Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Rogers, William January 8, 1813 ************************************************ 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 Written: January 8, 1813 Testator: William Rogers In the Name of God Amen I William Rodgers of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina Being in Good Health and in Sound mind and memory and Knowing it is appointed for all men to Die due[sic] make this my Last Will & test[a]ment first of all I Recommend my Soul to A[l]mighty God to Gave it and my Body to the Earth to Be decently Buried in a Decent man[n]er and as touching such worldly Estate it is[sic] Pleased God to Bless me with in this Life I give and Dispose in foll[ow]ing manner first I give & Bequeath unto my Loving Wife Nelley Rodgers all my House hold and Kitchen furniture, also the House & Plantation wheare I now Live also all Stock of horses Cattell Hoges & Sheep and all my Negroes During her Natural Life and to Be left to hir Disposll at hir Death only such things as Shall be minchind hir after that is to say &c First I give and Bequeath unto my Son John Rodgers two Hundred accors of Land Lying South & West of my Plantation with the Property I have allrady Given him &c ~~ I give unto my Son William Rodgers three acors of Land Running[?] Down his Branch and Including his Spring with all the Proper- ty I have aridey Given him &c ~~ I give unto my Daughter Anne Rodgers two Hundred acors of Land Lying East & South of my House & Known by Where my Son James formerly Lived on also two Bedes and furniture one Negro Boy by the name of Peter and one Horse & saddle the Horse Known by the name of Jack also two Cows & Calfs But it is understood that if she should Marry before her mothers Death she is not to get it but one Hundred accors before hir mother Death and to get the other Hundred accors of Land I give unto my son in Law Casen Caps the some[sic] of five Dollas besie the Property I have aridey Given him I Give unto my Daugh[t]er Palley Caps and her Chaldring[children] a Equel Chear[share] of the Estate after my Death to be intruly[?] for there[sic] us[e] &c turn over [page 2] Next it is my Will that if any of my Chaldren Should Duy without Leving any Chaldring that there[sic] part of the Estate to Equily Divided amongs the Rest of the other Chaldring and it is my Disyer if my wife think bast to order all the Property to be set up and sold to the Hig[h]est Bid[d]er and Equily Divided amongis all my Chaldring and there Heirs Last of all I appoint and ordain My Beloved Wife Nelly Rodgers My Executrix & My two Sons William Rodgers & John Rodgers Executors of this my Last Will and testament Declering this to bee the Last and no other in Witness where of I have hereunto set My hand & seal this Eight day of Jany. 1813 Signed Sealed in the Presents William Rogers (seal) of us Andrew Gibson Jeney Gibson Additional Comments: No copy found in will books, nor is this mentioned in various indeces. Estate papers comprise 18 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Rogers, William (1819)" Wife listed in will as Nelly, and listed in the estate papers as Eleanor. other details of legatees and bequests match the will. [Estate Papers - Division of Estate 31 Aug 1819] We the Commissioners appointed to lay out and divide the Estate of the late William Rogers Deceased amongst the Heirs and Legatees of the said Deceased, having met at the late dwelling on the 31st day August 1819 all parties being present having proceeded to allot to Elenor Rodgers, widow and relict of said deceased, the House and plantation whereon she now lives, to have full use of all and every part thereof during her natural life - We also allow her the following Negroes during her life, (Viz) Eve & Isaac ["and the youngest child" x-out] also three Cows & Calves One Beef of her own choosing - Six sheep, One Horse One Mary & Colt, 1 Sow & Pigs Eight of the best Hogs, all the Household & Kitchen Furniture, such of the farming utensils as she may choose: also all the Rye, Oats, Corn, & 30 Bushels wheat & also all the Flax It is the understanding of the commissioners that all the property of which the widow does possessed ["of" x-out] shall be equally divided between her children ----- We further agree that William Rogers shall have three acres of Land allotted to him so as to include his spring for which he shall pay to the legatees two Dollars per acre -- We also decide that he the said William shall account for the tract of Land which his father advanced to him at the rate of One Dollar an acres, say Two Hundred and eight Dollars with Interest on that for 8 years which we suppose half the time in which he has had possession which will amount in the whole to ($307.84cts) -- We further agree that John Rogers shall receive and account for the two Hundred acres allotted to him including, part of the sprint below his House at the rate of one Dollar pr acre, say two Hundred Dollars and the he pay interest on the sum for six years making ($272) [page 2] We decide that the Heirs of James Rogers shall account for the advancement made to their Father the sum of One Hundred Dollars with Interest thereon for Ten years say ($160) One Hundred & sixty Dollars ----- We award that John Sharp and Luke Prior each receive Forty Dollars to compensate for a Horse to each, which was not advanced to their wives ---- We allot to Moses Homes Husband of Janet Rogers a Nigro Boy slave named Peter what we valued at Four Hundred & fifty Dollars We allot to John Sharp Husband of Anne Rogers a Nigro Boy named Daniel valued at Three Hundred and fifty Dollars We allot to Casen Caps Husband of Polly ["Cap" x-out] Rogers a Nigroe Boy named Harry valued at Two Hundred and seventy five Dollars ---- We allot to Robert Hunter Husband of Peggy Rogers a negro Gil named Nance valued at Two Hundred Dollars We order that the balance of the property should be sold as soon as convenient, and after said sale, taking into consideration that amount of sale then made all the Legatees who have received any sum above an equal proportion shall give their Bond with Surety payable nine months after that time but to bear Interesting after six months -- In testimony whereof we and each each of us have set our has and affixed our seals the day and year first above written -- Thos. Scott (seal) Michl. Holt (seal) Wm. Holt (seal) J S Prather (seal) Jo Clendenin (seal) John Stockard (seal) [Estate Papers - Inventory (undated)] The following is an inventory of the personal property of William Rogers Senr. deceased, so far as regards the allotment of the widow and reserved for use use and inclusive of the part ordered by the Commitienen[commission] to be sold --- Viz. One Negro woman named Eve - one d[itt]o boy Isaac [the remainder of this is omitted]