Will, NC, Granville, James J. Hunt, 1794


                   ]
Granville County   ]
North Carolina     ] Will BOOK 4 PAGE 177
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In the name of God amen I JAMES J. HUNT of Granville County & state of North
Carolina being, through divine goodness of God, of sound mind and memory to make
and constitute this my last will and testament committing my body to be decently
buried in the dust and my soul put into the hands of my most merciful creator and
redeemer.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my dear wife SARAH HUNT the following nineteen
Negros: EDOM, CESOR, JAMES, GOING, SALL, CATE, WILLIAM, MIME, STEPHAN, JENNY,
LUCY, FISHER, MOSES, HERCULES, HARRY, ANNEY, PETER, JOHN, and PAUL with all their
future increase, together with her choice four horses, also my wagon, also my crop
on hand, also my ready money, also all the money due me on bonds and notes of hand,
also her choice of twenty head of cattle, also her choice of fifty hogs and twenty
sheep, my smith's tools and all of my plantation tools and all of my household and
kitchen furniture to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my nephew JAMES HUNT one Negro man named SHARFUR to him
and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JOHN RAVENS Jr my tract of land in Parsons
County on this head RICHLAND's Creek containing three hundred and seventeen acres
to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to WILLIAM HUNT son of WILLIAM HUNT my Negro man FRANK and
my woman VINA and all her future increase to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give to FRANKEY BLACKWELL my negro boy JACOB to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to MARY BUTLER my negro girl ISABELLA and all her increase
to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to ELIZABETH BENNETT my negro boy PETER to her and her
heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to SARAH HICKS my negro girl MILLIE which she has now in
her possession and all her increase to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to JAMES HUNT son of JAMES HUNT deceased my negro boy
REUBEN to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to NANCY HUNT daughter of JAMES HUNT deceased my Negro
girls BARBARY and all of her increase to her and her heirs forever

ITEM I give and bequeath to AMY SMITH my Negro woman MARY and her two children
MILLIE and VELET and all their future increase to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my sister KIDNESS BREEDLOVE RAVENS two Negro NED and
CHARLES to her and her heirs forever.




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ITEM I give and bequeath to JOHN RAVENS JR my man EPHRIAM to him and his heirs
forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to GEORGE HUNT son of JOHN HUNT my negro boy named BOB to
him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to SAMUEL HUNT son of JOHN HUNT my Negro man named LITTLE
NED to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to DAVID HUNT the son of JOHN HUNT my negro boy DAVEY to
him and his heirs forever.

And JAMES HUNT executor and SARAH HUNT executrix of this my last will and testament
and hereby revoke and disannul all and former wills by me heretofore by me made and
declare this to be my last will and testament.

sealed my sealed and dated this 24th day of November 1794

JAMES J. HUNT

signed sealed and published to be his last will and testament in the presence of
us.

JOHN POMFRETT
JOHN GOOCH
EDWARD LEAVEL




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                     Will, NC, Granville, James J. Hunt, 1794

                    ]
Granville County    ]
North Carolina      ] February court ad 1795
                    ]

The foregoing last will and testament of JAMES J. HUNT deceased was duly proven in
open court by the oath of JOHN POMFRETT, JOHN GOOCH and EDWARD LEAVEL subscribing
witnesses to the same and on motion ordered to be recorded at the same time came
SARAH HUNT and qualified as executives and GEORGE HUNT and JOHN HUNT as executor to
the same.

Teste
A HENDERSON, Clerk of Court




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