Bladen County, NC - Court - Hilborn vs Hester

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N.C. Supreme Court, Hilborn vs Hester, Case No. 6678, includes John Hesters 
Will made March 5, 1813.
 
At a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions began and held for the County of 
Bladen at the Court House in Elizabeth Town on the first Monday in August 
1819--present

William H. Beatty ) 
Thomas Smith      )   Esqrs
James Cromartie   )
 
The last Will and Testament of John Hester dec'd proved in open court by the 
oath of Thos. Hester Jr. one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, in the 
following words and figures to Wit:
 
In the name of God Amen. I John Hester of the state of North Carolina and the 
County of Bladen being in sound and perfect mind and memory Blessed be God 
this 5th day of March In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred 
Thirteen make and publish this my last Will and Testament, manner following, 
That is to say First I give and bequeath to my youngest Daughter Hannah a 
negro girl by the name of Clarycy, Secondly I give and bequeath to my son 
Ephraim Hester the plantation now live on also the Smith Land joining also a 
new entry joining that. Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son John Hester 
the Kinlaw plantation. to my daughters Comfort, Sarah Mirium, Hannah, I give 
and bequeath the remainder of my land to be equally divided and the ballance 
of the negroes to be equally devided between all my children except Hannah. 
Also I give and bequeath to John McRee one cow and calf and the remainder of 
my property to be equally divided between all my children.

I also will that my wife Comfort shall live on the plantation her life time 
and also to have negro Gin to wate on her her life time and that she shall be 
maintained out of the whole of the property and I hereby make and ordain my 
other children Thomas Hester and John Hester and Ephraim Hester Executors of 
this my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said John Hester 
have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal the day and year 
above written.
 

        his
John     W     Hester    Seal
        mark
Test
William McRee
 
        his
Thomas   X     Hester
        mark
 
Thomas Hester, Jr and Ephraim Hester two of the Executors named in the will, 
were qualified agreeably to law & received letters testamentary and ordered 
that said will be recorded.
 
Test
William J. Cowan  Clk.
 
I Herman H. Robinson Clerk of the county Court Of Bladen County do hereby 
certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the original on file in my 
office.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office 
this 6th day of January AD 1849
 
H.H. Robinson
Clk. C.C.

[The will was made 1813, it was probated Aug 1819. Hilborn filed suit in 1846 
and the suit is reviewed in NORTH CAROLINA REPORTS for the December term, 1851. 
N.C. Reports is official record of the rulings of the N.C. SUPREME COURT. The 
copy of the will is in the file in the N.C. Archives in Raleigh, N.C. I do not 
think it survived in the local court house]

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