Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Williams, William June 18, 1787
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume B, pages 22-25
Written: June 18, 1787
Recorded: unknown date
Testator: William Williams

I William Williams being at Present Indisposed
and the life of man very Uncertain do hereby Set-
tle the Affairs of this world in the following man[n]er
I desire that six Hogsheads of Tobacco due to me
by John Taylor of Hil[l]sborough, be sent as Soon as
may be to Misses Gilmour Black & Amis Merchants
in Halifax agreeable to my Engagement in Part
payment of my Bond given them ~~~

I Bequeath to my son William my Lands in the
western part of this State Consisting of three thousand
Eight Hundred & forty Acres the Same being the
Lands granted to me by the State of North Carolina
for my Services as a Captain in the Continental
Line of this State, and I do hereby direct my
Executors to Reserve for my Said Son William my
Silver mounted sword & also my Riding Furnature[sic]
and wearing apparel of every Denomination

I bequeath to the sole use of my son William to be
Either Sold or Retained for his use at the Discretion
of my said Executor as to them may seem most
Expedt. & Advantageous I also direct that the
Tuition & Cloathing of my son be Committed to the
Sole Care of his Mother, the same to be at her
Expence Suitable to his Station in life & in propor-
=tion to the Bequests hereafter to be made to her, or to
the Estate that Shall Remain in her hands after
the payment of all my Just Debts, as may be
Directed by the Common Guardian of Orphans in
case of aney neglect in my Said Executors, and
it is hereby my Will that if my said Son

[page 2]
William Should die Incapacitated to Convey ~~~~
Real property or without having Lawful Issue that
the Lands and Every Other Species of property hereby
Deavis'd Shall Revert to my Wife Elizabeth if she
Survives him but if Otherwise to go to my Brother Samuel Williams &
in case of his death to his son William Williams All the Residue of my Real and
Personal Estate I Bequeath to my wife Elizabeth
to be at her Sole & Absolute Disposial Still
Subject [to] the Payment of my Debts & to the Edu=
=caton of my Son as heretofore Recited more parti=
=cularly I Bequeath to her A piece of Land which
I purchased from Jacob Richards in Orange ~~
County: my house and Lott in the town of Hil[l]sborough
Purchased from Geo Hoskins with the Accruing
Rent for the Presant[sic] Year Com[m]encing the 22d Day
of Last March ~~ A Bay Horse Called Powel
and two Cows &c Also my Stock in trade and
and[sic] All Species of Provisions & Liquors now on hand
with All my household Furnature and Utensils
of what kind or Nature soever, Including all
manner of House Linen Beds Blanketts and
Coverlids: I Bequeath also to my wife the Commu=
=tation Due to me As an Equivalent for my
half Pay as a Continental Afficer, if it Should be
her Choice to Accept of that in Preference to Sd.
half Pay which I allow to be at her obtion[option] if
Consistant with the Rules of Congress and
the Laws of this State ~~~ I Disire that two
Bay mares I own may be sold and the money
arising therefrom to be Appli[e]d towards the ~~

[page 3]
Payment of my Debts, also my Executors
to Sell any other Species of Property as may be
necessary to Effect that Purpose ~~~ I Direct
that all my estate Real and Personal may be
Valude by two Judiceous men appointed by my
Executors, and A Schedule of the Same lodged in
the County Court of Orange ~~~ Finally I do
hereby Bequeath to my wife all and Every
Species of Property I may Die Possess'd of which
has not Been Already Deavised by this my last
will and Testament, namely all Debts due
to me by Bond note or Book Acct. and all of my
other Intrests which apertains to me & I hereby
Appoint my wife Elizabeth & George Doherty [x-out] my
Executors and Guardians to my son under the
Comptrole of Chancerry[sic], till he arrives at
the Age of Chusing one for himself Dated 18th
Day of June 1787

Sign'd ["Seald" x-out] and       Wm. Williams
Declared Before Us
                           Exrs Quallified
N.B. The words Wm. Williams between the fifth & sixth lines
    in the Second Page was interlined before
    Signing & Sealing

J Watts    }
Will Lytle } Jurat

[Will Book Volume B, page 22]
I William Williams being at present Indisposed & the
life of man very uncertain do hereby settle the Affairs of
this world in the following manner I desire that
six Hhds. of Tobacco due to me by John Taylor of Hillsbo
-rough, be sent as Soon as may be to Misses Gilmour Black
& Amis Merchts. in Halifax agreeable to my Engagement
in part payment of my bond given them, I bequeath
to my son William my Lands in the western part of
this State Consisting of three thousand Eight hundred
& forty Acres the same being the Lands granted to
me by the State of North Carolina for my services as
a Captain in the Continental Line of this State
and I do hereby direct my Executors to reserve for my said
son William my Silver mounted Sword & also my riding
Furniture and wearing apparel of every Denomination
I bequeath to the sole use of my son William
to be either sold or retained for this[his] use at the
Discretion of my said Executors as to them may seem
                                     most

[Will Book Volume B, page 23]
Expedt. & Advantagious, I also Direct that the Tuition
& Cloathing of my son be committed to the sole care of
his Mother, the same to be at her expence Suitable to
his Station in Life & in proportion to the Bequests
hereafter to be made to her or to the Estate that shall
remain in her hands After the payment of all my
Just Debts as may be Directed by the common Guar=
=dian of Orphans in Case of any neglect in my said
Executors, & it is hereby my will that if my said son
William [should] die Incapacitated to convey real property or without
having Lawful Issue that the Lands and every other
Species of property hereby Devised shall revert to my
Wife Elizabeth if she survise[survives] him, but if otherwise to go
to my Brother Saml. Williams & in case of his Death to his
son William Williams, all the residue of my real and
Personal Estate I Bequeath to my wife Elizabeth to be at
her sole & Absolute Disposal still subject [to] the payment of my
Debts & to the Education of my son as heretofore recited
more particularly I bequeath to her A piece of Land
which I purchased from Jacob Richards in Orange
County: my house and Lott in the town of Hillsborough
purchased from George Hoskins with the Occuring[accruing]
Rent for the present year Commencing the 22d Day of
Last March ~~ A Bay Horse Called Powel & two cows
&c Also my Stock in Trade and all species of provisions
and Liquors now on hand with all my household
                                        Furniture

[Will Book Volume B, page 24]
And Utensils of what Kind or Nature soever Including
all manner of house Linen Beds Blanketts &
coverleds, I bequeath also to my wife the commutation
due to me as an Equivalent for my half pay as a continental
officer, if it should be her choice to Accept of that
in preference to sd. half pay, which I allow to be at
her option, if Consistant with the rules of congress
& the Laws of this State ~~ I desire that two bay
Mares I own may be sold and the money arising
therefrom to be applied towards the payment of my
Debts, also my Executors to sell any other species of
property as may be necessary to effect that purpose ~~
I direct that all my Estate Real & personal may be
Valued by two Judicious men Appointed by my Executors,
And a schedule of the same Lodged in the County
Court of Orange ~~~ Finally I do hereby Bequeath
to my wife all and every species of property I may die
possessed of which has not been Already Devised
by this my Last Will & Testament, namely all debts
due to me by Bond Note or book Acct. and all of my
Other Interests which Appertains to me & I hereby Appoint
my wife Elizabeth & George Doherty my Executors &
Guardians to my son under the Comptrole of
chancery, till he Arrives at the Age of chusing
one for himself Dated 18th day of June 1787

[Will Book Volume B, page 25]
Signed and Declared before us  ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~

J Watts    }
Will Lytle } Jurat                Wm. Williams (seal)

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume B, pages 22-25
Recorded unknown date

No estate papers found.