ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Jonathan Hibbs, Sr., 31 Dec 1789
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen:  I, Jonathan Hibbs (Sr.) of Onslow County in the 
State of North Carolina, being of sound mind & memory & calling to mind the 
mortality of my body, that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & 
ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following:
I commit my soul unto the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the mercy 
of blessed Saviour to receive free pardon of all my sins & my body I commit to 
the earth from whence it was taken & as to such worldly estate as it hath 
pleased God to endow me with, I dispose of in the following manner, to wit:

First: I give to my three sons, Wilkins Hibbs, Jonathan Hibbs (Jr.) & David 
Hibbs, the land I now possess on New River, being the land I bought of Joseph 
Morgan, to be equally divided quantity & quality.  The east side of my said 
land I give & bequeath to my son Wilkins Hibbs, to him and his heirs forever.
2ndly: I give to my son Jonathan Hibbs (Jr.) the land joining my son Wilkins 
Hibbs, to him & his heirs forever.
3rdly: I give & bequeath to my son David Hibbs the westerly part of said land 
which said land I leave to be laid off that each child may have a privilege of 
the river, to him & his heirs & assigns forever.
4thly: I give to my beloved wife Anna Sophia Hibbs her lifetime on the 
aforesaid land given.
5thly: I give to my wife Anna Sophia Hibbs a Negro boy named Cuff during her 
natural life & after her death, I leave the aforesaid Negro to be equally 
divided among my sons, (viz.), John Hibbs, Wilkins Hibbs, Jonathan Hibbs and 
David Hibbs, to them & their heirs forever.
6thly: I give to my wife Negro girl named Darkis & after her decease, I leave 
her to my daughter Elizabeth Hibbs, to her & her heirs forever.
7thly: I give to my wife a Negro girl named Rose during her natural life & 
after her decease, I leave her to my daughter Ann Hibbs, to her & her heirs & 
assigns forever.
8thly: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hibbs one feather bed, one cow & calf, 
to her & her heirs & assigns forever.
9thly: I give & bequeath to my daughter Ann Hibbs one featherbed, one cow & 
calf, to her and her heirs & assigns forever.
10thly: I give to my son John Hibbs the plantation whereon he now lives on 
Bogue Sound containing one hundred & two acres, to him & his heirs forever.
11thly: I give to my son Jonathan Hibbs (Jr.) one mare colt called Gimme 
(probably Jimmy), to him & his heirs forever.
12thly: I give to my son David Hibbs one colt called Pleasant, to him and his 
heirs forever.
13thly: I give to my wife all the rest of my personal estate during her life 
and after her decease, I give the same amongst all my children, to them & 
their heirs & assigns forever.
Lastly, I nominate & appoint William Wilkins Taylor executor & my wife 
executrix of this my last will, revoking all other will or wills by me made, 
ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament, in 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 31st day of December 
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty nine.

					Jonathan Hibbs (seal)

Signed sealed published & declared in presence of us.
Daniel Newton
Elijah Newton
John Mitchell

Onslow County:  April Term 1790, the will of Jonathan Hibbs (Sr.) decedent was 
proved before the county court aforesaid by the oath of Daniel Newton & Mrs. 
Anna Sophia Hibbs & William W. Taylor appeared and qualified as executors 
thereto.
Test:  Witt Cary, C.C.