Bertie County North Carolina    Will  Hoggard, William - 1886


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Wm H. Hoggard
State of North Carolina
	Bertie County
I William H. Hoggard of Bertie County and Sate aforesaid being of
sound mind and 		memory but considering the uncertainty of my
earthly existence do make and declare this 	my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following, that is to say:

First      That my executors hereinafter named shall provide for my
body a decent burial 			suitable to the wishes of my relatives and
friends, and pay all my funeral expenses 		together with my Just
debts howsoever and wheresoever owing, out of the moneys that 		may
come into their hands as a part and parcel of my Estate:

Item 1st I lend to my beloved Father and Mother Richard Hoggard and
Harriet M. Hoggard 		during their lives, a certain tract of land
whereon my Father and Mother now live, 			containing two hundred
and fifty acres, after the death of my Father and Mother I give
said tract of land To my sister Laura A. J. Peelle wife of Jackson
Peele to her and her 		heirs forever;

Item 2nd I give to my Brother John F. Bond Ten dollars in money, to
him and his heirs forever;

Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my youngest Brother John N  Hoggard
his heirs and assigns 		forever all the balance of my property not
heretofore given away.  Real personal and 		mixed of what nature or
kind soever, and wheresoever the same shall be at the time of 		my
death. 

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint by beloved Father and
Brother Richard 		Hoggard and John N. Hoggard my lawful Executors
to all intents and purposes to 		execute this my last will and
testament, all ordering to the time intent and meaning of the
same, and every part and clause thereof, hereby revoking and
declaring utterly void all 		other wills and testaments by me
heretofore made.  In Testimony whereof I the said 		William H.
Hoggard, do hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 14th day of
October 		1886. W. H. Hoggard	seal

Signed sealed published and declared by the said William H. Hoggard
to be his last will 		and testament in the presence of us who at
his request and in his presence do subscribe 		our names and
witnesses thereto    A. Jenkins    J. B. Williams

North Carolina Bertie County  The foregoing last will and testament
of William H. Hoggard was this day proven before me by the oath and
examination of A. Jenkins and J. B. Williams the subscribing
witnesses thereto who being each by me duly sworn say they believe
this paper writing nor shown them to be and contain the last will
and testament of the said William H. Hoggard, that he signed the
same in their presence, that they witnesses the same at his request
in his presence and in the presence of each other, that the believe
the said testator was of sound mind of lawful age and under not
undue restraint.  The said will is submitted to probate and is
hereby ordered to be recorded. At the same time Richard Hoggard one
of the Executors therein named was duly qualified by taking the
required oath.  This Oct. 25 1886
				Thos. Gillam Jr.
				Clerk Supr. Court
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