ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Roger Hancock, 10 Feb 1817
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Will of ROGER HANCOCK

	In the name of God amen.  I, Roger Hancock, being in a low state of 
health of body but in perfect mind and memory, do make this my last will and 
testament as followeth:

	First.  I give my soul and spirit into the hand of the Lord God who 
gave it me.

	Secondly, I give my body to the earth from whince it came to be buried 
at the discretion of my executrix.

	I give to my beloved wife, Nancy Hancock, my Plantation with all 
workings.  Tools of every kind together with the house and furniture of every 
kind, also the creaturers of every kind.  Such as horses, cattle, sheep, and 
hogs, during her widowhood of live at the end of either to be divided as 
followeth:

	I give unto my loving daughter Susanna Hancock, one bed and furniture, 
one pine chest and her Equil part of such property as is then to divide.

	I give to my loving daughter, Polly W. Hancock, one bed and furniture 
or twenty-five dollars to be raised out of the other property if she be then 
living, also one small trunk and her part of the other property.

	I give to my loving daughter, Betsy Hancock, one bed and furniture and 
one large Trunk, and her part of the other property.

	I give to my loving daughter, Betsy Hancock, one bed and furniture and 
one large trunk and her part of the other property.  I give to my loving son, 
Wesley Hancock, one bed and furniture also in my Big Bible and his part of the 
other property.  

	I give to my loving son, Fletcher Hancock, one bed and furniture also 
my small Bible with the four vollums of Fletcher's works, and his part of the 
other property.  My will and desire is that at the death of my beloved wife 
the plantation with all other property that then remains except such as is 
aboved named, be sold and equally divided between my five children or as many 
of them as be then living.

	I make and ordain my belover wife, Nancy Hancock, my only executrix of 
this my last will and testament in witness thereof.  I have unto set my hand 
and so this 10day of February 1817 in the presents of text.


SIGNED Roger Hancock

Wits:  Reuben Cardin, First
           Jesse Branch