ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Hill Williams, 20 Nov 1799
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HILL WILLIAMS WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2

In the name of God, Amen.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Selah Williams, viz. (Negroes?) 
Cenas, Esther and Elias, also one bay horse called Frolick and one black mare 
called Grifhan?, two feather beds and furniture, two folding tables and two 
chests, half dozen setting chairs, one wolling wheel and one linnen wheel, one 
pair cotton cards, one pair wooling cards, also one (bair?) plow and two 
(flooks?) plows and two sets (clives) irons, two pair traps, also five sows 
and pigs, four cows and calves, eight head of sheep and one good beef.  Also, 
one thousand weight of good pork.  Also all the earthen ware and hollow ware, 
one narrow ax, two weeding hoes, one grubbing hoe, half dozen knives and forks 
and knife box and all my geese to she and her heirs.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Hannah Williams viz., one 
negroe girl named Patience, one negro boy named Arthur, one negro boy child 
named Friday, one negro man named Jack to she and her heirs.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Henny Williams, one negro 
boy named Isaac, one negro girl named Sude, and one negro girl named Penny.  
Also one negro boy to be bought about ten years of age out of the real and 
personal estate, also half of the hire of Dick till my daughter arises to the 
age of eighteen or marries to her and her heirs.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughters Hannah and Henny Williams 
the plantation where I now live to them and their heirs. Also, when my 
daughter Hannah Williams arises to the age of eighteen or marries, also all my 
woodling lands this side Back Swamp and Five-Mile.  There to be an equal 
division between the two girls reserving my wife's third. Also, the profits 
arising from my lands when my daughter Hannah arise to the age of eighteen or 
marries, then to be an equal division of the whole and in case of either of my 
daughters should die without lawfull heir, her property to the other.
In case my beloved wife should die after or before marriage, the property 
above mentioned arising to my beloved daughters to them and their heirs 
forever, given under my hand and sealed this 20th of Nov. 1799
(Signed Hill Williams)
I appoint Uz Williams and Arthur Gregory my executors.

Signed sealed in presents of Test.
Esther Humphrey
Samuel Davis

January Term 1800
The above will of Hill Williams was proved in open court by Esther Humphrey & 
Samuel Davis and Uz Williams one of the Exes. therein named qualified
Attest: Nathl. Loomis, CC (county clerk)

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Term 1840
It is ordered by the court that the last will and testament of Hill Williams 
admitted to probate at the January Session of 1800 of this court be recorded 
(nunc?) (pur?) time.
Attest:  Jasper Etheridge, CCC (clerk of county court)