PERSON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Isaac Van Hook, 6 Feb 1800
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Person Co., NC  September Term 1802.  Will of Isaac Van Hook.  
Will & Inventories book 1, page 97.

In the name of God Amen I Isaac Vanhook of the County of Person and State of 
North Carolina being in a low state of health but of a sound memory thanks be 
to almighty God for it  do make constitute and ordain this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following.  
First my will is that all my just debts and funeral expenses by paid...
Secondly, I lend to my Beloved Wife Sarah Vanhook during her natural life or 
widowhood all my estate real and personal for her support and to raise and 
school my children except as I shall hereafter mention...
Fo? with my Will is that my Executors pay of to each of my Children as they 
marry or come of age as much out of my Estate as will make each of them equal 
to what I gave to my Daughter Polly Wood so as not to Distress my aforesaid 
wife or leave the rest of my children in a sufering state.  Further my desire 
is that my Executors may equally divide my whole estate real and personal in 
as just and equatable manner as they or a majority of them ____Between my 
aforesaid wife and children at the marriage of my aforesaid Wife and if she 
dies before she marries then my will is that the whole of my estate be 
equally divided between my children having regard to what any of them have 
had before the said division and further my will is that Caty Rogers, 
daughter of my Daughter Caty deceased have at her lawful age or marriage the 
____ and ______that was intended for my Daughter Caty to wit such as Peter 
Rogers have not received or hereafter may receive and my Daughter Caty ___ 
her heirs named to be considered in any hereafter division and further my 
will is my Estate shall ____out to make each of my children equal with to 
what I give my Daughter Polly Wood  a surficiency over my will is that my son 
Isaac Davie Vanhook shall have one hundred dollars over and above the rest of 
my children.  And further my will is that my Executors or a majority of them 
have full power to sell any of my lands or other property and to purchase 
lands or other property for the benefit of my estate and comfort of my wife 
and I hereby make and ordain my beloved wife Sarah Vanhook, Andrew Barton 
Wood and William Davie Executors of this my last will and testament together 
with Jacob Vanhook I also apoint one of my Executors to this my last will and 
testament in witnefs hereunto I have set my hand and seal this sixth day of 
February Eighteen Hundred.  Sign'd. Seal. in Presence of us
   Test					Isaac Vanhook
William Allen
John Parrish
                       Person County September Term 1802
The Execution of this Will was duly proved in open Court by the oath  Wm 
Allen and John Parish and ordered to be Recorded.  at the same time Sarah 
Vanhook qualified as Executor & Andrew Barton Wood, Wm Davie and Jacob 
Vanhook Executors to the said Last Will & Testament.  
      Test     Jesse Dickins