Perquimans County, NC - Deeds File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Donna Cooper The will reads: North Carolina. In the name of God Amen. I Luke Hollowell of Perqumons being Sick and weake of body but Sound and of perfect Memory do Constitut and Appoint this to be My Last Will and testament Renouncing and Revoking all other Wills by me formerly made. I do apoint this to be my lst will and testament in manner and form as shall be hereafter mentioned. First I give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it and my body to the dust from whence it came and to be decently buried accord to descration of my executrix hereafter mentioned. I do despose of what worldly estat it hath pleased God to bestow upon me as hereafter shall be mentioned. Viz. In primas I give and bequeath Joell Hollowell my thirde son my dwelling plantation on the south side of the jueper swamp with all the acusements thereunto belonging the land Joell is not to be posesed of it during the widowhood of his mother the land one the northside of the juneper swampt to my son William Hollowell and a nursrey and he the said William Hollowell is to have liberty to plant them out at the age of eighteen and then them and also my gune. Item I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Hollowell all my wearing cloths and my new saddle and a bever hatt. Item I lend unto my wife Elizabeth Hollowell all the rest and remaining part of my esteat personable and reall during her widowhood to make use of it for the good of here famely not to embazell or make weaft of it. Item I give unto Joel Hollowell one pare of milstones after the marage of his mother. Item I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John one Negro woman named Diana. Item I give unto my fourth son Ruben one negro boy named Matt after the marage of his mistress but and if in case of mortality of William and Joel or either of them then to fall to the younges bro and if in cease of the mortality of either of them still to decline and fall to the younger. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John the land that I had by my brother William Hollowell in Virginia and all the rest of my land in Virginia to him and his heirs for ever. Item I constitut and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Hollowell my whole and soall Executrix during her widowhood and that she return a just and true inventory of all my personable estate the next court after the will is proved and in cease of her maring then I do apoint my eldest son John to be my executor and to make an Equall division of all my Estate that can be found according to the inventory between his Mother and what children is then alive. It is my desire that the three youngest of my sons may have learning out of my esteat as soon as they atain to age and oportunity to learne and in witness where of I have hear unto Sett my hand fixed my seall in the year of our Lord 1734 and on the twenty second day of March 1734. Luke Hollowell. Signed sealled and delivered in the presence of us. Testes: James Field, Thomas Rountree, Gilbert Scott. (Proved April 22, 1736, Perquimans Co., NC). ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================