Will of William Carrington - October 4, 1874 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 I William Carrington of the County of Orange being of sound & disposing mind & memory do make publish & declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made - 1 I give & bequeath to my friend Wm Berry his Executors & administrators, a girl named Dicy & her future increase to be held by said Berry his Executors & Administrators in trust for the sole & separate use and & benefit of my daughter Amelia Walker & not to be subject to the control of her husband or liable for his debts or contracts - the said daughter during her natural life - and at the death of my said daughter I give the said Dicy & her future increase to my grand children Levi, William, & Sarah W. Walker It is my intention that the said Berry his Executors and Administrators may during the life of my said daughter Amelia, manage said property in any manner he may think proper & best for her interests. 2 I also give to my fired Wm Berry his Executors & Administrators, ["to be" crossed out ] the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to be raised out of my bonds & notes, in trust for the private use & benefit of my said daughter Amelia, free from the control of her husband & to be applied towards her support in such manner as the said trustees may think best & they have full power to invest the same into other property or keep it out at interest for the said purpose & if any of said ["property" crossed out] money or [page 2] or[sic] other property into which it may be converted shall remain at the death of my said daughter, the said trustees are directed to dispose of it in the same manner as the negro mentioned in the clause most immediately preceeding. 3. I give & bequeath to my daughter Beccy Bacon wife of Joseph G. Bacon, a girl named Sally & her future increase, to have & to hold the said property & its future increase during her natural life & at the death of my said daughter, I give the said Sally & her future increase to my grand children Martha S., Joannah, Ellen L, James W, William H, & Beccy Bacon children of my said daughter I also give my said daughter Beccy Bacon one hundred dollars to be raised in the same manner as the legacy mentioned in the second clause of the will - I hold on Joseph G. Bacon a note of $172 also a note of $50. I give said notes to my said grand children, The children of my said daughter Beccy Bacon - 4. I give & bequeath to my daughter Charity Carrington a girl named Ellen & a girl named Elvira and their future increase - 5. I give & bequeath to my said daughter Charity Carrington & my daughter Mary Carrington a girl named Nancy & her future increase - share & share alike - 6. I give & bequeath to my said daughter Mary Carrington a girl named Harriet & her future increase, also I give my said daughter Mary Carrington Two hundred dollars to be raised in the same manner as the legacy mentioned in the [page 3] second clause of this will - 7. I give to my grand children William & Mary Dorch one hundred dollars each, to be raised in the same manner as directed in the second clause of this will & to be paid them (without interest) when they arrive at the age of 21 years - 8. I give to my grand children Mary E. Louisa, De Maria, Thomas, James, Margaret, Henry & Frank Roberts, fifty dollars each, to be raised out of my bonds & notes & kept loaded out at interest by my Executors untill they come to the age of 21 years & then to be paid with the interest that may have accrued. 9. I give to my son in law James H. Roberts fifty dollars to be raised out of my bonds & notes - 10. I give and devise to my son Duncan Carrington the tract of land whereon I now live containing about 330 acres, to have & whold the same to him & his heirs; and whereas my son Duncan has for many years had the management of my affairs, I do hereby declare that I have no claim against him for any thing he may have made out of the property, and that he shall render no account to my estate or other children, on account of his possession & management of my property & business - 11. All the rest & residue of my property and effects after the payment of my Just debts, I give and bequeath to my Son Duncan Carrington above mentioned - 12. I hereby appoint my son Duncan Carrington [page 4] above mentioned the executor of this my last will and testament - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 3rd day of April AD 1850 Signed sealed published and declared in the presence Wm. Carrington (seal) of Adam M. Douglas Wm. L. Wills | John F. Lyon | Jurat Recorded Feb 1851 Page 476 Fee for copy 40cts - Copy to Duncan Carrington Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 2 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.