Will

State of North Carolina, Guilford County

I George Clapp being weak in body but sound of mind & memory do make and constitute this my last will & testament. To wit: It is my will that all my just debts together with the expenses of my burial be paid & also that my executors provide stones for my grave such as I have furnished for the deceased members of my family.
It is my will that the plantation on which I reside be divided between my son James Rudy & my daughter Barbara Harriett after the following manner: The dividing line to commence at a hickory tree on the bank of Beaver Creek immediately West of the point at which the spring branch falls into the above named creek, running there nearly South along the Western side of the lower meadow to corner to be made opposite the Distillery, from thence neery East dividing the Still house to the cross - fence running back of my barn, making a corner & from thence South keeping the direction of the fence until it cross the lane, passing through my plantation, on the side of which, near a barfort there to make another corner, then West along the lane in the direction of my Smith Shop until it cross the branch that crosses the lane, where another corner is to be made & from there to run South in a direct line to a point at which the dividing line between myself & Fogleman makes an elbow.
I will the part of the plantation in which the improvements are situated, fall to James Rudy, however with the following reserve as to the improvements themselves – viz. Barbara Harriett having full rights during her life to the properties of half of all the improvements to be divided as follows – the part of my mansion house East of the brick partition to belong to B. Harriett – also the barn & kitchen the barn to be divided North & South & B. Harriett to have the Eastern end & to her the floor in common, as also the threshing Machine, a horse & all the other out buildings, but Barbara Harriett right to all or any of these buildings now existing to become extent for her or her heirs on her death, falling to James R, his heirs or to my heirs as provided for hereafter. It is my will further as regard to my landed property & its improvements, that James Rudy & Barbara Harriett to whom I now bequeath it shall but enjoy the use & have its proceeds during their natural lives and that my will disqualify them ever to alievate it & that will it shall never be sold for their debts, but that it be for their use & possessions during their lives and that in the event of the death of either the property I bequeath shall belong to their ? or in (default or) want of ? shall revert to my legal heirs.
I will that my daughter Catharine Foust have the two negro girls Louis & Mary – that my grandchild Martha Wrightsell have the negro girl Malinda & that my grandchild Mary Wrightsell have the negro girl Caroline – that the negro boy Daniel be sold my heirs residing in the state of North Carolina and that in consideration the dutiful attention of my daughter B. Harriett I bequeath her the negro girl Laura with her child, which she is to have over & above an equal share with the other heirs. My son Jacob not having received property in value equal to my son David & James Rudy, it is my will that he receives to hundred dollars out of my estate. I will that the negro girls given my daughter Catharine Foust be valued at the time she has received the one shall receive the other & that she receive in money whatever their valuation may short of one thousand dollars (which is the valuation I put on the money and property given my sons & on the land given B. Harriett). I will that my grandchildren named above constitute on heir as representatives of their deceased mother& that the negro girls given them be valued on my death & whatever such valuation less of one thousand dollars be name up in money & that the money & the girls remain in the hands of my Executors for their benefit until they arrive at legal age when anequal division it to be made between them.
I will that Col. Daniel Clapp, John Clapp Sr. & Col. Abraham Clapp value the above named Negro property & such & return of their valuation to my Executors & by which they settle up estate. I will that my daughter B. Harriett have my gray horse saddle, bridle & gears – one cow, her choice (with a calf should her cow have one), three complete beds & bedstead, as she now has them – her bureau – her set of chairs – one large wash pot – one cooking pot & frying pan & also that on my death Col. Daniel Clapp, John Clapp Sr. & Col. Abraham Clap lay off for B. Harriett provisions for one year for her family & stock out of my grain hay & stock. Further I will that whatever remains of my personal property be sold & the proceeds together with my Lands, if any remain after satisfying the above bequests, be divided equally among my heirs. Lastly I appoint my sons Jacob Clapp & William Foust Executors to this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have unto set my hand and seal, This 30th day of Jun A.D. 1846

Geo. William Welker George his + mark Clapp Seal
D Clapp


State of North Carolina
Guilford County August Term 1846
The last Will and Testament of George Clapp was produced in Open Court & the Executors of the same proven by Geo. William Welker one of the subscribing witnesses thereto & the court doth ? The same duly execution to pass both real & personal estate Ordered to be Recorded.
Then came Jacob C. Clapp and William Foust Executors therein appointed & was duly qualified as such.
John M Logan
R V McCulloch [4]