Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hastings, James October 25, 1822 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume E, pages 29-30 Written: October 25, 1822 Recorded: Nov 1822 Testator: James Hastings In the name of God Amen I James Hastings of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound memory & in my common understand- ing do this 25th day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two make and ordain this my last will & testament in Manner following (Viz) Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Easter Cate one dollar to her & her heirs for ever Item I give to My son Thomas Hastings one dollar to him and his heirs forever Item I give to My son Henry Hastings one dollar to him & his heirs for ever Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Anne Smith one dollar to her and her heirs for ever Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Sarah Hastings fifty dollars to [be] paid to her in cash also six head of my Common stock of sheap also a bed & ferniture which she now claims also a dineing table which she now claims also I allow her to have a walnut chest of about six dollars value also one of my cows her own choice to be taken which I give to her and her heirs forever [page 2] Item I give to my Daughter Hannah Smith fifty dollars to her & her heirs for ever ~~~~~ Item I give to my daughter Margaret Lashley $1 to her & her heirs for ever ~~~~~ Item I give & bequeath to my son John Hastings twenty five dollars to him & his heirs for ever ~~~~~ Item I allow all the residue of my estate real & personal to be sold at the discretion of my executors herein after named & out of the proceeds there of my self to be deasently buried & all my Just depts[sic] paid & then all the bal lance remaining to be Equally divided to my three youngest sons Viz James John & Joseph Hastings to them sheare & sheare alike to them & their heirs for ever Lastly I make & ordain my beloved Sons Thomas Hastings & Henry Hastings Execu tors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal the date before written Signed sealed & pronounced in presents of A. Watson Jurat James Hastings (seal) Joseph H. Lata Thos Hastings qualif [Will Book Volume E, page 29] In the name of God Amen I James Hastings of the County of Orange & State of North Carolina, being weake in body but of sound memory & in my common understanding do this 25th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & twenty two, make & ordain this my last Will & testament in manner following (viz) ~~ Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Easter Cate one Dollar to her & her heirs forever Item I give to my Son Thomas Hastings one Dollar to him & his heirs forever ~~ [Item] I give to my son Henry Hastings one Dollar [Will Book Volume E, page 30] to him & his heirs forever ~~ Item I give [& bequeath] to my Daughter Anne Smith one Dollar to her & her heirs forever ~~ Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Sarah Hastings fifty Dollars to be paid [to] her in cash also six head of my common stock of sheep also a bed & furniture, which she have[orig: now] claims also a dining table, which she now claims also I allow her to have a walnut Chest of about six Dollars value also one of my cows her own choice to be taken, which I give to her & her heirs forever ~~~ Item I give to my daughter Han= =nah Smith fifty dollars to her & her heirs forever ~~ Item I give to my Daughter Margaret Lashley $one dollar to her & her heirs forever ~~ [Item] I give & bequeath to my son John Hastings twenty five Dollars to him & his heirs forever ~~~ Item I allow all the residue of my Estate real & personal to be sold at the discretion of my Executors herein after named & out of the proceeds there of myself to be decently buried & all my just debts paid & then all the balance remaining to be equally divided to my three youngest sons, viz James John & Joseph Hastings to them share & share alike to them, their heirs & assigns forever. Lastly, I make & ordain my beloved sons Thomas Hastings & Henry Hastings Executors of this my last Will & testament hereby revoking all former Will[s] by me made ~~ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the date before written Signed, sealed & pronounced in James Hastings (seal) presents of A. Watson Jurat Joseph H. Lata Orange County November Term 1822 The Execution of the foregoing last Will & testament of James Hasting was duly proved in open Court by the oath of Andrew Watson a subscribing witness thereto & ordered to be recorded At the same time Thos Hasting one of the Executors named therein qualified accordingly ~~ Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 29-30 Recorded Nov 1822 Estate Papers comprise 23 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Hastings, James (1822)". [Estate Papers - Inventory 8 Nov 1822] NC Orange County The Inventory of the Real ["estate" x-out] & personal estate of James Hastings November the 8th AD 1822 897 acres of land adjoining A. Moore & others ------------------------ One Negro Man Peter Four Head of Cattle [sundry articles omitted.]