ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Huit (Hewit), Jr., 19 Jan 1809
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen:  I, John Hewit Junior of the State of North Carolina 
and County of Onslow, Planter, being very sick and weak, but of sound mind and 
memory, thanks be to God for the same, calling unto mind the mortality of my 
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain 
this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, 
I give and recommend my sol into the hands of almighty God that gave it, and 
my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at 
the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general 
resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and 
as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in 
this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in following manner and 
form:

ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Dempsey Weeks Huit (Hewitt) one hundred 
and thirty acres of land where I now live, also two Negroes by the name Edmond 
and Annica, also one Negro woman by the name of Esther, to him and heirs 
forever.
ITEM: I also give and bequeath to my son Dempsey Weeks Huit my black mare, all 
my cattle and hogs, all my stocks of bees, three beds & furniture, together 
with my household furniture of every kind, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM:  It is my will and desire that my land on White Oak River in Jones 
County containing one hundred and fifty acres, being now under lease to my son 
Rigden Huit by assumint for the term of nineteen years from the date hereof at 
the price of twelve barrels of corn per year and that corn be paid yearly to 
my wife Nancy Huit for her support and support my son Dempsey Weeks Huit.
ITEM: It is my will and desire that the land before mentioned at expiration of 
the nineteen years be equally divided between my grandson William Hewitt and 
grandson John Huit, son of Rigden Huit and in case either of them should die 
before they come to the age of twenty one years, that my son Dempsey Weeks 
Huit should have that part of said land which would have belonged to the 
deceased.
ITEM: It is my will and desire in case my son Dempsey Weeks Huit should die 
before he comes to the age of twenty years, it is my will that my grandson 
William Huit should have all that part of my property before given to my son 
Dempsey Weeks Huit or that may hereafter be given, that my grandson William 
Huit should have it at the time when my son Dempsey W. Huit should have come 
to the age of twenty years as will be lent to my wife Nancy Huit until that 
time.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy Huit one Negro woman named 
Beckey to her and her heirs forever.  I also lend unto my wife Nancy Huit the 
use of all that property, both real and personal, which I have given to my son 
Dempsey W. Huit for the support of my wife and my son Dempsey until my son 
Dempsey should arrive to the age of twenty-one years.
ITEM:  It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out of such 
monies, notes and accounts which I shall leave and that the remainder be 
applied to the use of schooling my son Dempsey and it is my express desire 
that my son Dempsey W. Huit should be bound at the age of sixteen years to 
some mechanical trade at the discretion of my executors and I also give and 
bequeath to my son Dempsey Huit all the remaining part of my property, if any, 
except my smooth bored gun, I give and bequeath to my son Rigden Huit.
ITEM:  It is my will that my daughter Ellener Huit be paid five shillings by 
my executors out of the profits of my estate.

I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend John Ferrand & my son Dempsey W. 
Huit at the age of twenty one years, executors of this my last will and 
testament, declaring all others to be null and void and this to be my last 
will.  In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this 19th 
day of January in the year of our Lord 1809.

				John (his X mark) Huit (Hewitt)  (seal)

Signed sealed in the presents of us and in the presence of each other
Robert Bridgen
Moses (his X mark) Taylor