ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Hall, 3 Jan 1783
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                     Will of William Hall of Onslow 



In the Name of God Amen

First I give to my three eldest children viz: ROBERT HALL all that I have 
already possess him with to him & his heirs forever.
2 dly To my daughter ELIZABETH EATON all that I have possess her with to 
her & her heirs forever. 
3dly my Daughter ANN the wife of GEORGE MITCHELL I confirm to her & her 
heirs forever all I have possess her with alllso I give to my grandson 
GEORGE MITCHELL one negro boy named Joe to him & his heirs forever. As I 
think I have down a good part for my three eldest named children I find it 
don't lye in my power to do anything more for them I hope they will be 
satisfied as this is all I shall give thm. of my estate. 
Item: I give and bequeath to my son BENJam. HALL old Jack Cloe, Cato, 
Randal, & Kitty also my Black mair with ball face as also the land and 
plantation whereon I live all wich I bequeath. I give to my son BENJAMIN 
to him & his heirs forever never the less he don't have possession of the 
plantation till the death of my wife DOROTHY HALL and at that time he is 
to pay to his four youngest brothers & sister fifteen pound viz: to each 
as they come of age or married. 
To my son SAMUEL HALL I give & bequeath the four following slaves Viz: 
Will, Anthony, Nancy & Silver together with a horse or mair wich my couzen 
EDWARD owes me for half a [ ink spill] wech I give him & his heirs 
forever. 
To my son Thomas I give the following slaves George, Phill, Amy & Salley 
and a young Bay mair to him & his heirs for ever.
To my son JOHN HALL I give one negro boy Willow to him & his heirs for 
ever.
To my son GEORGE WILLIAM HALL I give one negro boy Daniel to him & his 
heirs forever.
To my daughter MARTHA HALL I give one negro girl Yankey to her & her heirs 
for ever.
Item: I lend unto my Loving wife all the remainder of my estate let it be 
in what place or what kind so ever together with the plantation whereon I 
now live and during her life as also negroes not before given, stock, 
household goods except my mair and colt at my cousin EDWARD HALLS which I 
leave to be sold by my Exc's to pay my just debts and after the decease of 
my wife I devise all wich I lend her may be equally divided between my 
three youngest children JOHN, GEORGE WILLIAM & MARTHA HALL to them & their 
heirs forever.
Item: If my son BENJAMIN die before he is of lawfull age it is my desire 
his estate be equally divided between the surviving children to wit. 
SAM.l, THOMAS, JOHN, GEORGE WILLIAM & MARTHA HALL the land to be sold at 
my wifes death and the money div.d amongst the children and if THOMAS or 
SAMUEL dies before they are of lawfull age their part to be divided in 
like manner tho if BENJAMIN survive either SAM.l, or THOMAS he is to have 
not any of there estate.
And if either of my three children die which I have had of my present wife 
DOROTHY not any part of what I have given them as to go to BENJAMIN, 
SAMUEL or THOMAS HALL but be divided between the survivours. Lastly I 
appoint my worthy nephew EDWARD HALL my son BENJAMIN and my loving wife 
DOROTHY Executors to this my last will. Revoking and making void all other 
& former wills by me made and this only to be my last will in witness I 
have set my hand and seal this third day of January 1783

				WM. HALL

This will proved as to the hand writing in open court by the oath of 
William Cray and Dorothy Hall the Extr.x & Benj.a Hall one of the 
executors appeared & was quallifyed.

Onslow County, NC County Court, July Term 1787.
The will of WILLIAM HALL Dec.t as to the hand writing was proved in open 
court by the oath of Wm. Cray and Mrs. Dorithy Hall the Extrix & Benjamin 
Hall one of the Excutor appeard in open court & was duly Qualifyd by 
taking the oaths of an Executrex. Ordered they have Letters Testamentra.