Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Woods, John May 17, 1792 ************************************************ 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 B, pages 197-200 Written: May 17, 1792 Recorded: Nov 1791 Testator: John Woods In the name of God amen the Seventeenth Day [of] May in year one Thousand seven hundred and Ninty Two I John Woods of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina Being Sick and Weak in Body But of Good and Perfect memory Thanks be Given unto God for it Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and and[sic] Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do Make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament That is to say. Principally and first of all I give and ---- Recommend my soul into the Hands of God that Give it and My Body I Recommend to the Earth to Be Buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors Nothing Doubting But at the General Resurr- ection I Shall Receive the same by the mighty Power of of[sic] God and as Tuching Such Worldly Estate Wherewith it Hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life. I Give Demise and Dispose of the Same in the following manner and Form -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Viz - - - - - - - First I Give and Bequeath to Margaret my Dearly Beloved Wife the One third of my Land During During[sic] Her Life and at Her Deceas it is to Come to my three sons Matthew John and Richard Also One Black mear and if she should have another Colt or Two the[y] are to be Given to my two youngest Daughters at their Mothers Dis- creation also the Third of all my Goods and Chattles I Give unto my Dearly Beloved wife Margaret Woods----- Also I Give and Bequeath unto my son Matthew Woods one hundred and Twenty Eight Acres Three Quarters and Thirteen Poles of Land Taking in the Old Place [page 2] Runing Cross Bufflow Creek one Set of Plow Irons one Pitching Axe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also I Give and Bequeath unto my son John Woods One Hundred and Twenty Eight Acres Three Quarters and Thirteen Pole of Land Joining the Old Place Crossing Bufflow Creek one set of Plow Irons one Axe One Waggon and Two Sarrel Horses one five years old and the Other Two When He Comes to Age Also all my Wearing Apparel nee Buckless Stock Buckle of Silver - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also I Give and Bequeath unto my son Richard Woods One Hundred and Twenty Eight Acres of Land Three Quarters and Thirteen poles Where Aquilla Jones now Lives one Set of Plow Irons a Pitching Axe one Sarrel Coult about a month Old To have when he Comes to Age - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Woods one Bay Mear and Coult one Bible and a Psalm Book Together with all her Property she formerly claimed - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Nancy Woods Thirty Pounds Good money of this Currency and State above said and if it should Happen That her Mear should be found again She may Have her Choice Whither[whether] to Take the Mear or the Thirty Pounds a Bove mentioned One Bible and Psalm Book - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Also: I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Woods one Bay Coult Two years Old------- [page 3] And one saddle and Bridle One Bible and Psalm Book Also I Give unto my Three youngest Daughters all my Cows Calfs Sheep one Horse and one mare Together with all my Moveables and Goods Which is not mentioned To be Equally De'd Also I Give unto my son In law Samuel Kirkpatrick one Bible One Psalm Book - - - - - - - - - Also. I Give unto my Daughter Hannah Kirkpatrick one Bible one Psalm book - - - - - - - - - - - Whereas I chuse margaret my Dearly Beloved Wife and my Son Matthew Woods to be my Executors ---- of this my Last Will and Testament Ratifying [and] confirming this and no Other In Witness my hand and seal the Day and Year Above Written signed sealed Published John Woods (seal) pronounced and Declared By the said John Woods as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us the subscribers - Abr. Allan } Rubin Smith } Jurat Thomas Bradford [Will Book Volume B, page 197] In the name of God amen the seventeenth day [of] May in year one Thousand seven hundred and Ninty Two I John Woods of the County of Orange and state of North Carolina Being sick and weak in body but of good and perfect mem- ory Thanks be given unto God for it Calling to mind the mortallity of my body and And[sic] Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to Die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament That is to say. principally and first of all I give and Re- commend my soul into the Hands of God that give it and My body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Dis- cretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the same by the mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life. I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form -- first I give and Bequeath to Margaret my dearly beloved Wife the one third of my Land During During[sic] her Life and at her Deceas it is to [Will Book Volume B, page 198] Come to my three sons Matthew John and Richard also One Black Mear and if she should have another Colt or two the[y] are to be given to my two youngest Daughters at their Mothers Discreation also the third of all my goods and Chattles I give unto my dearly beloved wife Margaret Woods. Also I give and be- queath unto my son Matthew Woods one hundred and Twenty Eight Acres Three Quarters and thirteen poles taking in the Old place Running cross Bufflow Creek one set of plow Irons one pitching Axe-------- Also I give and bequeath unto my son John Woods one hundred and twenty eight Acres three Quarters and thirteen pole of Land Joining the Old place crossing Bufflow Creek one set of plow Irons one Ax One Waggon and tw[o] sorrel Horses one five years old and the other Two when he comes to Age Also all my Wearing Apparel [K]nee Buckless Stock Buckle of Silver------ [Will Book Volume B, page 199, labeled "179"] Also I give and Bequeath unto my son Richard Woods one hundred and twenty eight acres of Land three Quarters and thirteen poles where Aquilla Jones now Lives one Set of plow Irons a pitching Axe one sorrel Coult about a month old to have when he comes to age---------- Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Marga- ret Woods one Bay Mear and Coult one Bible and a psalm Book together with all her property she formerly claimed----------- Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Nancy Woods thirty pounds good money of this currency and state above said and if it should happen that [her] Mear should be found again she may Have her choise whether to take the Mear or the thirty pounds above mentioned one Bible and psalm Book----------- Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Woods one Bay Coult two years old and one saddle and bridle one Bible and psalm Book------------ Also I give unto my three youngest Daughters all my Cows Calfs sheep one Horse and one mare together with all my moveables & goods which is not mentioned to be equal- [Will Book Volume B, page 200] ly De'd.----- Also I give to my son in law Samuel Kirkpatrick one Bible one psalm Book------- Also I give unto my Daughter Hannah Kirkpatrick one Bible one psalm book------- Whereas I chuse margaret my dearly beloved Wife and my Son Matthew Woods to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament Ratifying [and] Confirming this and no other In Witness my hand and seal the Day and Year above written signed sealed Published pro- } John Woods (seal nounced an[d] declared by the said } John Woods as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers ---- Abr. Allan } Rubin Smith } Jurat Thomas Bradford State of North Carolina } Orange County } November Term 1791 The Execution of the within Will of of John Woods deceased was duly proved in Open Court by the oaths of Abraham Allan and Rueben Smith two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded Abner B. Bruce CC Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 197-200 Recorded Nov 1791 Estate Papers comprise eight pages in a folder labeled "Woods, John (1792)". No family history found.