Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Woody, Joseph July 15, 1814
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume D, pages 425-426
Written: July 15, 1814
Recorded: Feb 1815
Testator: Joseph Woody

To all Christian people to whome theas preasants shall
come greeting know ye that I Joseph Woody of the
County of Orange and State of North Carolina Being
Weak in body but of sound and perfect Mind and ~~~
Memory and Knowing that it is appointed unto man
once to die Do tharfore this fifteenth day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight ~~~
Hundred and fourteen Make and ordain this my
Last Will and Testament in the following manner

1st I ordain and constitute my Beloved Sons Samuel
Woody and Joshua Woody Executors of this my Last Will
with the whole of sole power of all ~~~~~~~~~~~~

2nd And as touching such Worldly Estate as the Lord has
Blesst me with I Bequeath give devise and Dispose
of in the following manner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Sarah Woody
one Mare one Cow and one heffer and all the Hosel[household], and
Kitchen furniture and the whole of the Land which belongs
to the tract I Now Live on to be at her Disposeal during
her Life And at her Decease I allow all the Hous[e]hold and
Kitchen furniture to be given unto My beloved Son
Joshua Woody and the Land Wharon I Now Live at the
Deceas[e] of My Beloved Wife to be Equally Devided Between
My Beloved Sons Joseph and Joshua Woody I give to my
Son Joshua Woody one mare by the Name of Tib and two
par of Gears and doubletrees and one plow and the ax which
he uses and the tract of Land which I gave to my son
Robert Woody and gave him No title for the same and
My son Joshua Bought Roberts Right and Share ~~
being No title to Either of My Sons I tharefore allow
Joshua to have the same as a purchase of his and Not
as a gift from me and I give and bequeath unto Patsey
Jones which was bound to me one Bed and furniture and
one heffer ~~ ~~ and all the Rest of My Estate Not
hearin[sic] Named I allow to be sold and after paying the Debts
to be Equally Devided Betwean all my children

           To the other Side to conclude

[page 2]
In Witness and Testamoney Whareof I Joseph Woody
have Hearunto Set My hand and affixed My seal the day and
year above Writ[t]en

Signed Sealed and }              Joseph Woody (seal)
Delivered in the  }
Preasent of us    }
John Whitted      }   } Jurat
Thomas Whitted Jr }   }

                               Exrs qualified

[Will Book Volume D, page 425]
To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I Joseph Woody of the County of Orange & State of North
Carolina being Weak in Body: but of sound & perfect mind & memory
and knowing that it is appointed unto Man once to die; Do therefore
this fifteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and fourteen make and Ordain this my last Will and
Testament, in the following manner ~~~~ 1st I ordain & Constitute
my beloved Sons Samuel Woody & Joshua Woody Executors of this

[Will Book Volume D, page 426]
my last Will with the whole of Sole power of all ~~ 2nd And as touching
such Worldly Estate as the Lord has blest me with, I bequeath give
devise and dispose of [in] the following manner, I give & bequeath
to my beloved Wife Sarah Woody one Mare, one Cow & one Heifer &
all the Household & Kitchen furniture and the whole of the Land
which belongs to the tract I now live on, to be at her disposal
during her life and at her decease, I allow all the Household and
Kitchen furniture to be given unto my beloved Son Joshua Woody
and the Land whereon I now live at the decease of my beloved Wife
to be equally divided between my beloved Sons Joseph & Joshua Woody
I give to my Son Joshua Woody one Mare by the Name of Tib, and two
pair of Geers and Doubletrees, and one plough and the Axe which he uses
and the tract of Land which I gave to my son Robert Woody and gave [him]
no title for the same and My son Joshua bought Roberts right and
share being no title to either of my Sons I therefore allow Joshua to
have the same as a purchase of his, and not as a gift from me ~~~~
And I give and bequeath unto Patsey Jones which was bound to me
one Bed and furniture and one Heifer ~~ And all the rest of my
Estate not herein named I allow to be sold, and after paying the
debts to be equally divided between all my children ~~~~~~~~~
In Witness and Testimony whereof I Joseph Woody have hereunto
set my hand & affixed my Seal the day & year above written

Signed Sealed & delivered   }
in the presence of us,      }      Joseph Woody (seal)
John Whitted                }
Thomas Whitted Junr         }

                                   Orange County February Term 1815
The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Joseph Woody decd. was duly proved
in open Court by the oaths of John Whitted & Thomas Whitted Junr. subscribing Witnesses
thereto & ordered to be recorded at the same time }
                                                  } Test
the Executors therein named were qualified        }

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume D, pages 425-426
Recorded Feb 1815

Estate Papers comprise five pages and are found in a folder labeled "Woody, Joseph (1815)"