Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Stroud, William August 4, 1786 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 6-8 Written: August 4, 1786 Recorded: Feb 1787 Testator: William Stroud In the Name of God Amen I William Stroud of Orange County and State of North Carolina being very sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory Blessed be God do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. My Will is that all my Just debts be first paid Imprimas. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mar= =garet Douglass the sum of five shillings Current money to her and her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my son John Stroud the sum of five shillings current money to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Thrift five shillings Current money to hur and hur heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Salley King five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elizabeth Stroud one negroe girl named Clarice and her increase to her and her heirs forever My will is that all the residue of my estate after my Just debts and legacys are paid be appraised by John Hogan Thomas Lloyd and John Stroud and to be left in the possession of my beloved Wife Elizabeth Stroud on the following terms To Wit that she Keep possession of my plantation whereon I now live together with the use [page 2] of one hundred acres of Wood land adjoining the same to the north West of the same during her natural life and that she retain the possession of the residue of my estate real and personal for the purpose of educating and ra[i]sing my youngest children untill they arrive at full age and then to be equally divided amongst my sons An= =derson Stroud William Stroud Marshal Stroud Thomas Stroud and Dickson Stroud and My Daughters Fanney Howell and Elizabeth Stroud in the following manner To Wit each Child is to receive his and her equal share Twelve months after they arrive at full age of all my Estate Real and personal Except the Plantation and land assigned to my Beloved Wife during hir natural life but after her death the said Plantation and one hundred Acres of land to be equally divided between my said sons Anderson William Marshal Thomas and Dickson and my said Daughter Fanney and Elizabeth in the same proportion as above expressed And lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved Wife Eliza= =beth Stroud Executrix and my Trusty Friend John Hogan Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other Wills, In Witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 4th day of August 1786 Signed Sealed published and } declared in presence of } his William (X) Willis hir Jurat William Stroud (seal) mark Mary (M) Buckner his mark William (+) Buckner Jurat mark [Will Book Volume B, page 6] In the Name of God Amen I William Stroud of Orange County and State of North Carolina being very sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect Mind and Memory blessed be God do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following. --- --- --- My Will is that all my Just debts be first paid Imprimas. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Douglass the sum of five Shillings Current money to her & her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my son [Will Book Volume B, page 7] John Stroud the sum of five Shillings current Money to him and his heirs forever -------- Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Thrift five Shillings Current Money to hur and hur heirs forever -------------- Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Salley King five Shillings to her and her heirs [forever] Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elisabeth Stroud one Negroe girl Named Clorice and her increase to her and her heirs forever My will is that all the residue of my Estate after my Just Debts and Legacies are paid be Appraised by John Hogan Thomas Lloyd & John Stroud and to be left in the possession of my beloved wife Elisabeth Stroud on the following terms To Wit that she Keep possession of my plantation whereon I now live together with the use of one hundred Acres of Woodland adjoining the same to the North West of the same during her Natural life and that she retain the possession of the residue of my Estate real and personal for the purpose of Educating And raising my youngest Children until they arrive at full Age and then to be equally divided Amongst my sons Anderson Stroud Wm Stroud Marshal Stroud Thomas Stroud and Dickson Stroud and my daughters [Will Book Volume B, page 8] Fanney Howell and Elisabeth Stroud in the following Manner To Wit each child is to receive his and her [equal] share twelve Months after they Arrive at full Age of all my Estate real and personal except the plantation and Land Assigned to my beloved Wife during her Natural Life, but After her Death the said plantation and one hundred Acres of land to be Equally divided between my said sons Anderson William Marshal Thomas & Dickson and my said Daughter Fanney & Elizabeth in the same proportion as above expressed, And lastly I constitute and Appoint my beloved Wife Elisabeth Stroud Executrix, and my trusty Friend John Hogan Executor of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all other Wills. In Witness whereunto, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 4th day of August 1786 Signed Sealed published } and declared in presence of } his William (M) Willis William Stroud (seal) mark his William (+) Buckner mark hir Mary (M) Buckner mark Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 6-8 Recorded Feb 1787 There are two more, contemporary handwritten copies filed in the folder with the loose will. It says "Wm Stroud died 9th day of Augt 1786", five days after the will was written. Estate Papers comprise 11 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Stroud, William (1790)" [Estate Papers - Inventory and Appraisal 26 Aug 1786] An Inventory of the Estate of William Stroud Deceased Thane this 26th of August 1786 £ S D 1 Negroe Woman named Diner 150 ~~ ~~ 1 Negro Boy named London 80 ~~ ~~ 1 Brown Mare 14 years old 5 ~~ ~~ [sundry items omitted]