Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Tutterton, Benjamin October 5, 1833 ************************************************ 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 366-367 Written: October 5, 1833 Recorded: Nov 1835 Testator: Benjamin Tutterton In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Tutterton of the County of Orange & State of N.Carolina, being in a feeble state of health, but of sound & disposing mind & memory, do make & publish this my last will & testament in manner & form following, that is to say, first I give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Blalock one dollar besides what I have already given her - Item, I give & bequeath unto my son Barenton Tutterton one dollar besides what I have already given him - And lastly, as to all the rest of my estate (in whatever way it may consist) in money or otherwise, my will is, that after all my Just debts & funeral Charges are paid, that all the balance that may then remain, be equally divided between my two daughters, Lainey Tutterton & Polly Tutterton And I hereby make & ordain Wm. Paul - Executor of this my last will & testament - In witness whereof, I the said Benjamin Tutterton have to this my last will & testament set my hand & Seal this the 5th day of October A.D. 1833 Signed, Sealed, published & declared, } by the said Benjamin Tutterton the testator, } his in the presence of us, who, at his request, } Benjamin (+) Tutterton (seal) & in his presence, have Subscribed our names } mark as witnesses thereunto } J. D. Hughes Jurat R Thompson Wm. Paul qualifd Exr [Will Book Volume E, page 366] In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Tutterton of the County of Orange and State of N.Carolina, Being in a feeble State of health but of sound & disposing mind & memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say. First I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Blalock one Dollar besides What I have already Given him - Item, I give & bequeath unto my son Barenton Tutterton one dollar besides what I have already given him and lastly as to all the rest of my estate; in whatever way it may consist in money or otherwise my will is that after all my J ust debts & funeral Charges are paid that all the balance that may then remain be equally divided between my two daughters Lainey Tutterton and Polly Tutterton And I hereby make and ordain William Paul - Executor of this my last Will and Testament - In [Will Book Volume E, page 367] Witness whereof I the said Benjamin Tutterton have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand & seal this the 5th day of October A.D. 1833 Signed sealed Published and declared by the said } Benjamin Tutterton the Testator in the presence of } us, who, at his request, & in his presence have Subscribed our names } as witnesses thereunto his J. D. Hughes Benjamin (+) Tutterton (seal) R Thompson mark Orange County November Term 1835 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and testament of William Tutterton decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of J D Hughes a described Witness there to and ordered to be record At the same time William Paul the Executor therein named appear'd in Open Court and Qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 366-367 Recorded Nov 1835 The original will was filed under "Lutterlow". Neither the loose will nor the will book version are distinct, but the first letter of the name "Lainey" is dissimilar to the first letter of the surname. The ending letter - whether "w" or "n" - is also indistinct in the original. This could also be Fullerton No estate papers found under surnames that start with "Lutte" or "Tutte" or "Fullert".