Orange County, NC - Wills - Shadrack Roberts, 20 Jul 1865
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Volume G, Page 477, 478 & 479

I Shadrack Roberts of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina
being of Sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my
earthly existence do make and declare this my last will and testament
in manner and following that is to say
First - That my Executor hereinafter 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 monies that may first come into his hands
as a part or parcel of my estate.
Item - I give and devise to my beloved wife Rebecca Roberts the Tract
of land whereon I now live containing one Hundred and Six acres also
one other tract known as the Lewis Roberts tract containing Sixty acres
and another Tract Known as the Jane Roberts land containing fifty acres
all adjoining and another tract in Granville county containing Sixty
two acres also all my entire Stock of Horses Cattle hogs Sheep domestic
fowls and poultry all my beds and every ? of household and Kitchen
furniture the family carriage and all my farming utensils of every
kind all the crop of every description that may be upon the plantation
above named and all the provisions on hand at the time of my death and
I desire it to be understood that the property above named and given to
my beloved wife Rebecca Roberts is to remain unsold during her natural
life and to be ? by her as her comfort and necessities may require my
Executor hereinafter named to have no control over said property during
her said Rebecca Roberts natural life or by so much thereof as may be
necessary to raise funds sufficient to satisfy all my debts and defray
all expenses in case there should not be enough owing to me at the time
of my death to answer that purpose and in case there should be a surplus
left over and above the payment of debts and expenses that such surplus
shall be paid over to my said wife to be hers and at her disposal so far
as it may be necessary to render her comfortable and should the said
Rebecca Roberts at any time become dissatisfied with any of the above
named property she by my will is at liberty to sell such of said property
as may be for her comfort & convenience and the title conveyed by my wife
Rebecca Roberts shall be valid to all intents and purposes
I desire it distinctly understood that all the above named property is
to belong to my wife Rebecca Roberts and for her use during her natural
life only
Item - My will and desire is that my Executor hereinafter named as soon
as possible after the death of my beloved wife Rebecca Roberts proceed
to sell after giving due notice at public auction on a credit of six
months all the property thus remaining of the above named estate both
real and personal and if there should be any surplus over and above the
payment of debts and expense it is my desire that such surplus should be
divided into six equal parts and paid over to my six children or to their
bodily heirs as follows to my son Mark V Roberts or his bodily heirs the
one Sixth part of the surplus to my son Lewis Roberts or his bodily heirs
the one Sixth part of the surplus to my Daughter Frances C Veazy or to her
bodily heirs the one Sixth part of the surplus to the heirs of my deceased
Daughter Susan ? Brooks the one Sixth part to my Daughter Melinda        or
her bodily heirs the one Sixth part and the one Sixth part to be paid over
to the bodily heirs of my deceased Daughter Mary Ann Tilly so that each one
of my six children or their bodily heirs share and share alike to them and
each of them absolutely forever.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend Dennis Tilly
my lawful executor all intents and purposes or meaning of the same and every
part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other
wills and Testaments by me heretofore made
In witness whereof I the said Shadrack Roberts do hereunto set my have and
seal this 20th day of July 1865.
Signed sealed published and   )                               his
declared by the said Shadrack )                     Shadrack x Roberts (seal)
Roberts to be his last will   )                             mark
and testament in the presence )
of us who at his request and  )
in his presence do subscribe  )
? as witnesses thereto
S W Umsted
Gaston Roberts
Orange County Court Augt Term 1865
The Execution of the foregoing last will and Testament Shadrack Roberts dec'd
was duly proved in open court and ordered to be recorded
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