CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - Will - Edmund Hatch, Jr., 1821

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                          EDMUND HATCH'S WILL


       In  the name of God Amen. I, Edmund Hatch,  Jun.  of Craven 
County, North Carolina, being low in  health, but of disposing memory 
and knowing the uncertainty of life do make this my last Will & 
Testament.  That is to say,

       Firstly. I give unto my two sons Buckner and Lemuel Hatch, all my 
lands lying on the    North side of  he Trent iver in Jones County, to 
them their heirs and assigns forever, upon condition that in case my son 
John Hatch should in anywise become to be dispossessed of the property 
that I may leave for his support that in such event my said sons Buckner  
nd Lemuel should support him.

        Secondly. I give unto my son John Hatch, during his natural 
life, all my slaves, for his support and  after his death I give the 
said slaves to my sons Buckner and Lemuel Hatch, to them their heirs and 
assigns forever.

        Thirdly.  I lend  unto my daughter Mary Blackledge for and 
during her natural life the plantation and land wherein I now live 
called "the Haywood land" and at her decease I give the  said Haywood  
land  unto  the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, and in case my said 
daughter  Mary shall die without heirs of her body as aforesaid, then 
the said Haywood land I give to my heirs at law.

        Fourthly.   I give unto  my sons Buckner and Lemuel Hatch and to 
my daughter Mary Blackledge to be equally divided, all of my household 
and kitchen furniture except one bed and  furniture which I give my son 
John and except one mahogany bedstead which belongs to my son Buckner, 
now in my possession: to them their heirs and assigns forever.

        Fifthly. I  give unto my sons Buckner and Lemuel Hatch all my 
horses, cattle, hogs, mules, sheep and  goats to be equally divided 
between them excepting my carriage horses which with my carriage, I give 
to my son Buckner.

        Sixthly.   The  land which I have herein given to my daughter 
Mary during her life is to  be in the possession of my  Executors until 
the same is paid for by the said Mary and whenever  the said Mary shall 
so pay for the said land, that is to say shallpay the balance which I 
now owe for its purchase then my said Executors to give up to her its 
possession

        Seventhly.   The crop of produce now in my possession  I give to 
my Executors to be sold and the proceeds to be applied towards paying 
for the land which I now live on.

        Eighthly. I constitute my sons Buckner and Lemuel Hatch, 
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and this  my request that 
they give Bonopart Busnet a reasonable portion of education and I make 
my Executors Guardian to my son John.

       In testimony,  whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
26th day of January AD 1821.
       
                                   /s/EDMUND HATCH   SEAL

Signed & Sealed in the presence of
  Geo. Wilson
  C. A. Hatch

Craven County Court, March Term, AD1821.
       The foregoing last Will of Edmund Hatch was produced and the 
execution by said Testator  and  proved in open  court and in due form  
of law by the oath of George Wilson one of the subscribing  witnesses  
thereto Lemuel  Hatch  and Buckner Hatch the Executors appeared and 
qualified.
    Attest
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