Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Wilson, Charles April 20, 1802 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 67-68 Written: April 20, 1802 Recorded: Aug 1802 Testator: Charles Wilson In the Name of God Amen I Charles Wilson of Orange County & State of North Carolina being on the Decline of life though of perfect mind & memory Blessed be God for it Calling to mind the Certainly of Death I resign my body to the Dust from whence it Came & Soul to Almighty God who gave it & as to the temporal property it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this Life I Dispose of as in following manner Viz 1st All my Lawful Debts & funiral Expences to be paid Secondly I will & Bequeath to my Daughter Sally Wilson the Half of my Lands & plantation whereon I now Live thirdly I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel Dunn the other Half of my Lands & and a horse fo[u]rthly I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Sally Wilson one mare & Colt & also My Hous[e]hold furniture & also a Cow & Calf & Half the Hogs & a Loom fifthly I give & Bequeath to my Da[u]ghter Rachel Dunn one Cow & the Ballance of my Hogs Sixthly I give & Bequeath to my grand Daughter Elenor Dunn one young Cow also I Appoint my trusty friend Isaac Rainey & Robert McKee Executors of this my Last will & testament making Void all Other wills & testaments Hitherto by my Made In witness of the Same I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this twentyeth Day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & two Test his Sale Hulet Charles (}) Wilson (seal) John Rainey } mark her } Jurat Polly (X) McKee } mark } Exr qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 67] In the Name of God Amen I Charles Wilson of Oran =ge County and State of North Carolina being on the decline of life though of perfect mind & memory Blessed be God for it cal[l]ing to mind the certainly of death I resign my bo- dy to the dust from whence it came & Soul to Almighty God who gave it and as to the temporal property it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life I dispose of as in following man[n]er Viz 1st all my Lawful debts & funeral Expences to be paid ~~~~ Secondly I will & bequeath to my daughter Sally Wilson the Half of my Lands & plantation whereon I now Live Thirdly I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel Dunn the other Half of my Lands & and a horse Fourthly I give & bequeath to my Daughter Sally Wilson one [Will Book Volume D, page 68] mare & Colt and also My Household furniture & also a Cow and Calf & half the Hogs and a loom ~~~~~~ Fifthly I give & bequeath to my Daughter Rachel Dunn one Cow & the balance of my Hogs ~~~~~ Sixthly I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Elinor Dunn one young Cow also I Appoint my trusty friend Isaac Rainey and Robert McKee Executors of this my last Will and Testament making Void all other Wills and Testam- =ents Hither to by my made In witness of the same I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twentyeth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hun- dred & two Test Sale Hulet his John Rainey Charles (}) Wilson (seal) her mark Polle (X) McKee mark Orange County Augst Term 1802 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Chrales Wilson decd was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of John Rainey and Polly McKee subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded ~~ At the Same time the Exr. therein named qualified accordingly ('') Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 67-68 Recorded Aug 1802 No estate papers found.