Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hobbs, William Sr November 24, 1814 ************************************************ 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 D, pages 421-423 Written: November 24, 1814 Recorded: Feb 1815 Testator: William Hobbs, Sr In the name of God Amen I William Hobbs senior of the County of Orange and State of Northcarrolina Being weake in body but of sound memory & judgment Thanks be unto God there for do this 24th day of November in the year of Our lord one thousand Eight hundred and fourteen, make and Ordain this my last will & testament in manner following (to wit) Imprimis my will is that having given to my son James Hobbs heretofore a proportionable share of my property do now give him one dollar more to him & his heirs forever Item Having also here tofore[sic] given to my daughter Mary Cheek a proportionable share of my property do now give her one dollar more to her & her heirs for Ever Item Having also heretofore given to my daughter Elizabeth Chaimbers a proportionable share of my property do now give her one dollar more to her & her heirs for Ever Item Having also heretofore given to my son Thomas Hobbs a proportionable share of my property do now give him one dollar more to him & his heirs for Ever Item Having also given to my son William Hobbs heretofore a proportionable share of my property do now give him one dollar more to him & his heirs for Ever - over [page 2] Item Having also Given to my son in law Thomas Durham heretofore a share of my property do now give him one dollar more to him & his heirs for Ever Item I give & bequeath to my son Jonathan Hobbs the mare he now claims known by the the[sic] name of Friar also the saddle & bridle he now claims to him & his heirs for Ever - Item I give & bequeath to my son David Hobbs the the[sic] horse he now claims known by the name of Dick also the saddle & bridle which he now claims to him & his heirs for Ever - Item I give & bequeath to my son John Hobbs the mare he now claims known by the name of the Bay Filly also the saddle & bridle which he now claims to him & his heirs for Ever Item I give & bequeath to my son Harbord Hobbs a horse saddle & bridle equal in value to those of my affore mentioned Sons to him & his heirs for Ever Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Susanna Hobbs a good bed & Furniture a saddle to be new also a cow to her & her heirs for Ever Item I give & bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Easther Hobbs all my plantation on which we now live during her widowhood or natural life, also all the residue of my Estate after all my= [page 3] =Just Depts[sic] are paid- Item I give & bequeath to my four sons Jonathan David John & Harbord Hobbs after the death or widowhood of my dearly beloved wife Easther Hobbs all the plantation on which we now live & my will also is that all the residue of my Estate after death or widow hood of [my] wife Easther be sold & Equally divided between my four last mentioned sons & my last named daughter Susanna Hobbs - Lastly I make & ordain my trusty & well-beloved friends my wife Easther Hobbs & Thomas Lattie[Latta?] Executors of this my last will & testa =ment hereby revoking all former Wills by me made In Witness where of I the said William Hobbs have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above riten his Sealed & delivered William (X) Hobbs (seal) in presence of us mark (Interlined before signed) Andrew Watson -------- jurat his Joseph (X) Weeks mark Exrs qualified [Will Book Volume D, page 421] In the name of God Amen I William Hobbs Senior of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound memory & Judgment thanks be unto God therefor, do this 24th day of November in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fourteen, make and Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following (to wit) ~~~~ Imprimis. My Will is that having given to my Son James Hobbs heretofore a proportionable share of my property do now give him one dollar [more] to him & his Heirs forever Item, Having also heretofore given to my daughter Mary Cheek a proportionable share of my property, do now give her one dollar more to her & her heirs forever ~~~~ Item. Having also heretofore given to my daughter Elizabeth Chambers a proportionable share of my property, do now give her one dollar more to her & her heirs forever Item Having also heretofore given to my son Thomas Hobbs a proportiona =ble share of my property do now give him one dollar more to him and his heirs forever. Item Having also heretofore given to my son William Hobbs a proportionable share of my property do now give him One dollar more to him and his heirs forever ~~~ Item Having also given to my son-in-law Thomas Durham heretofore a share of my property [Will Book Volume D, page 422] do now give him one dollar more to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan Hobbs the Mare he now claims known by the name of Friar, also the Saddle & Bridle he now claims to him and his heirs forever ~~~~ Item I give and bequeath to my Son David Hobbs the Horse he now claims known by the name of Dick also the Saddle and Bridle which he now claims to him and his Heirs forever ~~ Item I give and bequeath to my son John Hobbs the Mare he now claims known by the name of the bay Filly also the Saddle & Bridle which he now claims to him and his Heirs forever ~~~ Item. I give and bequeath to my Son Harbard Hobbs a Horse Saddle & Bridle equal in Value to those of my aforementioned sons to him & his Heirs forever ~~~~ Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah Hobbs a good Bed & furniture a Saddle to be new, also a Cow, to her and her Heirs forever ~~~ Item. I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Wife Easther Hobbs all my plantation on which we now live, during her Widowhood or natural life, also all the residue of my Estate after all my Just Deb[t]s are paid ~~~ Item, I give & bequeath to my four sons, Jonathan, David John & Harbord Hobbs after the death or widowhood of my dearly beloved Wife Esther Hobbs all the plantation on which we now live and it is also my Will that all the residue of my Estate after death or widowhood of my Wife Esther, be sold and equally divided between my four last Mentioned sons, and my last named daughter Susanna Hobbs Lastly, I make and ordain my trusty and well beloved friends, my Wife Easther Hobbs and Thomas Latta Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former [Will Book Volume D, page 423] Wills by me made. In Witness whereof I the said William Hobbs have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year above written ~~~ Sealed & delivered in presence of [us] (Interlined before signed) William Hobbs Senr. (seal) Andrew Watson his Joseph (X) Weeks mark Orange County February Term 1815 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of William Hobbs decd. was duly proved in Open Court by the oath of Andrew Watson subscribing Witness thereto and Ordered to be recorded, at the same time the Executors therein named were qualified accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume D, pages 421-423 Recorded Feb 1815 Signature in will book version has no mention of the "mark" in the original loose will. Estate Papers comprise 17 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Hobbs, William (1815)". No family history found.