In the name of God Amen. The 24th. of October, 1733.1, Thomas Hoskins, of The precinct of Chovan, in the County of Albemarl being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be To God Therefore, Calling to mind ye mortality of my body & knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to Diee, do 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; and my body I recommend to ye Earth to be buried in a Decent & Christian Manner at ye Discression of my Exrs., nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I Shall receive ye Same again, I Shall receive ye same again by The mighty power of God; & Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased ye Almighty to bless me with in This life, I give. Demise & Dispose of ye same in The in ye following manner & form:
Impr. I give to my daughter, Sarah Charlston, one Gold ring, I give to willm. Luton, husband to my Daughter, Ann, Deseaset ten Shillings.
Item. I give to my Son, William Hoskins, whome I Likewise Constitute, make & Ordain one of my Exrs. of This my Last will & Testament, All my Estate Excepting These few articles Here mentioned. I give to my Daughters, Mathew the Stone Called fib, and one fether bed and furniture, one hundred pounds province bills, one pot, one pan, one Table, Two Dishes, four basons & Six plates, four Cows & Calves, Three Ews and Lambs. I give to my Daughter, mary, one negro to her Liking, Which is to be raised out of The Estate, & one hundred pounds province Bills, one feather bed, one pot, one pan, one Table, two Dishes, four basons, & Six plates, four Cows and Calves, Three Ews & lambs, Which is to be raised & Levied out of ye Estate;
And I do hereby Disallow, revoke & Disanul all & Every other former wills, Legacies & bequests & Exrs. by me in any ways before named, Willed, & bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming This & no other to be my Last will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal ye Day & year above Written, & Lastly I do make Constitute ordain & appoint my Son, William Hoskins, and John Benburry Exrs. of This my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal.
Thomas Hoskins, (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered in
ye presence of us:
John Mitchenor,
James Smith.
Chovan. ssc April Court, 1754.
The Within Will of Thomas Hoskins was proved In open Court by ye oath of John Michneor, an Evidence Subscribing Thereto, who deposed he saw James Smith Sign ye sd. Will as an Evidence
.............................................................................................................Test. Moseley Vail. Cle. Cour.
Recorded in Will Book 3, page 304.
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)
