NICHOLAS ALBRIGHT
Provided by Tim Mitchell of Wellington, New Zealand
Copy of will at NC Archives, Raleigh, NC
State of North Carolina
Orange County In the name of God Amen. I Nicholas Albright having
enjoyed the bounties of Providence for many years - for which his name ever be
praised - for being in feeble health and not knowing but that my earthly career
is drawing to a close - make this my last Will & Testament, as follows – 1st I give and bequeath to my
dear and beloved wife Anne the Tract of land on which I
now live - The dwelling
house and other buildings, fixtures and appertinances –
Except as shall hereinafter
be provided for, and disposed of - for her to keep and hold,
during her natural
life then to be disposed of as hereafter provided ~.~
2nd I give and bequeath to my
dear wife Anne Four negroes - namely Andrew, Jerry,
Betsy and Eliza - to keep
and to hold during her natural life, and then to be disposed
of as hereinafter
provided ~.~
3rd I give to my dear wife Anne,
the first choice of one of my horses and also my
black mare and colt - also
half of all my cattle, hogs, and sheep - I also give her all my
household and
kitchen furniture, also the loom and appertinances - also my waggon
and carry
all –
4th I give and bequeath to my
eldest son James R. Albright the Tract of land on which
he now lives - I also
give him a bond which I hold against him for Two hundred dollars
5th I give and bequeath to my
son John G. Albright the Tract of land on which he now
lives lying on the
waters of the Haw River, & Haw Creek, containing One hundred &
thirty
acres more or less –
6th I give and bequeath to my
son Henry Albright the Tract of land known as the John
Allen Tract lying on the South side of Haw Creek, - containing
Seventy three acres
more or less, I also give to my son Henry Albright, Sixty
acres of land, to be laid off
for him on the northern extremity, of the land on
which I now live, adjoining the lands
of William Long - beginning near, what is
known as the pine thicket, running thence
to Haw River - and taking in about
four acres of the wood land, lying south of the
public road, near the ford
known as Galbraiths Ford - I also give to my son Henry the
mare he now uses,
called by name Pigeon ~.~
7th I give and bequeath to my
son William R. Albright when he shall become Twenty
one years old - one hundred
and Twenty acres of land to be laid off for him, on the
northern part of the
Tract on which I now live, adjoining the Sixty acres which I gave
my son Henry
- I also give my son William my Black horse ~.~
8th It is my Will and desire
that the ballance of my negroes not disposed of above, be
hired out every year
until my son William becomes of age, and then I wish the
negroes, and the
proceeds of their hire, to be equally divided among my children
9th It is my Will & desire,
that all the property which I own of every kind whatsoever,
which has not been
disposed of above by the provisions of this my last will - shall be
sold, and
after paying my debts, the whole of ballance shall be equally divided
between
my wife & children - my wife getting an equal part with the children ~.~
10th It is my Will & desire
that the property which I give to my wife Anne of all
kinds, shall be hers
during her natural life and at her death it is my will, that all the
property –
land, negroes & other property which I give her shall be equally divided
among my children –
But my son William, shall have the lot of
land containing the House, out houses &
spring laid off for his lot - yet
in valuing the different lots of land - the value of the
houses shall not be
counted in his lot –
11th It is my wish that my
executor lay off meats and breadstuffs, enough for my wife
& her family for
one year out of my estate –
12th To this my last Will and
Testament I appoint my wife Anne Executrix & William
M. Rogers my Executor
Signed and Sealed this 8th day
of May 1844 in the Presence of
Calvin S. Graves Nicholas
Albright
Mich Nn Holt
Jurant
Exm
qualified
