CHOWAN COUNTY WILL - Hollowell, John-1824 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Vikki Highfield ------------------------------------------------------------ Will of John Hollowell Aug. 19, 1824 In the name of God Amen. I, JOHN HOLLOWELL of the State of No Carolina Chowan County being in a loe state of health but of sound mind & memory thanks be to God for the same calling to mind the unsertainty of life and the Serentey of death do make and ordane this to be my last will and testament in manner as follows that is to say: First I give and bequeth to my well beloved son JOHN HOLLOWELL all of my land being the land where on I now live to him and his lawful heirs for ever - but if he should died leaving no lawfull heirs then it is my will and desire that my son MOSES HOLLOWELL have all of my land to him and his hires for ever. 2 - I give and bequeath to my son MOSES HOLLOWELL one Negro ____ by the name of Cherry her and her increase to him and his hires for ever. 3 - I give and bequeath to my Daughter CLARKEY BIRUM one bead and furniture with some other furniture which she has in pursson to her and her hires for ever. 4 - I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY HOLLOWELL one bead and furniture with one Duck wheel to her and her hires for ever. 5 - I give and bequeath to my Daughter RODAY HOLLOWELL one fether bead and furniture one Duck Wheale to her and her Hires for ever. 6 - I give and bequeath to my Daughter EASTAR HOLLOWELL one fether bead and furniture one Duck wheel to her and her hires for ever. 7 - I give and bequeath to my Daughter AXCEY HOLLOWELL one fether bead and furniture one Duck Wheel to her & her hires for ever. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife during her natural life or widdow hood all of my lands and buildings where on I now live two negroes by the name of Toney and Hollon one wooden log & hornys. It is my will and desire after all of my Just debts being paid for my wife to have all of the remaining part of my estate not given a way. Which will include all of my crop of ever kind and stock and all of my farming utinstals with every particle of my estate & after the death of my wife then for the rest of my estate given to my wife to be equally divided among all my herrs. I do hereby appoint and ordaine my worthy fiend MILES WELCH to be my Holey & Soley Executor to this my last will and testament given under my hand and seal the 19 of August 1824. JOHN HOLLOWELL. Sined in the presents of MOSES HOBBS, JOHN TWINE. (Proved September Term 1824, Chowan Co., NC, Book C, p. 108). ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.