Gates County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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David A. Hobbs <hobbsda@mindspring.com>

In the Name of God Aman Know ye that I Guy Hobbs
set of the County of Geates and Provence of North Carolinia, being
weake in body but of sound mind and memory  thanks be given to God
for the same & Calling to mind the uncertain State of this mortal
Life and being Desired of selling and Disposing of this my Timporal
Estate which it hath Pleased God to bestow upon me in this Life
do make and Ordain Publish and Declare this present Writing to be
my Last Will and Testament which is in manner and form following
Impremis my Will is & I do here by order and Appoint that all my
funiral Chargis & Expensis together with my Just Dibts be truly
paid and Satisfised by my Exectors heare after Named and that sum
be Deducted out of my Estate which I shall leave at time of my dimise

Itim I give and Bequeath unto my Son Moses Hobbs all the Lands
that I hold in Chowan County I say to him and his heirs and Assingns
for ever and one Horse Bridle and Sadel and one Yoke of yound Stears
and feather bed and fenerture one Gun to him and his benefit and behalf
for ever.  

Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Hobbs all
the Lands that I holds in Geats County I say to him and his Heirs and
Assingns for ever an one year old Colt and my old Gun that I boeght of
Ruben Hobbs to him and his Benifit and behof for ever.  

Itim I give and bequeath unto my son Jesse Hobbs my Negro boy Named Tom
I say to him and his Heirs and Assingns for ever and I Desired that
my mare shall be Carred to sum Horse or other this Spring and if she
shall bring a Colt to good that the said Colt shall be my Son Jesse Hobbs
and like wise when he a Rive to lage money out of my Estate be Rase
to by him a Gun for his ous and Benefit for ever and if ether one of
my Two Sons William and Jesse shall die withour Heaire ther Propty
shall Return to the other ones ouse and Benefets for for ever.  

Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Pashents Hobbs one 
thurd part of my Plantation before mentioned to my Son William Hobbs
During heir widohood and at heir Death or Marage to Return to my
son William Hobbs I also leave my well beloved Wife Pashents Hobbs
one feather bed and fireniture and one more Bridle and Sadel and
one Cow and Calf heir Chorice to heir Benefit for ever Itim I give
and Bequeath all the Rest assis due of my Estate be it of what Nature
or kind saves to be Equal Devided between my Dear wife Pashents
Hobbs and Six of my younger Sons and Daughters to them and there
Heirs for ever but my Son Moses Hobbs and my Daughter Tamer
Hill I have all Ready give them both what I Intend to give them
and also I do make Nomanate Constitute and apoint my Son in law
Moses Hill

Moses Hill and my Son Moses Hobbs my sole Executor of this my Last Will 
and Testement Desiring them to see the same fully Esecuted and Performed 
in Witness Whereof I the said Guy Hobbs for hirunto set my hand and for 
my Seal this 26 day of February 1786.  

                              Guy  x  Hobbs   "SEAL"  Signed 

Sealed Publish Witnessed to be the Last Will & Testament of the Testator 
in the Presents of one Aaron Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs   

                              Amos  x  Hobbs

State of North Carolina Gates County Set May Inferior Court of Pleas and
Quarter session 1786.  The within Will was exhibited into Court by Moses
Hill and Moses Hobbs Executors therein appointed and was proved by the act
of Aaron Hobbs one of the Subseribing Witnesses therto.  Then the said Will
was Ordered to be Recorded at the same time the said Executor Came into Court
and qualified themselves for that office and prayed an order for Letters 
Testamentory thereon which was Accordingly Granted----        

                              Teste Law Baker Clyle

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