ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Daniel Booth, 18 Aug 1850
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Will of DANIEL BOOTHE (son of Daniel Booth)

Daniel Boothe of the county of Orange and State of North Carolina being of 
sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence do make & declare this my last will and testament in manner and 
form following that is to say First that my executor ( hereafter named) 
shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable in the wishes of my 
relations & family & pay all "funeral" expenses together with my just 
debts, howsoever & to whomever paying out of the moneys that may first 
come into their hands as grant or parcel of my estate.
Item, I give & devise to my beloved wife Nancy Boothe the house & lot 
where I now reside (which I bought from A. Bates) to have & to hold during 
her natural life, also all my household and kitchen furniture of every 
description also my horses, cows, hogs, corn & wheat in like manner, that 
is during her life & at her death all that I have willed to her shall be 
sold at public sale & the proceeds equally divided between her children 
viz. William Marcom, Mary Ann Yates wife of Caleb [Carlep ?] Yates) & 
Henderson Marcom.
Item, I also give & devise my beloved wife Nancy Boothe for the term of 
her natural life the two negros, one named Mornise, the other named Brink 
[?] and at her death the said negro Mornise shall belong to Maryann Yates 
(wife of C. Yates) & at the death of my said wife the boy Brink shall 
belong to Sarah Ann Marcom (daughter of Henderson Marcom).
ITEM I give and devise to William Marcom (my wife's eldest son) a negro 
man named Craff (or Cafford)
ITEM I also give to my said wife the storehouse and lot at present ocupied 
by Jones Watson & Co. for the term of her natural life, it is my will that 
said store house & lot shall be sold at public sale & the proceeds equally 
divided between James Turner Marcom (son of Wm A. Marcom), John Marcom 
(son of Henderson Marcom), Samuel Vaun & John Vaun (sons of Willis & 
Emaline Vaun (now Emaline Henderson)
ITEM I give & devise to my said wife all the money I may have on hand at 
the time of my death, also all notes & accounts due me at that time.
And lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my beloved wife Nancy Boothe 
my lawful executrix to all intents and purposes to execute this my last 
will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same & 
every part & clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring better (?) of[f] 
void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

In witness wherof I the said Daniel Boothe do hereunto set my hand & seal 
this the 18th day of August AD 1850. Signed Sealed, Published & declared 
by the said Daniel Boothe to be his last will and testament in the 
presence of witnesses who at his request & in his presence do subscribe 
our names as witnesses thereto

					Daniel Boothe

Witness: W.C. Kelley, William Laurence