In the name of God amen: I Winiford Hoskins, of the
county of Tyrrel and State of N. Carolina, do make publish and declare this to
be my last Will and Testament, revoking all others heretofore made by me,
confirming this & this only-
1st. I give and bequeath to my grand children, the heirs of my daughter
Nancy, the sum of hundred dollars to be equally divided among them-
2nd- I give and bequeath to my grand children, the heirs of my son John
Hoskins dcd. the sum of five dollars to be equally divided among them-
3rd- I give and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Thomas, one negro girl
by the name of Jane- to have and to hold unto her & her heirs
forever-
4th- I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Hoskins, one negro woman
by the name of Morning to have and to hold unto her and her heirs
forever-
5th- I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Hoskins, one negro man by
the name of Reubin, and one negro woman by the name of Lydia- to
have and to hold unto him & his heirs forever-
6th- I give and bequeath to my daughter Silvia Hoskins, one negro girl
by the name of Pleasant- to have and to hold unto her and her heirs
forever-
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, one cow & calf-
8th- I give in trust to my son Joseph Hoskins, one negro boy by the
name of Freeman, to be kept by him for the use of my several children
mentioned above, until the time that my youngest grand child, the child of
Benjamin Hoskins arrives at the age of twenty one years, then I desire
that the said negro boy Freeman, be sold and the money arising from the
sale to be equally divided among my grand child or grand children the heirs of
Benjamin Hoskins dcd-
It is my desire that my son Joseph Hoskins shall at the time of my
death have one half of all the provisions on hand, and one half of the growing
crop if any- all the remaining part of my property of any kind, I desire to be
sold by my executor on a credit of six months, and the proceeds to be equally
divided between my children who are living at the time of my death-
I hereby constitute & appoint my son Joseph Hoskins sole executor
to this my last Will and Testament In testimony before signed- Given under my
hand and seal this the 9th day of February 1855-
Signed & sealed in the pesence of Winiford Hoskins & in the
presence of each other- Winiford Hoskins (Seal)
State of North Carolina The due execution of the foregoing paper writing was duly proved in open
court by the oath of Jesse Sanderson one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto and was admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of
Winiford Hoskins, duly & formally executed to pass real and personal
estate, and to be recorded- at the same time Joseph Hoskins appeared and
qualified in open court as executor thereto-
Saml. McCleese Clk.
John E. Brickhouse
Jesse Sanderson
Tyrrel County
Court of Pleas and Quarter
sessions
April Term 1855
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