Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Walker, John March 17, 1810 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 336-337 Written: March 17, 1810 Recorded: May 1812 Testator: John Walker In the name of God amen. I John Walker of the County of Orange & state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory, blessed be God, but weak in body & knowing that it is appointed for all men die, do make & publish this my last will & testament in the manner and form following; Principally & first of all I commit my soul to almighty God, [and] my body to [the] earth, to be buried in a Christian like manner, nothing doubting but the same shall be raised again by the mighty power of God. And as to such worldly estate, as it has pleased God to bless me with I give & bequeath In the first place to my son Peter Walker one hundred acres of my land on Duck river in the state of Tenessee- Item- To my daughter Mary Pickett, I give & bequeath one negro woman named Fanny- and her youngest child & her other three children Viz Patience Sam & Harry to Walker Picket- To my son William Walker I give & bequeath for his own use for ever four hundred & fifty acres of my land on Duck river in the state of Tenessee, & for and during the term of his natural life, the whole of the plantation & appurtenances whereon I now live, which I direct to be equally divided btween his two sons John & James Walker after his decease to belong & inure to them for their own proper use & benifit for ever - also I give and bqueath[sic] to Said William for ever one negro woman [page 2] named Hannah & the whole of my stock of horses cows sheep hogs &c, the whole of my houshold & kitchen furniture & plantation & farming utensils Item - I give and bequeath to my son Andrew Walker for ever the remainder of my land on Duck river in the state of Tenessee. And for & During the term of his natural life the whole of the plantation on which he lives together with all its appurtenances, & after his decease ["to his" x-out] it is my will that it be equally divided between his two sons [illegible, x-out] Peter & John to enure & belong to them for their own proper use & benefit forever Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Matty MCauley one negro girl named Milly with a re= quest that she will give her to her daughter Polly And as to what money may be due me after my decease it is my will that after paying all my just debts, the balance be given to my son William for his use & benefit & this I ordain and publish as my last will & testament anuling all others by me heretofore made, first appointing my sons Peter & William Walker exe= cutors of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 17th day of March 1810 Attest James Mebane John Walker (seal) John Wilson James Murray Wm Walker Exr qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 336] In the name of God amen. I John Walker of the County of Orange and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and Memory, blessed be God, but weak in body and knowing that it is appointed for all men die, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in the manner and form following. Principally and first of all I commit my Soul to Almighty God, [and] my body to [the] earth to be buried in a Christian like manner, nothing doubting but the same shall be raised again by the mighty power of God. And as to such world -ly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, I give and bequeath in the first place, to my son Peter Walker one hundred Acres of my land on Duck river in the state of Tenessee ~~~~ Item To my Daughter Mary Pickett I give and bequeath one negro woman named Fanny and her youngest child and her other three children by [orig viz] Patience Sam and Harry to Walker Picket ~~~~ To my son William Walker I give and bequeath for his own use forever four hundred and fifty Acres of my land on Duck River in the state of Tennessee, and for and during the term of his natural [life] the whole of the plantation and appurtenan -cies[sic] whereon I now live which I desre [orig: direct] to be equally divided between his two sons John and James Walker after his decease to belong and ennure to them for their own proper use of benifit forever. Also I give and bequeath to said Willi -am forever one Negroe woman named Hanah[sic], and the whole of my stock of Horses, Cows, Sheeps, Hogs &c the whole of my Household and kitchen furniture and plantation and farming utensils. Item I give and bequeath to my son Andrew Walker forever the remainder of my Land on Duck River in the state of Tennessee and for and during the Term of his natural life the whole of the plantation on which he lives together with all its appurtenances; and after his de- -cease it is my Will that it be equally divided between his two sons Peter and John [to] enure and belong to them for their own proper use and benefit forever ~~~~~~ [Will Book Volume D, page 337] Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Matty MCauley one Negro Girl named Milly with a request that she will give her to her daughter Polly And as to what money may be due me after my decease it is my Will that after paying all my Just debts, the balance be given to my son William for his use and benefit; and this I ordain and publish as my last Will and Testament annuling all others by me hereto fore made, Just [first?] appointing my sons Peter and William [Walker] Executors of this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March 1810 Attest James Mebane John Walker (seal) John Wilson James Murray Orange County May Term 1812 ~~~ The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of John Walker deceased was duly proved in open Curt by the oaths of James Mebane and John Wilson subscribing Witness's thereto and ordered to be recorded at the same time William Walker qualified as Executor Test J. Taylor CC by T. Fergusson Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 336-337 Recorded May 1812 Note: Legal definition of "enure"/"inure": To serve to the use or benefit. No estate papers found. There is a folder labeled "Walker, John (1818)", but it does not pertain to this estate with executors of Juda/Judith Walker, and William Oldham.