|
Will of Phillip Walker
1795 Orange Co NC
Orange Co NC Will Book C p62
probated November 1795
State of North Carolina Orange County - Know all men by these
presents /
that I Phillip Walker of the County and Province aforesaid being
sick /
and weak but in perfect sound Judgement that if it shall please
Almighty /
God to take me out of this world to himself I dont desire to make
any other /
will than what hereafter follows (to wit) that I Constitute make
and Ordain /
John Trousdale and my Brother John Walker to be my whole and sole
/
Executors and Guardians for my wife and Children in respect of
my Worldly /
Estate to act according to their wisdom and discretion upon Oath
and /
Conscience both for my wife and Children as may be best for the
benefit of all, /
I desire that my dear and well beloved wife may have it to her
choice whether /
to live on the land or not I have in my possession about one Hundred
dollars /
in silver and paper and four dollars due by Robert Walker and
a note /
assigned over to me by Robert Wilson of nine dollars which I allow
my /
Executors to put to the best use for the benefit of my family.
Notice the
Note and /
four dollars is in the Hundred dollars above mentioned and in
Testimony /
hereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above
written /
Signed sealed and delivered Phillip Walker (seal)
in presence of us
John Walker
William Walker
Orange County November Term 1795 /
The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Phillip
/
Walker deceased was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of William
/
Walker a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded
at the same /
time John Trousdale and John Walker Executors therein named qualified
/
accordingly -- Test
Verbatim transcription of the will of PHILLIP WALKER probated
in November 1795 in Orange Co NC, as taken directly from Orange
Co NC Will Book C p62. Lin Van Buren
|
