Jones County, NC - Will of Peter Hargett, 1797 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILL OF PETER HARGETT Jones County, NC In the Name of God Amen. I Peter Hargett of the State of North Carolina and County of Jones being weak of Body but of sound mind and memory Blesed be God Do this Fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Ninety Seven make and publish this my last will and Testament in Manner following that is to Say I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Ann Harget The Land and Plantation whereon I now Dwell with every (rest of this line torn) for and During the Term of her Widdowhood. I also lend unto my Said Wife, five Negroes Named Pompy, Jim, Seasar, Rachel and little Moll, all my stock of cattle (one yolk of Oxen Excepted) all my hogs, sheep, Three head of horses and eighty Barrells of corn for and During my said Wife’s Natural life or Widdowhood. She my Said wife is to school and Educate my Children out of the property and to give to each and everyone of my Said Children one Feather Bed and furtiture at their arriving of age of Marriage. Item – I give and bequeath to my son William Isler Hargett two Surveys of Land lying on the North side of Beaver Creek Pattened in my own name and one Negro man Named Bob to him and his heirs and assigns for ever in fee simple Item – I give and bequeath to my son Peter Hargett all my lands lying on the South Side of beaver Creek and above Jacobs Branch beginning on beaver Creek at the mouth of said Branch and then running up the Various courses of the said branch to the main Road (as it now stands) then a due South Corse to the back line and one Negro boy Named Isaac to him his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple and in case of the Death of my said Peter Hargett in his Non age my will and Desire is that his Property be Equally Divided between all my sons. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Williams Hargett all my Land on the South side of beaver creek and lying below Jacobs Branch and binding with the before mentioned South Line and one Negro boy Named George to him and his heirs and assigns forever in fee Simple and in case of the Death of my said Son Benjamin Williams Hargett in his non age my Will and Desire is that his Property be Equally divided between all my sons. Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Hester Kornegay one Negro Woman named Easter and her increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Barbary Hargett one negro Woman Named Old Moll and her Increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Hargett one negro girl named Teanor and her Increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item – I leave four Negroes Named Venter, Andrew, Liza and Catsy to be equally Divided between all my Daughters to them their heirs & assigns forever. I also leave the property that I have lent to my wife to be at her Death or Marriage Equally Divided between my aforesaid four Daughters to them their heirs and assigns forever. Item – My will and desire is that my Executor doe sell and dispose of three head of horses, the remainder or residue of my crop of Corn, all (next work not readable) and all my Turpentine in order to discharge all my Just Debts and Lastly I do hereby Constitute and appoint my beloved son in laws Daniel Simmons and Isaac Kornegay Executors to this my Last Will and testament. In witness whereof I the said Peter Hargett have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal the day and above written signed sealed published and declared by the said Peter Hargett the testator as his last will & testament in the presents of us Who were present at the time Signed Peter Hargett Of syning & sealing thereof Rich. Reynolds Jno Becton State of North Carolina Jones County Court Nov. Term 1797 This was the will & foregoing last Will and Testament of Peter Harget dec duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Richard Reynolds & ordered to be registered at the same time Daniel Simmons and Isaac Kornegay the Executors therein named qualified as such agreeable to Law – ordered that Letter testamentory apiece ??? accordingly Attest J. J. Bryan ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble ___________________________________________________________________