Will of Joseph Pardue Died Warren County, NC 1790

Will of Joseph Pardue Died Warren County, NC 1790

THE WILL OF JOSEPH PARDUE
WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WILL BOOK 4, PAGE 34.

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Perdue of Warren County being of sound mind and memory thanks be to the Almighty God for the same and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and for as follows

Itim I give unto my daughter Frances Perdue one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs for ever

Itim I give unto my daughter Paty Perdue one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever

Itim I give unto my daughter Nancy Perdue one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever

Itim I give unto my daughter Betsy ten pound Virginia Currency or a feather bed to be worth that much to be raised out of my estate at the age of Eighteen years old or marriage to her and her heirs for ever

Itim I give unto my son Joseph Perdue tin pound Virginia Currency to be raised out of my estate by such things as my Executors shall think can be best spared to be delivered him when he shall arise to the age of nineteen years all which I give to him and his heirs for ever

Itim I give unto my son Francis Perdue ten pound Virginia Currency to be raised out of my estate by such things as my executors shall think can be best spared to be delivered him when he shall arrive to the age of nineteen years all which I give to him and his heirs for ever

Itim I give unto my son Philimon Perdue ten pound Virginia Currency to be raised out of my estate by such things as my Executors shall think can be best spared to be delivered him when he shall arrive to the age of Nineteen years all which I give to him and his heirs forever

And lastly it is my will and desire that when my youngest son comes to the age of nineteen years and all the legatees paid up and all my debts paid that there be amongst all my children then living an equal division of the residue of my estate of every kind whatsoever

I do appoint my son George Perdue and John Perdue Executors of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have here unto my hand and fixed my seal this thirteen day of May 1789.

Joseph Pardue (seal)

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of

Joseph Pardue

James House

James Beckum his mark

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Joseph Pardue's will was presented for probate to the court session of Warren County, North Carolina in August 1790 by his son, John, who was then appointed by the court as administrator of his father's estate.

Joseph Pardue was born in the year 1733 to John Pardue whose will was presented for probate to the February Court of Bute County, North Carolina in 1769.  Utilizing tithable records of his father, it can be determined that Joseph was John's third son, and probably his third chlld born probably in Henrico County, Virginia. 

The Bristol Parish records of Prince George County, Virginia are fairly much extant and appear to have all the names beginning with the letter "P" available, but no Pardue, Perdue, Purdue or other variations of the name appear in Bristol Parish during the time period when Joseph was born.

The Joseph Pardue who witnessed the will of Joseph Pardue would not have been his young son, also named Joseph.  A person who was a legatee of the will maker was precluded as being a witness to the transaction.  It is likely the Joseph Pardue who witnessed the will was the Joseph Pardue who was born in 1761, was on Warren County, NC tax lists in 1780s, and appeared in the Warren County, NC 1790 and 1800 Federal Census, was the Joseph Pardue who moved to Chester County, South Carolina between 1800 and 1810, and died there in 1845.

The Joseph Pardue who was a legatee in his father's will was most probably the Joseph Pardue who died in 1807 in Granville County, North Carolina.


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