Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Yelverton, Hardy January 23, 1829
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Source: Nc State Archives
Written: January 23, 1829
Recorded: November 1829

Hardy Yelverton will dated 23 Jan 1828 proved Nov 1829
Transcribed from original will from NC State Archives
Spelling and punctuation retained.

In The name of God Amen  I Hardy Yelverton of
the County of wayne and State of No. Carolina Calling
to mind the frailty of life and Certainty of death but 
of Sound mind and Desposing memory do make and -
Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner
and form following  Viz first I Recommend my Soul
to God who give it me my body to the Earth to be Buried
In a decent Christian like manner and as touching
All my worldly Estate which it has pleased God to
Bless me with I leave in manner and form following
To Wit - - - - -
First I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Son James
Yelverton [fold of paper torn and taped and unreadable]
Fourty lived formily Called the foxpond land to him and
his heirs forever also my Blacksmith tools - - -
Second I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Cloe
Wooton al the land and plantation whereon I – 
Now live to here and her heirs lawfully begotten of
her body forever - -----------
thirdly I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter
Dillilah Walker two negro boys by the names 
of Oflen & Philip to her and her heirs lawfully
Begotten of her body forever----
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Fourthly I gave and bequeath unto my beloved
Grand son Jame ThB Hall tow negros by
the name of Avy and her Child Frony forever
But if he should die leaving no Child
For the sd negros to be divided between
Cloe Wooton and Delliah Walker to them
and their heirs lawfully begotten of their Body
Fifthly I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Jason
Yelverton one negro man by the name of Lirvan
to him and his heirs forever - - - 
Sixthly the balance of my negroes I leave to be set
up and sold allowing no person to bid Except
the heirs and the money arising from the Sale to be
Equally divided among all and all the rest of my
property to be Sold to the highest bider and the
profits arising from the Sale to be equally Divided
Between my lawfull heirs Share and Share
a like
and lastly I do nominate and appoint my sons
Jason Yelverton and Ethd Yelverton my
whole and Sole Executors to this my 
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Last will and testament where unto
I have set my hand and affixed my in
the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty Eight and on the twenty third
Day of January
Signed and Sealed                   Hardy Y Yelverton {Seal}
In presents of us
Bryan Lane
Matthew Jinnett
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Wayne County Nov. Term 1829
Ther was the witten Will of Hardy
Yelverton duly proved in open Court by the 
oath of Matthew Jinnett a subscribing Witness
& at the same time Jacinth Yelverton & Etheldred
Yelverton appeared in open Court and was
duly Qualified as executors as named in 
said Will. [unknown word] letters of Testamony [unknown word].
                                             P. Hooks Clk
Hardy Yelventon Will
Recoded Nov Co
1829

Additional Comments:
Names in will
Hardy Yelverton
Sons James, Jason, Etheldred
Daughters Cloe Wooten, Delilah Walker
Grandson Thompson Hall
Witness Bryan Lane & Matthew Jinnett

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