Will of Thomas Love, Orange Co., NC
      Thanks to Jeff Love 
for providing this document.
   Will of Thomas Love
   10 April 1791.  
Thomas Love signed the will with a very shaky hand. 
Joseph Montgomery and William Love appear to be witnesses 
and Thomas Love (#2?) and Jas Love are Executors.

Document: N.C. Archives. 
Orange County Wills. 
# CR.073.801

In the name of god Amen the tenth day of April In the year of our Lord God
one thousand seven hundred & Ninety one being sick in body but of good & 
perfect Memory thanks be to Almighty God & Calling to memory the 
Uncertain state of this transitory life & that all flesh must yield to death 
when it shall please god to Call do make Constitute ordain & declare this my 
last will and testament in manner & form following Revoking & Annulling 
by these Presents all & every testament & testaments will & wills heretofore 
by me made & declared either by word or writing & this is to be taken only 
for my last will an testament & none other & first being ----------- & sorry 
from the bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly deserving 
forgiveness for the same I give and & commit my soul unto Almighty 
god my savior & redeemer in whom & by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust & 
believe Assuredly to be saved & to have remission & forgiveness of all my 
sins that my soul with my body at the General day of Ressurection shall rise 
again with Joy & there the merits of Christ’s death & Passion possess & 
Inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for his ---- & chosen & my body to 
be buried in such a place where it shall please my Executors hereafter 
Named to appoint & now for the selling of my temporal estate & such 
Goods Chattles & debt & as it hath Pleased god for a love my deserts to 
bestow upon me I do order give & dispose the same in mannerly form 
following that is to say first I will that all those debts & dues as I owe in right 
or concious to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and 
truly Contented & paid or ordered to be paid within convient time after my 
decease by my Executors hereafter Named I give after my funeral being 
discharged the remainder of my estate which may be made appear by my 
Executors to Peggy Love in witness where of I Set my Hand and Seal the 
Above date. 
					SEAL
                                                                Thomas Love
Joseph Montgomery

William Love 	Thomas Love Ecctrs
		Jas Love
		Thomas Love qualified as Ecc
 

       
Added Jan. 28, 2003