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The will of Edward Howcott, proved 1750 |
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Text In the Name of God Amen; This nineteenth day of January
in the year of our Lord 1749/50 I Edward Hocut of Beufort County in North
Carolina Being Sick & week on body but of perfect memory and sound mind
Thanks be Given to god & knowing that it is appointed for all Men to Dy;
do Make and Ordain this My Last will and Testament. First I Give my Body to the Dust to be Buryed at the
Discretion of My Executors or Executor hereafter Named and My Soul I commit
in to the hand of god who gave it hoping though the Merrits of our Saviour
Jesus Christ to find acceptance. As to touching what worldly Estate it hath Pleased
god to Bestow upon me in this Life I do dispose of it in Manner and form
following That is to say I Give and Bequeath to my Dear and
Loving Wife Martha Hocut this Plantation whereon I Now Live To be to her
during her Natural Life after her disease To Return to my Eldest son William
Hocut; provided he Should Live & have a Mind to settle on the plantation
before his Mothers Disease he may Build and Settle up on the Back part where
I have already Cleared a field in Case My Son William should Dy without any
heir Lawfully Begotten then the plantation to Return to my two Daughters. I Likewise Give to my Loving Wife Martha full power
to sell my houses and Lotts in Bath town to Enable her to pay My Debts and
the Rest to Buy her Some help to Bring up the Children and if it so Be It
should be in her power to Lay Up Something to Buy a plantation for My Son
Edward Hocut. Further my will is there be a true Inventory taken
of all my Goods & Movable Estate and that It be [smudged word here] and
an Equal Distribution be made between My Loving Wife and all the Children
Born of her body. Further I Give to son Natha. Hocut five shillings
starling To buy him a Bible. And farther I do appoint My dear and Loving Wife
Martha Hocut and My Well beloved friend Nathan Archibald to be the Executors
of This My Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal the Day and year above Written. [signed] Edwd. Howcott (Seal) Published pronounced and Declared to be his Last
will and Testament in presente of Walley Chauncy, Stephen Buckingham, John
Bowin [all signed] Probate Beauford County. March Court 1750. The Last Will and testament of Edward Howcott Was proved in open Court By the Oaths of Walle Chauncy and John Bowin two of the Evedencis there Unto Who Also Swore they saw the other Evedence Witness the same. Marthew [sic] Howcott Qualified an Executor By taking the oaths By Law Oppointed. Orderd the Secretary to have Notice there of. John Alderson, Co. Court Note on outside of will Edward Hocotts Will. Lrs issued June 4th 1750. Recorded in the Sec Office in [Book?] S Page 267. Transcribed
by Francis Howcutt from the original will.
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