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Murray ======================================================================== Will of Edward Hare Aug. 7, 1756, Chowan County, NC In the Name of god amen The Twentieth Seventh Day of August in said year of our Lord 1756 I Edward Hare of Chowan in the Colony of North Carolina being very Sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto god therefore Cauling unto men the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is Appointed for all men once to Dye do make & ordain this my Last will & testament that is to Say Principaly and first of all Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to by buried in a Christian Like and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doughting but at the Sd total Resurection I Shall Receive the Same A gain by the mighty powers of god to with as touching Such worldy Goods & Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give Herewith & Despose of the Same in the following manner & form___ Imprimus This is my will & I do order That in the first place all my Just Debts & Funarel Charges be paid and satisfied___ Item I give unto my Son Edward Hare five negroes Lew a woman arter a boy hary a boy Bob a man Bern a boy Item I Give unto my Son Edward Hare all my Lands that I hold in Chowan County on the west Side of peters Swamp which Said Land and Negroes to he and his heirs forever enly half the Ease of my plantation & Land lying to it Reserved for my wife Mary Hare during her life Item I give unto my Son Edward hare one third part of all my house hold Goods to he & his heirs forever (new page) Item I give unto my wife Mary Hare three Negroes vise toney A man Maul a woman beet a womane to her only use and benefit for ever__ and the other two thirds of my household to be Divided into three Equal parts and my wife to have two parts and my Daughter Ann Scot to have the other part and all my Cattle to be Equealy Devided into three parts and my wife to have two parts and my Daughter Ann Scot to have the other part to She & her heirs forever Item I give all my Stock of hogs to my wife to her only proper use & benifit __ Item I give unto my son John Hare all my Lands and plantations which I held In Bartie County of North Carolina to he and His heirs forever__ Item I give unto my Son John Hare four Negros vise Joney a man Leak a boy Mureare a woman been a boy to he and his heirs for Ever__ Item Igive unto my Son John hare one still Item I give unto my son Thomas Hare three negroes vise many a woman hager a girl Deag a girl the sd negros to he and his heirs for Ever__ Item I give unto my Son Bryan Hare three negros vise Jack a man Dinah a girl these two he has in procession and the other one he has not Rachil a Girl the Sd negros to he and his heirs forEver__ Item I give unto my Daughter Christian West five pounds virgina money to be Raised out of the Estate and the Sd negoes that She has had anway is to She & her heirs for Ever__ Item I give to my Daughter Mary Burges one nego Girl Cealah and them that She has had anway to She and her heirs for Ever Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Burges one plantation and Small tract of Land Lying on the East Side of peter Swamp in Chowan County the sd Land to She and her heirs for Ever__________ (new page) And the Sd negros which my Daughter Ann Scot has had Anyways to She and her heirs forEver___________ And I Like wise do Constute Make and ordain my Son Edward hare and my Son John hare my only and Sole Executors of this my Last will and testament all and Singular the Land Me Legacies & Tenements to them there heirs & assigns for Ever and I do hereby utterly Declaire Revolk and Disannull all and Every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and Executars by me in Any way before this time Named willed & Legueates Sd Satisfying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and testament In witness thereof I have here unto Sett my hand and Seal the Day & year above written Signed Seal published Acknowledged and Delivered by Edwar Hare the Sd Edward Hare as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us William Chrisman Joseph Rooks Joseph Speights (new page) North Carolina Chowan County October County Court 1757 Presents his Magesty's Wishes Here Within this will was Proved in Open Court by the oath Of Joseph Speight according to Law and at the Same time Edward Hare Junior Qualified as Executor by Taking the Oaths According to Law Thomas _______ [illegible]