NC, Craven, Will, Hugh Tingle JR. 1764

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Will of Hugh Tingle, Jr, Craven County, NC, 1764: 
"N Carolina 
Craven County   In the Name of God amen.  I HUGH TINGLE of Craven County in 
the Province of North Carolina, Yeoman.  Being antient and weak in Body but 
of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it, calling to mind the 
imortality of mans body as knowing that it is appointed for all men once to 
die.  Do make and ordain and Constitute this my last will and Testament in 
the manner and form following:  Viz, Principally and first of all that I 
Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it, my Body to the earth to 
be buried in a Christian manner, at the Disrection of my Execs hereafter 
named.  And as touching Such worldly Goods as it hath pleased God to Bless me 
with in this life I give, Devise and Dispose of in the manner and form 
following. 
First   I Give and Bequeath to my eldest Son HUGH TINGLE (III) my Negro boy 
Named Dick together with all the money that is Due to me in my hands, by him 
to ___ possessed and enjoyed and his heirs forever, it being his full part 
portin of all my Estate Real and personal and that he Shall have no Claim to 
any other part whatsoever. 
Item   I Give and Bequeath to my Son JOSEPH a Negro Girl Named Jinny by him 
to be fully and enjoyed and his heirs for ever.   
Item   I Give and Bequeath to my Sons Viz JAMES and JACOB all my Rite title 
and property to a tract of land that I purchased of ELISHA COX patented to 
NATHANIEL DRAPER, on the North Side of Bay River with all the appertenances 
or otherwise that which I Receive of Capt NATHANIEL DRAPER in the Exchange 
thereof with its appertenances by them Equally Divided: James Having his 
first Choice by them to be fully frely to be possessed and enjoyed and their 
heirs for ever. 
Item   I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter RACHEL, a Negroe Boy Named Milbee 
by her to be possessed and enjoyed and the heirs of her body for ever but and 
if the Said RACHEL should die Leaving no heirs, then the Said Negroe Shall be 
sold at publick Sale.  the produce to be Equally Divided among my other 
Children. 
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Son GIDEON the Plantation and Tract of Land 
whereon I now live with fifty acres of Land of a new pattent adjoining at the 
North end thereof, with all their privledges and appertunances. (a long blank 
area covered by 1' tape at a crease; part of the will is under the tape and 
can not be read)...and also a Negroe Wench Named Lilly a Negro Lad Named 
Titus a Negro Lad Named Henry and also a Still a Small trumpet made gun and 
all my working Tools of all Sorts by him to be fully and frely possessed and 
enjoyed for ever and his heirs.  and in Like maner a pair of Cullein (?) Hand 
mill sones. 
Item   The Remaining part of all my personal Estate Good, Chattles and 
Credits I Leave to be Equally Divided among all my Sons and Daughters, HUGH 
only Excepted & that it be Divided by two men Chosen by the Execrs.   
Lastly I do make and ordain and Constiture my two Sons Viz JOSEPH and GIDEON 
Joint and coequal Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.  I hereby 
utterly Revoking Disannulling and Disalowing all and every Will or Wills 
Jointors Dowries Legacicy or Bequeath Whatsover by me in any wise heretofore 
made. 
Caried over 
Willing and Bequeathing Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my 
Last Will and Testament.  Signed Sealed and Delivered Published pronounced 
and Declared by the said HUGH TINGLE to be his last Will and Testament this 
tenth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and 
Sixty four. 
In the presents us 
JA WILCOCKS Sr           his 
_____rel HUGH   H   TINGLE      (Seal) 
           his          mark 
SAM.LL  H   HALL 
           mark 
JOSEPH HALL" 
Written later between the witnesses and Hugh Tingle's name & mark. 
"North Carolina    July Craven Inferior Court 1765 Present his majestys 
Justices then was the above Last 
Craven County     Will and Testament of HUGH TINGLE proved in Open Court 
Agreeable to Law by the                                   Both of JAMES 
WILLCOCKS & Substanting Evidence thereunto and Ordered to be                   
                     Registered" 
Cover:  "The Last Will & Testament of Hugh Tingle Decd   
Entd 
1764" 
Source:  Craven County Wills, North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR 
028.801.31. 

Sammy Anson Pierce 
Hobe Sound, FL