Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Thomas, Owen March 17, 1769
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Source: Will Book Volume A, pages 95-97
Written: March 17, 1769
Recorded: Apr 1769
Testator: Owen Thomas

[Will Book Volume A, page 95]
In the Name of God Amen the Seventeenth
Day of March in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred
and Sixty Nine I Owen Thomas of the County of Orange and Pro=
=vince of North Carolina being weak in Body but of a sound
Memory blessed be God do make and publish this my last
Will & Testament and form following first of all for all my
Lawfull Debts and funeral Charges to be discharged within
a year after my Decease ~~~

[Will Book Volume A, page 96]
Item I do give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife
Mary Thomas all my lands goods and Chattels that
I do now process during the time of her widowhood and if
she should marry after my Decease for my moveable
Estate all but my two Horses which I do give to my wife
to help to Raise my Children with, to be Equally divided
among my wife and my Six Small Children (Viz) ~~
Hester, Joana, Lewis, Jonathan, John, Elizabeth ~~~
Aalso[sic] for my Brother James Thomas to have a part with
my wife and Children as long as he lives with them
but at this Departure for it all to Return to them again
Also my land to be Equally Divided amongst my three
Youngest Sons (Viz) Lewis, Jonathan and John and for
Lewis to have that part where on I now live ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~

I Also give and bequeath to my beloved son William Thomas
one Shilling Sterling to him and his heir only property use

I Also give & bequeath to my beloved son James Thomas one
Shilling Sterling I Also give & beque[a]th to my beloved son
George Thomas one Shilling Sterling I Also give and
bequeath to my beloved son Mikle Thomas one Shilling Sterling
I Also give & bequeath to my beloved Daughter Mary Hart one
Shilling Sterling. I Also give & bequeath to my beloved Daughter
Ann Wicks one Shilling Sterling to them and their Heirs
only Proper use  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~

And if any of these my Six Small Children should die
without heir Lawfully begotten of their Body their Part shall be
Equally divided amongst my get remaining Young Children
And I hereby appoint my two beloved friend John Gray

[Will Book Volume A, page 97]
and Thomas Cate son of Robert my full and sole Executors of this
my last will & Testament  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~

Hereby Revoking Disannuling and making Voyd all other wills
& Requests by me made and Declaring this only to be my last will
and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
Seal the day and &[sic] date above written  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~  ~~

John Baskett (Jurate)
          his                       Owen Thomas (seal)
Frederick (M) Williams
          mark

Orange County  }
April Co: 1769 } SS
                            The Execution of the within Will
was proved in open Court by the Oath of John Baskett one of
the Subscribing Evidences thereto and Ordered to be Recorded
                            Test
                                  F. Nash C.C.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume A, pages 95-97
Recorded Apr 1769

No loose will found.

No estate papers found.