ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Rachel Whitehurst Hadnot, 5 Oct 1772
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North Carolina)
Onslow County ) In the name of God Amen

I Rachel Hadnot of the County afore said Spinester being sick & weak in body 
but of a disproving mind & memory do make this my last will & testament in the 
form following. Chief of all I humbly commend my soul into the mercy of God my 
Creator & my body to corruption, fully trusting for the salvation of the one 
and the resurrection of the other through the only merits of Jesus trusted me 
with after my just debts needfull expenses being first paid I desier to 
dispose of them as followeth ----

First I give & bequeth to my grandson Geo. Ward one cow & calf.

Item: I give & bequeth to my son-in-law Seth Ward all my working tools of all 
kinds what so ever and as to pines & lightwood that I sold my said son-in-law 
that was on that four hundred acres of land I bought of Absolam Hart my desier 
is that he shall have the same without any interuption from any person what so 
ever--Lastly I give & bequeath to my granddaughter Elnor Gilliot the said four 
hundred acres ol land exclusive of of the pines & lightwood which are disposed 
of as above. All so I give my said granddaughter all my household goods of all 
kind & sorts what so ever and all my stock of cattle that is not already given 
away with half my hogs & my riding mair to her & her heirs forever & 
reserveing the first colt the said mair has for my son Western Hadnot with the 
other half of my hogs & my squair plain silver buckles which I give to him & 
his heirs forever. I give & bequeath to my daughter Sarah Hunter my carved 
silver buckles and my sorrel mair that runs in the woods, only futher I 
constitute and appoint my son-in-law Seth Ward sole executor of this my last 
will & testement revoking all other wills by me made and declairing this only 
to be my last will & testement. In witness where of I have here unto set my 
hand & fixed my seal this 5th day of October 1772---

Rachel Hadnot

Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Rachel Hadnot as her last 
will & testement in the presence of us who signed as witness in the presence 
of each other, Interlined before signed in ______9th of Twenth Linos.