Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Hotten, Lewis December 27, 1800
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Source: N C Archives
Written: December 27, 1800
Recorded: August 1805

“In the name of God amen the 27th day of December the 27th day Ammo Domini 
Eighteen Hundred I Lewis Hotten Being in a Reasonable degree of helth and Sound 
mind and Memory and [line through and] Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body 
and knowing that it is appointed for men to die do make and ordain this my Last 
will and testament  viz first of all I Give and Recommend my soul to God and my 
Body to the Earth to be Buried in a dessent Christian manner at the Discression 
of my Executor nothing doubting  But that I shall Receive the same again by the 
mighty Power of God as Touching the worldly Estate which it hath pleassd God to 
bless me with in this life I give Demisse? and disposse of the Same in the 
following manner and form. Impremies first mi [my] will and Dessire is that my 
Lawful Debts and funeral charges be fully paid and Sattisfied Item I give and 
bequeath to my Gran Son Lewis Rannolds the sum of Twelve Dollers and one half 
Doller to Him or his heirs Item my will and Dessire is that a Competent part of 
my Estate or as much as shall be found Ne [line through] Necessary  shall be 
Expended  for the Support of my Da[au]hter Dinah Hotten to the persson or 
perssons who Shall Support her during life Item I give and bequeath to my Trusty 
friend John Coe Senr the full and Just Sum of Ten pounds to him and his heirs 
Item I give and Bequeath to my three Daughters Viz Dolly Cesseney and Nancy 
Rannold and Rachel Bartley and to my Grand Daughter hannah  Hotton Allias Coe all 
the Remaining part of my personal Estate to be Equally Divided amongut [amongst] 
them theirs heirs or assigns Item I make and ordain Nominate and appoint my 
Loving friend John Coe Senr my whole and sole Executors of this my Last will and 
Testament Rattif[?]ing and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and 
Testament in witness Whereof the year first above written Signed Sealed 
Acknowledged by the said Lewis Hotton to be his Last Will and Testament in 
pressents of us”.

Test   James Doak 
William Doak June Jurat         Lewis Hotton  {Seal}

State of North Carolina
Guilford County
August Court 1805
William Doak Junr provd the Execution of the within Will in open Court and on 
motion ordered to be recorded then came in John Coe & Qualifyed as Executor 
thereto
Test  John Hamilton Clk

Additional Comments:
Yvonne L Strong
Transcribed 24 February 2014
Xerographic Copy By
Aug 09 2011
North Carolina State Archives
Guilford Co. Wills,  1771-1968
CR.046. 801.98
Lewis Holton, 1805

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