ANNE ALBRIGHT
Provided by Tim Mitchell of Wellington, New Zealand
Copy of will at NC Archives, Raleigh, NC
I Anne Albright widow of Nicholas Albright
late of Orange County deceased, do
make & publish this my last will &
testament.
To my youngest son William Rogers Albright,
who lives with me & works with my
people, I give all my provisions &
crops on hand & also the crops that may be
growing at the time of my death
–
My negro woman Charity & any issue she
may have during her life I direct to be sold
by my Executor & the proceeds
of the sale and all the residue of my property, money,
debts owing to me, &
all other effects whatsoever belong to me I give to my two
youngest sons Henry
Albright & William R. Albright equally to be divided between
them, share
& share alike. If one of my said two sons should die before me & leave
no
children or child, then & in that case I wish the other to have the
whole property
which I own & have herein given to both of them. But if the
one so dying in my life
time should have a child or children, then & in
that case such child or children shall
stand in the place of his or their
deceased father, & have the share of my property
which his or their father
would take under this will, if he had survived me.
I appoint my Brother William Rogers the
Executor of this will – Given under my
hand this 5th day of June
1846. –
Signed declared and published
Anne Albright
By the Testatrix as her last will
her mark
& testament in the presence of
us, who attested the same in her
presence & in the presence of
each other. ~
P. B. Ruffin
Thomas Ruffin Jr. –
I Anne Albright do make & publish this
Codicil to my last will & testament within
written. I give to each of my
eldest sons, James R. Albright & John Gibbs Albright,
the sum of one
hundred dollars, payable within one year after my death. ~ I give to
my son
Henry Albright, as his absolute property, the sum of Four Hundred dollars,
payable within one year after my death, & also I give said Henry a negro
child named
Patience, being the youngest child of my negro woman Charity. All
my other shares,
stocks, crops, furniture, money, debts due to me & all the
residue of my estates &
effects I give in absolute property to my son
William Rogers Albright, who has
continued to live with me & manage my
affairs. And I appoint my said youngest Son
William Rogers Albright my
Executor, instead of my brother William Rogers –
Given
under my hand this 5th day of June 1852. ~
Signed, declared & published
Anne
Albright
By the Testatrix as a Codicil to
her mark
her with written will in the
presence of us, who attested it in her
presence & that of each other ~
Peter Faust
Jeremiah Bason
