Will of Nathaniel M Carrington Senior - 16 Dec 1855

Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801

I Nathaniel M Carrington of the County
of Orange and State of North Carolina do
hereby make and publish this as my last
will and testament revoking all other
wills made by me.
     First I give and devise to my son William
M Carrington and his heirs forever one Tract
of land lying in the waters of Camp Creek
in Orange County called the Tilly Tract con-
taining one hundred and ninety acres
adjoining the lands of Henderson Tilly &
Willie P. Mangum.
     Secondly I give and devise to my son
Arthur Simeon Carrington one hundred
and ninety acres of land lying in
Orange County to consist of the Bagly
Tract and the John Duke Tract, and
the amplement[?] of acres to be made up
to him are the eastern end of my lands adjoin-
ing the above divided lands all lying
in Camp Creek and the waters thereof.
     Thirdly I give and devise to my beloved
Wife Cynthia one third undivided part of the
balance or remainder of my lands being
the tract on which I life[sic] and containing
from eight hundred to one thousand
acres for and during her natural life

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     Fourthly I give and devise the whole of this
tract of land above named containing eight 
hundred or one thousand acres to my five daughters
and their heirs equally to be divided among them
always subject forever[?] to the above devise to my
wife, namely, Ruth Jane Wainwright, Celestia 
H. Carrington, Lucy P. Carrington, Catharine
Carrington and Martha Ann Carrington.
     And I further will and direct the share
of my daughter Ruth may be laid off to
her at my death, and all the rest of the
land must be kept together and rented
and managed for the benefit of my wife
and children living with her, and as my
said ( daughters shall arrive at at[sic] age
or marry their shares of the said land
shall be laid off to them successively
subject as above named always to right of
my wife in the said land; And with the fur-
ther provision that her share of said land
is to include the mansion house and all the
out houses in the same manner as if her
share had been laid out as dower.  And my
further understanding and will is that
in the division of said lands owing
my daughters the division must be equal
in value.
     Fifthly I give to my sone William to negroes

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Alfred and Bob
     Sixthly I give to my son Arthur Simeon
to negroes, Frank and Hubbart.
     Seventhly, I give to my daughter Ruth
Jane one negro woman her and her mother's 
choice.
     Eightly my will and sire is that all the
rest of my negroes shall remain together with
my wife during her life for her benefit and the
benefit of my children who shall remain 
with her, but as each of my daughters shall
marry or arrive at age she shall have one
negro given off to her to be chosen by her and
my wife, and at her death (death of my wife) the whole of my
negroes to be equally divided among all
of my children, those who have received 
negroes before her death to account for them
at the value they were worth a the time they
received them
     Ninthly all the rest of my estate subject to
the payment of my debts and the charges of settling
my estate, I give and devise to my wife for life
and at her death to be equally divided among
all my children, and she shall have full power
to give off to the children such portions

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of it as she may think proper, & take a receipt
for the same in writing, such advancements
by her to be accounted for in the general division
of the same
     Tenthly I appoint my son William my executor &
he shall be consulted & shall consent to such gifts
of property as my be made by my wife from
time t time by virtue of the ninth clause 
of my will
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal this 16th of December 1855
Signed sealed published     }
& declared in presence of   }  N. M. Carrington (seal)
? Broadrick                 }
William P. Mangum   Jurat   }
J.W. Norwood                }




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N M Carrington
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Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC <benz2@earthlink.net>
2 Dec 2009.    Please credit me if you use this. This information is in 
the public domain.


Note: The handwriting of this will is poor.