ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Roach, 11 Feb 1792
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 Orange County, NC Will Book B, pages 177-179:

 Will of James Roach, Orange Co., N.C., 11 February 1792.

 In The Name of God, Amen, I James Roach of the County of Orange State of
 No. Carolina being in perfect mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for
 the same but knowing it is appointed for me to die doth think proper to
 make this my last Will and testament in manner and form following to witt
 . . . .


 And first and principally I recommend my Soul to God who gave it hoping
 by the merits of his son to obtain pardon for all my sins and my body to
 be buried at the discresion of my Exctrs . . . .


 Item, and my desire is yet that all my just debts be justly & honestly
 paid . . . .


 first I lend to my well beloved wife Ann Roach the plantation & tract of
 land that I now live on containing 182 acres likewise I lend all my
 houshold furniture beds chests puteripots my waggon gears horses cows
 sheep hogs & all my working tools this I lend my well beloved wife as
 long as she rems. my widdow in order to raize my children  But if my
 family moves to South Carolina I alow my Exctrs. to sell the land and I
 alow my wife and son Absalom to make awright to the land and take the
 money and buy other lands for my children to be raised on if they do not
 buy land with the money to keep it [the following was crossed off here:
 and as each child come to age let them have there equal parts] and if my
 widdow marries a discressionable person such as is good to the children
 she may keep them if my Exctrs. thinks proper, but if used bad to take
 them & put them to some creditable good people, likewise as my sons comes
 to the age of twenty one to have there part of the movable property,
 likewise my three daughters as they come to the age of eighteen for them
 to have there equal parts as my Exctrs. thinks proper if my family move
 from this place and buys no land my desire is that when my youngest son
 come to the age of sixteen for each child to have there equal part of the
 money that my land was sold fore But if she pleases to stay on my place
 for to remain there as long as she lives or widdowhood and at her
 discease for the land to be sold & the money divided between my Children
 & my desire for my mother to be Mentioned in my family if she stays  if
 she goes away to let her have one feather bed and my desire is that all
 my movable property be apraised by two free holders & a true acct. taken
 by my Exctrs. and it is my desire for my wife Ann Roach  Absalom Roach &
 John Thompson Miller to be my Sole Exctrs. of this my Last Will &
 Testament disanuling all Wills & bequeathe by me here to fore Made and
 Ritified and Confirming this & this only to be My Last Will & Testament
 as Witness my Hand and seale this 11th day of February 1792.



 signed sealed delivered
 in presants of

 James Thompson     | Jurat               James Roach , (Seal)
 William Thompson   |                     Er. quallified

         his
 William (R)  Roach
         mark

 State of North Carolina  |                    May Term 1792
 Orange County            |
 The execution of the above Will of James Roach was duly proved in open
 court by the Oaths of James Thompson, Wm Thompson & Wm Roach the
 subscribing witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded.
 Abner B. Bruce