Northampton County, NC - Wills - Hart, Mary-1759

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In the name of God amen, this 24 day of October in the year of our Lord
Christ one thousand seven hundred & fifty nine, I MARY HART of Northampton
County & Province of North Carolina being in perfect health mind & memory
thanks be to almighty God & calling to mind that it is appointed for all men
to die when it shall please God to call I do therefor make & ordain this my
last will & testament recommending my soul into the hands of God that gave
it and my body to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter
named, and as touching of my worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to
bless me with my Just Debts & funeral expenses being first paid I give &
dispose of the same n manner & form following (viz)

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter MARY SANDERS ten shillings current
money of Virginia to her & her heirs forever in full of her share of my
Estate.

Item I give devise & bequeath unto my Daughter JANE BROWN ten shillings
current money of Virginia to her & her heirs forever in full of her share of
my Estate.

Item I give devise & bequeath unto my Grand Daughter BRAMLY CAROLINE BROWN
five pounds current money of Virg to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give devise & bequeath unto my Grand Daughter MARY ROSE SANDERS five
pounds current money of Virginia to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give devise & bequeath unto my grandaughter LOUISA SANDERS the
Daughter of WILLIAM LANCASTER & SARAH his wife my negro boy named Sterling
to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give devise & bequeath unto my son HENRY HART my four Negroes named
Kate, Florah, Jenny & Bain & their increase from this time with all the
remainder of my Estate both in Doors & without to him & his heirs forever.
Lastly I do hereby nominate & ordain and appoint my Son HENRY HART my sole
Executor of this my last will & Testament hereby ratifying & confirming the
same In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fix my seal the day &
year first written. 

                                      MARY HART & Seal.

Signed Sealed published & _ by the Testators to be her last will & Testament
in presence of us ETHELDRED RUFFIN, THOS. SANDERS, JOHN MURPHREE.

Northampton County May Court 1761. The preceding will of MARY HART decd was
exhibited in Court and proven by the oath of all the subscribing witnesses
thereto at the same time HENRY HART was qualified Executor of which on
motion was ordered to be certified. Recorded.

(Northampton Co., NC, County Wills, 1759-1789, Vol. 1, pp. 47-49).

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