Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tate, William January 31, 1828 ************************************************ 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 153-154 Written: January 31, 1828 Recorded: Feb 1828 Testator: William Tate In the name of God Amen I William Tate of the County of Orange and State of North Car- olina being in sound mind and memory but weak and afflicted in body calling to mind that is once appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form as follows viz first of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it & my body of the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner 2nd respecting my worldly estate it is my wish that all my just debts be paid by my executor & executrix as soon as convenient and that all debts due me should be closed or collected in the descrition of my representatives. I give unto my Beloved Wife Rachael all my land horses cows stock of every kind Household & kitchen furniture farming tools of every kind debts due & all other property whatsoever that I possess during her life or widowhood. It is my wish that she be at liberty to sell off such part of my personal estate as she may not want to keep as there is property that will be useless to hir which property shall be sold at public sale on a credit of 9 or 12 months Now if my said wife should marry then it is my wish that my said estate be divided equally between my wife & four children to wit Joseph, Alfred, Margaret & Mary. It is my wish that in this division the house shall be secured to my wife on her lot of the land & that she shall be allowed a bed & furniture [page 2] extra in this division that in case as before should she my sd wife marry I wish all my estate with the exception of my land & (bed & furniture before name'd) to be sold & the proceeds thereof equally divided as before stated between my wife & four children my land I wish divided between my wife & children the lines of which division shall so run that the house spring & out houses be on my wifes lot that the other lots be divided as equal[sic] as they can after which division the whole of the lots shall be valued and drawn for my wifes lot it is my wish shal[l] be also valued & each one chargable with their respective valuation --- If my wife should not marry it is my earnest wish that when my sons arrive at the age of twenty one years that she would give each of them a good horse saddle & bridle. I here by appoint my beloved wife Rachael Tate & my friend Joseph Ector my executrix and executor of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of January A.D. 1828 Witness his William (X) Tate (seal) mark Robert Tate Jurat James Tate Jos Ector qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 153] In the Name of God Amen ! I William Tate of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being in sound mind & memory but weak & afflicted in body Calling to mind that is [once] appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will & testament in manner & form as follows viz First of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it & my body [Will Book Volume E, page 154] of the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner - respecting my worldly Estate, it is my wish that all my just debts be paid by my Executor & Executrix as soon as convenient & that all debts due me should be closed or collected in the discretion of my representatives I give unto my beloved Wife Rachael all my land horses, cows, stock of every Kind - household & kitchen furniture farming tools of every kind debts due all other property whatsoever that I possess during her life or widowhood. It is my wish that she be at Liberty to Sell off such part of my personal Estate as she may not want to keep as they[there] is property that will be useless to her - which property shall be sold at public sale on a Credit of 9 or 12 months Now if my said wife should marry then it is my wish that my said estate be divided equally between my wife & four Children, to wit, Joseph, Alfred, Margaret & Mary -- It is my wish that in this division the house shall be secured to my wife on her lot of the land & that she shall be allowed a bed & furniture extra in this division That in case as before should she my sd. wife marry - I wish all my Estate with the exception of my land (& bed & furniture before name'd) to be sold & the proceeds thereof equally divided as before Stated between my wife and four Children - My land I wish divided between my wife & children, the lines of which division shall so run that the house, spring & out houses be on my wife's lot that the other lots be divided as equally as they can after which division the whole of the lots shall be valued & drawn for My wife's lot it is my wish, shall be also valued and each one chargeable with their respective valuation -- If my wife should not marry - It is my earnest wish that when my sons arrive at the age of twenty one years that she would give each of them a good horse saddle & bridle. I hereby appoint my beloved wife Rachael Tate & my friend Joseph Ector my Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & testament -- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 31st day of January 1828 Witness his Robert Tate William (X) Tate (seal) James Tate mark Orange County February Term 1829 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of William Tate decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Robert Tate one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded - At the same time Joseph Ector the Exr named in said Will qualified accor= =dingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 153-154 Recorded Feb 1828 Estate Papers comprise five pages and are found in a folder labeled "Tate, William (1828)". No family history found.