Greene County, NC - Will of Ahymrick Hill, 1887

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In the name of God Amen
      I  AHYMRICK HILL of the County Greene and State of North Carolina
being of Sound Mind and Memory but considering the uncertainty of my
earthly existence do make and declare this My Last Will and Testament
in manner and form following that is to say.
FIRST that my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a
decent burial Suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends, and 
pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts howsoever and to 
whomsoever owing out of the first monies that may first come into their
hands as a part or parcel of my estate. 
ITEM 1ST  I give and devise to my beloved wife MARY S.B.I. one bed  
bed-stead and furniture, one horse, one fourth of my Stock, one fourth 
of my money and notes after paying all my just debts. I lend to my wife 
MARY S.B.I. during her natural life fifty acres of cleared land around 
my dwell-ing house, with the privilege of all my timber land for the 
support of the fifty acres and after her death I give and devise Said 
land to my daughters and the lawful heirs of their body and if one 
should die without a lawful heir of her body, then her land and 
property is to go to the other surviv-ing heirs.
ITEM 2ND I give and devise to my beloved daughter HARRIET SUSAN fifty
two acres of land, thirty six lying on the Rainbow Creek and bounded as 
follows (gives description, mentions Rainbow Run, Joseph Turnage 
corner) Also one other tract of Sixteen acres of her fifty acre tract 
(gives description) And one bed Stead, bed and furniture, and one 
fourth of my Stock, one fourth of my money and notes after paying my 
just debts and one fourth of my crop which I may have on hand at my 
death and one third of my household and Kitchen furniture and farming 
utensils to have and to hold to her and the lawful heirs of her body in 
fee simple forever, and if she Should die without a lawful heir of her 
body then said property is to go to the other surviving heirs.
ITEM 3RD  I give and devise to my Daughter HULDAH ANN ELIZABETH the
western part of my plantation beginning on the Rainbow at the bridge
(gives description) Also sixteen acres of my fifty acre tract (gives 
descrip-tion)  Also one bed Stead bed and furniture and one third of 
the household and Kitchen furniture and farming utensils and one fourth 
of my crop and one fourth of my money and notes after my debts are paid 
and one fourth of my crop to have and to hold to her and her heirs of 
her body in fee simple forever. And if she should die without a lawful 
heir of her body then said property is to go to the surviving heirs.
ITEM 4TH  I give and devise to my daughter SARAH JOHN the middle part
of my plantation beginning on the Rainbow Run (gives description) Also 
another tract of Sixteen Acres (gives description) Also one bed bed 
stead and furniture and one third of the household and Kitchen 
furniture and farming utensils and one fourth of my Crop and Stock and 
one fourth of my money and notes after my just debts are paid, to have 
and to hold to her and the lawful heirs of her body in fee simple 
forever. And if she should die without a lawful heir of her body, then 
the said property is to go to the surviving heirs.
It is my desire that my Dwelling house Shall be the home of my children
as long as they live Single, and I except 20 yards square around the 
grave yard for a family grave yard and each of my children contribute 
twenty five cents yearly to keep it walled in. And lastly I do 
constitute and appoint my trusty daughters HARRIET SUSAN and SARAH JOHN 
my lawful execu-tors to all intents and purposes to execute this my 
last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the 
Same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring 
utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made in 
witness whereof I the said AHAMBRICK HILL do hereunto Set my hand and 
affix my Seal this the 18th day of December in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and Seventy four. 1874
Signed, Sealed, published and declared    AHAMBRICK (X) HILL  Seal
by Ahambrick Hill to be his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who at his 
request and in his presence do Subscribe
our names as witnesses thereto
LEMUEL ARTHUR  Seal
BLOUNT ARTHUR  Seal

Probate 1 December 1887

Record of Wills
Book 1  p. 146-149
Greene County Courthouse
Snow Hill, NC

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