Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Waggoner, Henry February 1, 1784 ************************************************ 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 A, pages 330-332 Written: February 1, 1784 Recorded: May 1785 Testator: Henry Waggoner In the Name of God Amen I Henry Waggoner of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being Weak in body but of Perfect Mind and Memorie thanks be to God therefor Do Constitute this my last Will and Testament And Desire it to be Received by all as Such ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Imprimis I most Humbly Bequeath my Soul to God who Gave it And My Body to the Dust to Burried In a Christian like and Deacent Manner at the ~~~~~ Discreation of my Executors In full Assurance of its Resurection at the last Day ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ Imprimis I Give and Bequ[e]ath Unto my Well beloved Wife Ketriana Waggoner Hir Living and Maintenance on the Mention[mansion] place Dureing Hir Widowhood And also the one third part of All my Pearsonal Estate forever Ims. I Give and Bequeath to my son John Waggoner the one Half of McCalisters tract on the lower End as As[sic] Also the Lower half of the New Ent[e]red land to him And his Heirs lik[e]wis[e] ahorse Creature Worth fifteen Pounds when he is of Age If Such is Belonging to the Estat[e] Itm. I Give and Bequeath to my son Henry Waggoner the Up[p]er End of the Old tract and also the Up[p]er End of the New Entered land And ahorse Worth fifteen pounds When he is of Age to him And his Heirs If there is Such ~~~ a Creature belonging to the Estate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my son Jacob Waggoner the tract of land ajoining John Browns Alexd. Taurentins and others Containing 300 Acres And ahorse Creature worth fifteen Pounds [inkblot] When he is of Age if such a Creature is belonging to the Estate ~~~~~~~~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Shusana Smith 1 Cow ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Elisabeth Johns a Cow and four Pounds Cash ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Mary Waggoner 1 Good Bed And Furniture 2 Cows a Spining Wheel and a Saddle ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ turn over ~~ [page 2] Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Judeth ~~~~ Waggoner 1 Good Bed And Furniture 2 Cows 1 Spining Wheel And a Sadle ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Margett[?] Waggon -er 1 Good Bed And Furniture 2 Cows 1 Spining Wheel And a Sadle ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Ketrin Waggoner 1 Horse 1 Bed And Furniture 2 Cowes 1 Spining ~~~~ Wheel And a Sadle ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. I Give and Bequ[e]ath to my Daughter Uli Waggoner 1 Horse 3 Cowes 1 Bed And Furniture 1 Spining Wheel And a Sadle ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Itm. And my Will is that all the Children Shall be mentained Cloathed and Educated on my Estate Until the[y] Arive at age And that all my Just Debts And Funeral Charges be paid out of my personal Estate Itm. And that John and Henery[sic] Waggoner is to pay Each of them ten Pounds to Each of my son George Waggons[sic] Children Mary and Agnus Waggoner When they are at age And I Do Constitute Nominate and Ap[p]oint my Wife Ketrin Waggoner And My Son Stephen Smith ~~~~~~~ Executors of this my last Will and Testament And do Disalow Revock and Disalanul all other Wills And testaments And Do Declare Publish And pronounce this to be my last Will and testament In Wittness Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Sale[seal] this first Day of Febr. And in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred And Eighty Four 1784 Pronounced & Declared his Befor us Henry (H) Waggoner (seal) mark John Hall William Buchanon Jurat Willm. Hannah [page 3] Orange County May Term 85 The Execution of the within last Will & Testament of Henry Waggoner was duly prov'd in open Court by the Oath of Wm. Buchanon one of the subscri= =bing witnesses thereto & order'd to be recorded J Benhom [Will Book Volume A, page 330] In the name of God Amen I Henry Waggoner of of[sic] the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being weak in Body but of Perfect Mind and Memory thanks be to God therefor do Constitute this my last Will and Testament And Desire it to be Received by all as such. Imprimis. I most humbly bequeath my Soul to God who Gave it, & my body to the Dust to buried In a christian like and decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors, in full assurance of its resurrection at the last Day. Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Ketriana [Will Book Volume A, page 331] Waggoner, her living & maintenance on the Mansion place during her Widowhood, and also the one third part of all my personal estate forever Ims. I give and bequeath to my Son John Waggoner the one half of McCalisters Tract on the lower end as also the lower half of the new entered Land, to him & his Heirs likewise a horse creature worth fifteen pounds when he is of age, if such is belonging to the Estate. Itm. I give and bequeath to my son Henry Waggoner, the upper end of the old Tract & also the upper end of the new entered Land & a Horse worth fifteen pounds when he is of age to him & his Heirs if there is Such a Creature belonging to the Estate. Itm. I give & bequeath to my Son Jacob Waggoner the Tract of Land adjoining John Browns, Alexander Turrentines & others, Containing three Hundred Acres And a Horse creature, worth fifteen pounds, when he is of age, if such a creature is belonging to the estate. Itm. I give & bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Smith one Cow. Itm. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Johns, a Cow & four Pounds Cash. Itm. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Waggoner, one good bed and furniture two Cows, a Spinning Wheel, & Saddle. Itm. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Judeth Waggoner, one good Bed & furniture, two Cows, one Spinning Wheel & Saddle ~~ [passage from loose will skipped in will book] Itm. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Margett[?] Waggoner 1 Good Bed And Furniture 2 Cows 1 Spinning Wheel And a Saddle [end of skipped passage] Itm. I give and bequeath to [my] Daughter Ketrin Waggoner, one horse, one Bed and furniture, two Cows, one Spinning Wheel, and a Saddle. Itm. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Uli Waggoner, one horse, three Cows, one Bed & furniture, one Spinning Wheel, and a Saddle. Itm And my Will is that all the Children, shall be maintained, Cloathed, & Educated on my Estate untill the[y] arrive at age, and that all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid out of my personal Estate [Will Book Volume A, page 332] Itm And the John and Henry Waggoner is to pay each of them ten Pounds, to each of my Son George Waggoners Children Mary & Agnus Waggoner, when they are at age.~~ And I do Constitute, nominate and appoint my Wife Ketrin Waggoner, and my Son Stephen Smith, Executors of this my last Will & Testament, & do disallow, revoke, and Disannul, all other Wills & Testaments, and do declare publish and pronounce, this to be my last Will and Testament, in Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this first day of Feby. & in the year of our Lord one thousand, Seven Hundred & Eighty Four 1784 pronounced & Declared before us } John Hall } his William Buchanon } Henry (H) Waggoner (seal) William Hannah } mark Orange County May Term 85 The Execution of the within last Will & Testament of Henry Waggoner was duly prov'd in open Court, by the oath of William Buchanon one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded Test J Bentom C.C. A Copy Issued Additional Comments: Will Book Volume A, pages 330-332 Recorded May 1785 The loose will appears to be a copy. All of the signatures appear to be written in the same handwriting. No estate papers found. The testator, named Henry Waggoner for the estate papers in a folder labeled "Waggoner, Henry (1816)", died after the session preceding Feb 1816.