Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Blacknall, Elizabeth January 5, 1848
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 400-401
Written: January 5, 1848
Recorded: Feb 1848
Testator: Elizabeth Blacknall

    In the name of God Amen

That I Elizabeth Blacknall of the
County of Orange and State of
North Carolina being of sound
mind and memory do make and
declare this my last will and testament
(to wit)

1st I will that my executor (hereinafter
named) shall first pay all my Just
debts out of the first money that comes
to his hands

2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter
Nancy Jenkins one negro girl Charlotte
to her and her heirs forever

3rd I give and bequeath to my Grand
Daughter Lucy F. Young one negro Girl
by the name of Matilda to her and
the heirs of her body forever

4th I give and bequeath to my grand
son John B. McClanahan the sum
of three hundred dollars to be made
out of my property not otherwise disposed
of

5th I give and bequeath to my son
Richard Blacknall three Negroes (to wit)
Willis, Harriet, and Julia and all my other
property not otherwise disposed of above
also all my Household & Kitchen furniture
all bonds moneys on hand all accounts and
every other species of property I possess of
any description whatever to him and his
heirs forever it is my will sd. Richard
shall dispose of as much of sd. property
as will pay the amount in 4th Item

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6th I do hereby appoint My beloved Son Richard
Blacknall My executor to all intents & purposes
to execute this My last will and testament according
to the true intent & meaning of the same and
every part & clause thereof hereby revoking and
declaring utterly void all other wills & testaments
by me heretofore made

In witness whereof I the said Elizabeth Blacknall
do hereunto set My hand and seal this 5th day
of January A D 1848                }
Signed Sealed published            }
and declared by the said           }
Elizabeth Blacknall to be          }
her last will and testament        }            her
in the presence of us who          }  Elizabeth (*) Blacknall (seal)
at her request and in her presence }            mark
do subscribe our names as          }
witnesses thereto                  }

WmSon Parish Jurat
Jas A Russell
H. Parish   Jurat
                    Exr qualified

[Will Book Volume F, page 400]
        In the name of God Amen

That I Elizabeth Blacknall of the County of Orange and
State of North Carolina being of sound mind
and memory do make & declare this my last
Will & testament, (to wit)

1st I will that my executor (hereinafter named) shall
first pay all my Just debts out of the first money
that comes to his hands

2nd I give & bequeath to my daughter Nancy Jenkins
one negro curl Charlotte to her & her heirs forever

3rd I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Lucy F
Young one negro girl by the name of Matilda to
her & the heirs of her body forever

4th I give & bequeath to my grand son John B McClan=
ahan the sum of three hundred dollars to be
made out of my property not otherwise disposed
of

5th I give & bequeath to my son Richard Blacknall
three Negroes (to wit) Willis, Harriet and Julia
and all my other property not otherwise disposed
of above also all my household & Kitchen furniture
all bonds moneys on hand all accounts & every
other species of property I possess of any discription
whatever to him & his heirs forever it is my will
sd. Richard shall dispose of as much of said property
as will pay the amount in 4th Item

6th I do hereby appoint my beloved Son Richard
Blacknall my Executor to all intents & purposes to
to[sic] execute this My last will and testament
according to the true intent & meaning of the
same and every part & clause thereof hereby
revoking & declaring utterly void all other wills
& testaments by me heretofore made

    In witness whereof I the said Elizabeth Blacknall
do hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of January
A.D. 1848

Signed Sealed published & declared by the sd Elizabeth}
Blacknall to be her last will & Testament in the      }           her
presence of us who at her request & in her presence   } Elizabeth (X) Blacknall (seal)
do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto           }           mark
WmSon Parish                                          }
James A Russell
H. Parish

[Will Book Volume F, page 401]
                  Orange County February Term 1848
The Execution of the foregoing last will & testament
of Elizabeth Blacknall decd was duly proved in
open Court by the oaths of WmSon Parrish & H.
Parrish two of the subscribing witnesses thereto
& ordered to be recorded ~~ At the same
time Richard Blacknall the executor
named in said will came into Court
and qualified accordingly
                Test
Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 400-401
Recorded Feb 1848

No estate papers found.