CASWELL COUNTY, NC - WILLS - David VanHook, Sr., 1781
====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by: Matthew Van Hook	    vanhook@swconnect.net           
====================================================================
This will was proved January, 1785 in Caswell County Court
for David Sr. (Caswell Co., Wills, book b, p. 66, mf. 96)

In the name of God Amen, I, David VanHook of the State of
N.C. and the County of Caswell make this my last will and
Testament, I resign my soul to God its creator, as a Being
infinitely good in hope of future happiness.  As to my body
my Desire is it may be buried in a gentle Christian like
manner, such is the strict Injunction, I lay on my Executors
whose name is as follows to wit:
I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved spouse Lucy
VanHook, Jacob VanHook, and Kendall VanHook, my lawful sons
my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, the
survivor or survivors of this my last Will and Testament.
I leave my beloved spouse Lucy VanHook all possession of my
Estate both personal and real during her widowhood and
afterwards to be disposed in the following manner to Wit:
That is to my son Jacob, I leave two tracts of land, one
going by the name of Poplar Spring Tract, one of which there
is 50 acres that join the tract whereon I now live and the
other tract that joins the same and joining Burker and Rose.
Item, I give to my son Kendall VanHook one tract of land,
goes by the name Burker Tract and to be valued and if falls
short of Jacobs Tract value it is to be made up in other
things that value.  Item, I give to my son David VanHook one
Tract of land lying on the waters of South Hyco on
McMinneways Branch and to be valued and if it falls short of
his two brothers it is to be made good and equal to theirs.
Item, I give to my son Robert VanHook the tract of land
whereon I live and 50 acres that comes off of Jacobs tract
and it is to be valued also and made equal to with the rest
of his brothers in value.  Item, I give to my daughter Sarah
VanHook, 1 negro girl named Timour, 1 good horse, bridle and
saddle at the least value 15 pounds also a feather bed and
furniture.  As to the negros increase, stock and household
furniture and plantation tools to be equally divided amongst
the four boys, and if any of the above named children should
die before marriage or arrive to lawful age that their
Estate shall be equally divided among those of my children
that shall be living.  This is my last Will and Testament,
being weak and frail but sound in judgment.   Dated the 21
day of October in the Year our Lord Christ 1781.

David VanHook (Seal)