Will of Mildred Garrard - 10 Feb 1815 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 Be it remembered that I Mildred Garrard of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being very weak of Body, but of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will & testament in manner & form following Viz. I will that my Just Debts & funeral charges be first paid as speedily after my decease as possible by my executors hereinafter named. -- I give & bequeath to William Carring- ton & Heirs Five Shillings - I give & bequeath to William Garrard Five Shillings Current Money. - I give & bequeath to my son-in law Joshua Childers, the like sum of Five Shillings I give & bequeath to the Heirs of my son in law George Cozart Five Shillings . - I give & bequeath to my son Daniel Garrard Five Shillings Current Money - I give & bequeath to my Daughter inlaw Elizabeth Garrard the sum of Five Shillings Current Money I give & bequeath to my son John Garrard the sum of Five Shillings. - I give & bequeath to my son Iredel William Garrard Five Shillings Current Money. - I give & bequeath to my son Carter H.[?] Garrard One bed & fur niture - Four chairs - I give & bequeath to my son Samuel Garrard one Bed & furniture Four chairs, Together with the tract of Land whereon I live Containing Seventy Nine Acres & One tenth. - I give & bequeath to my Daughter Susy Garrard, Two beds & Furniture [page 2] Two Bay Horses (paddy & Tory) One Cow call'd Pide, & one yearling, four chairs & one chest. - It is my will also that the residue of my moveable property be divided between Samuel, Cater & Susy Garrard equally - I nominate & appoint my friend James Walker & Carter Garrard sole executors to this my last Will & testa ment - & I hereby revoke & Disannul all other Wills & Testaments by me in any wise made -- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this 10th day of February Eighteen Hundred & Fifteen Signed sealed & her published in the presence Mildred (X) Garrard (seal) of us who have set our mark names as Witnesses Lot W. Watson[?] Jurat Eliza Hopkins Carter Garrard qualified Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 7 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain. Note: The copy that I have is VERY difficult to read. The document has darkened, and the ink has faded. I really can't make out the spelling of individual words, but fortunately, it uses pretty standard phrases. This should definitely be compared with the Will Book version.