Individual Details

Will

In the name of God, Amen. I, Samuel Craig, of the County of Orange and the state of North Carolina this 18th day of September in the year of our Lord Christ 1790 now being of parfit mind and memory and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die Do in the presents of God and before these witnesseths, constute and declar this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say

First give my Soul to that Great Judge the God of Haven and earth who give it.

Second my body to be desantly buried in a Christian and orderly manner, and afterwards all my just debts to be paid and then my whole estate both real and personal to be distributed and given in manner and form folling, that is to say

First - I give and bequath unto my dear and well beloved wife Marey my gray mare, saddle and bridle - also four head of cattle of her own chusing out of my stock together with their calves also one bed and furinature of her own chusing and further I order and desire that my said wife shall have her living and suport off of my said lands as long as she continues a widow, and if she should, continue to have it during her natural life.

Secondly - I will and bequath unto my son William Craig one stallon colt named Cuffey together with two cows and calves of the second chusing out of my stock and further I will and bequath unto my said son William the south halph of all my lands that I now possess to be his right and property forever,grant to my said wife that reasonable suport which I beforementioned whilst continuing a widow.

Thirdly - I will and bequath unto my son David the north halph of my said lands to be his right and property forever, granting to my said wife that suport which I before mentioned, and further order and desire that if any of my last mentioned sons,William or David should die before they arive to twenty one yeares of age then and in that case my son Samuel shall injoy and possess that part of said lands which my said son was to have possessed, should he have lived.

Further I order and desire that my said son Samuel in case he should not injoy any part of the said lands afore said, shall have and receive the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds paid him by my exacuters out of the movable property of my estate in place of the lands aforesaid and that to be his right and property always.

Fifthly - I will and bequath unto my daughter Martha one young mare one year old of a roan coller named Thora, also three head of cattle which she always claimed, them to be her right and property always.

Sixthly - I order and desire that my said exacuters shall reserve and keep on the said plantation for the use and benifet of my said wife and children my waggon with all the gear as there unto belonging also all my plantation tools of every sort that may be of use to them in attending the same, also five head of dry cattle to be kept for the use and benifet of my said familey, also the work of two Nagroes on the said plantation in rasing braid for the suport of my family, as long as my exacutores shall think it necessary.

Seventhly - I order and desire that all the remanding part of my estate that I have not expressly given away shall be equaly devided amongst part of my children together with my wife towit, Martha, Margaret, Elizabeth, Jinney, Isabeal and my wife,all to have an equal part and to be their right and property always.

Lastly in order to put this my last will and testament in fullforce, and to answer its intent, I hereby nomanate, constute and apoint my trusty and well beloved friend Marey Craig my wife and George Johnston to act for me as my exacuters and transact in every thing as I have set forth as I myself might or could do as I yet in the land of the living. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the year and date first above written.

-Witness present-Sam Craig (seal)
Wm. McCauley - Jurat
John Creige - Jurat
Mathew McCauley