Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Wilson, Mathias December 20, 1811
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 324-325
Written: December 20, 1811
Recorded: Feb 1812
Testator: Mathias Wilson

In the name of God Amen, I Mathaes Wilson
of the county of Orange and State of North Carolina
being weak of body but of perfect and sound mind and
memory blessed be God for it, and calling to mind
the Mortallity of my Body and knowing that it
is appointed for all Men once to die, I therefore
Make and ordain this my last Will and Testament
(To wit) I first and principally give and recommend
My soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave
it, and My body I recommend to the earth to be ["bur" x-out]
buried in a decent and Christian Manner at the
direction of My Executors whom I shall hereafter
appoint, nothing doubting but at the General
resur[r]ection I shall receive the same again, by
the Myghty power of God, and as touching such
worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to
bless me with in this life, I give demise and despose
of in the following Manner (to wit) I give and
bequeath to My loving Sister Rachel, the plantation
I now live on together with all the farming tools of
every kind, and all my household and kitchen
furniture, all my Stock of horses and hoggs and all
My stock of Cattle except those that shall
hereafter be otherwise disposed of, and also all
Notes and Book accounts. ~~

Item I Give and bequeath to my friend George
Brown all my tools which belongs to the
Waggon Making business, a Cow and yearlen, and
four barrels of flour, and forty Dollers in Money to
be paid out of the price of my Waggon when sold
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and all the pine plank that I have on hand that was
saw'd for the use of Waggon beds

    It is also my will and Desire that my Executors
sell my Waggon, and flour and all the pine plank
which I have on hand that is not otherwise disposed
of to pay My Just debts, and the ballance if any
to go to my sister Rachel. ~~

Item) I give and bequeath to William Wilson son of
My Brother Edward Wilson twenty Dollers to be put to the
use of s[c]hooling of him

    And it is also my Will and desire that
My brother William Wilson and My Sister Rachel
Wilson shall be sole Executors to this my last
Will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal
this 20th Day of December in the year of our Lord
1811

Sign'd seal'd and
acknowledged in     Mathies Wilson (seal)
presence of us

Thomas Gill
David Mebane Jurat
                       Exrs. qualified

[Will Book Volume D, page 324]
In the name of God Amen I Matheu Wilson of the
County of Orange and State of North Carolina being
weak of Body but of perfect and sound mind and memory
blessed be God for it and cal[l]ing to mind the
the[sic] Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is
appointed for all Men once to dye, I therefore make
and ordain this my last Will and Testament (To wit)
I First and principally give and recommend my
soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave
it, and My body I recommend to the earth to be buried
in a decent and Christian Manner at the direction of
my Executors whom I shall hereafter appoint nothing
doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive
the same again, by the Mighty power of God and
and[sic] as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give
demise and dispose of in the following manner (Viz) I
give and bequeath to my loving Sister Rachel the
plantation I now live on together with all the
farming Tools of every kind & all my Household
and kitchen furniture, all my Stock of Horses and Hogs
and all my Stock of Cattle except those that shall
be hereafter otherwise disposed of & also all Notes &
Book accompts ~~~~ Item I Give and bequeath to
my friend George Brown all my Tools which
                               belongs

[Will Book Volume D, page 325]
belongs to the Waggon making business a Cow and yearling
and four Barrels of flour, and forty Dollars in money
to be paid out of the price of my waggon when sold and
all the pine plank that I have on hand that was saw'd
for the use of Waggon Beds ~~~~ It is also my will and
desire that my executors sell my waggon and flour &
all the pine plank which I have on hand that is not other
-wise disposed of to pay my Just debts, and the balance
if any to go to my Sister Rachel ~~~ Item I give and
bequeath to William Wilson son of my brother Edward
Wilson twenty Dollars to be put to the use of schooling
him ~~~~ And it is also my Will and desire that my
Brother William Wilson and my sister Rachel Wilson shall
be sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
fixed my seal this 20th Day of December in the year
of our Lord 1811 ~~~~~

Signed sealed and acknowledged
in presence of us                         Mathias Wilson (seal)
Thomas Gill   }
David Mebane  }

              Orange County February Term 1812 ~~~~
The execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament
of Mathias Wilson decd. was duly proved in open Court
by the oath of David Mebane one of the subscribing
Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ~~~~~
also the executors therein named qualified accordingly
           Test
                  J. Taylor CC
                    by T. Fergusson

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 324-325
Recorded Feb 1812

No estate papers found.