Will of John Squire of Hyde, Beaufort Co., NC, 1723
Surname: Squire

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Beaufort County, NC; Vol 1, page 4 (original spelling retained)

North Carolina

In the name of God Amen

I, John Squire of the precinct of Hyde, being of sound mind & perfect memory,
praise be therfore given to Almighty God * calling to mind the uncertainty of
this present life do make & ordain this my present last will and testament in
manner & form following (viz) first and principally I comand my soul into the
hands of the Almighty God, hoping thre the merits, death & passion of my Lord
Saviour Jesus Christ to receive full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my
sins, and to inherit eternal life, and my body I commit to the earth to be
intered at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named, and as touching
such small temporal Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I do give
and bequeath the same whollya nd absolutely unto my beloved wife Mary Squire
whom I do appoint sole Executrix to this my said last will & testament and I
do hereby revoke disannul & utterly make void all former wills, testaments,
bequests, gifts or legacies by me at any time heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed & set my hand & seal the twentieth
day of July Ano Dom. 1723

John (his x mark) Squire (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared in presence of 

I. White
Samuel Hollowell