Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hodge, John November 3, 1792 ************************************************ 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: Marjorie Barron Lilredgma@aol.com September 19, 2010, 2:52 pm Source: Copy Of Original Will At North Carolina Archives. Written: November 3, 1792 3 Nov 1792 LW&T John Hodge, to dearly and well beloved wife Agness the whole benifit and use of my house and her mantainance of my plantation during life: also her bed and furniture, also one bay mare and her last colt, also two milk cows at her own choice, six sheep and half the hogs with the increase: One negro woman named Sall, all to be hers during her life and at her death to be given to or amongest those of her heirs, she pleases. But should my wife marry then, in that case I will negro woman Sall and other articles above, (except her bed and saddle) to my son Robert, he paying to my two grandsons Wm. & Joseph sons John each ten pds, when they come of age. Divide my personal and real estate to my sons George and Samuel. I give to my son Joseph the still. To my son Robert the plantation where I now live, the waggon and the remaining part of the hogs,cattle, sheep and hoggs, with all the farming tools and my land in the Western country. exors.. Wife and son Robert (signed) John (H) Hodge. Witt: Wm. Hodge and Jno. Herman proved Aug of 1811 Orginal will from NC Archives Additional Comments: The wording concerning the two young grandsons is exactly as written. I guess that it means "my two grandsons William and Joseph", are sons of John. But, it does not say his son John is deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/wills/hodge1583gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb