Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Riggs, George April 6, 1798 ************************************************ 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 C, pages 125-126 Written: April 6, 1798 Recorded: Nov 1798 Testator: George Riggs In the Naim of God Amain I George Riggs of ye County of Oring & State of North Carolina weavor Being at present weak in Bodey through Eage & infirmity But of perfect mind and memorey thanks Be Given to God: Therefore Calling to mind ye mortality of my Body & knowing that it is apointed for all men to Die: Doe Make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament: That is to Say principly & first of all: I Give & Recomend my Soule in to ye hands of God that gave it & when Death Shall Approach I Give my Body to the Earth to be Buried = In Deacent Cristian manner at ye discression of my Executers Nothing Doubting But at ye Generall Resurrection = I shall Receive ye Saime againe By ye mighty power of God: & as touching Such worldly Estaite where with it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I Give Demise and Dispose of ye Saime in ye following maner & form viz === I Will and orDain that all my Debts Be paid: Itam I Give & Bequaith to Sarah my Dearly Beloved wife for her Suport & mantainance Deuring her widow hood half my Lands & ye house wheare I now Live togeather with ye third part Of my moveable Estait = Itam I give & Bequaith to my two Sons William Riggs & James Riggs to Eache of them five = Shillings: Itam I give & Bequaith to my Six Daughters Naimely Mary Newton Jane Eakins Sarah Montgomery Ann Cell, Susanah Watson & Elizabeth Hall: to Each of them five Shillings = Itam I Give & Bequaith to my three Daughters Namiely Margret Riggs, Agness Riggs & Reachel Riggs to Each of them One Bed & furniture one hors & Saddel one Cow & Calf & as they mary to Leave ye plantation: Itam I give & Bequaith to my Grand Son James Woods One horse Saddel & Bridel togeather with twenty pounds of his mothers with intrest for ye Saime from ye year 1790 == Till he is of Eage & I allow him to Be Schoold & put to a traid at Eighteen years of Eage = Itam I Give and Bequaith to my Daughter Elizabeth's two Eldest Children teen pounds Each and after my wifes Death And when all my Daughters is maried I Will & ordain that all my Lands & all ye moveable Estait Be Sold & the above mentioned Legesies paid & what moniey Remains to be Equaly Devided Betwen my three Daughters Margret Agness & Reachel Riggs = And I Doe uterly Disalow Revoke And Disanule all and Every former testaments = wills = Legasies = & Bequests By me in anewies Before Naimed = willed= & Bequaithed = Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to By my Last Will & testament = where of I Doe Constitute & Ordain = Sarah Riggs my Dearly Beloved wife And John Latta Sineor= to Be my Executers = in Witness = where of I have: hereunto Set my hand And fixed my Seal this Sixth Day of Aprile anodom Seventeen hundred and nintey Eight Anodom Seventeen hundred & Nintey Eight = Signed Sealed published & Declared By the above Naimed George Riggs As his Last Will & testament in presents of us the Subscribeing Witnesses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Latta } her } George Riggs (seal) Elizabeth (X) Latta } mark } Elizabeth Latta Junior } [Will Book Volume C, page 125] In the name of God Amen. I George Riggs of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina weaver being at present weak in Body through age & infirmity but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God, therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do Make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say Principally & first of all I Give & Recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it & when Death shall approach I Give my Body to the Earth to be Buried in a Decent & Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, & as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I Give, Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner & form. (Viz) I Will and Ordain that all my Just Debts be paid. Item I Give & Bequeath to Sarah my dearly Beloved wife for her support & maintenance during her widowhood half my Lands & the house where I now live together with the third part of my moveable Estate Item I Give & Bequeath to my two sons William Riggs & James Riggs to Each of them five shillings Item I Give and Bequeath to my six daughters namely Mary Newton, Jane Eakins, Sarah Montgomery, Ann Cell, Susannah Watson & Elizabeth Watson [orig: Hall] to Each of them [Will Book Volume C, page 126] Five Shillings - Item I Give & Bequeath to my three daughters namely Margaret Riggs, Agness Riggs & Rachel Riggs to Each of them One Bed & furniture, One Horse & Saddle, one Cow & Calf & as they marry to leave the plantation -- Item I Give & Bequeath to my Grandson James Woods One Horse Saddle & Bridle together with twenty pounds of his mothers with Interest for the same from the year 1790 till he is of age & I allow him to be schooled and put to a trade at Eighteen years of age - Item I Give and Bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth's two Eldest children ten pounds Each and after my wife's death and when all my daughters is married. I Will & Ordain that all my Lands & all the moveable Estate be sold & the above mentioned Legacies paid and what money remains to be Equally divided between my three daughters Margaret Agnes and Rachel Riggs - And I do utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannul all and Every former Testaments, Wills, Legacies & Bequests by me in any wise before named, Willed & Bequeathed. Ratifying and Confirming this & no Other to be my Last Will & Testament whereof I do constitute & Ordain Sarah Riggs my dearly Beloved wife and John Latta senior to be my Executors - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my seal this sixth day of April annodom Seventeen hundred and ninety Eight ------------------------------ Signed, sealed, published & declared } George Riggs (seal) by the above named George Riggs as his } Last Will & Testament in presence of us the } subscribing witnesses } John Latta } hir } Elizabeth X Latta } mark } Elizabeth Latta Junior } Orange County November Term 1798 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of George Riggs deceased was duly proved in Open Court by the oaths of John Latta & Elizabeth Latta subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded --- at the same time Sarah Riggs & John Latta Executors therein named qualified accordingly - Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume C, pages 125-126 Recorded Nov 1798 No estate papers found.