Elizabeth City Co., VA Will
HAMPTON COURTHOUSE, HAMPTON,VA  
BOOK 5 1701-1859 PAGE 632

WILL OF WILLIAM HOPE

FEB 19TH 1845

I MAKE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND HEREBY GIVE TO MY WIFE MARIA
HOPE ALL MY PROPERY BOTH PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE AS LONG AS SHE REMAINS
MY WIDOW AND AT HER DEATH OR MARRIAGE TO BE EQUALLY DEVIDED AMONG MY
CHILDREN.  I ALSO APPOINT MY WIFE MY LAWFULL ADMINISTROX.

WILLIAM HOPE

J R SHIELD
JANE A HOPE


JANE A HOPE WAS PROB. JANE A BARRON HOPE WIFE OF WILLIAM'S BROTHER
WILTON HOPE


AT A COURT HELD FOR THE COUNTY OF ELIZABETH CITY 27TH OF MARCH 1845.
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM HOPE WAS PRESENTED THEREIN AND
PROVED BY THE OATHS OF J R SHIELD AND JANE A HOPE, WITNESSES THERETO AND
ON THE STATE OF MARIA HOPE THE EXECUDRIX THEREIN NAMED, WHO MADE OATH
THERETO, AND --------------WITH BOND ACORDING TO LAW, CERTIFICATE WAS
GRANTED HER FOR OBTAINING ------------THEREBY ----------FORM
                        W ARMISTEAD, CLERK

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