Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Allen, Abraham August 2, 1818
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801
Written: August 2, 1818
Testator: Abraham Allen

In the name of God Amen I Isham[?] Allen
of the County of Orange and State of North
Carolina being of sound perfect mind
and memory (blessed be God) do this 2nd day of
August in the year of Our Lord one thous-
=and eight hundred and eighteen make &
publish this my last will and testament, in
Manner following, that is to say.

First I give and bequeath to my beloved
Brother Samuel Allen Isaac, Jenny his wife
and his youngest child and Henry, my Still
and Vessels; and also my intrest in the Land
upon which I now live; (also my farming
Tools and the crop that is now upon the Land)
it is farther my will that my Brother Saml.
pay the girls the money due them from
me by my Fathers will; and that my Sisters
be Supported upon the Land

Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved
Sister Margaret Allen my Negro Girl Sarah

Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my Sister
Sally my Negro Girl

Item 4th I give to my Nephew John Allen
one hundred & fifty dollars. (and one horse
horse[?])

The back reads:
Abraham Allen
- Will-
No 1
J. A. Mebane

Additional Comments:

This will is incomplete.  The subsequent page or pages of this will are not here and reading the ink that bled through the page to the cover page, this appears to be all the pages that were written.  There is no signature. Not found in any indeces of any will books in the county - probably not ever recorded.

Name in will could be Abram? [rather than "Isham"]

The second page, if any, missing.

Estate papers comprise 30 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Allen, Abraham (1818)".  On 1 Mar 1823, distribution was made via John Scott, guardian to John Allen, Jane Allen, Elizabeth Allen, George Allen.  This distribution is sufficiently complex that these papers should be examined if there is interest in this lineage.  These papers include bond for the administrator, so it is assumed that the will was not accepted in court and rather than having an executor assigned by the will, the court appointed an administrator. Some transcribed below.

[Estate Papers - Deposition Concerning Will 3 Aug 1818]
One the 3d of August 1818 I was present
at the house of Abram Allen When on his
Dying bed he said he wished To have
his worldly affairs sett[l]ed. he made mee
stand Near him told me he wanted
me To Wright his Will said he wanted
To Leave To his Brother Sam his Interst
in Isaac & Henry & Jane & also his still
& vessell plows horse & gear & the Land
as far as his Interast was in it &c
& all once[?] Sam to pay to Doctor Allen
200$ & the Deih horse he Wishte
Peggy to have a Negro girl Sarah
Sally to have a Boy Jack  N.B.
R[?] a girl Lucy he allow property
To be sold to meet with a Debt he and
To his Sisters Peggy Sally & Jirey
By his fathers orders in his will
But in concequence of the gift of
the negros he said he allowed them
25$ Less Each than ordered &c
By his fathers will.  The youngest negro girll
child he once said he allowed for Jiney
and at another time he said Sam I however[?]
have it with the mother for Jiney had a
good share of property if she Recovered
further I Recolect Not AR

[page 2 (cover)]
The paper drawn
by Alexr. Russell

[Estate Papers - Estate Sale 9 Sep 1818]
A list of Sale of the Estate of Abraham
Allen decd. Sold on the 8th Septr. 1919
by his Administrators

[sundry items omitted]

A list of the Sales of the Negroes March 12th
                                        1819

George Allen    To Jane and Children --- ---  800
  "    ditto    To Henry --- --- --- --- ---  760
Peggy Allen     To Sarah --- --- --- --- ---  673
Isabella Allen  To Susey --- --- --- --- ---  510
Sarah Allen     To Jack  --- --- --- --- ---  501
Adam Mitchell   To Patience  --- --- --- ---  400

                 Signed Adam Mitchell }
                 George Allen         } Admrs