Orange County NcArchives Wills.....McCrory, David Aug 1840
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 62-63
Written: Aug 1840
Recorded: Aug 1840
Testator: David McCrory

In the name of God Amen I David
McCrorey being of sound mind & ["do" x-out]
memory do make declare & publish
My last will & testament in the
manner following
                 My Will & desire
is that my Just debts & funeral
expences be paid --

                My land & real
estate I desire to my brother in-law
John Albert & his heirs upon condition
that he pay off & discharged a debt
due by bond to William Murray as
guardian to which bond Henderson
Crawford is security the principal
of said bond is nine hundred dollars
& I direct & require my trustee
Robert White whenever said bond
to William Murray paid off & dis-
charged by said Albert to recover
all title & interest he has or possesses in
my land & real Estate as trustee to my
said brother in law John Albert --

My will & desire is that Margaret Albert &
her daughter Mary have & possess my household
& Kitchen furniture -
                       Further it is my will

[page 2]
& desire that all my other personal
property of whatever Kind be sold
by my executor for the payment
of my debts (excepting the debt
to Wm Murray) & if any thing remains
after the payment of said debts such
remainder to be divided equally
between my two children Mary
Jane & James Alexander McCrory

["And it is" x-out] I hereby appoint & constitute
my friend James Johnston executor
of this my last will & testament
                    David McCory
Test
Giles Mebane Jurat
Robt. F. White
                  Exr. qualified

[Will Book Volume F, page 62]
In the name of God Amen I David McCrorey being
of sound mind and memory do make declare & publish my
las[t] Will and Testament in the following manner

My Will & desire is that my Just debts & funeral Expences
be paid-- My land & real Estate I desire to my brother
in-law John Albert & his heirs upon condition that he pay
off & discharged a debt due by bond to William Murray as
guardian to which bond Henderson Crawford is security
the principal of said bond is nine Hundred Dollars and
I direct & require my trustee Robert White whenever said bond
to William Murray paid off & discharged by said Albert
to recover all title & interest he has or possesses in my
land & real Estate as trustee to my said brother-in-law John
Albert ----

[Will Book Volume F, page 63]
My will and desire is that Margaret Albert & her daughter
Marry have and possess my house hold & Kitchen furniture
Further it is my will & desire that all my other personal
property of whatever kind be sold by my Executor for
the payment of my debts (excepting the debt to William
Murray) & if any thing remains after the payment of said
debts such remainder to be divided Equally between my
two children Marry Jane & James Alexander McCrory
I hereby appoint & Constitute my friend James Johnston
Executor of this my last Will & Testament
    Test
    Giles Mebane                 David McCory
    Robt F White

                  Orange County August Term 1840
The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament
of David McCrory deced was duly proved in Open
Court by the oath of Giles Mebane one of the subscribing
Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recovered
At the same time James Johnston the Executor therein
named appeared and qualified Accordingly
                          Test

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume F, pages 62-63
Recorded Aug 1840

Unable to find information about this estate among the estate papers.  There are folders labeled "McCrory, David (1837)" and "McCrory, David".  The former may refer to this testator, but as a petitioner some three years before his probate.  The undated folder does not have any family history.