Charles Christmas

Abt 1770 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Charles Christmas  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1770	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Copied from LoRetta Hughes tree on WorldConnect: Census: 1800, NC, Orange Co. Christmas, Charles Orange County, North Carolina: Clerk of Superior Court: Record of Wills: Volume: D: 1800-1822: No. 228 - Christmas, Charles Orange County, North Carolina Will Book 01 September 1811 The last will and testament of me the subscriber Charles Christmas aspiring confidence in my Creator to whom I recommend my soul, he having given it. I Charles Christmas of the state of North Carolina make this my last will and testament that is to say ? I give and bequeath to my executor herein after William Moore, my land lying in Orange County between two and three hundred acres in the acres between Strudwick's lower and middle tracts adjoining John Minniss and others also two hundred acres lying on the south side of Haw River adjoining lands of Jonathan Seredly and others also I give my said Executor my Negroes Viz! Daisy, Simon, Henry, Anderson, Aggie and Ben, and all movable effects including my stocks of very kind and also outstanding debts which are considerable. One on my brother Nat Christmas of the Mississippi Territory accounting at this time principal and interest upwards of seven hundred dollars, a note for the principal of which was four hundred and sixty dollars was given me the ninth of August 1803 and lost by fire when my Mother's house burnt and the rest of my debts that may be in notes and book accounts in my chest at my decease paying there out my past debts, and the expense of my funeral, interest as to the said lands, Negroes, movable stocks, debts are for the rising, clothing and schooling of my six children of Sara Smith's Viz! John, Charles, Nancy, Bethany, William and Susannah and the raising, clothing and schooling of a child of Nancy Wilcox's Viz! Rebeckah my will is that the property given in trust to my Executors as aforesaid the survivors of them to make use of it in the way they think most advisable for profit whereby leasing the lands hiring the Negroes out, continuing them on the plantation I now live on which is leases until the first day of January 1815 or selling the whole of the property bequeathed or given in trust as aforesaid and that the moneys arriving from method they peruse, to put out at interest or any other way they may think proper and distribute it equally for the children aforesaid as they may stand in need and if any surplus should remain after the youngest comes of age or they, my Executors, are of the opinion there will be a surplus they may think proper give to each as they arrive to lawful age what they think proper so as they believe as much will remain for each when they arrive at the same or make as equal divided when the youngest arrives at age if any property should remain. I nominate, constitute and appoint Richard Christmas, Thomas Brewer, and William Moore, Executors to this my last will and testament requesting them the said Richard Christmas, Thomas Brewer, and William Moore that they will give what assistance they can to Sarah Smith and Nancy Wilcox mothers of the aforesaid children and see that the children are well brought up thus placing confidence in their friendship. I hereunto subscribe my name and fix my seal to these presents as my last will and testament. Charles Christmas {seal} September 1st 1811 Test William Moore Hughes, LoRetta F. "Treeclimber's Family Treehouse - Roots & Branches" ver. 2009-06-21 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=treeclimber
  Person ID	I22231	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Christmas, Sr.,   b. Abt 1720, Hanover County, Virginia d. Bef Aug 1783, Orange County, North Carolina (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Graves,   b. Abt 1725, Virginia d. 1810, Orange County, North Carolina (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1748	Hanover County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1287] Hughes, LoRetta F. "Treeclimber's Family Treehouse - Roots & Branches" ver. 2009-06-21 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=treeclimber. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).