Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tate, James February 9, 1816
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Source: Nc Archives C.r. 073.801 Original Will
Written: February 9, 1816

James Tate Will 1816 NC Archives C.R. 073.801
Original Will- Transcribed as closely to possible in to original spelling.
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In the name of God Amen
I James Tate of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being very 
sick and weak in body but of perfect Mind and Memory thanks be unto God 
calling unto mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed 
for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament 
that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into 
the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to 
be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my executors.  
Nothing doubting but the general Resurrection I Shall receive the same again 
by the Mighty power of God and as touching Such worldly estate.  Wherewith it 
has pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same 
in the following manner and form first I give and bequeath to Margaret my 
beloved Wife the plantation whereon I now live together with two horses and 
all the rest of my stock of Cattle sheep and hogs and my Waggon and gears and 
all my tools and Farming utensils of every sort and all my house and kitchen 
Furniture during her natural lifetime and to be at her disposeal at her death 
all except the land Which after her death is to be equally divided betwixt my 
Sons Abner and Jesse.
I also give to my beloved son Jesse one young Mare 
I give to beloved son Abner one year old Colt. [next page] 
my will is that my books all such as my wife thinks proper to dispose of and 
Such of my Carpenter Tools, not necessary for her to keep is to be sold and 
the amount of arising from the sale of them I give to my beloved son Joel.
My will is that my Sons Abner and Jesse each one give to Margaret Tate Widow 
of James Tate deceased five dollars.
My will is that my executors pay to my son Robert two dollars also to my 
daughter Savannah Two dollars also to my daughter Elizabeth Two dollars to my 
daughter Also two dollars to my daughter Margaret Two dollars.
I hereby appoint and constitute and ordain My Two Son’s Abner and Jesse 
Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do herby utterly disallow 
revoke and disannul all former wills and Testaments Whatever.  In Witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 9th day of February in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and sixteen Signed Sealed 
pronounced and declared in the presents of us
D Bradford senr    }                   his
James [McHenry]    }              James 7 Tate   (Seal)
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