Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Armstrong, John November 25, 1790 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume B, pages 121-123 Written: November 25, 1790 Recorded: Feb 1791 Testator: John Armstrong In the name of God Amen I John Armstrong of Orange County in the state of North Carolina being of perfect mind & memory & Calling to mind the mortality of the body do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will & Testament Hereby revoking & annulling all former or other will or Wills heretofore, by me made in manner & form following /that is to say/ I give, devise & bequeathe to my son William all the tract of Land whereon I now live and Containing Two Hundred Acres & bounded by Haw River the Lines of Johns Homes Moses Croford & Richd. Christmas I give Devise & Bequeath to my Daughter Elisabeth my Lower plantation Containing one hundred acres of Land & bounded by haw River the Lines of Richd. Christmas Thos. Trousdale & Robt. Hunter I give devise & Bequeathe to my daughter Mary forty pounds of the money due me by Joseph Hodge & Richd. Christmas when it Becomes Due from Them ----- I give Devise & bequeathe to my Daughter Margret a brown mare that is Called hers with a Saddle & bridle I give & Bequeath to my Daughter Rachel what will maintain her out of my Two plantations that I have willed away above Two third of her maintanance to Come out of the Land I willed my Sone William & the other one third out of the Land I left my Daughter Elisabeth to be found her Anualy during her Life I give Devise & Bequeath to my Loving Wife Margret the use & profits of all my Land During her Widowhood [page 2] Or untill my Son William & my Daughter Elisabeth Comes Respectively my Son William to the full age of twenty one years & my Daughter Elisabeth to the age of Eighteen years & thence afterwards my Said Wife Shall have hold & injoy one third part only of the Said Lands for & During the Course of her natural Life time and alls[o] all my stock off all kinds the better to inable her to pay my Debts & [???] and Sc[h]ool my Children I allso give her my Still to Sell or keep as She Shall think most to the advantage of herself & Children & the Ballance of the money Due me by Joseph Hodge & &[sic] Richd. Christmas I allso Desire shall come into her hands to Clear my Lands if any thing should Come against that if not she may keep or Lay it out as she sees Cause that it if she Remain a widow but should she Marry it is my will that she only hold & ingoy one third of the Lands Stock & money now Left her by me & the other Two thirds to be Equally divided among my Children & at her death should ther[e] be any thing of what I Left her its my desire that it be Equally divided Among my Children & I do hereby Constitute and appoint Richard Christmas and my Loving wife to Execute this my Last Will & Testament according to the true intent & meaning thereof in witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 25th of November 1790 Signed sealed published & declared } in the presence of us } James Armstrong (seal) Richard Goble } William Trousdale } Jurat [Will Book Volume B, page 121] In the name of god Amen I John Armstrong of Orange County in the state of North Carolina being of perfect mind & sound memory and calling to mind the Mortality of the body do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and Annulling all former or other Wills hereto fore, by me made in manner and form following that is to say I give devise and bequeath to my son William all the tract of Land whereon I now live [Will Book Volume B, page 122] containing two hundred Acres & bounded by Haw River the Lines of John Holmes Moses Crawford and Richard Christmas --- I Give devise and bequeath to my Daughter Elisabeth my lower plantation containing one hundred Acres of Land and bounded by Haw River the lines of Richard Christmas Thomas Trousdale and Robert Hunter I Give devise and bequeath to my Daughter Mary forty pounds of the Money due me by Joseph Hodge & Richard Christmas when it becomes due from them ----- I Give devise and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret a Brown Mare that is called hers with a Saddle and bridle ---- I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Rachel what will maintain her out of my two plantations that I have willed away above Two third of her maintainance to come out of the land I Willed away to my Son William, and the other [one] third out of the land I left my Daughter Elisabeth to be found her Annually during her Life I Give Devise and bequeath to my Loving Wife Margaret the use and profits of all my Lands during her Widowhood or until my Son William and my Daughter Elisabeth comes respectively my Son William to the full age of twenty one years, and my Daughter Elisabeth to the age of Eighteen years, and thence afterwards my said Wife shall have hold and enjoy one third part only of the said Lands [Will Book Volume B, page 123] for and during the course of her natural life [time and] also all my Stock off all kinds the better to enable her to pay my Debts & School my Children I also give her my Still to keep or sell as she may most to the advantage of herself & Children & the Balance of the Money due me by Joseph Hodge and Richard Christmas I also desire shall come into her hands to clear my Lands if any thing should come against that, if not she may keep it or lay it out as she sees cause that it if she remains a widow but should she marry it is my Will that she only hold and enjoy one third of the lands Stock and Money now left her by me, and the other two thirds to be equally divided among my Children and at her death should there be any thing of what I left her its my desire that it be equally divided Among my Children, and I do hereby constitute and appoint Richard Christmas and my loving Wife to Execute this my Last Will & Testament according to the true intent and meaning thereof In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the 25th November 1790 Signed sealed published & declared In the presence of us James Armstrong (seal) Richard Gott } William Trousdale } Jurat Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 121-123 Recorded Feb 1791 No estate papers found.