Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Scoby, Matthew October 17, 1782 ************************************************ 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 A, pages 273-274 Written: October 17, 1782 Recorded: Nov 1782 Testator: Matthew Scoby In the Name of God the Seventeenth Day of October 1782 I Mathew Scoby of Orange County -- Hawfields Being Sick of Body But of Good & Sound Memory thanks Be to almighty God & Call= ing to mind the uncertain Estate of this transitory Life & that all flesh must Yield to Death when it shall please God to Call, do make, Constitute, ordain, & Declare this my Last Will, & testament in Man[n]er following Revoking & annulling by these presents all other wills or testaments heretofore made & Declared either by word or writing & this is to be taken only for my Last will & testament & none other, in the first place I Recommend my Soul to God who gave it & my Body Decently to be Buryed; & my Just Debts Justly to be paid By my Exec:rs; which is my Loving wife Jenit Scoby & David Scoby I Constitute & ordain to be my Exec:ters & I allow them the plantation & all of them to Live together During my Spouse widowhood & if She Marys again She is to have a horse & Sadle & twenty pounds & a Beding of close & Boys & girls is to Be Loving one to another & to Look to one anothers interest Both for Soul & Body & to Be maintaind of the place & those that are not Schoold to Be Schoold & Boys & Girls to Be free Both of them at Eighteen years of age; the girles Each, to have a horse & Sadle & a beding of close the Horse & Sadle worth ["twenty" blot-out] fifteen pounds; & a Beding of close worth five pounds & the Boys a horse & sadle when arrived at Eighteen year[s] old; worth twenty pound[s] & if any Deceases Before they arrive at Eighteen years of age their share shall Be Equally Devided -- among the Rest; the Boys Share to be Devided to the Boys; & the girles share to Be Devided among the girles & if David Scoby my Eldest so[n] Marys & chooses to Move from Dwelling with the family by himself he may Build at the most [page 2] Convenient place he Sees cause on the plantation But my Loving Spouse Still to Live in her own house among her children During her widowhood my Eldest Daughter Margrat Tait I allow her one Bible; & intreats her to peruse it Car[e]fully if my Son Robert comes Back again & Lives with his Mother a Dutifull Son a[I] allow him his share in preportion of the Rest & if not Living a Dutifull son I allow it to be Left Viz his share To the Discreation of the Exec:rs which I Do Constitute & ordain again my Loving wife Jenit Scoby & my Eldest son David Scoby to be my Exec:rs & Robert Burnsides & John Patton to be my guardians to see that this my Last will Be punctually performed & observed in every particular in witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this seventeenth Day of October his 1782 testis Mathew Scoby (seal) Seal Robert Burnsides Junior Jurat [Will Book Volume A, page 273] In the Name of God the Seventeenth Day of October 1782 I Mathew Scoby of Orange County Hawfields Being Sick of Body But of good & Sound memory thanks be to almighty God and Calling to mind the uncertain Estate of this Transitory life & that all flesh must Yield to Death when it shall please God to call, do make, Constitute, Ordain and Declare this my last Will, & Testament in manner following Revoking and annulling by these Presents all other Will[s] or Testaments heretofore made & Declared either by word or writing; & this is to be taken only for my last Will & Testament and None other, In the first place I recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my body decently to be buried and my Just Debts Justly to be paid By my Executors which is my Loving wife Jenit Scoby and David Scoby I Constitute and Ordain to be my Executors, & I allow them the plantation & all of them to Live together during my Spouse Widow hood and if she Marries again she is to have a horse and Saddle and Twenty pounds & her Beding of Cloths & boys & Girles is to Be Loveing one to an other and to Look to one an others Interest, both for Sole[sic] and body and to Be maintaind of the place, and those that are not School'd, to Be School'd and boys & Girles to be free both of them at Eighteen Years of Age The Girles each to have a Horse and Saddle and a Beding of Cloths the horse and Saddle worth fifteen pounds, and a Beding of Close worth five pounds and the boys a Horse and Saddle when Arrivd at Eighteen Years Old worth Twenty pounds [Will Book Volume A, page 274] And if any deceases before they Arrive at Eighteen Years of age, their Share shall be equeally Divided among the rest The boys share to be Divided to the boys & the Girles Share to Be Divided among the Girles, and if David Scoby my eldest Son Marries and Chooses to move from Dwelling with the famillie by himself, he may Build at the most Convenient place he sees cause on the Plantation, but my Loveing Spouse Still to live in her own House among her Children Dureing her Widowhood my eldest Daughter Margaret Tait I allow her one Bible, and Intreats her to peruse it Carefully. If my Son Robert comes back again and Lives with his Mother a Dutifull Son. I allow him his Share in Proportion of the rest, and if not Living a Dutifull Son, I allow it to be left Vizt. his Share to the Discretion of the Executors which I do Constitute and Ordain again my loving Wife Jenit Scoby, and my eldest Son David Scoby to be my Executors, and Robert Burnsides and Jno. Patton to be my Guardians to see that this my Last Will be Punctually Performed & Observed in every perticular In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this Seventeenth Day of October 1782 } his Test. } Mathew Scoby (seal) Robert Burnsides Junior } Seal Orange County SS November Court 1782 The Execution of the within Will of Mathew Scoby Decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Robert Burnsides Junr. a Subscribing Witness thereto, and Ordered to be Recorded Test J. J. Bentom C.C. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume A, pages 273-274 Recorded Nov 1782 The widow's name is listed as Jenit, Jen, and Jane Estate Papers comprise five pages and are found in a folder labeled "Scobey, Matthew (1783)". Inventory was entered Aug 1783