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Item. I give and bequeath unto my two Sons, Isaac Hassell & Beniamin Hassell, a negro man named Robin, after their Mothers Decease, to them and their Heirs and Assigns for ever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Mary Wynne, Five Shillings Currant money of virginia, to her & her Heirs and assigns for ever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Rachel ward, Five Shillings, Currant Money of Virginia, to her and her heirs and assigns for ever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Sarah fox, five Shillings, Currant Money of virginia, to her and her heirs & assigns for . ever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Esther Hassell, five Shillings, Currant Money of virginia, to h'r and h'r heirs & assigns for ever.
Item. I give unto my fore Sone before mentioned, my Saws, and Carpenters tools, & Coopers tools, and Shoemakers tools, after their Mothers Deceas, to them and their Use for Ever. Lastly, I Constitute, ordain and apoint my beloved Wife, Rachel Hassell, whole & Sole Executrix of this My last will and testament, Utterly Renouncing and Revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made, Ratifying & Confirming this to be my last Will & Testament.
In witness whereof, I the said John Hassell, have hereunto Sit my Hand and Affixed my Seal, the Twenty fifth day of March anno: Domini, 1754.
Signed Sealed Pronounced and
Declared by the said John Hassell in the Presents of us:
JOHN HASSELL, (Seal)
THOS. WYNNE. JEREMIAH WYNNE, Jurat. PETER WYNNE.
Exrs Qualifd.
NORTH CAROLINA. TYRRELL COUNTY, SS. June County Court, 1754.
Present his Majestys Justice's:
These may Certify that Jeremiah Wynne, One of the Subscribing Evi- dences to the Within Will, personally appeared in open Court and made Oath on the Holy Evangelist of almighty God, that he was Present and Saw the within named John Hassell Sign, Seal, publish, Pronounce and Declare the within to be and Contain his last Will and Testament, and that he was then, and at that time, of sound and Disposing Memory; and that he also saw Thomas Wynne and Peter Wynne Sign their Names
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thereto at the same time; Then also Appeared Rachel Hassell and Quali- fied as Executrix by taking the Oath by Law appointed for the Qualifi- cation of Executors. Ordered that the Hon'ble James Murray, Esqr., Secretary of this province, or his deputy, have notice thereof, that Let- ters Testamentary Issue thereon as the Law Directs.
Test. EVAN JONES, CIk. Cur.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JAMES HODGES' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the Second Day of February, one thousand, Seven Hundred, fifty Eight. I, James Hodges, of Pasquotank, North Carolina, being very Sick & weak in body but of Prefect mind & Memory, thanks be therefore given unto God, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to Dye, do make and ordain this my last Will & testament, that is to say, Principally and first if all, I give & recommend my Soul, into the Hands of god that gave it; and my Body I Recommend to ye earth to be Buried in decent order, at ye Discretion of my Executors.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my Son, Josiah, that Planta- tion & Islands on the N. E. Side pasquotank River Bridge to him & his heires for ever.
Item. It is my Will & Desire that if my loving Farther, Joseph Hodges, as Willed any part or Parcel of his Estate to me, I humbly beg him to give & Bequeath it to my well beloved Son, Jams. Hodges, Jun., to him & his heires for Ever, & farther, it is my desire yt my loving Brothers, Joseph & Stephen Hodges shall collect all my Debts on the Great Bridge Books, and to Pay all my Just Debts that I owe in Norfolk & theire Lawfull Commissions.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my Son, Willis Hodges, wt. over Rush of my Book debts, if any Remaining, to him & his Heires for Ever.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my loveing Son, Samuel Hodges, Negro boy named Peter, to him & his Heires for ever.
Item. I also give a bequeath to my Loveing Son, Willis Hodges, Negro boy Named Sam, to him, & his heires for Ever. Item. I give & bequeath to my well beloved Wife, my writing Desk & bigest ovel Table, my Painted Chest & Seal Skin trunk, one Set of Silver Teaspoons & Tong's, & all my Pewter I brought out of Virginia, Two Frying pans, five Iron pots, & all ye Plan- tation utensiels, & Sufficiant of household Meat to Support ye. Family untel New years day, & fat.
