NC, Craven, Will, Joseph Tingle, son of Hugh Jr. 1793
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Joseph Tingle's Will (son of Hugh Tingle, Jr. and Comfort Fassett), 1793: 
  "North Carolina   In the Name of god Amen this Twenty sixth day of April 
in the year of our lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three I JOSEPH 
TINGLE of the County Craven planter being sick and weak of body but in 
Perfect Mind and memory thanks be there fore ___ (wax mark) To almighty god 
Calling to mind the mortality of the Body and knowing that it is appointed 
for all ___ (wax mark) to die I do make and ordain this my last will and 
Testament that is to say princapally and first of all I Give and Recommend my 
soul in to the hands of god that gave it and for my body I recommend it to 
this Earth to be Buried at a christian and decent  like manner at the 
Discretion of my Executors hereafter named  Nothing doubting But that at the 
gineral discretion I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god 
and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased allmighty To Bless me 
with I give and bequeath in manner and form Following that is to say after 
all my Just Debts is paid __ 
Item I lend to my loving wife my plantation Whereon I now Live and Two 
hundred and fifty acres of land during her life or widowhood likewise I lend 
to my loving MARY all my Negros and all my moveable Estate to make use of 
during her life or widowhood  Item I give and bequeath to my three youngest 
sons SHADRICK & THOMAS and PERRY the aforesaid land to be Equaly divided 
between them PERRY to have the plantation part and THOMAS Joining him and 
SHADRICK To have the upper part to them and their Heirs & assigns for ever   
Item I give and bequeath to my son PERRY one Negero boy Named Nathen to him 
and his heirs for ever  Item I Give and bequeath to my son ISRAEL all the 
things that I have let him have since he went to house keeping to him and his 
heirs forever  Item I give and Bequeath to my two sons JOSEPH and DAVID one 
Negero _______ (wax mark) asey (?) to them and their heirs & assigns for ever 
 Item  I give and bequeath to my Daug SIDNEY one negero girl named Bett to 
her During her life and then ___ (wax mark) heirs forever  Item  I give and 
bequeath to my Daughter SALLEY one Negro girl Named misniy (?) to her during 
her life and then to her heirs forever  Item  I give and bequeath to my two 
sons SHADRICK and THOMAS one Negro Woman Named Cate to them and their heirs & 
assigns forever  Item  I give and bequeath to my son THOMAS one Cow and Calf 
and one Heffer to him and his heirs forever  Item  I give and bequeath to my 
Daughter SALLEY Two heffers to her and her heirs Forever  Item  I give and 
bequeath to my son PERRY one Cow and Calf to him and his heirs forever  Item 
I give and bequeath to my6 Two sons JOSEPH and DAVID and my Dauighter 
LUCRESEY HOLTON all the Cattle and all that I let them have at their going to 
house keeping To them and their heors forever  Item  I give and bequeath to 
my three youngest sons SHADRICK and THOMAS and PERRY and my Two youngest 
Daughters SIDNEY and SALLEY all my moveable Estate to Be Equaly Divided 
Between them five To them and their heirs forever and I so have make ordain 
Constitute and appoint my Two sons DAVID and SHADRICK TINGLE Executors of 
this my last will and testament hereby Revoking and disannuling all former 
Wills and Bequeatyh By me made and declare This only to be my last Will and 
testament in Witness Whereof I have Thereunto set my hand and seal the day 
and year above Writen ___ (wax mark)  Sealed and delivered Published and 
Declared as my last Will and Testament 
In the Presents of us 
JOSEPH BURNEY JOSEPH    T    TINGLE   (seal) 
JOHN HERRINGTON" 
"State of N. Carolina 
   September Craven County Court 1793 
Then was the Last Will & Testament of JOSEPH TINGLE decd. produced in Open 
Court and proved by the Oath of JOSEPH BURNEY one of the ____ being ___ 
thereto agreeable to Law and at the same time DAVID & SHADRACK TINGLE the 
Executors therein Named appeared in Court and Qualified as Such.  Thereupon 
___ that Letters Testamentory ___. 
Attest 
SAML. CHAPMAN C__" 
Source:  Craven County Wills, North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR 
028.801.31.     

Sammy Anson Pierce 
Hobe Sound, FL