Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Wilson, John W April 28, 1852
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 18-19
Written: April 28, 1852
Recorded: May 1852
Testator: John W Wilson

                  April 28th 1852

In the name of God Amen

    I John W. Wilson of Chapel Hill
North Carolina being of Sound and disposing
mind and memory and being sensible that
I must soon die do make and publish
this my last will and Testament in manner
and form as follows.

    First I Commend my soul to
God who gave it and my body I
direct shall be decently buried at the
discretion of my beloved wife

    Touching my worldly estate
which God in his goodness has been
pleased to bestow upon me ["I desire" x-out]
["shall be disposed of as follows (after" x-out]
["paying my Just debts)" x-out] Consisting in
One Note on Isaac N Clegg for Four
hundred and Twenty Seven dollars dated 24th Dec
1851 One other note on Jones Watson for Twenty
five dollars dated 20th April 1852 One other note
on Jahiel Atwater for One hundred & sixty dollars
dated 26th Dec 1851 with a Credit [of] five dollars &
thirty cents. One other note on Matthew
McCauley for Eight dollars dated 27th April
1852. One other note on J J Colleen for
Thirty dollars and thirty five cents dated 28th

[page 2]
April 1852 One other note on J J Collen
and Grey Utley for Two hundred and ninety
dollars and seventy five cents with Int from
the 4th Feb 1851 ~~ One gold watch valued
at Seventy five dollars together with my entire
estate where ever the same may be found ~ I desire
shall be disposed of as follows.

    First I desire that all my Just debts
shall be paid ~ The remainder of my estate
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Ann Rebecca Wilson during her natural
life or widowhood, and at her death or
marrying again.  thin[sic] and in that case I
give my entire estate to my beloved daughter
Lucy Avent Wilson to her and her heirs forever

    Lastly I nominate and appoint
my friend Jahiel Atwater my executor
to this my last will and Testament believing
he will carry out the same according
to my wishes

Signed sealed & published    John W. Walker
to his Last Will & Testament            (seal)
in presence of us

J. W. Carr   }
James Watson  } Jurant
                            Exr. qualified

[Will Book Volume G, page 18]
                  April 28th 1852
    In the name of God Amen

I John W. Wilson of Chapel Hill North Carolina
being of sound & disposing mind & memory and
being Sensible that I must soon die do make &
publish this my last will and Testament in
manner & form as follows

    First I commend my soul to God who
gave it and my body I direct shall
be decently buried at the discretion of my
beloved wife ~~~

    Touching my worldly estate which
God in his goodness has been pleased to
bestow upon me consisting in one note on
Isaac N Clegg for Four hundred and Twenty seven
dollars dated 24th Decr. 1851 One other note on
Jones Watson for twenty five dollars dated 20th
April 1852 one other note on Jeheil Atwater
for one hundred & sixty dollars dated 26th Decr.
1851 with a credit [of] five dollars & thirty cents.
One other note on Matthew McCauley for
eight dollars dated 27th April 1852 ~~ One
other note on J. J. Collier for thirty dollars
& fifty[thirty] five cents dated 28th April 1852 ~~ One
other note on J. J. Collier and Gray Utley for two
hundred & ninety dollars & seventy five cents
with interest from the 4th February 1852[orig: 1851] ~~ One
gold Watch valued at Seventy five dollars
together with my entire estate where ever the
same may be found, I desire shall be
disposed of as follows;

    First I desire that all my Just debts
shall be paid ~~~ The remainder of my
estate I give and bequeath to my beloved
wife Ann Rebecca Wilson during her natural
life or widowhood, and at her death or
marrying again, then and in that case I
give my entire estate to my beloved daughter

[Will Book Volume G, page 19]
Lucy A____ Wilson to her & her heirs forever ~~~~

    Lastly I nominate and appoint my friend
Jeheil Atwater my Executor to this my last
will & testament believing he will Carry out the
same according to my wishes

Signed sealed & published
to his Last Will & testament     John W. Walker (seal)
in presence of us
    J. W. Carr
    James Watson

            Orange County Court May Term 1852
The execution of the foregoing last will & testament
of John W. Wilson decd. was duly proved in
open Court on the oaths of John W. Carr and
James Watson the subscribing witnesses thereto
& Ordered to be recorded ~~~ At the same
time Jehiel Atwater the Executor therein named
appeared & qualified accordingly
                  Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume G, pages 18-19
Recorded May 1852

No estate papers found.