It is my Will that my Estate shall Pay for ye Building of a New Kitchen, w'th one small Brick Chimney in room of the old
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wood Chimney. And farther, I give & Bequeath to my loveing wife all Small Furniture, such as Earth'nware & Coopers, &c., and ten old chairs and Six red Do., & one Safe Bought of Tim- othy Hickson, one Iron Chafeing dish, & all ye aforsd. men- tioned, to her and her Heires for ever. I likewise desire that none of my Children shall lay any Clame to any Part or parcel, or any part, of my Wifes Estate that she was Posest of before I married her.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my Loveing Son, James Hodges, my lot of Land & Marsh on the west Side of the road going to the Great Bridg accord'g to ye bounds that Thomas Manning formerly held by, & give him my Storehouse standing by brick hous formerly belonging to Mr. Charles Sweny, and I give him my Roan horse called Rock, & a dark bay Horse wch. I had in Swop of Solomon Timple, & my Riding Sadle and housing.
Item. I give, bequeath to My loveing Wife, the use of my Negor Woman call'd Phebe, tell my Son, Portlock attains to the age of Twenty one years, and then the sd. negro Phebe & her increase to return to ye sd. Portlock & his heires for Ever. I likewise give him ye Horse I bought of David Cook, Call'd Ball, to be sold by Ferebe Hodges & the Money Laid out in Goods to support ye sd. Portlock.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my well beloved Wife, my horse call'd Dultage, to her & her Heires for ever, & the use of Sam & Peter tell my two Sons, Willis & Josias Hodges comes to Lawful age; & it is my desire that my two sons, Josias & Willis Hodges, shall not in any wise disanul my part of the sd. Clause before mention'd.
Item. I Give & bequeath to my daughter Kesiah Curlin, Negor girl call'd Sarah, & one feather bed & furniture, spining wheel, pewter, one chest deliver'd to her when Marri'd, in full of her Portion, to her & her heirs for Ever.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my Daughter, Molly, the Negro Girl call'd Rachel, to her & her heirs for Ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, Frances Hodges, one negro Girl Call'd Hannah, to her & her Heirs for Ever, I likewise give to ye use of my wife, ye use of the two Negro Gerles Hannah & Rachel, tell my two Children, Molly & Frances Hodges Comes to Lawful age.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son in Law, Joseph Stokely, my new Survey over ye River on ye N. E. side Pasquotank River, & I give him Cash to Purchase a grant for ye sd. Survey of Land, to him & his heires for Ever, & I desire that my Exe'or or Executors to take out the grant Soon after my decease.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, Miriam Hodges, one Negro Girl call'd Nan, to her & her heires for Ever.
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Item. I give & bequeath to my loveing Son, James Hodges, my negro man Call'd Boatswain, to him & his heires for Ever.
Item. I Give & bequeath, & it is my Will & desire, that my Brother, Joseph Hodges, Pay to Colo. Robert Tucker, thirty Pound wch. I owe him upon Balce. of old Bond, & ye Joint Bond Brother Joseph Hodges & I ower ye sd. Robert Tucker, in Part of Eighty five Pounds that Brother Joseph Hodges owes to me, & uppon Settlem't wn. I was Last in Virginia in December last; & I further desire, that my loveing Brother, Joseph Hodges, shall Com in here & take all ye Invoics that is in PardonShip between him & I, at Spraules, Newtons, Atchison, & Sum them up & see wt. the Amounts is, & then go to ye sd. Sproules, Newtons & Atchison, & take true Copys of what we have Paid in company & see if I fall in Debt to pay it, giveing me Credit for ye one half of all ye money he pays away of mine, in my Old Book list; all ye Moneys that can be got in, Brother Joseph Hodges must have one half & ye other half to my well beloved Wife, Miriam Hodges in Concideration of Supporting & Schooling ye Children, & after my beloved Wife, Miriam Hodges & Brother Joseph Hodges & Mr. Andrew Miller, Merch't, if any remains to be Equal Divid'd between my two Sons & Daughters, Lamb, Portlock, Molly & Frances Hodges.
Item. I give & bequeath to my loving Wife, Side Saddle & my longest Gun, Some wite &nd Brown Sugar Bought of Capt. Headly and Part of a Barr'l Molasses.
Item. I give & bequeath my short Gun I brought from Virginia, to my Son, Lamb Hodges, & one pair of hand Mill Stones being now in Possession of Solomon Temple.
Item. I further give strict orders that no Person or Persons shall Pretend to make Publick vandue of any Part or Parcel of my before Mentioned Estate, under Penalty of one hundred Pounds, proc. Money.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my loving Wife, Mariam Hodges four feather beds and furniture I brought out of Virginia, to her & her heires for ever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Molly Hodges, three new Black Chairs, & one small Ovel Table, to her & her heires for Ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter, Frances, three new black chaires, & one Square Table.
I do hereby appoint my real friend, Colo. Robert Murdon, & ferebe Hodges, my whole & Sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disanul all & every former testaments, Wills, Legacies & bequests & Exers., by me in any ways before bequest, and Executors by me in any ways before named, Willed, & be-
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queathed, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & Seal, the day & year above Written.
