Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Washington, Elizabeth November 20, 1856
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 200-201
Written: November 20, 1856
Recorded: May 1858
Testator: Elizabeth Washington

              In the name of God Amen!

I Elizabeth Washington widow of the late John
Washington of New-Berne of sound and dispo-
sing mind and memory, and in the enjoyment of
usual health, deem it prudent to make this my
last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all
other Wills by me at any time heretofore made.

Imprimis. I leave my burial, and the arraignment
of the funeral ceremonies to the discretion of my Exec-
utor, trusting that they will be plain, simple and
christian like, as becomes the character I have endeav-
oured to maintain through life

Touching the worldly estate wherewith God
has blessed me, after the payment of funeral
expenses, and my just debts, which will be
found few in number and small in amount
my will and desire is that is shall be disposed
of as follows, viz.

1. I give to the children of my deceased son

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James Augustus Washington M.D. late
of the City of New York the sum of One
Thousand Dollars, to be equally divided
among them Share and Share alike

2. I give to my daughter Mrs Eliza Knox, the
sum of Three Thousand Dollars

3. I give to my Executor, the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars, in special trust and confidence, that
he will invest the same in permanent and
safe funds, to be applied to the use and
benefit of the Baptist church in Hillsborough
or elsewhere, at such time and in such manner,
as my daughter Susan, may direct, and if she
shall die without having disposed of all or
any Part of the same, then and in that case
I give the said fund ,or such part of it, as
may remain undisposed of to the Trustees of
Wake Forest College, for the use and benefit
of that Institution

4. Lastly.-- Having hereto fore made such

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advancements, to all my other children as I
deemed right and proper,--

I give devise and bequeath, all the remainder and
residue of my estate real and personal in pos-
session or action, wheresoever the same may be
situate to my son in law William A. Graham
and his heirs forever, one third with the exception
of two negroes men hereinafter named, for his
own benefit and behalf, and the remaining
two thirds and two negroe men Henderson and
Edward in trust for the sole and separate use
and benefit of his wife, my daughter Susan
with full authority of my said daughter to
dispose of the whole or any part thereof during
her life, and at her decease by any writing in
the nature of a will, in such manner and to
such person or uses, as she may desire

     I nominate and appoint my son in law
William A. Graham of Hillsborough Execu-
tor of this my last Will and Testament

     In Testimony of all which I hereunto set my

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my hand at the house of my friend David L.
Swain at Chapel Hill, this twenty first day of
November, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty six

                            E. Washington

Signed, published and declared,    }
as the last Will and Testament     }
of Elizabeth Washington, in the    }
presence of us who attest the same }
in the presence of Testatrix and   }
in the presence of each other this }
21 November 1856                   }
          Will: H. Battle   Jurat  }
          D. L. Swain     Jurat    }

[Will Book Volume G, page 200]

        In the name of God Amen

I Elizabeth Washington widow of the late John
Washington of New-Berne of sound and disposing
mind and memory and in the enjoyment of
usual health deem it prudent to make this my
last will and testament hereby revoking all other
wills by me at any time heretofore made

imprimis I leave my burial and the arraignments of the
funeral ceremonies to the discretion of my Executor
trusting that they will be plain simple and christian
like as become[s] the character I have endeavoured to
maintain through life

    Touching the worldly estate wherewith God has
blessed me after the payment of funeral expences and
my just debts which will be found few in number
and small in amount my will and desire is
that is shall be disposed of as follows viz.

1 I give to the children of my deceased son
James Augustus Washington M.D. late of the City of
New York the sum of one Thousand dollars to be
equally divided among them Share and Share alike

2 I give to my Daughter Mrs Eliza Knox the sum of
Three Thousand dollars

3 I give to my Executor the Sum of two thousand
dollars in special trust and confidence that he
will invest the same in permanent and safe funds
to be applied to the use and benefit of the Baptist church
in Hillsborough or elsewhere at Such time and in such
manner as my daughter Susan may direct and
if she shall die without having disposed of all or
any Part of the same then and in that case
I give the said fund or such part of it as may
remain undisposed of to the Trustees of Wake
Forest College for the use and benefit of that
Institution

4 Lastly Having hereto fore made such
advancements to all my other children as I
deemed right and proper I give devise

[Will Book Volume G, page 201]
and bequeath all the remainder and residue of
my estate real and personal in possession or action wheresoever
the same may be situate to my son in law William A Graham
and his heirs forever one third with the exception of two
negroes men hereinafter named for his own benefit and
behalf and the remaining two thirds and two negro
men Henderson and Edward in trust for the sole and
seperate use and benefit of his wife my daughter
Susan with full authority of my said daughter to
dispose of the whole or any part thereof during her life
and at her decease by any writing in the nature of a
will in such manner and to such person or uses as
she may desire

I nominate and appoint my son in law
William A Graham of Hillsborough Executor of
this my last Will and Testament

In Testimony of all which I hereunto set my
hand at the house of my friend David L Swain at
Chapel Hill this twenty [first] day of November Eighteen
hundred and fifty six

Signed published and declared    E. Washington
as the last will and Testament of
Elizabeth Washington in the presence of
us who attest the same in the presence
of Testatrix and in the presence of
each other this 21 November 1856

    Will H Battle
    D. L. Swain

Orange County Court May Term 1859
    The execution of the foregoing last will and
Testament of Elizabeth Washington decd. was duly
proved in open Court by the oaths of Will H Battle
and D L Swain subscribing witnesses thereto and
ordered to be recorded
                           Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 200-201
Recorded May 1858

Estate Papers comprise six pages and are found in folder labeled "Washington, Elizabeth (1858)".   Hire of Henderson for the year of 1857 for $180 by Robert Loader and James Watson. No other family history.