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Note: N164 HENDERSON COUNTY DEED ABSTRACTS: BOOK NUMBER ONE - Pages 1 - 85:
CLAYTON, JOHN SR. AND WILSON, WILLIAM SR. Executors of the Last Will and Testament of WILSON, JACOB SR. To CLAYTON, EPHRIAM - Page 16: 31 JAN 1838. 204 ac. $1105. Williams Creek of French Broad River. Witnesses: Richard O'Kelly and Thomas D. Clayton. Recorded 10 July 1839. Signed: John Clayton and William Willson.
MILLER, JOHN TO FRAMEL, JOVAN AND CLAYTON, JOHN. - Page 36. 1 May 1839. Power of Attorney in land jointly owned and occupied by William Patton on the French Broad River, mouth of Cherryfield Creek, "so as to secure money paid by myself, Jovan Framel, John Clayton and Jordan Anderson." Witness: Thomas B. Miller. Recorded 18 Sept 1839. Signed: John Miller. (NOTE: This is probably Jovan (Govan) TRAMEL)
CLAYTON, JOHN AND TRAMEL, JOVAN TO DIXON, WILLIAM. - Page 36. 5 July 1839. $5/ 250 ac. "Conveyed to said William Dixson...in trust for Sarah Patton (spelled Paxton in one place) during her lifetime, all land owned jointly by William Patton.." French Broad River at the mouth of Cherryfield Creek, estate of William Patton. Witnesses: Thomas B. Miller and Jacob Sumey. Recorded 24 Sept. 1839. Signed: Jovan Framel, John Clayton, agents for John Miller.
CLAYTON, JOHN TO MURRAY, JOHN - Page 48. 16 July 1839. $127 for 52 ac. S side of Mills River joining Clayton, James Brittain and John Murray. Witnesses: Wm. Deaver and L. C. Clayton. Recorded 10 Oct. 1839. Signed: John Clayton.
Served in NC State Assembly; leader in public affairs in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
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Note: N234 I, John Clayton of the county of Transylvania and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say
First That my executors hereinafter mentioned shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with all my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the money that may first come into their hands as Part or Parcel of my estate.
Item 1st, I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Susannah Clayton the benefit of my Mansion house & out building together with a suitable amount of household & kitchen furniture as may be necessary for her comfort to be set apart by my executors according to their Judgment and to have a comfortable maintainance (sic) and suppor (sic) from the proceeds of all my land set in reserve in the titles by me made to J W Clayton, E B Clayton & G W Wilson all to be under the management of my executors.
2, My will and desire is that all the residue of My Estate be sold by my executors and all debts due me collected and after paying all expenses and debts the residue to equally divided amongst my children or their representatives share and share alike They (that is my children or representatives) rendering and accounting by inventory account of all they shall received as an advancement heretofore made
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friends George Orr and G W Wilson my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament – according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every Part thereof hereby revoking and declairing (sic) utterly void all other wills and testaments heretofore made
This 28th of March AD 1867
John Clayton (LS)
Signed sealed published and declaired (sic) by the said John Clayton to be his las (sic) will and testament in presents of us wo (sic) at his request & in his presents do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto
I. S. Lyday Jurat
A. W. Beck
(Source: Original estate records - North Carolina Archives, Raleigh)
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