JAMES HODGES, (Seal)
Signed, Seal'd, published, Pro- nounc'd & Declared by the sd. Jams. Hodges as his Last Will & testament in ye Presence of us ye Subscribers:
Test. JOHN HARRIS, Jurat. DANIEL KOEN. the mark JOHN J. M. MURDEN. of
NORTH CAROLINA, PASQUOTANK COUNTY. Present His Majesties Justices:
March Court, 1758.
Theses may Certify that John Harris, one of the Evidences to the within Will, Appeared in open Court and Made Oath on the holy Evan- gelist, that he was present and James Hodges, sign, Seal, publish and de- clare the within to be and Contain his last will & Testament, and that he was at that hime of Sound & disposing memory, and that he also saw Danial Coin & John Murden, the other two Evidences, Sign their names thereto at the same time. Then appeared Joseph Hodges, Exe'r in Vir- ginia and was duly Qualified. Ordered that the Honle. Richd. Spaight, Esq., Secretary, have notice that Letters may issue.
Test. THOS. TAYLOR, Clk. Cou.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JOSEPH HOLEBROUGH'S WILL.
IN YE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The Eighteenth day of October, 1711. I, Joseph Holebrough, of ye County Bath, & Pamli- coth precinct, Being very Sick & weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be Given Unto God. Therefore calling to mind ye mortality of my Body & knowing that It is appointed for all men once to dye, Doe make & ordain This my Last will & Testament, That is To Say, principally, & First of all, I Give & recommend my Soul into ye hands of God That Gave it, & my Body I recommend To ye Earth, To be buried in decent & Cristian manner at ye discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I Shall receive The Same again by ye mighty power of G d; and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleas'd God To bless me in This Life, I Give, devise And dispose of ye Same in ye following manner & forme:
I Give bequeith unto My dearly beloved friend, Alexander Avera, One Gun, one Chest, one white Coat, & all my Carpen- ters Touls.
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I Give & bequeith into Elizabeth avera one Gold Ring, one peuter dish & four plates.
I Give unto my beloved friend, Swan Swanson, Two Cows & Calfs which did run this Summer at Mr. price Plantation, & one heifer at Mr. Holms.
I Give & bequeith unto my well beloved Brother, John Holebrough, fourteen Shillings Due me, from Martenquam, deceased. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Hole- brough, 1 younge horse. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, all my wearing Cloths, only one white Coat excepted.
I give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, two Ewes, one ram & all my Cattle in Generall; only, two Cows & Calves & one heifer Excepted. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, Seventeen Shillings and Six pence due upon accompt. from Patrick Pendal.
I Give my well beloved Brother, John Holebrough, whom I likewise Constitute, make & ordain my Sole Executor of this my last will & Testam't, all & Singular my lands, messauges & Tenements, & wills, legacies & bequeits, & Executors by me in any ways before named willed & bequeithed, & ratifying, & Confirmeing this & noe other To be my last will And Testam't.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal ye Day & year Above written.
JOSEPH H HOLEBROUGH (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, publishd, pro- nounced & declared By ye Sd. Joseph Holebrough as his last will Testament, in ye presence of us ye Subscribers:
DANIEL HALLSEY. JAMES LEIGH.
THOMAS HOSKINS WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 24th. of October, 1733. I, Thomas Hoskins, of The precinct of Chovan, in the County of Albemarl being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be To God Therefore, Calling to mind ye mortality of my body & knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to Diee, do make & ordain This my Last will & Testament, That is to Say, principally, & first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into ye hands of God That Gave it; and my body I recommend to ye Earth to be buried in a Decent & Christian Manner at ye Discression of my Exrs., nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I Shall receive ye Same again, I Shall receive ye same again by The mighty power of God; & Touching such
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Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased ye Almighty to bless me with in This Life, I give, Demise & Dispose of ye same in The in ye following manner & form:
Impr. I give to my daughter, Sarah Charlston, one Gold ring, I give to willm. Luton, husband to my Daughter, Ann, Deseaset ten Shillings.
