Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Umsted, Elisha undated about 1854 ************************************************ 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 G, pages 66-68 Written: undated about 1854 Recorded: Aug 1854 Testator: Elisha Umsted In the name of God Amen. I Elisha Umsted of the County of Orange & State of N Carolina Being old and infirm in Body but of Sound mind. Blessed be God for the Same and knowing that it is ap[p]ointed for all flesh to die Do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner following. that is to Say ["first" x-out] first I will that all my Jest Depts Should be paid if I Should owe aney at my death I further will & beq- ueath to my two oldist Daughters thats now a liveing with me to wit Sabrina & Martha the tract of land that I now live on Containing by a plat of a late Survay 286 acres to be devided betwe[e]n them. I further will and bequ[e]ath to two of my other daughters that is Mar[r]ied to wit Marey Riggs & Elizabeth Evins Riggs the tract of Land that Augustin W Riggs now lives on Containing by plat 261 3/4 acres to be Equelley devided by quantity and quallity so as to make both parts equil in vealue I further will & bequeath to my daughter Emmeline and my son Jethro the tract of land that my son now lives on known by the Betty Laws tract Containing by plat 214 acres to be devided as follows I desire that Emmeline Should have one hundred acres Run of[f] the Said tract to begin at a red oak the north west corner on the bank of the Reaver & run down the Reaver to wheare the big gut comes into the fieald & then turn a east corse & then a North corse so as to make one hundred acres & it is my will that my son Jethro D Umsted Should have all the Rest of said tract of land with Evereything in aney way appertaining [page 2] I further will & bequeath to my oldest Daughter to wit Lucinda Tille one negro man known by the name of Harrey I further will & bequeathe to my youngest Daughter Ann Francus one negro boy by the name of Luke I further desire that my two oldest negroes to wit Fortin & Cate Should belong to my two daughters to wit Sabrina & Martha to devide or do with as they think proper I further will & bequeathe to my Daughter Jemima Oakley one hundred Dollars to be paid out of my estate I further desire that all my house hold furneture Should be equelley divided betwe[e]n my Daughters that is now living with me I further will & desire that my Stock of all Kinds Should be equelley Devided be twe[e]n my Daughter Betsy E Riggs & my Daughters thats now with me I further desire if theare should be aney other property at my death or money in hand that it Should be equlley devided Betwe[e]n all my Children, with the exception of a Suffishency to pay the expenses of the estate [Note: This ends here with no executor, signature, witnesses, etc.] [Will Book Volume G, page 66] In the name of God Amen I Elisha Umsted of the County of Orange & State of N. Carolina being old and infirm in body but of Sound mind blessed be God for the Same and knowing that it is appointed for all flesh to die do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner following that is to say first I will that all my Just debts [x-out] should be paid if I should owe any at my death I further will & bequeathe to my Two oldest Daughters thats now a living With me (to Wit) Sabrina & Martha the tract of [Will Book Volume G, page 67] Land that I now live on Containing by a plat of a late Survey 286 acres to be divided between them I further Will and bequeathe to Two of my other Daughters that is married (to wit) Mary Riggs & Elizabeth Evans Riggs the tract of land that Augustin W Riggs now lives on Containing by plat 261 3/4 acres to be equally divided by quantity and quallity so as to make both parts equal in value I further will & bequeath to my Daughter Emeline and my son Jethro the tract of land that my son now lives on Known by the Betty Laws tract Containing by plat 214 acres to be divided as follows I desire that Emeline Should have one hundred acres run off the Said tract to begin at a red oake the north west corner on the bank of the River & run down the river to Where the big gut comes in to the field and then turn a East corse & then a north corse so as to make one hundred acres & it is my will that my son Jethro D Umsted Should have all the rest of said tract of land with everything in any way appertaining I further Will & bequeathe to my oldest Daughter (to wit) Lucinda Tilly one negro man known by the name of Harry I further will & bequeathe to my youngest Daughter Ann Frances one negro boy by the name of Luke I further desire that my two oldest negroes to wit Fortin & Cate Should belong to my two daughters (to wit) Sabrina & Martha to divide or do with as they think proper I further will & bequeathe to my daughter Jemima Oakley one hundred Dollars to be paid out of my estate I further desire that all my house hold furniture Should be equally divided between my Daughters that is now living With me I further will & desire that my Stock of all Kinds Should [Will Book Volume G, page 68] be equally divided between my Daughter Betsy E Riggs & my Daughters thats now with me I further desire if there should be any other property at my death or money in hand that it should be equally divided between all my children with the exception of a sufficiency to pay the expenses of the estate Orange County Court August Term 1854 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Elish[sic] Umsted decd was proved by the oaths of Harrison Parker Alfred M Veazy & Monroe Ashley who ware all well acquainted with his hand writing and the same was ordered to be recorded and filed Test Geo Laws CCC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 66-68 Recorded Aug 1854 Estate Papers comprise 10 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Umstead, Elisha (1854)". Jethro Umstead was appointed administrator. No family history found.