Warford, Joseph--Will, Rowan Co., NC, 1798
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Warford, Joseph--Will, Rowan Co., NC, 1798
 BRodgers1024
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Posted: 13 Feb 2002 12:14AM GMT |
Classification: Will
Surnames: Warford, Worford
After looking through materials I have on hand and not locating a transcribed copy of Joseph's 1798 will, here's my best shot..........
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20 December 1798: Joseph Warford's will was written as follows [transcribed from microfilm copy of the original in Rowan Co. Library's collection--Raleigh, NC, Archives holds the original will; spelling, punctuation, spacing as written]:
In the Name of god amen this 20th day of December 1798 I Joseph Worford of the State of North Carolina and County of Rowan Being Sick and Weak in Body But in perfect mind and Memory thanks To almighty god for it and Knowing that It is appointed for all men once To Dy [die] Do make and ordain this my Last Wil and Testement I give and Recommend My Sole in to hands of almighty god knowing I shall Recive the Same again at the general Resurrection by the mighty power of god and My Body To Be Buered in a Chris Tian Like Decent manner At the Discresion of my Executors and as Touching Such Worlday Estate Where with it hath pleased god To Blefs me with in this Life I give Devise and Dis pose of in manner and form following-----
--I give unto my Dearly Beloved Wife Mary one fether Bed and furniture [this inserted above text line] and the Lume and gears [back to original written line] and My Bay mare [another insert] and one milk cow [back to original line of text] a Cotten Wheal and a flax Wheal and the (?may be dishpan])D____ Dishes plates cups spunes knives & forks pots and pails and further that she have a pofsion for Life in my Lands and also my (?)Chest I Likewise give unto my Daughter Elizebeth one Bed and furniture one flax wheal [insert above line] one cow [back to text line] I also give unto my Son Samuel that part of my Land where on he is settled To aline To Be Drawn from old Mr howels first Cor ner (?)stones now
anorth Corse Till it striks the plantation whereon I now Live and (if) ___ it in ter fears with the im prove ment To Run East as fare as (?)Nearly To Clear the or Chard and then
To take anorth cors again To Ehstons Line on Con Dition of his paying Ten pounds I also give unto my Son Abraham that part of my Land where on he now Lives as far as to the
Line Des Cribed in Samuel's part I also give to my Son John that Ten pound curency that Samuel is to pay (?)Con Cerning the Land---------
I Like wise give unto my Son Samuel My Sorrel Colt
I Like wise give my sheap To Be divided amongst my wife and the three children *that are here* as Equaly as thay Can---------[*this wording is not in the transcriptionist copy in
Rowan's records]
I Like wis give un to my Son Samuel Two Sows and pigs
Like wise give un my Son Abraham one Cow which he now has in ____
I Likewise Leave my wagen, ploaws and other plantion Tools together with all arte Cles not Devised to Be DiviDed Between my two sons Samuel and Abram as thay Can a gree---
Lastly I Declare this and this alone to Be my Last Wil and Testement where fore I Con Setute and or Dain My Sons Samuel Worford & Abraham Worford the whole and sole Executors of this my Wil where un to I have Set my---hand and afixed my Seal this Twenty Eighth day of December one thousand Seven hundared and ninety Eight
Joseph Warford [seal]
Witnefs present
Thomas Durham
Jonathan Elston
Thomas 'X' Adams Junr.
On backside: Joseph Warford Will February Term 1799 Registered in Book D
A. L. O
[Transcribed by Belinda O. Rodgers, 394 Tom Briggs Road, Lexington, NC, 27292 on 11 February 2002]
February Term 1799: Joseph Warford's will was entered in Will Book D, pp. 229-231, Rowan Co., NC
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Of interest: The original refers to sheap/sheep to be divided between my three children 'that are here'; said wording is *not* in the transcriptionist copy from the courthouse. Four
children are named: Samuel, Abraham, John, and Elizabeth. It seems John was not in the area at this point in time..........or is this an incorrect assumption?
