Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tarpley, Mason April 3, 1826 ************************************************ 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 E, pages 118-119 Written: April 3, 1826 Recorded: Aug 1826 Testator: Mason Tarpley In the name of God Amen I Mason Tarpley of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of Perfect mind & Memmory & calling to mind the mortality of my body, do by these presents make Ordain & declare this to be my last Will & Testament. As to my worldly good I give & bequeath them in the following manner.-- I Give & bequeath to my wife Elizabeth (after my debts are paid} the plantation on which I now live, with the farming tools of all kind household & kitchen furniture & it is my wish that the Blacksmith tools Should stay where they are (with my Wife & that my sons that live near her shall have the use of them) That she (my wife) have the stock of all kind consisting of horses, Cows, hogs & Sheep. My plantation waggon geer, carryall & harness. It is also my wish that my two sons James & Abraim have each an horse & Saddle worth one hundred dollars in proportion with the horses I Gave my sons William & Henry to be Valued by any two good Men -- I do hereby Appoint my wife Elizabeth & my two Sons William & Henry Exx & Executors to this my last Will & Testament, And if Either of my daughters Sarah. E[l]izabeth. Polly. Milly or Nancy. should marry that they be furnished (by my Executors) with such things as they can Spare & Value it that the other named daughters may be equal, It is farther[sic] my wish that my Negroes Jack, Rachael, Fanny, Stephen, Moses, Peter, Mary. Celia Liddia & Martin and their increase Should stay with my wife during her widdowhood or life & at the expiration of either (widdowhood or life) an equal division take place With all my Children above named and that it be in the power of my Executors to sell any of the above named Negroes that they think propper[sic] & place the money to the use of the family. It is also my wish that my son Henry have my hatters tools which I value at twenty dollars to be taken from his part of the estate & James & Abraim to be furnished with a gun each worth fourteen Dollars & that Each of my daughters have one Hundred Dollars worth of propperty[sic] in place of the horses that I gave my sons, & that the balance of my sons and Daughters have each a bed & furniture worth twenty dollars in proportion with the one I gave my son William -- In Witness whereof I the said Mason Tarpley have set my hand & Seal to this my last Will & Testament this 3d day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty six- Peter L Ray Mason Tarpley (seal) John Isley Ex & Exr qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 118] In the name of God! Amen I Mason Tarpley of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of Perfect mind & Memory & calling to mind the mortality of my body do by these presents make ordain & declare this to be my last Will & Testa= ment - As to my Worldly good I give & bequeath them in the following manner.-- I give & bequeath to my wife Elizabeth (after my debts are paid) the plantation on which I now live with the farming tools of all Kinds - house hold & kitchen furniture and it is my wish that the Blacksmith tools should stay [Will Book Volume E, page 119] where they are (with my Wife & that my sons that live near her shall have the use of them) That she (my Wife) have the stock of all kinds consisting of horses, Cows, hogs & Sheep, my plantation Waggon, Geer carryall & harness -- It is also my wish that my two sons James and Abraim have each an[sic] horse & Saddle worth one Hundred Dollars in proportion with the Horses I gave my Sons William & Henry to be valued by any two good men -- I do hereby appoint my wife Elizabeth & my two Sons William & Henry Exrx & Executors to this my last Will & Testament - And if Either of my daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, Polly Milly or Nancy should marry that they be furnished (by my Executors) with such things as they can spare & value it that the other named daughters may be equal - It is further my wish that my negroes Jack, Rachael, Fanny, Stephen, Moses, Peter, Mary Celia, Liddia & Martin & their increase should stay with my wife during her widdowhood or life - And at the expiration of either (widdowhood or Life) an equal division take place with all my children above named. -- And that it be in the power of my Executors to Sell any of the above named Negroes that they think proper & place the money to the use of the family -- It is also my wish that my son Henry have my hatters tools which I value at twenty Dollars to be taken from his part of the Estate & James & Abraim to be furnished with a Gun each worth fourteen Dollars & that each of my Daughters have one hundred Dollars Worth of property in place of the Horses that I gave my Sons -- And that the balance of my sons & daughters have each a bed & furniture worth twenty Dollars in proportion with the one I gave my son William -- In Witness whereof I the said Mason Tarpley have set my hand & Seal to this my last Will & Testament this 3rd day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Six Test Peter L Ray Mason Tarpley (seal) John Isley Orange County August Term 1826 The Execution of the foregoing will of Mason Tarpley was duly proved in open Court by the Oath Peter L Ray be subscribing witness thereto & ordered to be recorded - at the Same time the Exex & Executors qualified Text Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 118-119 Recorded Aug 1826 Estate Papers comprise four pages and are found in a folder labeled "Tarpley, Mason (1828)". No family history found.