Will, NC, Johnston, William Hinton, 1761

In the name of God Amen.

I WILLIAM HINTON of the county of Johnston and Parish of St. Stephen's being
weak and very sick but, thanks to almighty God, of perfect mind and memory I
recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it to me and my body to the grave
to be decently buried or interred according to the discretion of my executors
to whom I shall hereafter mention.

IMPRIMIS I bequeath and will to my son JOSEPH HINTON a tract of land lying on
the South side of Cape Fear River on Lick Creek with two Negroes DICK and NED
and the stock of cattle in the care of JACOB BRASWELL his lands and his riding
horse and rifle gun, horse in the care of JACOB BRASWELL to a bed and
furniture.

ITEM I leave will and bequeath to my son JOHN HINTON a tract of land on the
south side of Neuse River bought of THOMAS BUSBY and a the all the vacant land
that is entered about it with two negros JACK and POMP, two sets of blacksmith
tools, two year old colt and fifteen head of cattle.

ITEM I will and bequeath to my son ISAAC HINTON my manner Plantation, which
now I live on, after the death of his mother or when he comes to the age of
twenty one and one negro girl CATO and negro boy WATT to a bed and furniture.

ITEM I leave, will and bequeath to my daughter SARAH HINTON a negro boy MANGO
with a feather bed and furniture.

ITEM I will, leave and bequeath to my daughter ESTHER HINTON one negro girl
PHILLIS and thirty pounds cash, to a feather bed and furniture.

ITEM I will and leave to DEMCEY HINTON that tract of land on Mark's Creek if
he will make full satisfaction for taking up the said land and clearing it out
of ye of XXX but if any default be made by said DEMCEY then said land be
equally divided between my two daughters SARAH and ESTHER.

ITEM I will to my son JOHN HINTON one feather bed and Furniture.

ITEM I will and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife SOPHIA HINTON four Negroes
JENNY, HONOR, FRANK, CUBITT for her life, with all the cows and Calves and all
the small cattle and all the open sows and small hogs. I will also beef that
is fit for market to be sold at season of the year when they are fit for
market and all my hogs that is fit for sale with the remainder of my money
that I have not settled away and all the money that is made of the beef and
pork and the remainder of my money of all my debts that is due to after my
just debts and funeral expenses is discharged to be equally divided between my
children.

ITEM it is my will that if any of my children shall decease before they come
of age or after they are at age being without heirs lawfully begotten of their
body that their estate shall be equally divided between the rest of my
children.




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                   Will, NC, Johnston, William Hinton, 1761

Item it is my will as my last will and testament that all the rest of my
estate real and personal I leave, will and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife
SOPHIA HINTON as a legacy which I leave as my executors in full with my cousin
MALACHI HINTON and Captain WILLIAM BRYANT, high Sheriff, my whole and sole
executors of this my last will and testament.

As witness my hand this 23rd day of November Anno Domini 1761.

WILLIAM HINTON {seal}

Signed, sealed in presence of us:

JAMES WATSON
JACOB BRASWELL
MICHAEL ROGERS

REF:

Johnston County NC Will Abstracts 1746 - 1825, Vol 1, by Elizabeth E. Ross.
Dated 23 Nov 1761 and
Probated January Court 1762




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