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Orange County NcArchives Wills.....James, Jesse April 13, 1841
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 110-111
Written: April 13, 1841
Recorded: Nov 1841
Testator: Jesse James

I Jesse James of the county of Orange and State of North
Carolina being Weak in body but of Sound mind and memory
and considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make
and declare this instrument in manner and form following to
be my last Will and testament, that is to say that my executor
herein after named shall provide for my body a decent burial
suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends and pay all
funeral expenses with my Just debts howsoever and to whomsoever
owing out of the moneys that my first come into his hands as part
or parcel of my Estate.  I give and devise to my beloved wife Elizabeth
James the tract of Land whereon I now live together with the improvements
and other privileges, also all my personal property of every kind and
description whatsoever solely for her benefit and support and to be
disposed of as she many think proper for and during the term of her
natural life.  3rdly after the death of my beloved wife I will and
direct that my executor sell at public sale the tract of Land of which
I am in possession and which I have given to my wife during her life
and such other property given to her as aforesaid as may then
remain, and that the proceeds of such sale or the monies arising
therefrom be equally divided between William James Milly Redmon
Sarah Rhodes George James Elizabeth Dollar Jesse James Rebecca
Rhodes Russell James Riley James & Polley Baldwin share & share
alike after paying to the children of my son Thomas James the
sum of one Dollar to be equally divided among them which
sum is all that I allow my said Grand Children to have out of
my estate, And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint

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my trusty friend James Latta Senr my Lawful executor to all
intents & purposes to execute this my last Will and testament accord-
=ing to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part
& clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void
all other wills and testaments by me heretofore at any time
made - In Witness whereof I the said Jesse James do
hereunto set my hand & seal This thirteenth day of April 1841 -

Signed, sealed published & declared             his
by the said Jesse James Senr to be his    Jesse (X) James Senr. (Seal)
last will and testament in presence             mark
of us who at his request in his presence
and in the presence of each other
do subscribe our names as Witnesses
thereof

Silas M. Link        Jurat
John Holloway Jr

[Will Book Volume F, page 110]
    I Jesse James of the county of Orange &
State of North Carolina being weak in body but of
Sound mind and memory and considering the
uncertainty of my earthly existence do make &
declair[sic] this my last will and testament in manner
& form following to be my last Will and Testament
that is to say that my Executor here after named shall
provide for my body a decent burial Suitable to the
wishes of my relatives & friends and pay all funeral
expenses with my Just debts howsoever and to whomsoever
Owing out of the moneys that my first come into
his hands as part or parcel of my Estate I give & d[e]vise
to my beloved wife Elizabeth James the tract of
land whereon I now live to gether with the improvements
and other privileges also all my personal property of
every kind & description whatsoever sol[e]ly for hir benefit
and support and to be disposed of as she many think proper
for and during the term of her natural life. 3ly after
the death of my beloved wife I will & direct that my
Executor sell at publick sale the tract of land of which
I am in possession and which I have given to my
wife during her life and such other property

[Will Book Volume F, page 111]
given to her as aforesaid as may then remain
and that the proceeds of such sail or the monies arising
therefrom be equally divided between William James
Milly Redmon Sarah Rhodes George James Elizabeth
Dollar Jesse James Rebecca Rhodes Russell
James Riley James & Polley Baldwin share &
share alike after paying to the Children of
my son Thomas James the sum of one dollar
to be equally divided among them which sum
is all that I allow my said Grand Children
to have out of my estate And lastly I do hereby
Constitute and appoint my trusty friend
James Latta Sen. my lawful executor to all estates[orig: intents]
& properties[orig: purposes] to execute this my last Will & Testament
according to the true interest[orig: intent] and meaning of the
same & every part & clause thereof. Hereby revok-
=ing and declaring ut[t]erly void all other Wills
& Testaments by me heretofore at any time
made In Witness whereof I the said Jesse James
do hereunto set my hand & seal This thirteenth day
of April 1841
                                            his
Signed, sealed published          }   Jesse (X) James [Senr] (Seal)
and declared by the said          }         mark
Jesse James Senior to be his      }
last Will & Testament in presence }
of us who at his request in his   }
presence and in the presence      }
of each other do subscribe
our names as Witnesses
Salast [Silas] M. Link
John Holloway Jr

                     Orange County November 1841
The execution of the fore going last Will & Testament
of Jesse James Decd was duly proved in open
Court by the oath of Silast[sic] M. Link one of
the subscribing witnesses there unto and ordered to
be recorded

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 110-111
Recorded Nov 1841

Silas M. Link's name is found in many of these probate records.  The name being written as "Salast" or "Silast" is unusual.

Estate Papers comprise 22 pages and are found in a folder labeled "James, Jesse (1841)". James Latta renounced the rights to execute the estate.  Williamson Burton was appointed administrator in Jan 1841, and later moved to Tennessee, and legatees filed a motion to sell the land of the estate in spring of 1858.

Sally Rhods died leaving two children, Gilbert & Pleasant.  Milly Redmon died leaving a child named Polly.  Russel James died leaving five or six children.  There is probably additional relationship information to be deduced in these estate papers if a researcher is interested.