ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Penelope Hopkins, 2 Jan 1810
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen:  This 2nd of January 1810, I Penelope Hopkins of 
Onslow County, being very sick but of sound mind & memory, thanks be to God 
for his mercy, but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is 
appointed by God for all flesh once to die, do make this as my last will and 
testament and in the following manner, (viz.):
First of all, I recommend my soul to God that gave it to me & my body to its 
parent earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion 
of my executors hereafter named and as touching such worldly estate it has 
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of in the following 
manner:
It is first my desire that my Negroes (viz.) Bett, Tilda, Tom & Luce and their 
increase should be held in the possession of my executors and in trust of him, 
by him disposed of at his discretion for the purpose of affording a plentiful 
support for my loving Mother during her natural life and at her death, I then 
give the aforesaid Negroes Bett, Tilda, Tom and Luid & their increase to James 
Glenn (who is my present guardian) to him, his heirs & assigns forever & it is 
my desire that out of what money is in the hands of my guardian before 
mentioned, that my loving Uncle John Jarman with whom I lived last summer 
should have the sum of forty dollars to be paid him by my executors six months 
from the ratification of this my last will and testament, to him the said John 
Jarman, his heirs & assigns forever.  I also give & bequeath out of the money 
being (in) my said guardian's hands, that my stepfather John Woldson Junior 
should have the sum of five pounds to him, his heirs & assigns forever.  The 
balance of the money and such other articals of what nature or kind so ever, 
together with my small stock of cattle, that is not otherwise bequeathed, I 
give & bequeath that to the aforesaid James Glenn, his heirs and assigns 
forever.  The Penelope Hopkins do constitute and appoint James Glenn my only 
executor to this my last will & testament, denying any and every other will or 
wills and acknowledging this to be my only will and desire & again I mention 
before named shall find a cause to be found from the property in his trust and 
for my Mother's use a plentiful support during her natural life, the balance 
after that, be it more or less, I then give it to the said James Glenn, his 
heirs and assigns forever.  In witness whereof I here set my hand and seal 
January 2nd 1810.

					Penelope Hopkins (seal)

Jesse Sandlin
Sarah (her X mark) Humphrey

Onslow County: In court January 1810, this will of Penelope Hopkins was proved 
in open court by the oath of Jesse Landin & ordered that James Glenn the 
executor therein named qualified thereto.  Ordered to have letters 
testamentary.
Attest: Nathaniel Loomis, C.C.