CHOWAN COUNTY    WILL - Hollowell, Noah-1850

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Will of Noah Hollowell
Sept. 7, 1850

Contributed by Vikki Highfield <vhhighfi@gte.net>

In the Name of God Amen I NOAH HOLLOWELL County of Chowan and State of 
North
Carolina calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of 
life
and being of a sound mind and also disposing memory thanks be to 
almighty
God, for the Same do make publish and declare this instrument of riting 
to
be my last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills by me
heretofore made. 1st - I give and bequeath unto my son THOMAS F. 
HOLLOWELL
Fifty acres of land lying on the Virginia road and adjoining the lands 
of
COTTON CANNON to the South and BAKER F. WELCH to the North and by 
reference
a Plot will more fully show to him and his heirs forever. 2nd - I give 
and
bequeath unto my Son NOAH HOLLOWELL Fifty acres of land, adjoining the 
lands
of THOMAS F. HOLLOWELL to the west BAKER F. WELCH to the North and WM. 
BYRUM
to the East and COTTON CANNON & the Piney Wood Road to the South to him 
and
his heirs forever. 3rd - I give and bequeath unto my son BAKER HOLLOWELL 
the
piece of land I bought of JAMES BOYCE lying on the Quaker road and a 
eleven
acres of land lying on the Virginia road adjoining the land I give to my 
son
THOMAS F. HOLLOWELL to the South and East and BAKER F. WELCH to the 
North to
him and his heirs forever. 4th - I give and bequeath unto my daughter
CHRISTIAN BOYCE one fether bead and furniture one linen wheel which she 
has
in her percession to her and her heirs forever. 5th - I give and 
bequeath
unto my Daughter SARAH HENDRIX one Fether bead and furniture one linen 
wheel
which she has in her persession to her and her Heirs forever. 6th - I 
Give
and bequeath unto my Daughter ELIZA HOLLOWELL one Fether bead and 
furniture
one linen wheel and Twenty Five dollars to her in money to her and her 
heirs
forever. 7th - I lend unto my wife CHARLOTT HOLLOWELL the land and
Plantation where on I now live including all the land lying upon the 
north
side of the quaker road during her natural life or widerhood and the use 
of
all my property not before given away. 8th - I give and bequeath unto my 
son
JOHN HOLLOWELL the land and plantation whereon I now live including all 
the
land lying on the South of the quaker road after the marriage or death 
of my
wife to him and his heirs forever. 9th - It is my will and desire after 
the
marriage or death of my wife CHARLOTT HOLLOWELL that part of my property 
not
given away to be sold and the money arising from the sale of the same be
equally divided between my three daughters namely CHRISTIAN BOYCE, SALLY
HENDRIX, HARRIETT ELIZA HOLLOWELL to them and their heirs forever.
September 7th 1850.  NOAH (X) his mark HOLLOWELL. Signed Sealed in the
presence of us who was called upon to witness the same B. F. WELCH, WM. 
H.
ELLIOTT.

(Recorded Chowan Co., NC, Will Book D, pp. 34-35, proved 1865).


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