Item. I give to my Son, William Hoskins, whome I Likewise Constitute, make & Ordain one of my Exrs. of This my Last will & Testament, All my Estate Excepting These few articles Here mentioned. I give to my Daughters, Mathew the Stone Called fib, and one fether bed and furniture, one hundred pounds province bills, one pot, one pan, one Table, Two Dishes, four basons & Six plates, four Cows & Calves, Three Ews and Lambs. I give to my Daughter, mary, one negro to her Liking, Which is to be raised out of The Estate, & one hundred pounds province Bills, one feather bed, one pot, one pan, one Table, two Dishes, four basons, & Six plates, four Cows and Calves, Three Ews & lambs, Which is to be raised & Levied out of ye Estate;
And I do hereby Disallow, revoke & Disanul all & Every other former wills, Legacies & bequests & Exrs. by me in any ways before named, Willed, & bequeathed, Ratifying and Con- firming This & no other to be my Last will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal ye Day & year above Written, & Lastly I do make Consti- tute ordain & appoint my Son, William Hoskins, and John Benburry Exrs. of This my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal. THOMAS HOSKINS, (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered in ye presence of us :
JOHN MITCHENOR, JAMES SMITH.
CHOVAN. SSC.
April Court, 1734.
The Within Will of Thomas Hoskins was proved In open Court by ye oath of John Michneor, an Evidence Subscribing Thereto, who deposed he saw James Smith Sign ye sd. Will as an Evidence.
Test. MOSELEY VAIL. Cle. Cour.
Recorded in Will Book 3, page 304.
ISAAC HUNTOR'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Isaac Huntor, of Chowan County, Being of perfect Memory and minde and Calling to minde the Uncertainty of this Transitory Life, Do make and or- dain this my Last will and Testament, in manner and forme following, first, I Bequeath my Soul to almighty God; and my Body to the Earth to be Buried at the Discretion of my Ex-
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ecut'r, hereafter named; and as for my worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to Bestow upon me, I Give and Dispose of as followeth, Vizt:
First, my will and Desire is, that all my Just Debts be Trewly paid and Discharged by my Execr.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Elisha Huntor, my plantation whereon I now Live, and the plantation whereon he now Lives, together with all the Land thereunto Belonging, I Say to my sd. Son, Elisha Huntor, and his heirs and Assignes for Ever. I also give to my Sd. Son, Elisha Huntor, my Negro man named Duke, to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my son, Jesse Huntor, all my Land and plantation Purchased of Thomas Morris as Pr. (Deed) Deed of Sale Containing three hundred Acres, be it more or less, I Say to my son, Jesse Huntor, and his heirs and assignes for Ever. I also give to my sd Son Jesse Huntor, my Negro boy named Toney, I Say to him and his heirs and assigns for Ever.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my son, Isaac Huntor, all my Land in Bartea County, as by a pattent Dated the twenty Eighth day of Febuary, 1744/5, for one hundred and fifty acres; also, a Deed of Sale for 170 acres, Dated April, 20, 1745, and Joyning to Elisha Huntors Lands, I Say to my Son, ISaac Huntor, and his heirs and assignes for Ever; I also give to my sd. Son, Isaac Huntor, my Negro Girle named Venus, she and her Increase; also, one Good feather Bed and furniture there unto belonging; also three medle Sized puter Dishes and one puter Bason, and one Iron pott of forty pounds weight, one frying pan, and two Cows and Calves, to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Son, Daniel Huntor, Seventy five pounds, Currant Money of Virginia, to be Raised out of my Estate, it being in Consideration as I have not Given him any Land or negroe, I also Give to my sd. Son Daniel Huntor, one Good feather Bed and the furniture thereunto belonging, also three Medle Sized puter Dishes, one puter bason, and one Iron pott of about forty Pounds weight, one frying Pan, and two Cows and Calves, I Say to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Daughter, Alce Perry, my Negro man named Tobey, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Daughter, Hannah Riddick, my Negro Girle named Lucey, She and her Increas, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Daughter, Elizabeth Perry, my Negro Girle named Kate, provided She pay to my Daughter Alce five pounds Currant money to make the Vallue of Tobey Equill with her negro Kate, and then I Say to her and her heirs for Ever.
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Item. I Give to my Daughter, Rachell Walton, my negro woman named Hagor, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Daughter, Sarah Huntor, my Negroe Girle named Tresea, also my Side Saddle, and my Leather Trunk with a Date of 1734 on it, and a Horse or mare of four pounds Vallue, and three Meddle Sized puter Dishes, one puter Bason, one Iron pott, one frying Pann, two Cows and Calves, and one Good feather bed and the furniture thereunto belonging, I Say to her and her Heirs for ever.
Item. I Give to my Grand Children, ye Sons and Daughters of my Daughter, Jean Deceast, namely Jesse Phillip, & Mary Perries & Sarah field, to Each and Every of them the Sum of five pounds, Currant money of Virginia, to them and their heirs for Ever.
