Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tate, Samuel N May 18, 1855 ************************************************ 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 G, pages 128-130 Written: May 18, 1855 Recorded: Feb 1856 Testator: Samuel N Tate In the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five - 1855 May the 18th Eighteenth - Know all men by these presants, that I Samuel N Tate of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina,- being of sound & perfect Mind and Memory, - Do make publish and ordain this my last will and Testament - In Manner following That is to Say, First. I give and bequeath unto my youngest Son, Thomas my home plantation with all the appertainaces[sic], thereunto belonging, and that he my son Thomas, shall Support, his Mother my beloved wife, her life time, or her widow hood. It is further my will that, all my perishable property, viz - house hold & kitchen furniture farming utensils, horses, hogs, cattle, &c remain with my son Thomas And his mother and my Daughter Sarah Ann and my son James, until my Daughter Sarah Ann becomes of age, then it is my will That my son Thomas Shall furnish her with one bed & furniture one bureaue, And One Cow and Calf, it is my will & Disere that all of my Just Debts be paid by my Sons James & Thomas, out of the money due me and retain the surplus if any for the use of the family above named,- if any Deficiency they Shall pay such Defi[ci]ency out of the above affects, It is my will, that my daughter Margaret Thompson receive One Dollar by the hands of my Executor It is my will that, my Interest in the rail road stock be equally Divid[ed] between my son[s] George James & Thomas, & Sarah Ann. It is my will that my Executor pay my Daughter Catherine Wynne One Dollar. I further give & bequeath unto my Son James P. Tate, the remaining part of my plantation (the Corden tract) adjoining my Son George containing ninety acres it being part of the same tract, Except two acres ["which" erased] [page 2] I give and bequeath unto my son in Law Stephen Mays to have as A home for himself & family during the lifetime of himself & then to the use of his wife or Such of his family as may then be living- to be selected any where on the line between my Son[s] George & James, so as not to inte[r]fere with any improvements which my son George has heretofore made, the Divis[i]on line having not been run between my Sons George & James on said Cardin tract and if he the said Mays & family should remove from it then it Shall be the property of my Son James and further that the said Two acres Shall not touch any improvements heretofore made on any part of said Cardin tract but confined to A Two Acres Square - I further give & bequeath unto my Son Thomas My Interest in my threshing machine, Shop tools, lumber &c, to the use of The family - viz. my wife, James, Thomas, and Sarah Ann And I her[e]by make & appoint my worthy friend John Whitaker, my Executor, To this my last Will & Testament, In witness I the Said Samuel N. Tate have Set my hand & seal, to this my last will and Testament the day & year first above written Signed Sealed published and } Delivered by the testator as } Saml N Tate (seal) his last Will and Testament } in presence of us C.C. Smith Wilson Brown Jurat I hold A note hand on Dr Edmund Strudwick for Two Hundred Dollars or thereabouts, which I have gave to my Son George heretofore. Wilson Brown Jurat Saml N Tate (seal) C C Smith [Will Book Volume G, page 128] In the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty five 1855 May the 18th Eighteenth. Know all men by these presents, that I Samuel N Tate of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound & perfect mind and memory do make publish and ordain this my last Will and Testament In Manner following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my youngest Son Thomas my home plantation with all the appertanances[sic] thereunto belonging, and that he my son Thomas shall support his Mother my beloved wife her life time or her widow hood It is further my will that all my perishable property viz house hold & kitchen furniture farming utensils horses hogs cattle &c remain with my son Thomas and his mother and my daughter Sarah Ann and my son James until my Daughter Sarah Ann becom[e]s of age then it is my Will That my son Thomas shall furnish her with one bed & furniture one Bureau And one Cow and Calf It is my [Will Book Volume G, page 129] Will & Desire that all of my just debts be paid by my sons James & Thomas out of the money due me and retain the surplus if any for the use of the family above named if any deficiency they Shall pay such deficiency out of the above affects, It is my will that my daughter Margaret Thompson receive one dollar by the hands of my Executor It is my will that, my Interest in the rail road stock be equally divided between my sons George James & Thomas & Sarah Ann It is my will that my Executor pay my Daughter Catherine Wynne one dollar I further give & bequeath unto my Son James P Tate the remaining part of my plantation (the Corden Tract) adjoining my son George containing ninety acres it being part of the same tract except two acres which I give and bequeath to my son in Law Stephen Mays to have as a home for himself & family during the life time of himself & then to the use of his Wife or such of his family as may then be living to be selected any where on the line between my son[s] George & James so as not to interfere with any -- improvements which my son George has heretofore made the division line having not been run between my Sons George & James on said Carden Tract and if he the said Mays & family should remove from it then it Shall be the property of my Son James and further that the said two acres shall not touch any improve ments heretofore made on my[any] part of said Cardin Tract but confined to a two Acres Square I further give & bequeath unto my Son Thomas my Interest in my Thrashing machine shop tools lumber &c to the use of The family viz. my wife James Thomas and Sarah Ann And I hereby make & appoint my worthy friend John Whitaker my Executor to this my last Will & Testament In witness I the Said Samuel N Tate have Set my hand & seal to this my last Will and Testament the day & year first above [Will Book Volume G, page 130] written Signed Sealed published } and declared by the Testator } Saml N Tate (seal) as his last Will and Testament } in presence of us } C.C. Smith Wilson Brown I held A note, hand on Dr Edmund Strudwick for two Hundred dollars or thereabouts which I have gave to my son George heretofore. Saml N Tate (seal) Wilson Brown} C C Smith } Orange County Court Feby Term 1857 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Samuel N Tate Decd. was duly proved (see minutes) Test Geo Laws CCC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 128-130 Recorded Feb 1856 Estate Papers comprise 23 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Tate, Samuel N (1856)". No family history found.