Johnston County NcArchives Wills.....Hinnant Sr., John 1767
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Will of John Hinnant Sr.

Johnston County, NC Original Wills, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, 
NC; Recorded Copy, Johnston County, NC Will Book 1, 1760-1859, pp. 776-777.
Devised March 16, 1767, 
Proven November 22, 1768.

In the Name of God amen the sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord 
1767.  I John Hinnant Senr. of Johnston County and province of North Carolina 
planter being weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be giving 
unto God for the same and Calling to Mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing 
that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my Last will 
and testament that is to say principally and first of all, I Give and 
Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and for my body I 
Recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner 
at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general 
Resurrection I shall Receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as 
touching such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to Bless me in 
this Life I give and Dispose of the Same in manner and form following that is 
to say in the first place.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my son William Hinnant one hundred acres of Land 
where he now Lives be it more or Less.  I also give and bequeath unto him my 
negro wench Sell.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to his Son James Hinnant one negro Boy Peter.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my daughter Mary Duck one negro boy Called 
Samson.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my son John Hinnant the manner plantation and all 
the Land Joining to it in Johnston County.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Beathanea Gulley one negro gal named 
Hannah, and thirty acres of Land in Edgecombe County lying on the north side 
of Contentnea Creek it being part of a Larger tract which [I] have left to my 
son John Hinnant.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my daughter Patience Nusum one negro boy named 
Jacob.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my daughter Edea one negro Boy named jack and one 
negro gal named Ginnee and one Bed and furniture and one Chest which I have 
all Ready Delivered to her and for my Daughter Edea to have her part of my 
Estate at the year of Eighteen or married.
Item, I leave to James Grice my negro fellow Sesser? and my negro wench Hannah 
upon paying ten pounds to each of my Children except John Hinnant to be paid 
within two years.
Item, and all the Rest of my goods and Chattles of whatsoever kind I Desire 
that they should be Equally divided amongst all my Children and if any of my 
Children should not agree, I desire that they may Chuse one man and the 
Executors another and that they shall Stand to what they say and shall do.  I 
Likewise Constitute, make, and ordain James Grice and John Hinnant Junr. and 
William Hinnant my sons my [W]hole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and 
testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, Revoke, and Disannull all and 
Every other former testament and will and Legacies, Requests, and Executors by 
me in any ways before this time named, willed, and Bequeathed, Confirming this 
and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have here 
unto Set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
In the presents of
Cornelius Jordan Senr.                            John (-) Hinnant Senr.
Cornelius Jordan Junr.
Joshua (J) Jordan

Johnston Novr. Term 1768
Then came Cornelius Jordan Senr. a Subscribing Evidence to this Will and 
Proved the same in Open Court in due form of Law and admited to record in Book 
B 15.

                                                  Test. Jn. Rand CC


Johnston County, NC Court Minutes, Book 2, 1767-1777, p. 66.

November 22, 1768, The Last will and Testament of John Hinnant, Senr. was in 
Open Court proved. by the Oath of Cornelius Jordan Senr. the Witnesses thereto 
when the Executor (to wit) James Grice & John Hinnant Junr. came into Court 
and qualified as Executors. 


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