• General Notes

  The Will Of William Vaughan:
  
  In the name of God Amen.
  
  I William Vaughan of the County of Northampton and State of North Carolina being sick and weak but in sound disposing mind and memory knowing that it is appointed for all men once(?) to
  die and the uncertainty of the time thereof do make and ordain
  this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following -
  
  First I recomend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my
  Body to the Earth to be Buried at the descreshion of my Exetors hereafter mentioned - and touching such Worldly Estate as where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life - I give demise and dispose of the same in the manner and form following Vizt
  over and above what I have heretofore given and delivered into possession of my Eight children namely
  
         Mary Christenbery
        Elisebeth Ralls
        Thomas Vaughan
        Miley Collier
        William Vaughan
        Nancy Patience
        Cathern Raney
        James Vaughan
  
  Imprimis - My will and desire is that all my Just Debts be paid
  at the descreshions of my Executors hereafter mentioned --
  
  I lend unto my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan all my Estate during her natural life if she continues my widow for the training? and Educating the Children that she has Born me and the Death or Marriage of my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan my Will and Desire
  is that all my said Estate be sold and the Money arrising form such sale to be equally devided amongst all my children Born by my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan and if any of my said children Born
  by my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan should Die before such division and leave Issue then and in that case my will and desire is that the Issue of such Decendent have one equal part with my surviving
  Children Born by my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan --
  
  Item I hereby nominate and appoint my loving So Jeriamiah Vaughan and my Beloved Wife Sarah Vaughan to be whole and
  sole Executor & Executrix of this my last will and Testament
  
  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my seal this fifteenth Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand and Seven Hundred and Ninty three --
  
  Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us --
  
  Peter Weaver   Jun.                                     his
  John Gary                                     William WV Vaughan
  Henry Weaver   Jun.                                 Mark
   
  
  Probated Dec Court Northampton Co., NC 1794
   
  

Details of William's family with Sarah