ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Samuel Benton, 28 Aug 1810
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Will: Samuel Benton, 1810, Orange Co., NC

[Orange Co., NC, Will Book D, p. 276. Copy received from North Carolina State 
Archives.]

I Samuel Benton of Hillsboro being of sound mind and memory, do make 
constitute and ordain this Instrument and its contents to be my last Will and 
Testament in manner and to effect following to wit

I desire and direct all my just debts be as speedily & punctually paid as 
possible paid out of my estate real and perso-nal; and I do hereby give to my 
Executors hereinafter named full power and autho-rity as to each of them as 
may undertake the execution of this my Will, the same full power and authority 
to sell and convey as their or his discretion such part of real or personal 
estate as may be necessary for that purpose.

I give devise and bequeath to John Taylor the younger my son in law of 
Hillsboro aforesaid and to his heirs and assigns forever all the residue of 
any estate real and personal after the payment of my debts as aforesaid, as an 
acknowledgment of the deep [sense ?] I entertain of his affection and conduct 
towards me during a period of sickness and affliction in which I have derived 
much comfort from his attentions.

I do nominate constitute and appoint my said son in law John Taylor the 
younger and my friend Duncan Cameron of Orange Executors of this my last Will 
and Testament. In Testimony whereof I the said Samuel Benton have hereto set 
my Hand and Seal this 28th day of August AD 1810.

S. Benton {seal}

Signed, sealed &
published in our pre-
sence.
Richd Henderson
Ed. Jones Jurat

J Taylor younger [Exr ?] [This is not included with the list of witnesses; the 
name is written at the bottom of the second page of the will.]

[On the back of the second page of the will is written]:

Samuel Benton the younger
Will