Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Saunders, John October 21, 1814
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, page 412
Written: October 21, 1814
Recorded: Nov 1814
Testator: John Saunders

In the Name of God Amen

I John Saunders of the County of Orange Being
Sick ["of" x-out] in Body but of sound & Perfect memory
Do make this my Last Will & Testament in manner
and form Following - That is to Say

I Tem I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving Mother Liddie Saunders all
that I do Possess In this manner following the Moneys
that is due to me to be paid to her as her Nessities[sic] Shall
Requier[sic] (that is to Say) Twenty five or thirty Dollars pr.
year to be paid to her by my Trustee ["Harry" x-out] Wm.
Henry Merritt and that Annually untill it is
all Expended with And in Case my Mother Should die
before the moneys are Expend[ed] with then & in that Case
I Give it & bequeath It ["Say" x-out] to Patsey Proctor And
Nansy Saunders Shear & Shear alike and I do
Hereby Constitute and Appoint Wm. Henry Merritt
my Whole and Soul[sic] Executor or Trustee of this my Last
Will  and Testament this Twenty first Day of October
1814
    Test             John Sounders (seal)
        Wm. Merritt  Jurat
        Thomas J. Merritt
                      Exr qualifd.

[Will Book Volume D, page 412]
In the Name of God Amen. I John Saunders of the County of Orange
being sick in body but of sound and perfect memory, do make this
my last Will and Testament in manner & form following, that is to say
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving mother Lydia Saunders
all that I do possess, in this manner following the monies that is due
to me to be paid to her as her necessities shall require (that is to say)
twenty five or thirty dollars per Year to be paid to her by my Trustee
Wm. Henry Merritt, and that annually until, it is all expended with
and in case my Mother Should die before the moneys are expended
with, then and in that case I give it and bequeath it to Patsey
Proctor and Nancy Saunders share & share alike, and I do
hereby constitute and appoint Wm. Henry Merritt my whole &
sole Executor or Trustee of this my last Will and Testament, this
twenty first day of October 1814
        Test                        John Sounders (seal)
    Wm. Merritt
    Thomas J. Merritt

                         Orange County November Term 1814
The foregoing last Will and Testament of John Saunders was
duly proved in open Court by the oath of Wm. Merritt a Sub
=scribing Witness thereto & ordered to be recorded, at the same
time the Executor therein named was qualified accordingly
                    Test.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, page 412
Recorded Nov 1814

Estate Papers comprise eight pages and are found in a folder named "Saunders, John (1814)". No family history found.