Bath County NcArchives Wills.....Holebrough, Joseph 1711
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1711

                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 God; 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.

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.


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