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***************************************************************************Will of Armistead Hoggard
North Carolina
Bertie County
	I, Armistead Hoggard, of the aforesaid county and state, being of sound mind, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament:

First, my executrix, hereinafter named, shall give my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives, and pay all funeral expenses, together with all my just debts out of the first money which may come into her hands belonging to my estate.

Second I loan to my beloved wife Lizzie Hoggard during the term of her natural life all my land and other  property of whatever nature or kind soever that I may own at the time of my death.

Third-After the death of my wife I loan in equal shares to Edmund Dukes Hoggard and Mary Hoggard and to any other child or children that my be hereafter begotten by me of my wife Lizzie Hoggard, during the lives of each of my said children, but with no power on their part to dispose of the same; and I give and devise the said property and every part thereof in fee simple absolutely to the children of Edmund Dukes Hoggard and Mary Hoggard, and of any child or children, hereafter begotten of my said wife by me, the said children to hold in fee simple the share held by the parent of each of them.

	The clear intention of this will is to leave all of my property to my wife Lizzie during her life; then to leave the said property in equal shares to all of her children, begotten by me during their lives and at the death of each of said children their children to hold a fee simple title to the share held by the parent each thereto.  Should any of my children by my said wife Lizzie die leaving no child, I desire the share of said child or children to go to such of said children as are then living and to the heirs of any who died leaving children.

	I leave my wife Lizzie Hoggard my lawful executrix and empower her to carry out this will.

	I revoke all other wills heretofore made and ratify and confirm this my last sill.
	
		Witness my name and seal this the 4th day of December 1899.			
				
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						Armistead X Hoggard  seal 		
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Signed, sealed and published as and for the last will and testament of Armistead Hoggard in presence of the undersigned who at the request of H. Hoggard and in his presence subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.
	R. W. Askew					W. L. Lyon
	J. G. Smithwich, Jr.				Thomas Peebles

North Carolina
Bertie County
	The foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Armistead Hoggard, deceased, is this day exhibited before me the undersigned clerk of the Superior court for said County, and the due execution then proved by the oath and examination of R. W. Askew, J. G. Smithwick Jr., and Thomas Peebles, three of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who testify that the said Armistead Hoggard signed the said paper writing in their presence and declare the same to be his last will and testament, and that they did at the request of the said testator and in his presence write their names at the end of said as attesting witnesses thereto and that at the time when said will was executed said Armistead Hoggard was of sound mind and memory, lawful age to execute a will and was not under any restraint to the knowledge, information or belief.
	It is therefore considered and adjudged that said paper writing contains the last will and testament of Armistead Hoggard, deceased, as such it be admitted to probate and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for said County and there filed.
	Witness my hand, this 22 day of December 1900
						Chas. W. Jacocks,
						Deputy Clerk Superior court.