SAMPSON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Harfy E. Royal, 1845
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Nov 8th 1845

State of N Carolina
Sampson County

I Hardy E Royal being of sound mind and health at this time knowing that we 
all have to die and know not when do ordain this to be my last Will and 
Testament In the first place I Recommend my soul when seperated from my Body 
to Almighty God who gave it and has a Right to commit it at my time and my 
Body to be buried by my Executors in a Christian like manner. In the second 
place I give unto my beloved wife the following Property to do as she thinks 
proper with at all times and for ever (viz) all the lands that come into my 
possession at the Death of her father all the Negroes and their Increase all 
of the stock of all descriptions all the crop of corn fodder peas & potatoes 
and all other articles that may be growing on the land at my death or if the 
crop is housed (?) she has all that was made (in the year that I die) on the 
places given to her and should there not be enough for her maintenance for 
twelve months she is to have it from my own plantation to be adjudge by my two 
freeholders chosen by her. All the house hold and kitchen furniture at both 
places and my ______ & _______ all the farming tools on the lands given her. 
All of which I wish her to have and do as she thinks fit with provided she 
has no heir during my natural life or within nine months after my decease and 
in that case she is to have a third of all and the heir the balance and if 
there be no heir then the Heirs of my _____ sisters Athanasia Hicks and Mary A 
Royal to have all not given to my wife except the following Negroes which I 
loan to my wife during her Natural lifetime (viz) 
Jack & Fillis his wife and Jim (Not Brown Jim) and Joe and after the death of 
my wife they go as the balance to the heirs of my sisters. In naming the above 
property given my wife I had allusion to all that came by her father all of 
which I wish her to have and not be misunderstood I say all that came by her 
whether named or not and my wife & the fathers of the other heirs to be my 
Executrix and Executors In witness where of I hereunto set my hand and seal

			Hardy E Royal (seal)


Witness Jack Parker





Court of Pleas & _______ __________
Nov. Term 1849

Then was the _____ Paper writing proved to be in the handwriting of Hardy E. 
Royal by ______ heir I Faison, John Royal and Whitney Royal and also by John 
Royal & Thomas Chestnutt to have   ________ by their  __________ among the 
valuable paper of the said Hardy E. Royal, where upon it was __________ to 
_______ ________ & _________ to be recorded and Albert R Hicks & Mariah Royal 
were ________ qualified as Executors thereto and _______ when ___________ the 
Executors of the above will.

                                                         
J.R. Beaman  Clk