CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Hackney, 4 Nov 1863
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Will of James Hackney                 November 4, 1863
North Carolina State Archives, Chatham County Wills
Call No. 022.801.12

Know all men by the present, that I James Hackney of the County of
Chatham and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory. But
of infirm health do make and declare this my last will and testament in
manner and form following that is to say,

 First, that my executor hereafter named shall provided for my body a
decent burial and pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts,
to whomever owing out of the money that may first come into his hands as
a part and parcel of my estate.

  Item 2 give and devise to my beloved wife three hundred and twenty
nine acre of land where on we now live with all houses and improvements
to have and to hold, Elizabeth Hackney during her natural life or
widowhood in satisfactory form? And … in liew of her dower? And third of
and in all my real estate.  But in case she marry the above item will be
void. 

 Item second, I give and bequeath to my said beloved wife Elizabeth the
beds and furniture one bearueau, together with all the household and
kitchen furniture, seven head of cattle, twenty head of hogs, nine head
of sheep, all the fowl and poultry, one …mare thirteen years old, one
sorrel mare eight years old , one sorrel mare eight years old one mare
colt one year old one young suckling colt, one two horse wagon, all the
farming tools of every description, all the crops of every description
that may be upon the plantation whereon I now live and all the
provisions on hand at the time of my death.

  Item 3 My will and desires that at the death or marriage of my beloved
wife Elizabeth, my executor shall make public sale of all by property
both real and personal and when the money is collected after paying all
debts and expenses, then the surplus shall be equally divided and paid
over to my said wife and all my children, in equal proportion share and
share alike to them or each of theirs, or their guardian as the case may
be or their executors, administrators and assigns absolutely forever.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend Robert
Dorsett my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this
my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of
the same and every part and clause thereof.

Here by revolking and declaring utterly void all other wills and
testaments by one heretofore made.

The witness I the said James Hackney do hereunto set my hand and seal
the 4th day of November 1863.

Signed Sealed  published and declared by the said James Hackney to be
his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and
in his presence do subscribe our names as witness thereto.
                    His  
            James        Hackney     Seal
                    Mark

Outside:  James Hackney Will   Recorded Book D page 121

Witness
S. Giles
Oliver Whitehead


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