his last will & testament in presence of us who at his request & in his presence do subscribe our names as witnesses Geo. W. Purify Thos. D. Oldham Jurat Recorded [Will Book Volume G, page 75] In the name of God amen I John Reeves of Orange County and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound disposing mind and memory cauling to mind the mortality of my body knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament as touching such worldly estate wherewith it is pleas God to bless me in this life I give and bequeath in the following manner and form Item that my Executor hereafter named Shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with my Just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the moneys that may first come in to hand as a part or parcel of my estate Item I give to my son John Reeves one negro girl named Mary one boy by the name of Jesse one bed and furniture one Cow and Calf Item I give to my daughter Marah Andrews one negro girl nan'd Phillis also one tract of land [Will Book Volume G, page 76] adjoining the lands of Robert Cheek Lacey Lloyd and others containing forty two acres more or less Item I give to my daughter Priscillar Reeves one Negor[sic] boy named Murphey two feather beds and furniture on[e] horse worth Sixty dollars one cow and calf one chest on[e] Sow and pigs one flax wheel one cotton wheel one ovin and Pot Item I Give to my daughter Martha Reeves one negro girl named Ellen one horse worth Sixty dollars one Cow and Calf one Sow and pigs eight dollars to by her a chest two feather beds and furniture one pot and oven one Cotton wheel one flax wheel Item I give to my daughter Delila Reeves one nigor girl named Mariah one horse worth Sixty dollars one Cow and Calf one sow and pigs two feather beds and furniture eight dollars to purchase her a chest one Cotton wheel one flax wheel Item I give to my daughter Jinny[Sina?] Moore one negro girl named Sarah Item I give to my three daughters Priscilla Martha and Delilah the plantation on which I now live so long as they live single and in case either of them Should marry the land is to be held by the other two and if the second one marry the place is held by the other single one and in case She marrys the land is to be sold and divided betwixt them three each to share and share alike Item It is my desire that my daughter Tabitha Kirk shall live with my three single daughters and I leave in charge with them one Negro boy named Jerry so long as my daughter Tabitha Kirk shall live with them and after her death the boy Jerry be sold and the monies arrising from the sale thereof to be equally divided among my Children each to share and share a like Item I give to my grand children Nancy Kirk, John Kirk Alvis Kirk Presley Kirk one Hundred dollars to be equal[l]y divided be betwixt them Item It is my will that the rest of my negores[sic] that have [Will Book Volume G, page 77] not been named shall be equally divided betwixt my children to wit John Reeves my Daughters Marah Andrews Priscilla Reeves Martha Reeves Delila Reeves and Sinah Moore Item It is my will that the plantation that I purchased from my brother James Reeves with all the balance of my property to be sold after my death and the monies arrising therefrom to be equally divided betwixt my after named children John Reeves my daughter Priscilla Reeves Martha Reeves Delila Reeves Marah Andrews, Sinah Moore each to share and share alike Item the Negroes that I gave to my son John shall return to my after named children in case he or his lawful heirs shall never come after them to wit my daughter Polly Andrews Priscilla Reeves Martha Reeves Delila Reeves Sina Moore each to share and share alike alike I also constitute and appoint my trusty friend and son John Reeves and my son in law Chesley Moore Executors to this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 9 December 1846 Test John Reeves (Seal) Thos. D. Oldham John Moore Geo. W. Purify Whereas I John Reeves have made my last will & testament in writing as above expressed on the 9th day of December 1846 But as circumstances have now materially changed I do by this writing which I hereby declare to be a codicil to my said will to be construed as a part thereof I will & direct that in addition to what I have devised to my son John Reeves that he also have in place of Mary (now dead) a negro girl by the name of June[Jane] together with her increase I further will & direct that the increase of the negro girls given to my daughters Mary Andrews [Will Book Volume G, page 78] Sina Moore, & Martha and Delilah go to those of my said daughters to whom the mother of such increase has already been devised. should any of the negroes that I have divised or given to any of my children by will die in my lifetime I hereby direct that the value of said negro or negroes be made up to them out of the negroes that have been left to be divided. I further direct that my daughters Priscilla Martha & Delilah have out of my estate one years allowance of provisions for themselves & for Tabitha Kirk if living In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal this the 22nd of September AD. 1853 Signed sealed & declared by the said John Reeves to be a codicil or part of his last will & testament in presence of us who at his request & in his presence do subscribe our names as witnesses Geo. W. Purify John Reeves (Seal) Thos. D. Oldham Orange County Court November Term 1854 The Execution of the foregoing last will and Testament of John Reeves Decd was Proved in open Court by the oath of Thomas D. Oldham and John Moore two to the subscribing witnesses thereto and at the same time the codicil to said will was duly proved by the oath of Thomas D Oldham one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the said will together with the codicil was ordered to be recorded and filed as such and thereupon the said Chesley Moore one of the executors therein named appeared in open Court and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by Law Test Geo Laws CCC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 75-78 Recorded Nov 1854 Estate Papers comprise 39 pages and are found in the folder labeled "Reeves, John (1854)". Testator died in 1854. Tabitha Kirk died in Feb 1883. In 1857 or 1859 Chesley Moore took negro slave Jerry to Richmond, Virginia and sold him for One Thousand and Five dollars. [Estate Papers - Division of Negroes 5 Dec 1854] State of North Carolina } Orange County } To the worshipful the Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session February Term 1855 We the undersigned freeholders appoint by the Court of Pleas and quarter Session of Said Court having been duly sworn proceeded on the fifth day of December 1854 to divide and make partition between and among Chesley Moore and wife Archibel Andrews and wife Martha Reeves Delila Reeves Priscilla Reeves and John Reeves tenants in common of certain slave property belonging to the estate of John Reeves deceas't (Viz.) lot no. 1 Girl Lucey valued at $700..00 " no. 2 boy Willis valued at 700..00 " no. 3 Harriet and Dilcey valued at 558..00 " no. 4 Judy and Charity valued at 550. 00 " no. 5 Alexander valued at 450..00 " no. 6 Joseph valued at 450. 00 ________________ Whole about 6) 3408. 00 Which amount being divided in 6 parts Makes each share 568.00 Whereupon we have made and do hereby make the following appropriations among the respective claimants that is to say the lot lot is assigned and appropriated to ["Priscilla Reeves" x-out] Martha Reeves lot no 2 " " " to Priscilla Reeves " no 3 " " " to Chesley Moore " no 4 " " " to Arichbel Andrews " no 5 " " " to John Reeves " no 6 " " " to Delila Reeves We further charge the more valuable dividends [page 2] With such sum of money respectively to be paid to these of inferior value respectively as will make an equitable division That is to say The lot no 1 appropriated to Martha Reeves is to pay to the lot no 6 appropriated ["Archibel" x-out] ["Andrews" x-out] to Delila Reeves $118.00 And to lot no 4 appropriated to Archibel Andrews $14.10 Lot no 2 appropriated to Priscilla Reeves is ot pay to the lot 5 appropriated to John Reeves the sum of $118:00 and also pay to lot no 3 appropriated Chesley Moore the sum of $10:00 and also pay to lot no 4 $4.00 We further proceded to value three small children now in the perssession of Chesley Moore and Wife Martha Preeves and Delila Reeves who owned the mothers of the same and also kept the same by paying over to valueation which were as followers[sic] Algynon valued at $141.00 Warner valued at 125.00 Cornelia valued at 100.00 ________________ Whole about 6) 366. 00 divided into six shared makes $61.00 to a share which was agreed to by the legatees All of which is resp[e]ctfully submitted under our hands and seal this 5th day of December 1854 B. Stroud (seal) Thomas Brewer (seal) S. B. Durham (seal)