By studying the handwriting on the will, it appears Worford was the spelling used by the writer. It is hard to determine from Joseph's shaking signature whether it is an 'a' or an 'o'.
Belinda
Davidson Co., NC
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20 December 1798: Joseph Warford's will was written as follows [transcribed from microfilm copy of the original in Rowan Co. Library's collection--Raleigh, NC, Archives holds the original will; spelling, punctuation, spacing as written]:
In the Name of god amen this 20th day of December 1798 I Joseph Worford of the State of North Carolina and County of Rowan Being Sick and Weak in Body But in perfect mind and Memory thanks To almighty god for it and Knowing that It is appointed for all men once To Dy [die] Do make and ordain this my Last Wil and Testement I give and Recommend My Sole in to hands of almighty god knowing I shall Recive the Same again at the general Resurrection by the mighty power of god and My Body To Be Buered in a Chris Tian Like Decent manner At the Discresion of my Executors and as Touching Such Worlday Estate Where with it hath pleased god To Blefs me with in this Life I give Devise and Dis pose of in manner and form following-----
--I give unto my Dearly Beloved Wife Mary one fether Bed and furniture [this inserted above text line] and the Lume and gears [back to original written line] and My Bay mare [another insert] and one milk cow [back to original line of text] a Cotten Wheal and a flax Wheal and the (?may be dishpan])D____ Dishes plates cups spunes knives & forks pots and pails and further that she have a pofsion for Life in my Lands and also my (?)Chest I Likewise give unto my Daughter Elizebeth one Bed and furniture one flax wheal [insert above line] one cow [back to text line] I also give unto my Son Samuel that part of my Land where on he is settled To aline To Be Drawn from old Mr howels first Cor ner (?)stones now
anorth Corse Till it striks the plantation whereon I now Live and (if) ___ it in ter fears with the im prove ment To Run East as fare as (?)Nearly To Clear the or Chard and then
To take anorth cors again To Ehstons Line on Con Dition of his paying Ten pounds I also give unto my Son Abraham that part of my Land where on he now Lives as far as to the
Line Des Cribed in Samuel's part I also give to my Son John that Ten pound curency that Samuel is to pay (?)Con Cerning the Land---------
I Like wise give unto my Son Samuel My Sorrel Colt
I Like wise give my sheap To Be divided amongst my wife and the three children *that are here* as Equaly as thay Can---------[*this wording is not in the transcriptionist copy in
Rowan's records]
I Like wis give un to my Son Samuel Two Sows and pigs
Like wise give un my Son Abraham one Cow which he now has in ____
I Likewise Leave my wagen, ploaws and other plantion Tools together with all arte Cles not Devised to Be DiviDed Between my two sons Samuel and Abram as thay Can a gree---
Lastly I Declare this and this alone to Be my Last Wil and Testement where fore I Con Setute and or Dain My Sons Samuel Worford & Abraham Worford the whole and sole Executors of this my Wil where un to I have Set my---hand and afixed my Seal this Twenty Eighth day of December one thousand Seven hundared and ninety Eight
Joseph Warford [seal]
Witnefs present
Thomas Durham
Jonathan Elston
Thomas 'X' Adams Junr.
On backside: Joseph Warford Will February Term 1799 Registered in Book D
A. L. O
[Transcribed by Belinda O. Rodgers, 394 Tom Briggs Road, Lexington, NC, 27292 on 11 February 2002]
February Term 1799: Joseph Warford's will was entered in Will Book D, pp. 229-231, Rowan Co., NC
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Of interest: The original refers to sheap/sheep to be divided between my three children 'that are here'; said wording is *not* in the transcriptionist copy from the courthouse. Four
children are named: Samuel, Abraham, John, and Elizabeth. It seems John was not in the area at this point in time..........or is this an incorrect assumption?
By studying the handwriting on the will, it appears Worford was the spelling used by the writer. It is hard to determine from Joseph's shaking signature whether it is an 'a' or an 'o'.
Belinda
Davidson Co., NC