Item. I Give to Zilphea Parker, Daughter of Jonathan Parker, one Good feather Bed and furniture, and two Puter Dishes & three puter plates provided, that if She Stays and Lives with me or in my family till She Cumes to the age of Eighteen years and Behaves well, or at ye day of Marriage, if to my, or friends Satisfaction, then I say, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item. All the Rest and Residue of my Estate not before given, be it of what nature or Kindsoever, It is my Will and Desire that it be Equally Devided between my Sons and Daughters Namely: Elisha, Jacob, Jesse, Isaac, Daniel, Alce, Hannah, Elizabeth, Rachell, and Sarah, Share and Share a Like; it is also my Desire that my Son, Jacob Huntor, have & injoy all my Right of the Water Mill.
Lastly, I Nominate and appoint my Son, Elisha Huntor, my whole and Sole Executor to Se this my Will duly fulfiled and performed, and I do hereby Revoak and Make Null & Void all former or other will or wills heretofore by me made, pub- lished, or Declared, Either by word or wrighting, and if my Son Elisha Should happen to Die before this my will be fulfiled, then, and in that Case, I Do hereby appoint my Son, Jacob, and John Gordon, or Either of them, to Se this my Last Will and Testament Duly fulfiled.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto Sett my hand and fixed my Seal this Seventeen day of aprill, 1752.
Signed, Sealed, published, and
Declared by the Testator to be his Last Will and Testament in the presents of us:
ISAAC HUNTOR (Seal)
MOSES SUMNER. SAMUEL SUMNER, Jurt. JOHN SUMNER, Jurt.
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CHOWAN COUNTY, SS.
April Court, Anno Dom., 1753.
Present His Majestys Justices:
These may Certifie, that the within Will was Duly Proved in Open Court, by the Oaths of Samuel Sumner and John Sumner, two of the Subscribing Evidences thereto; and at the same time appeared Elisha Huntor, Executor, in Open Court and was Duly Qualified thereto by taking the Executors Oath by law appointed. Ordered that the Secretary of Said Province have Notice thereof that Letters Testamentary issue thereon as the Law Directs.
Test. JAMES CRAVEN, Cler. Cur.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in Office of Secretary of State.
HENRY HYRNE'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Henry Hyrne, of New Han- over County, in the Province aboves'd, Gentleman, being in an Ill state of health but of a sound mind and memory, blessed be God, Do make, Declare and Publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and Declaring Null and Void all former or other Wills by me heretofore made. First, I recommend my Soul to almighty God, hoping and believing a remission of my sins and the Errors and failings of my life through his mercy and the mediation of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ; And my body to the Earth to be Decently buried at the discretion of my Executors herein first after Named. And as to my Worldly estate with which it hath pleased God to bless me, I Give, Be- queath, devise and dispose of it in manner and form following:
Imprimis. I Give, Devise, and Bequeath to my Nephew, Henry Walters, and his Heirs and Assigns forever, all that my plantation and six hundred & fourty acres of Land whereon I now dwell in New Hanover County, called New Hyrnham, to- gether with the five hundred and fifty three Acres of Land ad- joyning and contiguous thereto, devised to me by my Honoured Father, Colonel Edward Hyrne, being Part of a larger Tract of Land belonging to my said Father in his life time (as by a Plan thereof Annexed to his last Will and Testament may at large appear).
Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath to my said Nephew, Henry Walters, and his heirs and Assigns for ever, all that my other Plantation containing about Seventeen hundred and fourty seven Acres of Land in New Hanover County whereas * *
* (Illegible) and Devised by me said Father to my said Brother, George Hyrne (as by a Plan thereof annexed to the last will and Testament of my said Father may at large apear) and by the death of my said Brother George descended to me.
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Item. I Give and Bequeath to my said Nephew, Henry Walters, my negroe man Call Casar and my Negroe Girl called Hannah.
Item. It is my will that my House, plantation and lands be rented out by my Executor first Named, for the benefit and advantage of my said Nephew, Henry Walters, at a moderate rent with a covenant in the lease that the person renting the same shall, at the Expiration of such lease, leave the Said Houses & plantations in the same good repair they are in when he leases them, or any of them he shall so lease.
Item. I Give and bequeath to my Neice, Elizabeth Walters, my Negroe Girls Betty and Calia.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Nephew, Joseph Walters, and my Nephew, George Walters, Ten pound, proclamation money, to each of them.
Item. I Give and Bequeath, I give and Bequeath to my Nephew, Moses Britton, my Gold Sleeve Buttons.
Item. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Niece, Mary Britton, my shagarene case of Silver Instruments, also my Six Silver Tea spoons, silver Tea Strainer and Tongs.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Nephew, Henry Britton, my silver Watch and Silver pepper Castor, in rememberance of his regard and kindness shown me, in coming to see me and staying some time with me.
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