Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Warren, David April 15, 1852
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 189-190
Written: April 15, 1852
Recorded: Nov 1857
Testator: David Warren

    In the name of God Amen

I David Warren of the County of Orange
& State of North Carolina being weak in
body but sound in mind & memory but
["this day" x-out] considering the uncertainty of my
earthly existance do make & declare this
my last Will & Testament in manner
& form following that is to say

    First that my Executor (hereinafter named)
Shall provide for my body a decent burial
suitable to the wishes of my relations &
friends & pay all funeral expences together
with my Just debts howsoever & to whom
=soever Owing out of the monies that may
first come into his hands as a part or parcel
of my estate

Item 2nd I give & bequeath to my beloved
Wife Polly Warren all of my estate both
real & personal Just as I leave it ["Except" x-out]
during her natural life time all & every
part there of Except so much there of as
will be sufficient to satisfy the Debts, &c
as above named

Item 3rd my will & desire is that after
the death of my wife, that all of my
estate be sold or a credit of twelve
months by my Executor hereinafter named
& when ["collected" x-out] the monies shall have been
Collected to be divided among my ten
Children as follows first that Betsey Ann
Garret William Warren & David C. Warren
have one hundred & eighty one dollars &
twenty five cents each; and the remainder

[page 2]
of my estate to be equally divided among all my ten Children
namely Thomas Warren, Chesley Page Warren
Norwood Warren, William Warren
David C. Warren, Nancy Guess, Polly
Couch, Clarissa Horn, Cyntha Cole, &
Betsey Ann Garret.

    And lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint
my trusty friend William W. Guess my
lawfull Executor to all intents & purposses
to execute this my last Will & testament
according to the true intent & meaning of
the same & every part & clause thereof -- &
hereby revoking & declaring utterly void all
other wills & testaments by me heretofore made

    In witness whereof I the said David Warren
do hereunto Set my hand & seal this 22nd day
of August 1853

Signed, sealed, published &    David Warren (seal)
declared by the said David
Warren to be his last Will
& testament in the presents
of us who at his request &
in his presence do subscribe
our names as witnesses thereto

    Test
    Willie G Guess    Jurat
    Hubbard Garrard

[Will Book Volume G, page 189]
        In the name of God Amen

I David Warren of the County of Orange & State
of North Carolina being weak in body but sound in
mind & memory but considering the uncertainty
of my earthly existance do make & declare this my
last will & testament in manner & form follow=
ing that is to say ==

    First that my Executor hereinafter named Shall
provide for my body a decent burial suitable to
the wishes of my relations & friends & pay all
funeral expences togather with my just debts
howsoever & to whomsoever owing out of the monies
that may first come into his hands as a part
or parcel of my estate

Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Polly Warren all of my estate both real & personal
Just as I leave it during her natural life time
all & every part there of except so much there of as
will be sufficient to Satisfy the debts &c as above named

Item 3rd my will & desire is that after the
death of my wife that all of my estate be
sold or a credit of twelve months by my
executor hereinafter named & when the

[Will Book Volume G, page 190]
moneys shall have been collected to be divided
among my ten children as follows first that
Betsy Ann Garrard[orig: Garret] William Warren & David C.
Warren have one hundred & eighty one dollars &
twenty five cents each and the remainder of my
estate to be equally divided among all my ten chil=
dren namely Thomas Warren, Chesley Page Warren
Norwood Warren William Warren David C. Warren Nancy Guess Polly
Couch Clarissa Horn Cyntha Cole & Betsy Ann --
Garret

    And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint
my trusty friend William W. Guess my lawful
executor to all intents & purposses to execute this my
last will & testiment according to the true intent
& meaning of the same & every part & clause
thereof & hereby revoking & declaring utterly
void all other wills & testaments by me here=
tofore made In witness whereof I the Said
David Warren do hereunto Set my hand & seal
This 22nd day of August 1853
Signed sealed published & declared   David Warren (seal)
by the said David Warren to be
his last Will & testament in the
presence of us who at his
request & in his presence do
subscribe our names as
witnesses thereto
     Test
Willie G Guess Jurat
Hubbard Garrard

        Orange County Court Nov Term 1857
The execution of the foregoing last will and
testament of David Warren decd was duly proved in
open court according to law see minutes
                    Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 189-190
Recorded Nov 1857

Estate Papers comprise five pages and are found in folder labeled "Warren, David (1858)". No family history found.