In te Name of God Amen. The Eighteenth day of October, 1711. I, Joseph Holebrough, of ye County Bath, & Pamlicoth precinct, Being very Sick & weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be Given Unto God. Therefore calling to mind ye mortality of my Body & knowing that It is appointed for all men once to dye, Doe make & ordain This my Last will & Testament, That is To Say, principally, & First of all, I Give & recommend my Soul into ye hands of God That Gave it, & my Body I recommend To ye Earth, To be buried in decent & Cristian manner at ye discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I Shall receive The Same again by ye mighty power of G d; and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleas'd God To bless me in This Life, I Give, devise And dispose of ye Same in ye following manner & forme:
I Give bequeith unto My dearly beloved friend, Alexander Avera, One Gun, one Chest, one white Coat, & all my Carpenters Touls.
I Give & bequeith into Elizabeth avera one Gold Ring, one peuter dish & four plates.
I Give unto my beloved friend, Swan Swanson, Two Cows & Calfs which did run this Summer at Air. price Plantation, & one heifer at Mr. Holms.
I Give & bequeith unto my well beloved Brother, John Holebrough, fourteen Shillings Due me, from Martenquam, deceased. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, 1 younge horse. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, all my wearing Cloths, only one white Coat excepted.
I give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, two Ewes, one ram & all my Cattle in Generall; only, two Cows & Calves & one heifer Excepted. I Give & bequeith unto my Brother, John Holebrough, Seventeen Shillings and Six pence due upon accompt. from Patrick Pendal.
I Give my well beloved Brother, John Holebrough, whom I likewise Constitute, make & ordain my Sole Executor of this my last will & Testam't, all & Singular my lands, messauges & Tenements, & wills, legacies & bequeits, & Executors by me in any ways before named willed & bequeithed, & ratifying, & Confirmeing this & noe other To be my last will And Testam't.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal ye Day & year Above written.
Joseph H Holebrough (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, publishd, pro-
nounced & declared By ye Sd.
Joseph Holebrough as his last
will Testament, in ye presence of
us ye Subscribers:
Daniel Hallsey.
James Leigh.
Source: North Carolina Wills and Inventories, copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories In the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, Published 1912)
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