Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Stovalle, Bartholomew Sr December 22, 1802 ************************************************ 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 91-92 Written: December 22, 1802 Recorded: Feb 1803 Testator: Bartholomew Stovalle, Sr In the name of God Amen I Bartholomew Stovalle Sener of the state [of] North Carolina oring County being of perfect since and memory yet calling to mind the Fickel and Fransitory[sic] Tenor of this life do constitute this my last will and testament in manner and form as follewith --- Item my will and Desier is all my Just Debts be paid Imprimis I lend unto my beloved wife Ann Stovalle dureing her natural life or widew hood all my world Estate real and perseonal and in Case she should marry my Dispose of or she may think proper ------------ Iteme my [blot out] Desire is for my wife Ann Stovall while she Remains my widow if she Cares to have power Dispose aney parte of my Estate Either Land or personal Estate for the advantage of rasing my younger Children draw or discharge of my Just Debts if She disposere of aney part of my Estate either Land or perishable Estate for the advantage of raising my young Children draw or the discharge of my Just Debts if She disposere of my land the money arising over what she may have aparent Call for to be laid out in apiece of Land and the said Land be Considered as part of my Estate to be disposed of as hereafter mentioned ----------- [page 2] Item my Will & Desier is that my Executors hereaf ter named shall pay unto my five Children the wife of Daniel Chandler five shillings specie Thos. Stovall Batihew Stovall Mathew Griffin George Stoveall the saim have already give them and they to have no other part of my Estate unless my Wife shall think fitt to gave it to them Impremis I give and bequeath at the D[e]ath as[or] Mearaige of my wife Ann Stovall the whole of my Estate then Remaining with the increase there of to Be Equally Divided amongst my Remaining Children to witt Susana William James Fredrick Henry and Anna Phebee and Nancy Wiles and there ares[heirs] for Ever [page 3] Item my Desire is that should any of my afore named Children Die & haveing no here[heir] there shall still be an Equal Divising among those of the surviveris ----- Lastly I constitute and apoint my loving wife Ann Stovall my Executix and Real frende and William Stovall Federick Stovall Executors who I intrust to see this my last will and Testament Duely performede and I do hereby Disannul all and Every other will heretobefore maide allowing this only to be my last will and Testament In Testimoney whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22 Day of Desember A Dom 1802 Sign'd seal'd Deliver'd } his in the presents of us } Bathw. (X) Stovall (seal) Daniel Green } marke Elisha Mancom his Bengmn (B) Barbee Jurat marke Ann Stovall Exx qualifd. [Will Book Volume D, page 91] In the Name of God Amen I Bartholomew Stovall Senr. of the State [of] North Carolina Orange County being of Perfect Sense and memory yet calling to mind the fickle and transitory tenor of this life do constitute this My last will & Testament in manner & form as followeth --- Item my will & desire is all my Just Debts be paid ---- Impremis I Lend unto my beloved Wife Ann Stovalle during her natural life or widowhood all my whole[worldly] Estate real & personal & in Case she Should Marry my dispose of or she may think proper ------------ Item my desire is for my Wife Ann Stovall while she remains my widow if she cares to have Power dispose any Part of my estate either land or personal estate for the advantage of raising my younger Children draw or discharge of my Just Debts if She dispose of any part of my [skipped passage, found in loose will: "Estate either Land or perishable"] Estate for the advantage of raising my younger children aren[draw] or the dischar ge of my Just debts if she dispose of my land the money arising over what she may have apparent Call for to be laid out in apiece of land [Will Book Volume D, page 92] and the Said land be Considered as Part of my estate to be disposed for[of as] hereafter mentioned ------ Item my Will and desire is that my Executors hereafter named Shall pay unto my five Children the wife of Daniel Chandler five shillings specie --- Thos. Stovall Bathew Stovall Mathew Griffin George Stoveall the Saim have already give them & they to have no other part of my Estate unless my Wife shall think fit to give it to them ------ Imprimis I give & bequeath at the death as[or] mar[r]iage of my Wife Ann Stovall the whole of my Estate then remain- ing with the increase thereof to Be equally divided amongst my remaining Children to witt Susana William James Fredrick Henry & Anna Phebe & Nancy Wiles & their ares[heirs] forever ---- Item my Desire is that should any of my aforesaid[aforenamed] Children die and having no here[heir] there shall still be an equal division among those of the survivors ----- Lastly I Constitute & ap[p]oint my loving wife Ann Stovall my Execu- tix & Real friend & William Stovall Frederick Stovall Executors of [phrase in loose will skipped: "who I intrust to see"] this my last Will & Testament duly performed & I do hereby disannul all & every other will hereto before made allowing this only to be my last Will & Testament In ["Witness" x-out] Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my [hand] & affixed my Seal this 22nd Day of december A dom 1802 -- [line skipped: "Sign'd seal'd Deliver'd"] in the presence of us his Daniel Green Bathow. (X) Stovall (seal) Elisha Mancum mark his Benjamin (B) Barbee mark Orange County Febr. Term 1803 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Bartholomew Stovall decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of Benjamin Barbee one of the subscribing witness es thereto and order to be recorded at the same time the Executrix therein Named qualified accordingly --------------- Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 91-92 Recorded Feb 1803 Estate Papers comprise five pages and are found in folder labeled "Stovall, Barthow (1807)" and contains the Estate Sale. No family history found.