Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Searles, Thomas September 30, 1793 ************************************************ 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 C, pages 91-92 Written: September 30, 1793 Recorded: Nov 1796 Testator: Thomas Searles In the Name of God Amen September the thirty Day in year one thousand seventeen hundred and Ninty three I Thomas Searles of the County of Oringe and State of North Carolina am in Good helth and in proper sences and of Pearfect memary thenks Be To Almighty God for the Same Doth make this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other Wills and Testaments By me maide what kind so ever first I Bequath my sole[sic] to God who gave it hoping to Rest Peardain[pardoned] of all my senes[sins] through [the] Merrits of Jasus Christ my Redemer and my Body to be Desently Buried By my Excuters hear after mamed Iteme my Will and Desier that all my Debtes and Dues that In Right Consensence Do owe To aney Person or Persons == whatsoever shall Be well and Truly Contented and Paid within Convenient Time after my Desease By my Excuters herafter named Iteme my Will and Desier is that My Beloving Wife shall have one Hundred akers of Land wher I Nough Live and the Plantation During of her Natrel Life or Widhood and after word is to Be Rented out yearlen for the suporte of Edward & Winey as Long as the[y] Both shall Live to my Beloving son Coventon Serles one Hundred akers of Land Lying in Weake County Where he Nough Lives and to my Beloving [page 2] Sune Henery Serles one Hundred akers of Land Lying in Oringe County Jyning of George Herndon and to my Beloving Sun Ephram Sirles one Hundred akers of Land Lying in oringe County Jyning of Henery & Frances where his Clearing is Nough and To My Beloved Sun Frances Sirles one Hundred akers of Land in Orange County Jyning Joseph Cook Line and To Cover Both of his Plan tations wher he is Nough Presesed[possessed] of and the Remainer part of the Land is To Be Sold for the Suport of Edward & Winey if he Dont seel[sell] it in his Life Time Doring of there Natriles Lives By my Excuters and To my Beloving sun ---- Ephriam Sirles my Bed and furnitud after my Desees and To my Beloving sun Edward Sirles his Bed and furnitud and To my Bloving Doughter Winey Sirles one Bed and furnitud and To my Belovend Doughter Bety Seares[sic] one Bed and furnitud and To my Beloving Daughter Pegay Cook twenty shillings and the Reman en Part of my Personal a State To Remane in my Beloved wifes handes as Longe as She Doth Live and then To Be Equaeley Divid Betwen Edward & Epraim & Bety & Frances & Winey of my Executers Lastly I Doe apinte my Belovend Sun Henery Searles and my Beloved Sune Frances Searles [page 3] and my Beloved sune in Law Joseph Seares and in Last Will and Testmente I Witness my hand ["and" x-out] and seale this 30 Day of September in year 1793 Test By us Thos Searles (seal) Dan Green } Barthw. Stovall } Jurat his Othniel (X) Farmer Frances Searls quallified as Exr mark to the within will 30th November 1796 [Will Book Volume C, page 91] In the Name of God Amen [September] the thirty Day in year one thousand Seven[teen] hundred and ninety three I Thomas Searles of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina am in good health and in proper senses and of perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same doth make this my Last Will and Testament revoking all other wills and Testament[s] by me made whatsoever kind - First I Bequeath my soul to God who gave it hoping to Rest Guardian[pardoned] of all my senses[sins] through the merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer and my Body to be buried decently by my Executors hereafter named - Item my Will and desire that all my Debts and dues that in right Conscience do Owe to any person or persons whatsoever shall be well and Truly Contented and Paid within Convenient time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named -- Item my Will and desire is that my Beloved Wife shall have One hundred acres of Land where I now live and the plantation during of her natural life or widowhood and afterwords to be rented out Yearly for the support of Edward and Henry[orig: Winey] as long as the[y] both shall live - to my Beloved son Coventon Searles One hundred Acres of Land lying in Wake County where he now lives and to my Beloved son Henry Searles One hundred Acres of Land lying in Orange County Joining of George Herndon - and to my Beloved son Ephraim Searles One hundred Acres of Land lying in Orange County Joining of Henry & Francis where his clearing is now and to my Beloved son Francis Searles One hundred Acres of Land lying in Orange County Joining Joseph Cook Line and to Cover both of his plantations where he is now possessed of and the remaining part of the Land is to be sold for the support of Edward & Winney of he dont sell it in his lifetime during of their natural lives by my Executors and to my Beloved son Ephraim Searles my Bed and furniture after my decease and To my Beloved son Edward Searles his Bed and furniture and To my Beloved daughter Winney Searles One Bed and furniture -- and to my Beloved daughter Betty Searles One Bed and furniture and to my Beloved daughter Peggy Cook ["One Bed" x-out] ["and furniture" x-out] twenty shillings and the remaining part of my personal Estate to remain in my Beloved wife's hands as long as she doth live and then to be Equally divided between Edward & Ephraim & Betty & Francis and Winney of my Executors -- Lastly I do appoint my Beloved son Henry Searles and my Beloved son Francis Searles and my Beloved [Will Book Volume C, page 92] son-in-law Joseph Searles and in Last Will and Testament I Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of September in year 1793 Test by us Dan Green Thomas Searles (seal) Bartholamew Stovall his Othniel (X) Farmer mark Orange County November Term 1796 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will & Testament of Thomas Searles deceased was duly proved inOpen Court by the Oaths of Dan Green & Bartholamew Stovall subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded -- at the same time Francis Searles Executor therein named qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume C, pages 91-92 Recorded Nov 1796 Writer of the will seems to randomly use curlicues at the end of words, so there might be some words with extra "e" endings in this transcription. Also there are enough variations of spellings of the same word throughout, that this appears to be deliberate. No estate papers found.