Orange County Estate Records
Folder 1754.144 Charles
State of North Carolina
Now all men by these presence that whereas Michael Charles late of Orange County in the State of North Carolina some years since died Intestate possessed of a large Estate in North Carolina and whereas previous to the death of the said Michael Charles[,] Sarah Charles a daughter of the said Michael Charles enter-married with Samuel James now of the County of Floyd and State of Kentucky and that the said Sarah James wife of Samuel James aforesaid late Sarah Charles had the following children by the said Samuel James her husband (to wit: John James[,] Isaac James[,] Abner James[,] Daniel James[,] Selea James[,] and Elizabeth James now Elizabeth Justice, and died previous to the death of the said Michael Charles decd her father of Orange County[,] North Carolina aforesaid leaving her children aforesaid as her legal heirs and lawfull representatives who are entitled to inherit on the part of the said Sarah James late Sarah Charles daughter of the said Michael Charles decd as aforesaid of Orange County[,] North Carolina aforesaid all and every part or parcel of any legacy or Estate that the said Sarah their Mother now decd as aforesaid would be entitled to was she now living from the Estate of the said Michael Charles deceased as aforesaid of Orange County and State of North Carolina. Now know ye that we John James[,] Isaac James[,] Abner James[,] Daniel James[,] Celea James, [,] James Justice and Elizabeth Justice his wife late Elizabeth James all of the County of Floyd and State of Kentucky constituted and appointed and do by these presents constitute and appoint Samuel James of the County of Floyd and State of Kentucky our true and lawfull attorney in fact for us and in our names and for our proper use and benefit to ask demand receipt for and receive and to sue for all and every part or parcel of any estate either real or personal that is in any wise due and coming to us from the Estate of the said Michael Charles decd as aforesaid of Orange County of North Carolina from any person or persons that may have the same in their ? or possession or that may be in any wise in law liable to pay the same and we also authorize and empower our said attorney to accept and receive on our parts any part or parcel of land or lands that would on a fair decision be leaving to us from the Estate of the said Michael Charles decd as aforesaid in weight our mother Sarah James late Sarah Charles deceased as aforesaid and all and every such tract or tracts or parcel of land or lands we hereby authorize and empower our said attorney to sell and convey by a proper deed with general warranties of he shall think proper to any person or persons he shall think proper for the best price he can get or for any price our said attorney may think proper and we also authorize and empower our aid attorney to use and make use of our names and proper seals to any such deed or deeds or to any bond or bonds receipt or receipts or any other instrument of writing by what ever name it may be called that may be necessary or required by law to enable him to get any part or parcel of said Estate that may be lawfully coming to us into his possession and we also authorize our said attorney to a just born premise settle or arbitrate any controversy that may arise in which our right or interest has been or is or any be concerned in the claim we have to our part of said Estate and in all other respects we give our said attorney as full and ample power as we would have were we personally present our release to collect said estate or part that may be coming to us and whatsoever our said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises aforesaid we will and hereby do ratify and confirm to all intents and purposes whatsoever as fully as if we were personally present and do the same ourselves with our own proper hands and ? in proper persons.
In testimony whereas we have her unto set our hands and offered our seals this seventeenth day of March A.D. 1828.
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/s/ John X James
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Isaac James
Abner James
James Justice
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Elizabeth X Justice
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Late Elizabeth James
Daniel James
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Ceala X James
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