Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Barnett, Joseph April 18, 1771
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Source: Will Book Volume A, pages 166-167
Written: April 18, 1771
Recorded: Jan 1773
Testator: Joseph Barnett

[Will Book Volume A, page 166]
In the Name of God Amen
the Eighteenth Day of April 1771 ~~~ I Joseph Barnett of the County
of Orange Being Very Sick and weak in Body but in Perfect mind and
Mimory thanks be to God there fore Calling to mind the Mortality
of my Body and 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 Almighty God that gave it and
my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Decent
Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors Nothing
Doubting But at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive
the Same Again by the Mighty power of God and as Touching
Such Worldly Estate where with it hath Pleased God to bless me in this
Life I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following manner
and form and first I give and Bequeath to Rachel my Dearly
Beloved wife Two hundred Acres of Land which I live on her life
time & also all my Household goods Debts & movables to Rais[e]
and maintain the Children until Such times as they Shall Come of
Age &c also I give to my well beloved Son Samuel Barnett
whom I also Constitute make & ordain to him two Hundred
Acres of Land lying & Being on Hico now inhabited by Humphrey
Barnett to gether with his Mare and Saddle &c and also
I give to my well betoved[sic] Daughters Mary & Sarah Barnett whom
I like wise Constitute and give the Sum of ten Pound Virginia Money
to Each of them &c and if the Child that my wife is with
Child be a Daughter and Should live it Shall be also Raised
with the Rest and get Ten Pounds Equal to my other Daughters
which money Shall be levied and Raised of the Estate &c lent
if it be a Son he Shall have two Hundred Acres of land at
his Mothers Decease lying on James Creek that I now live on
to gether with a Horse and Saddle Equal to Samuels ~~~~

[Will Book Volume A, page 167]
But if a daughter then the Said land Shall be Sold and
Equally devided with the rest of my Children &c I do therefore
Disannul all & Evert other will and disown and Acknowledge
this to be my last will & Testament Signed Sealed pronounced
and Attested in Presence of us
John Barnett                            Joseph Barnett (seal)
William Miles
Thomas Barnett

North Carolina {
Orange County  { January Inferiour Court 1773
                  The Execution of the within [-xout]
Will was duly Proved in Open Court by the Oath of
John Barnett and Ordered to be Recorded
                               Test F. Nash C.C.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume A, pages 166-167
Recorded Jan 1773

No loose will found.

No estate papers found.