Frederick Hilsabeck, 1799, Stokes Co. NC
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Last Will and Testament of Fredrick Hilsabeck
In the name of God Amen I Fredrick
Hilsebeck of Stokes County & State of North
Carolina yeoman being very sick & weak 
in body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be given to God calling unto mind
the mortality of my body do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament
in manner following I recommend my soul
unto the hand of Almighty God that gave 
it and my body I recomment to the earth
to be buried in decent Christian burial at
the discretion of my exceutors and as touching
such worldly estate wherewith it has 
pleased God to bless me in this life
I give devise and dispose of the same
In the following manner and form
First I give and bequeath unto Catharina my
dearly beloved wife all my movable estate
as long as she lives and then the said to
be equally divided mougst my children
and my land is to be sold and the money
equally divided to my children Jacob
Henry, Mary Magdalena, Catharina, Elizabeth
& Susanna and I do constitute make and
ordain Daniel Shouse and Henry
Helsapeck executors of this my last
will and testament and I do hearby utterly
disalow and revoke all former testaments
wills legacies and executors ratifying conforming
this and no other to be my last will &
testament in witness whereof I have hearunto
let my hand and seal this ninth day
of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety nine
Signed Sealed and                                     his
Delivered in presents                   Fredrick    Helsabeck  {Seal}
of us ____________                                mark
            his
Marty   X    Childress
           mark
Henry Helsapeck
David Shouse                    Iurents
           his
Jacob   X   Helsabeck
          Mark
Catharina Hilsabeck

         Stokes County  September  1799

The execution of the last will and testament of
Fredrick Helsabeck of which the foregoing is a 
true copy was proven in open court by the
oaths of Henry Helsebeck, Daniel Shouse and
Jacob Helsebeck and ordered to be recorded
which is accordingly done by
				Dot Armstrong 
				for Bob Williams  cc