Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Whitaker, Abraham December 10, 1803
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801
Written: December 10, 1803
Testator: Abraham Whitaker

In the name of God Amen this Tenth day of
December in the year of our Lord God one Thousand
eight hundred & Three I Abraham J. Whitekar of
Orange County & State of North Carolina being in
Perfect & sound mind & memory thanks be given
unto Almighty God for the Same and knowing
that it is appointed unto all men Once to Die
I do hereby constitute Ratifie and confirm this my
last Will and Testament (that is to Say) I first
of all recommend my soul and body unto the hands
of Almighty God who first gave them to be Buried
in a Christian like manner at the Discretion of my
Executors hopeing that at the General Resurrection
of the Dead to receive full Forgiveness of my
Sins through Jesus Christ our Lord ---

and I do hereby give and Bequeath of the same in
the following manner & form Item I give and
Bequeath unto my loving wife Martha Whitekar
all and Singular my household goods & furniture
with the Stock of Horses Cattle hogs & Sheep belong
=ing thereunto Dureing her widowhood

I also give unto my Beloved son William Whitekar
one hundred & eighty Acres of Land Bounded on
the East by John Redmonds Land on the North by
Cardins & Jacob Allens Lands thence So= to John
Caplas land I also give unto my Beloved Son
Abram Whitekar all the Land in the fork of the
Branches where he now lives run[n]ing up Burris
Creek untill he comes to the Old line then run[n]ing
with the Old line untill he comes to the corner then
west along the line formerly John Poteets

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To Thomas Redings land to hold the Same be
the Number of Acres more or less I also give
unto my Beloved son Jacob Whitikar all that
Parcel of Land from John Redings line Bounded
by my Old line to the Old Road that leads from
my house to where John Poteet formerly lived
now Belonging to Thomas Holliway and after my
wifes Deceast or Widowhood to have have[sic] Twenty
five Acres along John Redings line No= of my
plantation I also give unto my youngest
son James Whitaker after his mothers Deceast
or Widowhood to have the land & plantation
whereon I now liveth[sic] all the land within the
above mentioned Bounds I also Desire after my
wifes Marthas Deceast or Widowhood that all the
Stock with the household goods & furniture be
Equeally Devided among my sons & Daughters
Isaac Whitekar William Whitekar Abram Whitekar
Jacob Whitekar & James Whitekar & my Daughters Joana Holliway
Hannah Barbee Elizabeth Riley with five pound already paid
Mary Riley with Six pounds already paid I also Desire that
my Youngest Son, James Should have a Horse Bridle & Sadle and
Two years Schooling out of my Estate before Equeally
devided I also desire that the Colt I have given to Joseph
Proctor may Still remain his own property ~~~~~~~~

I also desire that my son Jacob & James Should have a feather bed & furniture

I do appoint John Cabe & Henry Bunch as my sole
Executors of this my last Will & Testament Revoking
and Disannuling all other and former Wills and
Testaments by me made ~~~

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As Witness I have hereunto Sett my hand
and Affixted my Seal the day and year first
above Written ~~~~~

Sign'd Seal'd and                          his
Delivered in the presence off    Abraham J[?] (X) Whitaker (seal)
                                           mark
Henry Bunch
     his
John (+) Morriss
     mark                     H. Bunch qualified

Additional Comments:
Not found in will books.

Estate Papers comprise seven pages and are found in a folder labeled "Whitaker, Abraham (1808)".  These papers describe the division of land. No family history found.