ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Samuel Craig, 18 September 18 ? 
		Died 21 September 1790, proved Feb Term, 1791
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WILL OF SAMUEL CRAIG

In the name of God, Amen, I Samuel Craig of the County of Orange and State
of North Carolina this Eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord
Christ,

Now being of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind that it is
appointed for all men once to die do in the presence of God and before
these witnesses declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following:

FIRST:  That is to say, I give up my Soul to that great Judge the God of
heaven and Earth who gave it.

SECONDLY:  My body to be decently buried in a Christian and Orderly
manner, and afterwards all my Just debts to be paid and then my whole
Estate both real and personal to be distributed and given in manner and
form following, that is to say,

FIRST:  I give and bequeath to my Dear and well beloved wife Mary my Gray
Mare Saddle and Bridle, also four head of Cattle of her own choosing out
of my Stock together with their calves, also one bed and furniture of her
own choosing; further I order and desire that my said wife shall have her
living & support off of my said lands as long as she continues a widow,
and if she should continue so to have it during her natural life.

SECONDLY: I will and bequeath unto my son William Craig a Stallion Colt
named Caffey together with two cows & calves of the second choosing out of
my stock.

And, further, I will and bequeath unto my son William the South half of
all my lands that I now possess to be his right and property forever,
granting to my said wife that reasonable support which I before mentioned
whilst continuing a widow-----

THIRDLY, I  will and bequeath unto my son David the North half of my said
lands to be his right and property forever granting to my said wife that
support which I before mentioned and further I order and desire that if
any of my last mentioned sons William or David should die before they
arrive to twenty-one years of age, then and in that case, my son Samuel
should enjoy and possess that part of land which my said son was to have
possessed should he have lived.

Further, I order and desire that my said son Samuel in case he should not
enjoy any part of the said lands aforesaid shall have and receive the sum
of one hundred & fifty pounds paid him by my Executors out of the movable
property of my Estate in place of the lands aforesaid, and that to be his
right and property always.

FIFTHLY:  I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Martha one young mare one
year old named Thira; also, three head of cattle which she always claimed
them to be her right and property always.

SIXTHLY:  I order and desire that my Executors reserve and keep on the
said plantation for the use and benefit of my wife &  children my wagon
with all the gears thereunto belonging; also, my plantation tools of every
sort that may be of use to them in attending the same; also, five dry
cattle to be kept for the use and benefit of my said family; also, the
work of two Negroes on said plantation in raising bread for the support of
my family as long as my Executors shall think it necessary.

SEVENTHLY:  I order and desire that all the remaining part of my Estate
that I have not expressly given away shall be equally divided amongst part
of my children together with my wife, TO WIT:  Martha, Margaret Elisabeth,
Jenny, Isabel and my wife all to have an equal part and to be their rights
and property always.

Lastly, in order to put this my last Will and Testament in full force, and
to answer its Intent, I, hereby, Nominate, Constitute and appoint my
trusty and well-beloved friends Mary Craig my wife and George Johnston to
act for me as my Executors and transmit in everything as I have here set
forth as I myself would, or could do, was I yet upon the land of the
living.

IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Year and Day
first above written

/s/ Saml Craig (Seal)

Witness present
William McCauley, Jurat
John Craig, Jurat
Matthew McCauley


STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 
Orange County
February Term, 1791

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The Execution of the above Will was duly proved in open court by the oaths
of William McCauley &  John Craig, two of the subscribing witnesses
thereto and Ordered to be recorded.

Test:  J. Benton    CC

NORTH CAROLINA 
ORANGE COUNTY

I, E. M. Lynch, Clerk Superior Court, Orange County, North Carolina do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Last Will and
Testament of Samuel  Craig. deceased, as the same appears on record in my
office, same being recorded in WILL BOOK B, at pages 112, 113 and 114.

WITNESS, my hand and official Seal, this 14 day of October, 1958.


/s/    E. M. Lynch
        ____________________________
        CLERK SUPERIOR COURT