Will of John Holder, Sr. - 7 Mar 1801 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 In the Name of God Amen I John Holder Sener. of the state of North Carolina Orange County being of perfect sense & memmory yet Colling to mind the fickel & transatary tener of this life do consta- tute this my Last will & testament In manner & form as followeth --- Itom my will & desire is that first all my Just Debts be paid --- In premis to Lend to my beloved wife Mary Holder during her Natural Life the plantation where on I now live with the part of Land that hear after shall be mentioned for my youngest son Aron Holder togeather with all my personal Estate & At her Death to Aron Holder Itum I give & bequeath to William Holder ten Shillings I give & bequeath unto Rhoda Vollentine ten Shallings I give & bequeath John Holder juner ten Shillings I give & bequeath To Anny Morgain ten Shillings I give & bequeath Elijah Holder ten Shillings I give & bequeath Dannell Holder ten shillings turn over [page 2] I give & bequeath to David Holder ten Shillings Lastly I constitute & appoint my Loving Mary Holder my Exctorx[?] & my to sons William Holder & John Holder my Executors where I Intreat to se this my Last will & testament duly performd & I do hearby Disannull all & Every other will by my hear to fore made all owning this only to be my Last will & testament in witness or in testimoney whereof I have heare unto set my hand & affixed my seal this seventh day of March an Dom 1801 signed sealded & Deliver[ed] in presants of us Test John Scogins } his William Holder } John (X) Holder (seal) Aaron Holder } Jurat mark Sener Wm Holder qualified as Exr Orange County, North Carolina Will Book D, pages 55-6, FHL Film #0019484 [page 55] In the Name of God Amen I John Holder Senior of the state of North Carolina Orange County being of perfect sense & memory yet Calling to mind the fickel and transitory tener of this life do constitute this my last Will and testament in manner and form as followeth Item my will and desire is that first all my Just debts be pai In primis to lend to my beloved wife Mary Holder during her natural life the plantation where on I now live with the part of land that hereafter shall be mentioned for my youngest son Aron Holder togeather with all my personal Estate at her death [to Aron Holder] - Item I give and bequeath to Wil liam Holder ten Shillings - I give and bequeath unto Rhoda Vollen tine ten Shillings - I give and bequeath John Holder Junr. ten shill ings - I give and bequeath to Anny Morgan ten shillings, I give & bequeath Elijah Holder ten shillings - I give and bequeath Dan nell Holder ten shillings I give and bequeath to David Holder ten shillings Lastly I constitute and appoint my loving Mary Holder my Executor[sic] and my two sons William Holder and John Holder my Executors where I Intreat to see this my Last will and Testament duly performd and I do hereby disanull all and every other will by my heartofore made all owning this only to be my last Will and Testament in Witness or in Testimoney whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this seventeenth day of March An Dom 1801 --- signed sealded & deliver[ed] in presents of us Test John Scogins } his William Holder } John (X) Holder (seal) Aaron Holder } Jurat mark Sener Orange County Novr Term 1801 The Execution of the foregoing last WIll & Testament of John Holder dec. was duly proved in open Courth by the oaths of Wm. Holder & Arn. Holder subscribing witnesses thereto and orderd to be recorded [page 56] at the same time Wm. Holder one of the Executors therein named qual- ified accordingly ---- Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 9 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain. Note: The original clearly states "seventh" day of March, the copy, "seventeenth"