Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Albright, John November 3, 1790
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume B, pages 107-108
Written: November 3, 1790
Recorded: Nov 1790
Testator: John Albright
In the name of God Amen
I John Albright of orringe County & State of North
Carolina Planter Being Sick in body yet of a Sound
and Pirfict Mamory and under Standing Praised
be God to Make this my Last Will & Testament as
folloveth and Desire it to be Received by all as Such
Impremis I most Humbly Bequath My Soul to
God My Maker beseching his most gracious accip=
tion Imprimis I Give My Soul to God My maker and
My Body to the Earth from Whence it Whas taken
in ful aSurince of its Reseriction at the Grate Day
Item I Will & bosetefly[positively] order that all my Debts be paid
Wich Counted Lawful I Will & order that My beloved
Wife Hister Shall Have full Persetion of this Hous
were in I Now Dwele & Plantation or Plantations Hous
furniture With all my Stock of all Caine Whatsoever
& if She tings it to Much Truble to Kepe Every thing
in hand I Will & order that My mufabels[moveables] to be Sould
at Public Vindue But if My beloved Wife Schule Not
Reamen a Wedow I will that She is to have her ful
third of my Mufebels[moveables] I Will & order that My Son John
Christean Shall Have my Plantation Wich is two Hund-
dred & Eighteen acres Lieng on Bever Creek adjining
John Clap to Him & his Heirs & aSigns for Ever & I
Vallue Said Plantation to 200 Pounds I Will that My Chil
dren Shall have Equil Share a Like in Lands & Mufebles
that is to Say if aney one have More in Vallue of Land
he is to pay out of it until the all Com to an Equil
Share & I Will if my Wife Shuld Reamen a Wedow
turn over
[page 2]
hir life time that after hir Death What is Left of hir
Estate to Equilly Devitet amongst My Children & if I Shuld
have more Sons then the one be fore mentioned I Will & order
that he Shuld have this Plantation Wereon I Now Dwele
Wich is 223 acres & I Vallued to 170 Pounds & if I Shuld
Shuld[sic] have Non more but the one Son before Mentioned
I Will & order that my Dougthder Elesabath Shall have
Said Plnatation & Pay out of it What She hase More
in Vallue than the Rist of hir Sisters and I do Constitut
and and[sic] apint My beloved Brother William allbright
and my trusty Nibor adam Smith axacutors and trus
-tees for My Wife & Children to this My Last Will & tes
tament Who I Dout Not Will Manster[Administer? See Note 1] it Virry Will in wit
nis Where of I have here unto Sit my Hand & Seal &
Deglerd it to be My Last Will & testament this third day
of Novembr A.D. 1790
his
Sind Saled & Deglared by John (X) allbright (seal)
the above Named John mark
allbright to be his Last
will & testament in the
Presents of us~~~~~~
Jurat Greorog Cl???[George Clap]
Jurat ???? [Barnett Clap]
Jacob Clap
[Will Book Volume B, page 107]
In the name of God Amen
I John Albright of Orange County & state of North
Carolina Planter being Sick in body yet of a Sound
mind & perfect memory praised be god to make
my last Will and Testament as followeth I desire
to be received by all as such ~~ Imprimis I
most Humbly bequeath my Soul to God my maker
beseeching his most gracious acception, Imprimis
I give my Soul to God my maker and my body to
the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance
of its resurrection at great Day. Item I Will
and positively Order that all my debts be paid
which counted lawful, I will and order that my
beloved wife Hester shall have full possession of
this House wherein I now dwell & Plantation or
Plantation & House furniture with all my
Stock all Kind whatsoever and if she think
it too much trouble to keep every thing in hand
I Will and Order that my moveables should be
Sold at Publick vendue, but if my beloved Wife
should not remain a Widow, I Will that she
have her full third of all my moveables. I Will
and Order that my Son John Christian shall
have my plantation which is two hundred and
Eighteen Acres lying on Bever Creek adjoining
John Clap to him and his heirs & assigns forever
& I value my Plantation to 200 pounds I Will
that my Children have equal Shares alike in
Lands and moveables that is to say if any one
have more in value of Land, he is to pay
[Will Book Volume B, page 108]
out of it till they all come to an equal
Share & I Will if my Wife should remain a
Widow her life time that after her death what is
left of her Estate to be equally divided between my
Children and If I should have more Sons than
the one before mentioned I will and Order that
he should have this plantation whereon I now
dwell which is 223 Acres and I valued to 170 pounds
and if I should have no more but the Son before
mentioned. I will and Order that my Daughter Elizabeth
shall have said plantation and pay out of it what
she has in value more than the rest of her Sisters and
I do constitute and appoint my beloved brother William
Albright & my trusty Neighbour Adam Smith Executors
& trustees for my Wife and Children to this my last
Will and Testament who I doubt not will manage[Note 1]
it verry well I witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & Seal & declared it to be my last will
and Testament this third day of November AD 1790
Signed sealed and declared his
by the above named John John (+) Albright
Albright to be his last mark
Will and Testament in
the presence of us
George clap }
Barnett Clapp }
Jacob Clapp
State of North Carolina
Orange County November Term 1790
The Execution of the Above Will was duly
proved in Open Court by the Oaths of George Clap & Barnett
Clap two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to
be recorded ~~~~~ Attest S. Benton
Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume B, pages 107-108
Recorded Nov 1790
Estate papers comprise four pages and are found in a folder labeled "Albright, John (1790)". These contain a detailed inventory and sale. No family history found.
Very unusual spellings, archaic wording.
The writer used B for P in several instances. Perhaps a dialect? The will book copy has interpreted these to more standard spellings.
Note 1: The only word differences between the original and will book version appears to say "Manster". The will book version interpreted it as "manage". Perhaps it was supposed to be "administer"