Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Waggoner, George April 2, 1781
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume A, pages 231-232
Written: April 2, 1781
Recorded: Aug 1781
Testator: George Waggoner

In The name of God Amen I George Waggoner of the County of orange Planter being very Sick ["of" inserted, then x-out] but of perfect mind
Sence and memory Thanks be to god for it, Calling unto mind the mortality of the body, and knowing that it is
Appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to Say,
Principally and first of all, I Give and recommend my soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it me
And my body I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my
Executors nothing Doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty
[decree? &] power of God, and as Tucthing such worldly Estate wharewith it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life, I Give ["and" x-out] Demise and Dispose of the same In the following form and manner ------
first I Give and Bequeath to Mary Waggoner my Dearly beloved wife one Brown mare Bridle and sadle three Cows with their
Calves and the use of the household furniture while she lives with my Children in widowhood--------------------
I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth one Dark brown horse three Cows and their Calves and my Daughter Ann
One young Black mare with three Cows and their Calves and the pewter & other moveables to be Equally Divided
between my two Daughters as also four hundred and fifty acres of Land where I Now Dwell I lave to my wife the third of
and the other two thirds to raise & support my Children during their minority and at the Decease of my wife
her third of the land to Devolve to my two Daughters, out of the above mentioned four hundred & fifty acres of land I lave my father
Henry ["George" x-out] Waggoner one hundred acres Joyning his line & Robert Macauls lines and ["William Robeson Esq xxxxxxx"? x-out] Mary Waggoner & Robert Berry
["Robeson" x-out] sole Executors of this my last will and Testament And I do uterly Disallow revoke & Disanul
all and every other former Testaments wills Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any wise named
[See note 1]
Willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second Day of April in the year of our
lord one thusand seven hundred and Eighty one----------------

                                                                                        Geo Waggoner (seal)
Signed sealed and published pronounced                                                    his seal------
and Declared by the said George Waggoner
in presence of us----------------------

Step? Smith
George Clower   Jur.
James Waggoner  Jurat
                                                      Exrs Qualifd  Aug 81

[page 2]
The Execution of the within Will was duly proved in open Court
by the oath of George Clower a subscribing Witness thereto
and Ordered to be Recorded
                                         Test
                                             J J Bonton C.C.

[Will Book Volume A, page 231]
In the name of God Amen I George Waggoner
of the County of Orange Planter being very sick but of
perfect mind Sense and Memory Thanks be to God for
it, calling unto mind the mirtality of the Body
and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die, do make & ordain this my last Will and Testa=
ment, that is to say Principally and first of all I
give and recommend my Soul into the Hand of
Almighty God, that gave it me and my Body I
recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent
Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors
nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I
shall receive the same again by the mighty
power of God, and as touching such Worldly
Estate wharewith it has pleased God to Bless me,
with in this Life I give demise and dispose of
the same In the following form and manner

First I give and bequeath to Mary Waggoner my
dearly beloved Wife one Brown Mare Bridle
& Saddle three Cows with their Calves and the
use of the House hold furniture while she lives
with my Children in widowhood. I give to
my Daughter Elizabeth one dark brown horse three
Cows and their Calves and my Daughter Ann
one young black Mare [with] three Cows and their Calves and the
Pewter and other movables to be equally divided
between my two Daughters as also four hundred &
fifty Acres of Land where I now Dwell I l[e]ave to
my wife the third of and the other two thirds to raise &

[Will Book Volume A, page 232]
support my Children during their Minority and at the decease
of my Wife her third of the Land to devolve to my two
Daughters, out of the above mentioned four hundred & fifty Acres
of Land, I l[e]ave my Father Henry Waggoner one hundred Acres
joining his line & Robert Macauls lines and Mary Waggoner
& Robert Berry sole Executors of this my last Will and Testa=
=ment and I do utterly Disallow revoke & disannul all and
every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors
by me in any wise named Willed and bequeathed, ratifying
and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will
and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my Hand and seal this second Day of April in
the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred &
Eighty one
                            Geo. Waggoner (seal)
Signed sealed and published     his seal
pronounced and Declared by the
said George Waggoner in
presence of us
    Step. Smith   George Clower
        James Waggoner

                        Orange County Augt. Court 1781
The Execution of the within Will of George Waggoner
Decd. was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of
George Clower a subscribing Witness thereto & Ordered to
be Recorded           Test
                            J J Benton C.C.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume A, pages 231-232
Recorded Aug 1781

Loose will written on wide paper.  Text is very small, but clear handwriting typical of the era. The paper has absorbed the writing slightly, making some of it somewhat blurred. It might have gotten wet.

Note 1: The page is broken in two right in the middle of this list of text, obscuring a few words.  He's in the middle of revoking others, etc. and confirming this one to be his one and only, so neither names nor bequests are obscured. It would be good to compare to the will book copy, which seems to exist. The original has these two separated by a 1/4 inch margin.

On the second page of loose will the Ink has faded, and this entire page is very faint and hard to read.

Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in folder labeled "Waggoner, George (1782)".  Executrix signature "Mary Kemp", so perhaps the widow remarried by the time of the inventory, Jul 1782.  No other family history found.