Wake-Franklin County NcArchives Wills.....Hopkins, John 1839
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1839
Recorded: 1844

Will of John Hopkins, 1844, Wake County, North Carolina

Transcription of the Will of John Hopkins of Wake County, NC; Filed November 
Term, 1844. Recorded in Book A, Pages 500 and 501.  Available at the North 
Carolina State Archives

In the Name of God, Amen: I John Hopkins Senior of Wake County and State of 
North Carolina, Knowing the uncertainty of Life and certainty of Death and 
being in Sound mind and healthful body, do hereby declare and proclaim this 
may last Will and Testament  To Wit:  ___(Viz?) 

I lend unto my wife Elizabeth Hopkins, including her natural life fifteen 
negro slaves, males named Peter, Jerry, Henry, Turner, Anderson, and Robert 
Junior, 6, and females named Jinny, Crecy, Mary, Mourning, Tempe Jane, Fanny, 
Sarah, and Hannah, 9. And their future increase and at her decease, the 
aforesaid fifteen negroes with their future increase to be equally divided 
between my three grandchildren, namely Lewis P. Dunn, William H. Dunn, and 
Emily Dunn, children of Nathaniel Dunn of Franklin County, N.C.  

Item, I lend to wife Elizabeth three hundred acres of land more or less, it 
being the Land upon which I now reside during her natural life and at her 
decease, I give the said land to my son Archibald W. Hopkins.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my wife, one young horse, named Selim, two milk 
cows, two breeding sows, one feather bed and furniture, two spinning wheels, 
one loom, pots and ovens belonging to me and the earthen and glass ware in the 
dwelling house, and twelve months provisions out of my crop on hand.  

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Archibald W. Hopkins, one negro man 
named Richard, one name Crawford, one negro female named Patsy and one female 
named Tempe, with their present and future increase, in which he is now in 
possession.  I also give my son A W Hopkins one negro man named Robert, Sr., 
at my decease.  

Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Fort, one negro man named 
Demur, one negro man named Will, and one named Nat.  One negro woman named 
Hannah, one negro woman named Amy. with their present and future increase, 
which she is now in possession of.  

Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren, (the children of John Baker 
of Franklin County) at John Baker's decease to wit, Nash, Daniel, George, and 
Robert, one female named Dilsey with her future increase to be equally divided 
between my grandson Archibald Baker and granddaughter Elizabeth Freeman, Mary 
Reed, Julia Ann Baker, Jane Baker, Nancy Baker, Harriet Baker, Ruthe Baker, 
and Martha Ann Baker.  

Item, I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Mary Reed one hundred and 
fifty acres land off the west end of the tract of land I bought of Matthew 
Strickland, including the buildings so attached.  

Item, I give and bequeath unto Ruth Baker and Martha Ann Baker. One hundred 
acres off of the East end of said tract of land - that is, fifty acres each.  
All other property, consisting of stock, farming utensils, crop on hand, and 
all other property not bequeathed in this last will and testament shall be 
sold, the money arising (?) from the sale to be equally divided between 
Archibald Baker, Elizabeth Freeman, Julia Ann Baker, Jane Baker, Nancy Baker, 
Harriet Baker, Ruthe Baker, and Martha Ann Baker, Excepting one hundred 
dollars which I give to my son Archibald W. Hopkins.  - 

I declare this my last will and Testament Hereby annulling and rendering void 
all others. I hereby appoint my neighbor and friend Joseph Fowler Jr. as my 
Executor.

	Given under my hand and seal This July the tenth in the Year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine - (1839)
                                   signed    John Hopkins  (seal)

Signed and sealed in the presence of
    A.  J. Foster
    B.  Ts (Thomas?) Pigore (?) ____ Jurat (?)


Additional Comments:
Son of Peter Hopkins of Nash County. Peter's last will and testament is posted 
on the Nash County GenWeb Archives page.

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