Will of William James - 1841

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

In the name of God Amen
I William James of the County of
Orange and State of North Carolina
being of Sound mind but infirm in
body do make this my last will & Testament
on this 13th day of February Eighteen Hundred
and sixty Eight in Manner & Form following,
Viz  In the first place I desire that all my
debts be paid by my wife
In the Second Place
I Will & bequeath all my lands 
House hold & Kitchen furniture Horses, Cattle
Hogs & Sheep & all & every species of
property to my wife during her lifetime
and after her death I desire all the lands
& what ever else may remain of m
personal property be equally devided
between my Two grandsons John and
William James, Sons of Wilie James decd,
In the third place
I Will & bequeath to each of my son Georges
sons fifty cts each
Lastly fourth & last place
I desire my Wife Scynthia to act as Execu
trix carry out this my last & only Will
sing in presence                his
of                       William v James (Seal)
C. J. Freeland                 mark
James C. Scarlett  - acknowledement
Wm. R. Scarlett      acknowledement



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 "v" in the signature is the shape of the
actual mark, instead of the usual "X".  "Wilie" looks
like is was corrected from "Witie" - maybe the writer
accidentally crossed the "L", and then corrected it?

My guess from various other research is that the 
testator in this will was the son of Jesse James whose
will was written 13 Apr 1841.

Possible related census data:

1850 North Carolina, Orange County, District 1, page 237, HH 1300/1300
William James, 58m, farmer, born NC;
Cynthia James, 56f, born NC;
Wilie James, 25m, born NC;
Nancy James, 21f, born NC;
William Cates, 13m, born NC.

1850 North Carolina, Orange County, District 1, page 214, HH 927/927
George James, 27m, farmer, born NC;
Elizabeth James, 26f, born NC;
William James, 4m, born NC.

1860 North Carolina, Orange County, page 179, HH 284/284
William James, 66m, farmer, Personal Property $308, born NC;
Cynthia James, 65f, born NC;
Nancy James, 27f, born NC;
Hawkins McFarlin, 15m, born NC.

1860 North Carolina, Orange County, page 173, HH 217/217
George James, 37m, tenant, Personal Property $75, born NC;
Elizabeth James, 37f, born NC;
William James, 13m, born NC;
George R James, 7m, born NC;
Henry N James, 6m, born NC;
Stephen James, 4m, born NC;
Antony James, 1m, born NC.

Marriages of Orange County, North Carolina, 1779-1868. 
by Brent H. Holcom; Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001.

James, Willie & Nancy Jane Cole 11 Jan 1854 W. B. Holloway, Geo. Laws, bondsmen
m 12 Jan 1854 by Alexr. Dickson, J.P.