Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Troxler, George October 29, 1825 ************************************************ 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 101-103 Written: October 29, 1825 Recorded: Feb 1826 Testator: George Troxler In the Name of God Amen I George Troxler Being under Severe Bodily affliction & infirmity, But of Sound Mind & Memory & Bearing in Mind that all Men Have Once to die I recommend My Soul to God, who gave it, & would to dispose of Such worldly Estate as it Has pleased God to Bless Me with in this world, By publishing this My Last Will & testament in the Following Manner to wit First I wish My Body to be Buried in a Christian like Manner 2ndly I will My Beloved wife Peggy the tract of Land on whitch I Now Live Supposed to Contain two Hundred & Sixty five acres More or Less to Hir to have & possess all the Rents & profits until My Son John Shall arrive at Meture age or Marry the rents & profits is intended By Me to Schoall My Son & the others as She My wife May think proper, Hirself, But at the (Death) or Marriage of My Wife or the Marriage or Mature age of My Son John, then I wish My wife to Have only the one third part of the Land to be Laid of[f] By a Jury of twelve good & Lawful Men, & then the third So Laid of[f] for Hir (Should it Be Done Before My Children are all of age or Schoaled) shall be annually Leyable for the one third part of the Sum necessary to raise or Schoal My My[sic] Children, I also will My Beloved wife My two Negro Men Tom & Put & all My Stock of Every Discription Farming utensils & all the property & Means that I Now Have, Myself, dureing her Widowhood or until My Son John Comes of age, then to be Sold, to Enable Hir to pay My Depts[sic] Should She not be able to pay the Depts as they Come due or must Be paid then I wish Such property to be Sold as She & My Exetors May Judge Best, to an amount sufficient to pay My Depts 3rdly I Will my Eldest Daughter Adeline Warren & Hir Husband Briscoe Warren the one half [page 2] of the tract of Land Lying on Stinking quarter on which they now Live, to them & there Heirs Forever, Should they wish to Sell the Land it is my wish that they Shall have a disposable title to it provided My Daughter Adeline Will Consent, Should She Never Sign away Hir interest the Land to discend to Hir Heirs, I value the Land at five Hundred Dollars, to them, 4thly I will my daughter Franky Ritch wife of Henry Ritch the one Half of my tract of Land on Stinking quarter on which they Now Live to them & their Heirs Foraver Should they wish to sell the Land it is My wish that they shall Have a disposable title providid My Daughter Franky will Consent Should She never Sign away Hir interest the Land to descend to Hir Heirs I value it at five Hundred Dollars, I wish My two Son-in-laws Warren & Ritch to divide this tract themselves, & should they not agree, it is My wish that Each one of them shall Choose one Man, & those two Men Choose a third Man & proceed to Divide the Land as they May think proper & fair Between them it is My Wish, that Each one Shall Hold the part on whitch He Now Lives, 5ly I will My Daughter that May First Hereafter Marry, the tract of Land I purchased of Peter Spoon one Hundred acres More or Less which I value at five Hundred dollars 6ly I will my two other daughters that May remain after one other is Married the Sum of five Hundred Dollars Each in Cash. 7ly I Will [to] My Son John the tract of Land I Now Live on Containing two Hundred & Sixty five acres More or less to Him & His Heirs forever, Subject to the Interests willed His Mother out of it, My two daughters Adeline & Franky who are Married Has got Each, one Horse Saddle & Bridle two Beds & furniture, one Cow & Calf & one Heifer & Some other Small articles. [page 3] it is My will that all My other Children not yet Married Shall when they Marry or Come of age Have the same articles or there reasonable value to be Judged By My Executors. it is also My will that, when any of My Children Marry or arrive at Mature age & demand it that My Exetors at there discretion Sell of[f] the property to Make up there parts, Specially willed them & if any Ballance remain it shall be Eaquelly divided Between My wife & Children Share & Share alike & should [there] Be a Deficiency in Making up the portions willed Each one [of] them Each one Must Loose alike. It is My will that at the death or Marriage of My wife or Mature age of My Son John that My Exetors proceed to Sell all the property Not specially Willed, and divide it as above directed I Nominate & appoint My Son in law Briscoe Warren & William Montgomery My Exetors to this My Last Will & testament in testimony where of I have Here -unto Set My Hand & affixed My Seal this 29 day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & twenty five. George Troxler (seal) D. Albright B. Troxler Jurat Briscoe Warren qualifd. [Will Book Volume E, page 101] In the Name of God Amen I George Troxler being under severe bodily affliction & infirmity, but of sound mind, & disposing memory & bearing in mind that all men have once to die I recommend my soul to God, who gave it & would to dispose of such worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this world - by publishing this my last Will & Testament in the following manner (towit) First I wish my body to be buried in a Christian like manner 2ndly I will my beloved wife Peggy the Tract of Land on which I now live supposed to contain two hundred and [Will Book Volume E, page 102] Sixty five acres more or less to her to have & to possess all the rents & profits until my son John shall arrive at mature age or marry the rents & profits is intended by me to school my son & the others as she my wife may think proper, herself, but at the death or the marriage of my wife or the marriage or mature age of my son John, then I wish my wife to have only the one third part of the land to be laid off by a Jury of twelve good & lawful men, & then the third so laid off for her (should it be done before my children are all of age or sch= =ooled) shall be annually liable for the one third part of the sum necess= =ary to raise or school my children, I also will my beloved wife my two negro men Tom & Put and all my stock of every description, farming utensils & all the property & means that I now have myself during her widowhood or until my son John comes of age, then to be sold to en= =able her to pay my debts should she not be able to pay my Debts as they come due or want[orig: must] be paid, then I wish such pro= =perty to be sold as she my Executor may Judge best to an am= =ount sufficient to pay my debts - 3rdly I will my Eldest dau= =ghter Adeline Warren & her husband Briscoe Warren the one half of the tract of Land lying on Stinking quarters on which they now live to them & their heirs forever - should they wish to sell the land it is my wish that they shall have a disposa= =ble title to it provided my daughter Adaline will consent - should she never sign away her interest, the land to descend to her heirs, I value the Land at five hundred Dollars to them. 4thly I will my daughter Franky Rich wife of Henry Rich the one half of my Tract of Land on Stinking quarters on which they now live to them & their heirs forever, should they wish to sell the land, it is my wish that they shall have a disposable title, provided my daughter Franky will consent - should she never sign away her interest the land to descend to her heirs. I value it at five hundred Dollars - I wish my two sons-in-law, Warren & Rich to divide the land themselves, & should they not agree, it is my will[orig: wish], that each one of them shall choose one man, and those two men choose a third man & proceed to divide the Land as they may think proper & fair between them it is my wish that, each one shall hold the part on which he [now] lives - 5thly I will my Daughter that may first hereafter marry the tract of land I purchased of Peter Spoon one hundred acres moore[sic] or less which I value at five hundred Dollars - 6thly I will my two other daughters that may remain after one other is married the sum of five hundred Dollars each in Cash - 7thly I will to my son John the tract of Land I now [Will Book Volume E, page 103] live on containing two hundred & Sixty five acres more or less to him & his heirs forever - subject to the interests willed his mother out of it - My two daughters Adaline & Franky who are married has got each one horse saddle & bridle two beds & furniture one cow & calf & one heifer & some other small articles - It is my will that [all] my other children not yet married shall when they marry or come of age have the same articles or their reasonable value to be judged by my Executors. It is also my will that, when any of my children marry or arrive at mature age & demand it that my Executors at their discretion Sell off the property to make up their parts, specially willed them & if any ballance remains it shall be equally divided between my wife & Children share & share alike & should [there] be a deficiency in making up the portions will[ed] each one [of] them, each one must loose alike - It is my will that at the death or marriage of my wife or mature age of my son John that my Executors proceed to Sell all the property not specially willed & divide it as above directed I nominate & appoint my son-in-law Briscoe Warren & William Montgomery my Executors to this my last Will & testament - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my Seal this 29th day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty five D Albright George Troxler (seal) B Troxler (Juat) Orange County February Term 1826 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & testament of George Troxler deceased was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of B. Troxler a subscribing Wit= =ness thereto & ordered to be recorded - At the same time Briscoe Warren one of the Executors therein named qualified accordingly Test. Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 101-103 Recorded Feb 1826 Estate Papers comprise three pages found in folder labeled "Troxler, George (1833)", and the folder labeled "Troxler, George (1838)" appears to refer to this same estate and comprises seven more pages. No family history found.