Here is another Will. This one for Thomas CATE:
Thomas Cate Will
In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Cate in the County of Orange being of
perfect mind
& Memory make this my last Will and Testament, first it is my desire to be,
buried
decently and all my lawful debts to be paid out of my Estate. I bequeath to
my son Moses
one hundred & fifty Acres of Land where he now dwells, also to my son John
Cate I give
& bequeath One hundred & fifty Acres of Land wher he now dwells and the line
I made
between them shall stand, also I give to Ephraim my son One Hundred acres of
land
whereon he did dwell. Also I give & bequeath unto my son Thomas Cate One
hundred
Acres of Land whereon I now dwell after the death of his mother. also I give
unto my
beloved wife Sarah Cate One hundred acres of land whereon I now dwell and
after her
death or widowhood it falls to my son Thomas Cate and also I give unto my
beloved
Wife three negroes named as follows Randol & Joe & Rachel and my Mill & my
Smith
tools and waggon & Horses and two Stills with the Utensels belonging to them
with all
my household furniture and all my farming tools with my Cows Hogs & Sheep
with all the
appetainces thereof said plantation whereon I now dwell and after her decease
or
Widowhood then it is to be equally divided amongst my eleven children.
Moses Cate,
John Cate, Fanny Sykes, Martha Moore, Winny Sykes, Milly Roach, Huldah Cate,
Tabitha Smith, Elizabeth Cate, Thomas Cate, Ephraim Cate. I acknowledge this
to
be my last Will & Testament this whereunto I do set my hand this second day
of April One
thousand eight hundred & Twelve
Test Thomas Cate
{seal}
Barnard Cate
Jean Cate {X her mark}
Orange County August Term 1816
The Execution of the foregoing last Will & Testament of Thomas Cate, decd
was duly
proved in open Court by the Oaths of Barnard Cate & Jean Cate subscribing
Witnesses
thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Test.
Louise