Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Watson, James R July 9, 1851
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 4-5
Written: July 9, 1851
Recorded: unknown date
Testator: James R Watson

    In the name of God Amen I James R Watson
of Orange County North Carolina being of sound
mind and memory blessed be God do this the
ninth day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one
make and publish this my last will and testam
=ent in manner following that is it say in [the]
first place. It is my will & desire that all
my Just debts shall be paid

Secondly I give & bequeath to my friend Richard
Tapp in trust and perfect confidence all
the Ballance of my personal property of every
description after a saficent quantity to be sold
of that can be spared best from my family
to pay all my Just debts & I otherise[authorize] my friend
Richard Tapp to use the above named Ballance
of property to the use of my beloved wife &
Children and no other as he think best for
them during hir natural life or widowhood
and at hir marriage or de[a]th to be sold and
equal[ly] div[id]ed amoungst all my Children
Richard Watson Wm. Watson Andrew Watson
Archable Watson Elizabeth Watson Rebeca Watson
Sarah Watson. Thirdly I give and bequeath
to my friend Richard Tapp my Two tracts of
land whear I now live and the tract I bought
from Samuel Riley in spechel Trust and
perfect confidence to the only youce[use] of my
beloved wife Sarah Watson & a bove[sic] named
Children and not to be subject for any debts
that my wife Sarah Watson shall hearafter
contract and after her de[a]th or marriage
to be sold and equealy devi[d]ed betwean all
my a bove named children. fourthly it is
my will that my Lockhart tract of land shall

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be sold by my Executor and applied in part
to paying my Just debts. fifthly If ther[e] is
any money left after paying all of my Just
debts I give and bequeath it to my friend
Richard Tapp in trust and perfect confidence
to be applied to the use of my Wife and Children
as he may think best & Lastly I Constitute
and appoint my friend William McCauley my
Executor of this my last Will and testament

In Witness whearof I have set my hand
and Seal [the] day and year above writ[t]en

Witness
                            Js R Watson (seal)
William H Tapp  }
Judson Riley    } Jurat

[Will Book Volume G, page 4]
In the name of God Amen

I James R Watson of Orange County
North Carolina being of sound mind and
memory blessed be God do this the ninth
day of July in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one make and
bublish[sic] this my last will and testament in
manner following that is it say in [the] first place

It is my will & desire that all my Just debts shall be paid

Secondly I give and bequeathe to my friend
Richard Tapp in trust and perfect confi
dence all the balance of my personal pro
perty of every discription after a suf[f]icient
qu quantity to be sold of that can be spared
best from my family to pay all my Just
debts & I authorise my friend Richard Tapp
to use the above named ballance of property
to the use of my beloved wife & Children and
no other as he think best for them during her
natural life or widdow hood and at her marriage or
death to be sold and equal[ly] divided among
-st all my children Richard Wilson[orig: Watson] Wm Watson
Andrew Watson Archabald Watson Elizabeth
Watson, Rebecca Watson Sarah Watson

Thursday[orig: Thirdly] I give and bequeathe to my friend
Richard Tapp my two tracts of land where
I now live and the tract I bought from
Samuel Riley in Special trust and
perfect Confidence to the Only use of [my]
beloved wife Sarah Watson & a bove[sic] named
Children and not to be subject for any debts
that my wife Sarah Watson shall hereafter
Contract And after her death or marriage to
be sold and equally divided between
all my above named children fourthly
it is my will that my Lockhart tract

[Will Book Volume G, page 5]
of land shall be sold by my executors and
applied in part to paying my Just debts

Fifthly if their[sic] is any money left after paying all of
my Just debts, I Give and bequeathe it to my friend
Richard Tapp in trust and perfect confidence
to be applied to the use of my wife and children as
he may think best &

Lastly I Constitute and appoint my friend
William McCauley my executor of this my last Will
and testament

In Witness whereof I have set my hand and
Seal [the] day and year above written

Witness
William H Tapp       Js. R. Watson (seal)
Judson Riley

          Orange County Court Novr. Term 1851
The foregoing last Will and testament of
James R Watson was duly proven on the oaths of
Wm H Tapp & Judson Riley the Subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered
to be recorded --- At the same time William McCauley the Exr.
therein named appeared in open Court & qualified accordingly
                              Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 4-5
Recorded unknown date

Estate Papers comprise 12 pages and are found in folder labeled "Watson, James R (1851)". No family history found.  The folder labeled "Watson, James (1851)" pertains to a testator with widow named Margaret.