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Colony of North Carolina
Tyrell County
Dated 25 March 1754
In the name of God Amen I John Hassell of the Provance of North Carolina and County of Tyrrel being Sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to almighty God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament first and principally I recommend my Soul to God taht gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a deacent and christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and dispose thereof in manner and form following.
Imprimus - I give unto my dearly beloved wife Rachel Hassell all my movable Estate of what nature & kind soever to her proper use forever except such legacys as are particularly other mays mentioned.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Hassell a Plantation on the west side of Scupperlong River containing one hundred acres and know by the name of the plains unto him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Joseph Hassell one hundred acres of land on the east side of Scupperlong River lying on the north side of the Leading swamp beginning at the head of the Leding Swamp at a goom from thence to the populer line unto him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Isaac Hassell one hundred acres of Land on the East side of Scupperlong River on the north side of the Leading swamp beginning at the popler line from thence to the three marked pines at Phelpses Swamp to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Benjamin Hassell my manner Plantation and the said land belonging to it after his morths deceas to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give and bequath unto my two sons Isaac Hassell & Benjamin Hassell a negro man named Robin after their mothers decease to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give unto my daughter Mary Wynn five Shillings currant money of Virginia to her & her heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give unto my daughter Rachel Ward five Shillings currant money of Virginia to her & her heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give unto my daughter Sarah Fox five Shillings currant money of Virginia to her & her heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give unto my daughter Esther Hassell five Shillings currant money of Virginia to her & her heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I gave unto my fore sons before mentioned my saws and carpenters tools and coopers tools and shoemakers tools after their mothers deceas to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Lastly - I constitute ordain and apoint my beloved wife Rachel Hassell whole & sole Executrix of this my last will and testament utterly renouncing and revoking all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying & confirming this to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I the said John Hassell have hereunto sit my hand and affixed my Seal the twenty fifth day of March anno Domini 1754.
John Hassell (Seal)
Signed sealed pronounced and declared by the said
John Hassell in the presents of us
Thos. Wynne
Jeremiah Wynne
Peter Wynne
North Carolina
Tyrrell County
June County Court 1754
Present his Majestys Justices
These may certify that Jeremiah Wynne one of the subscribing evidences to the within will personally appeared in open court and made oath on the Holy Evangilist of almighty God that he was present and saw the within named John Hassell sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within to be and contain his last will and Testament, and that he was then and at that time of sound mind and disposing memory and that he also saw Thomas Wynne and Peter Wynne sign their names there at the same time. Then also appeared Rachel Hassell and qualified as Executrix by taking the Oath by Law appointed for the Qualification of Executor ordered that the Honorable James Murray Esqr. Secretary of this province or his deputy have notice thereof that Letters Testamentory issue thereon as the Law directs.
Test Evan Jones Clk Court
John Hassells Will
Letter Issued 26 Sept 1754
Recorded in the Secr.
Office in Book A page 128
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