Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Wilkinson, James March 23, 1807
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 410-411
Written: March 23, 1807
Recorded: Aug 1814
Testator: James Wilkinson

In the name of God Amen the twenty third of
March one thousand Eight hundred and seven
I James Wilki[n]son of the County of Orange and
State of North Carolina being of Sound and perfect
Memory thanks be to God therefore do Make ordain
and Constitute this My last Will and Testament
In Manner and form following Viz

First I bequeath my Soul in to the Hands of God
My Maker, hoping to be saved by the Meritorious
Death & passion of Jesus Christ my Only Saviour
and as for my Body to be buried at the Discretion
of my Executors Hereafter named ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Item I give and beque[a]th to my Son William Wilki[n]son
all the plantation on Which I Now Live also three
Head of Cattle with my plantation tools

Item I give to my Daughter Mary Wilki[n]son one bed & Furnature
One Mair and Colt With too[sic] head of Cattle

Item I give to my Well beloved Wife Caty Witki[n]son
all My Hou[se]hold furniture Which I Not previous
Named Above Likewise My Will is that My Wife
Caty Witki[n]son shall have a c[u]mfortable Maintainance
of the plaintation During Her Widowhood

Item I give to My Daughter Ann Wilki[n]son five Shittings

Item I give to My Daughter Susanna Ray five Shillings

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Item I give to my son John Wilki[n]son Five Shilling

Item I give to My Son James Wilki[n]son Five Shillings

I do hereby make and appoint my said Wife
Caty Wilk[i]nson and My son Joseph Ray
Executors of this My Last Will and Testament

and I do hereby Revoke all former Wills by
me maid from time and Acknowledge this only
by maid to be My last Will and Testament

In Witness Whareof have hereunto set My hand
and Seal the Day And year first above
Written

Signed seald and Delivred
in the presence of
John Ray
James Clarke  Jurat
                               James Wilkinson (seal)
                   Exr qualifd

[Will Book Volume D, page 410]
In the name of God Amen the twenty third of March one
thousand Eight hundred and seven I James Wilkinson of the
County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of Sound and
perfect memory thanks be to God therefor, do make ordain and
constitute this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following
First I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my
maker, hoping to be saved by the meritorious death & passion of
Jesus Christ my only Saviour, and as for my body to be buried
at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named ~~~~~~~~

Item. I give and bequeath to my son William Wilkinson all
the plantation on which I now live also three head of Cattle with
my plantation Tools ~~~ Item. I give to my daughter Mary
Wilkinson one Bed & furniture, one mare & Colt with two head of Cattle

Item, I give to my well beloved Wife Caty Wilkinson all my
household furniture which I not previous named above likewise
my Will is that my Wife Caty Wilkinson shall have a comfort
=able maintainna[n]ce of the plantation during her widowhood

Item I give to my daughter An Wilkinson five Shillings ~~~

Item I give to my daughter Susannah Ray five Shillings ~~

Item. I give to my son John Wilkinson five Shilling

Item. I give to my Son James Wilkinson five Shillings

I do hereby make and appoint my said Wife Caty Wilkinson
and my son Joseph Ray Executors of this my last Will and
Testament.  And I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me made
from time and acknowledge this only by made to be my last
Will and Testament ~~~ In witness where of have hereunto set
my hand and Seal the day and year first above written

Signed, sealed & delivered
in the presence of                 James Wilkinson (seal)
    John Ray
    James Clarke

[Will Book Volume D, page 411]
                              Orange County August Term 1814
The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of James Wilkin-
son decd. was duly proved in open Court by the oath of James Clark
a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded at the
same time the Executors therein named were qualified accordingly

                            Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 410-411
Recorded Aug 1814

Loose will has several letters "l" crossed, making them "t".  Surname was spelled "Wilkison" (without the "n")

No estate papers found.