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Bob Mhoon bobmhoon@tx.rr.com September 5, 2007, 6:39 pm
Source: North Carolina State Archives - Online
Written: January 1, 1772
Recorded: February 2, 1774
NORTH CAROLINA
In the Name of God Amen, I Josiah Mohoon of the County Halifax, in the
province afores, being sick and not sound of body but of sound and perfect mind
and memory thanks be to God. But calling to mind the mortality of mankind and
knowing it is appointed for all man once to die Do make, ordain, constitute and
appoint this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Josiah Mohoon his Heirs or assigns my
Plantation with a hundred and fifty acres of land from the [ ] Branch below
my plantation in the county of Halifax,
Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Mohoon his Heirs or assigns the
other half of my land containing one hundred fifty acres more or less,
Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Mohoon his Heirs or assigns my Horse
and one feather bed and furniture [ ] one pot, one dish, one wagon two
spunes and two plaits,
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Mohoon her Heirs or assigns one
feather bed and furniture, one iron pot, one pewter dish, one wagon, two plaits
and two spoones,
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Edee Mohoon her Heirs or assigns one
feather bed and furniture, one iron pot, one pewter dish, one Wagon, two plaits
and two spoones,
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Mohoon his Heirs or assigns one Mare
and all her increase, one iron pott, one pewter dish, one Wagon, two plaits and
two spoons,
Item: The remainder part of my Estate that is not given in legacies, to give
all my Children an equal learning. Then the remainder to be Equally Divided
among all my children.
Then, lastly I Nominate Consitute and appoint my two
friends Nedem Bryant, Elias Bryant, Thomas Hyman as my Executors to this my Last
Will and Testament hereby revoking and disannulling all others heretofore by me
made. In Witness where of I have herewith set my hand and seal the First Day of
January 1772.
Executors: NEEDAM BRYANT, ELIAS BRYANT, THOMAS HYMAN. Witnesses: JOHN BRYAN,
JAMES BURNET, WILLIAM BLAND. Proven before JO. MARTIN February 2, 1774.
Additional Comments:
The spelling Mohoon is correct. Later it was changed to Mhoon. Josiah is my 4th
great-grandfather.
Obvious spelling errors where as written.
Josiah signed with an X and the attorney who wrote the will mispelled the name
near his X as Moohoon.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/halifax/wills/mohoon193wl.txt
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