North Carolina, Craven County, Will: Michael Hyman  1793
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                        MICHAEL HYMAN
                         WILL - 1793
                        CR.028.801.22
                              
In the name of God Amen I Michael HYMAN of the County of
Craven in the Providence
of North Carolina planter calling to mind the uncertainty of
human life and knowing it is
appointed for all men once to die being now of perfect mind
and memory do make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following.
I recommend my soul into
the hand of my Savior Jesus hoping through his merit death
and suffering to have
remission of my sins and joyful Resurrection at the last day
and my body I desire my
receive Christian burial at the discretion of my Executor
hereafter named and touching the
Estate I am now possessed with I give devise and bequeathe
as followeth:

Item:  I give to my sister Sidney HYMAN my riding mare.

Item:  I give my Negro winch Fender to James HYMAN and his
heirs forever.

Item:  I give to my sister Sidney HYMAN my desk.

Item:  I give to my brother James HYMAN my third of the Mill
to him and his heirs
forever and Š

Item: I also give all the rest of my lands to my brother
James HYMAN and his heirs
forever.

Item:  I give to my brother James HYMAN two guns.

Item:  I give to my brother James HYMAN my part of the
plantation Took (?) that my
Father Left me.

Item:  I likewise give to James HYMAN my negro Boy Glasgo to
him and his heirs
forever.

Item:  I give all the rest of my Estate that is not before
given between my four sisters to
them and their heirs forever except the sheep (?) for my
____(?)  I give the same to my
Brother James and lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint
James HYMAN and Sidney
HYMAN to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament
hereby revoking all former
Wills by me heretofore made and desiring this to be my true
Will and Testament.  In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this
Twenty Second day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
and ninety-three.

Sealed and Delivered Signed published
And declared by the Testator
Michael HYMAN as and for his                 Michael Hyman
(Seal)
Last Will in the presence of us:
Phillip Turner
Isaac (x his mark) Hollis
Hardy (x his mark) Hukins

State of North Carolina
     December Craven County Court 1793
Then was the aforegoing Last Will & Testament of Michael
HYMAN, dec'd produced in
open court and proved by the Oath of Phillip Turner one of
the Subscribing Witnesses
thereto agreeable to Law and at the same time James HYMAN
the Executor therein
named Qualified as such accordingly Ordered that Letters
Testamentary of ___(?).

                              (Copy too light to read
Signature)