Person:William Rorie (1)

William Rorie
Birth 1727, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death 3 Dec 1812 (aged 84–85), Anson County, North Carolina, USA [error]
Burial Rorie Cemetery, White Store Township, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
[photographs of cemetery]

William was the son of John Rorie and his wife, Hannah. In 1757, William married Judah Butler in Caroline County, Virginia Colony. They had the following children in order of birth: Reuben, Judah "Judy," Lucy, James, Ann, Elizabeth "Betsy," Hezekiah, Mary "Marie," and Martha "Millie." In 1776, William settled in White Store, Anson County, North Carolina, where he lived until his death. His grave is said to be unmarked.

William Rorie of Anson County, North Carolina, on 3 December 1802
-to my wife Judah Rorie, all my lands and living during her lifetime
-to my grandaughter Patty Johnson Rorie [daughter of deceased daughter Ann]
-to my Grandson James Autry, granddaughter Bethuel Autry, granddaughter Polly Autry
-to my daughter Leucy Meadors, 5 shillings to be put out in interest until James Autry arrives at age 21 or is married; likewise Bethuel and Polly Autry arrive at age 18 or are married
-My lands to my grandsons Reuben Rains and James Autry with Reuben Rains to have Dwelling house and around after the death of my wife Judah
-my Negro man Tom and Negro man Sam to be sold at auction
-also my household furniture and stock of all kinds and other property and proceeds to be divided between my children and grandchilren as follows:
James Rorie
Hezikiah Rorie Money
Milly Sinclair
Mary Rains
Levina Pounds [daughter of deceased son Reuben]
Polly Johnson Rorie
Judah Hills daughter Nancy (when she arrives at age 18 or is married)
Betsey Autry three children (one share among them)
my friends Hezikah Rorie and John Sinclair Executors
Signed Wm Rorie
Witnesses Leavy Sinclair, Noah Rushing, Alfred Sinclair

Know all men by these presents that we
Job Meadows, James Morie [sic - Rorie], Alfred Sinclair, John Pounds, Thomas Hill
are bound unto James Autry and John Autry Gurardians of Bethuel Autry and Polly Autry
in the sum of 250£
the conditions is such that if Job Meadows, James Morie [sic], Alfred Sinclair, John Pounds, Thomas Hill pay to said James Autry and John Autry Guardians and Bethuel and Polly Autry 23£ 7 shillings and 6 pence or an 1/8 part of the money
to be produced by the sale of a 373 acre tract of land of the estate of the late William Morie [sic - Rorie] dec'd on or before 1 Jan next
Then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in effect.
Signed 18 Jan 1809, Job Meadows, Thomas Hill, John Pounds, Thomas Hill [sic -- James Rorie?]
Witness C. Daniel
[NOTE: This is a transcription, and has some obvious problems]

By Order of Court October 1811 to lay off and devid Real Estate of William Rorie dec'd
297 acre tract partitioned into 8 Lots, each lot containing 37 and 1/8 acres, with differing values [metes and bounds description, value of each lot given in document]
Submitted in Court 4 September 1812
Signed Leml. Bell, Hardy Oquin [sic], Robert Huntley, Marmaduke Miers