Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Shutt, Henry April 22, 1811 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 312-313 Written: April 22, 1811 Recorded: May 1811 Testator: Henry Shutt In the Name of God Amen, I Henry Shutt of the Town of Hillsborough County of Orange and State of North Carolina Being of Sound and disposing Mind & Memory do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner & form Vizt. It is my Will and desire that all my just debts be paid as speedily after my decease as possible -- I Will & bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Shutt the house & Lott in the Town of Hillsborough whereon I now live to her and her heirs forever -- It is my Will and desire that my negroes should be kept together until my Children arrive to full age or marry and then to be divided between my beloved Wife and my Children share & share alike equally -- It is my Will & desire that the Stock now on hand be entirely at the disposal of my Wife either to be worked up or sold as she may think proper and the proceeds thereof to be equally directed between my said Wife and all my children equally share & share alike -- It is my Will & desire that my Wife keep in her possession all my stock of Horses Cattle &c and all my household furniture [page 2] for the benefit of my family -- and if she thinks proper to dispose of any part thereof that she have liberty to do so, and the proceeds of such sale to be equally divided between my Wife & Children equally share & share alike --- It is it Will and desire that whenever one of my children arrives at full age or marries that his or her share of my estate be dilivered[sic] to him or her immediately -- It is further my will that all my estate not herein mentioned be equally divided between my loving Wife Elizabeth Shutt & all my children share & share alike to them & their heirs forever --- I do hereby nominate ["my lov" x-out] [and] appoint my loving Wife Elizabeth Shutt and my trusty friend Thomas Ruffin Executors of this my last Will & Testament, revoking all former Will by me made -- In Witness whereof I do hereto set my hand & seal this 22nd April 1811 Signed sealed and published in the presence of Henry Shutt (seal) J. Webb } J Taylor } Jurat [Will Book Volume D, page 312] In the name of God Amen, I Henry Shutt of the Town of Hillsborough County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound and disposing mind and Memory do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner & form (Viz) It is my will and disire that all my just debts be paid as speedi -ly after my decease as possible -- I Will and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elizabeth Shutt the House and Lot in the Town of Hillsborough whereon I now live to her and her heirs forever -- It is my Will and desire that my negroes should be kept together until my children arrive to full age or marry and then to be divided between my beloved Wife and my Children share and share alike equally It is my Will & desire that the Stock now on hand be entirely at the disposal of my Wife either to be worked up or sold as she may think proper and the proceeds thereof to be equally directed between my said Wife and all my children [equally] share and share alike -- It is my Will and desire that my Wife keep in her possession all my stock of Horses Cattle &c and all my Household furniture [Will Book Volume D, page 313] for the benefit of my family, and if she thinks proper to dispose of any part thereof that she have liberty to do so and the proceeds of such sale to be equally divided between my wife and children equally share and share alike It is it Will and desire that whenever one of my children arrives at full age or marries that his or her share of my Estate be delivered to him or her immediately -- It is further my will that all my estate not herein mentioned be equally divided between my loving Wife Elizabeth Shutt and all my Children share and share alike to them and their heirs forever --- I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving Wife Elizabeth Shutt and my Trusty friend Thos Ruffin Executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Will by me made -- In Witness whereof I do hereto set my hand and seal this 22nd April 1811 ---- Signed sealed and published in the presence of Henry Shutt (seal) J. Webb J Taylor Orange County May Term 1811 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Henry Shutt Deceased was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of J. Webb and J. Taylor subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded --- Test J. Taylor C by T. Ferguson Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 312-313 Recorded May 1811 Estate Papers comprise 72 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Shutt, Henry (1811)". Unusual items in estate sale: over 5,000 rabbit skins, 79 raccoon skins, 192 cat skins, 6 otter skins, 585 muskrat skins, wool, hatter's blocks, 1 lb 9 oz of quicksilver, hatter's bows, etc. This appears to be the stock of a hatmaker. One of the documents is a complaint or suit brought by Nancy Shutt, daughter of the testator, against James B. Dickey. Dickey married the testator's widow in 1817 and was appointed guardian for the testator's four "infant" (minor) children, namely Nancy, Clemment, Henry and Peggy. Dickey was removed by the court and replaced with Thomas Clancy. Guardianship was secured by four $2,000 bonds. The same petition states that the testator at the time of his death "owned the following Negro Slaves", unfortunately followed by a blank that was never filled in with their names. Their worth listed as $2,600, which may be the correct price at the time for the eight slaves listed in the inventory. The suit was settled in 1824 by charging those who served as Dickey's securities to his Guardianship bond. The suit complains that the slaves have been "removed out of the state", believed to be to Mississippi. Clem Shutt, one of the legatees died as a minor. Within these estate papers, for reasons unknown, is found the Will of Samuel Simpson of Craven County. See Will of Samuel Simposon [Estate Papers - Inventory Aug 1811] 1) An Inventory of the Estate of Henry Shutt Decd. ===================================================== Negroes Dicey & her 2 Children ~~~~ Tapp & Mary Sarah Patience and Dick ~~~~~