ORANGE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Hughes, Sr., 14 Apr 1827
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Will of John Hughes, SR., 1827 Orange County, North Carolina

John Hughes lived in that part of Orange County which became Alamance County 
in 1849.  Will proved 1836.  

Original stored at the North Carolina State Archives.


In the Name of God, Amen, I John Hughes, Sr. being in good health and of Sound 
& Disposing Mind and Memory, thanks be to God for the Same, and being Desirous 
to Settle my Worldly affects while I have Strength & Capacity So to do, Do 
make and publish this my Last Will and testament, bereby .....ing and making 
Void all Former Wills by me at any time heretofore made, And first and 
principally I commit my Soul into the hands of my creator who gave it, and my 
body to the Earth to be buryed at the Discretion of my Executor, herein after 
named, and as for Such worldly Estate.  Wherewith it haith pleased God, to 
interest me with, I Dispose of the Same as Follwith, And first I give an 
bequeth to my beloved wife my plantation during her lifetime or widowhood and 
my Son Thomas Hughes, to live with her on the place til her Death, and the 
place to belong to him afterwards, I also will and bequeath my Daughter 
Elizabeth thirty Dollars in mony to be paid to her by son Thomas Hughes, I 
also give and bequeath to my Son Samuel Hughes Fifty acres of land lying on 
Reedy fork, I also have given and bequeathed to my Son John and Andrew Hughes 
Fifty acreas of land Each, whereon they now live which is their Due of any 
Estate, I also will & bequeath to my Sons Samuel and Thomas Each, a horse 
beast, and also a plough and gear, and also an ... and ... each, I will also 
that my Son Andrew Hughes be my Sole Executor of this my last will and 
testament, In witness whereof I the Said John Hughes, Sr, to this my last will 
& testament, have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this the 14th Day of April, in 
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty Severn, and in the 
fifteath year of the Independence of America, Signed, Sealed, published and 
Delivered by the above Named John Hughes, Sr, as & for his last will and 
testament, In the presence of us, who at request and in his presence have 
Subscribed our Names as witness to the Above in the State of North Carolina, 
Orange County.

(signed) John Hewes

......... (witness?)
Michael Strader