In the name of God Amen this Thhurd day January in the year of our Lord one
Thousand 1762 I Daniel Hic[torn] of Onslow County in the province of North
Carolina _lan[torn] Being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind
an[torn] memory thanks be [obliterated] God therefore calin gain to mind this
mortality of my Body and knowing th[torn] apointed for all men to dye Do make
and ord[torn] this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and
firs of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and
for my Body I recommend it to the earth to be bured in a Christian like maner at
the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting at the General resurrection I
shall rise the same again by the mighty power of God as touching such worldly
estate wherew[trn] it has plesed God to Bless me in this life I gi[torn] and
d[torn] [mutilated] following manner and [torn] imprimus it is my will and I do
order that in the first p[torn] all my just Depts and funeral Charges be Paid
and iates paid, I Lend and bequeath unto Comfort my dearly bloved wife my negro
wench Hanner During hur Life or hur Widohood and in case she may children it is
my will that the first child that She has that it may belong to my Dater
Elizabeth and after hur Life or hur Widohood it is my Will [torn] and increas
may be Equly Devided a _____ my [torn] children Item I give unto my well beloved
son John Hicks [obliterated] negro wench Chany. Item I give unto my well beloved
son Robert Hicks one negr[torn] wench named Lidia. Item. I give unto my well
beloved Daughter Sary one Negro boy named Bitton?. Item I give unto my well
beloved Son John Hicks five Lickly Cows and calves. Item I give unto my well
beloved son Robert Hicks five Lic__ cows and calves. Item I give unto my well
beloved Daughter Sary five [torn] of young cattel. Item I give unto my well
beloved Daughter Alisabith fore head of Lickly young Cattel. Item I give and
bequeath unto my wife the remader part of [torn]. Item I give and bequeath unto
my wife a Horse? and a mare and a ____ and _____ one five Pound for the use of
_____ [torn] I lend unto my wife ________ of Land During hur Life or hur
Widohood and then to be [torn]ly to be Devided between my two sons John and
Robert. I give unto my beloved Son John Four Puter Basons Lick[torn] my Son
Robert I give Four Basons ____. Item I give unto my belved wife four Puter
Dishes and ___ [torn]ter Platt. [torn] ive unto my Dater aLisabeth one [torn].
Item I give unto my beloved son John Hicks __ted and fo___[torn] wise I give
unto my beloved Robert Hicks one bed [torn]rnature. Item I give and beqeath unto
my wife my Sock of hogs and [torn] wise Three Irand Pots
Item I likewise Constatute and ordain my brother Thomas Hicks and my beloved
wife and James Kibbles my onely and Sole Excutors in trust of this my last will
and testament [torn] I do thereby shurely disalow ____ ____ _____ ____ and
eve[torn] other formar Testaments Wills acquits and Exugtes by me m[torn] any?
ways before the Time morgiges welled bequeathed ratify Confirming this and no
other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hererunto set
my Hand & Seal this Day year abov mntioned.
Signed Sealed published Daniel Hicks
Pronounced Declred by
the Said Daniel Hicks
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[torn] his Presents us the
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Willies Whitehead
Joshua Johnston
his
William + Loyd
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Transcribed from the Original, North Carolina Archives.