Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tickle, Peter 25 July 1822 ************************************************ 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 33-34 Written: 25 July 1822 Recorded: May 1823 Testator: Peter Tickle In the name of God Amen --- I Peter Tickle of the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina, being low & weak of body, but sound & perfect of mind & memory calling to mind the mortality of my body, & know =ing that it is appointed once for us all to die, Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament & first & principally of all, I recommend my Soul to God who giave it & my body to the dust to be buried in a decent Christial[sic] burial at the discresion of my Executors - & as touching my wor[l]dly estate which it has pleased God to bless Me with I do will & devise in the following manner - I will & devise to all my children, Mary Whait, John Tickle, Peter Tickle, Elizabeth Hufhines Conrad Tickle & Henry Tickle, that all my personal estate shall be equally divided among them, With this exception, that I have paid heretofore for my son in law David Whait the sum of one hundred & Twenty nine Dollars & fifty cents, which sum is first to be detucted[sic] out of his part & if any thing then remains, it is my Will that [page 2] that[sic] he or my Daughter Mary gits it ["the remainder" x-out] And I further will & devise that the distributive share which falls to my son Peter, I will & beque[a]th it to his children to be equally divided among them after his Death, what shall then remain --- I nominate, ordain & constitute Joseph Gibson to be Executor of this my last Will & Testament In Testamony where of I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my Seal this 25th day of July AD 1822 Signed sealed } & published in } his Presence of } Peter (X) Tickle (seal) mark Jno Dug?? Anthony Cable Exr qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 33] In the name of God Amen -- I Peter Tickle of the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina, being low & weak of body, but sound & perfect of mind & memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, do make & ordain this my last Will & testament & first & principally of all I recommend my soul to God, who gave it & my body to the dust to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors & as touching my worldly Es= tate which it has pleased God to bless me with, I do will & devise in the following manner ~~~ I will & devise to all my children, Mary Whait, John Tickle, Peter Tickle, Elizabeth Huffhines, Conrad Tickle & Henry Tickle, that all my personal Estate shall be equally divided among them, with this exception, that I have paid heretofore for my son-in-law David Whait the sum of one hundred & twenty nine Dollars & fifty cents, which sum is first to be deducted out of his part, & if any thing then remains, it is my will that, he or my Daughter [Mary] gits it -- And I further will & devise that the distributive share which falls to my son Peter, I will & bequeath it to his Children to be equally divided among them, after his Death, what shall then remain --- I nominate ordain & constitute Joseph Gib= =son to be Executor of this, my last Will & testament -- In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 25th day of July A.D. 1822 Signed sealed & published in presence of his Anthony Cable (Jurat) Peter (X) Tickle (seal) mark [Will Book Volume E, page 34] Orange County May Term 1823 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & testament of Peter Tickle was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Anthony Cable a subscribing witness thereto & ordered to be rec orded - At the same time The Executor named therein qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 33-34 Recorded May 1823 Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in a folder labeled "Tickle, Peter (1823)". No family history found.