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The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Hinshaw


Last will and testament of Thomas Hinshaw;
North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Manuscripts; Original Wills, Randolph County; microfilm #1578527 in the LDS FHL.

This the 7th day of the 8th month 1825 I Thomas Hinshaw do give to my son Ezra my hat   to Simon the Cross cut Saw   to Aaron my new big coat   to Enoch five dollars   to my daughter Hannah the pine chest   to Amy the black walnut chest   at their mothers death Ruth and Rebecca to have as much as hannah and Amy   my son Thomas to have the Plantation that I now live on at his mothers death   She Shall have hur living off the place   I lave all the tools in bothe Shops to the use of the farm   Thomas is to have the tools at his mothers dath   Ruth and Rebecca Shall have the house that i now live in while unmarried and a [...] of firewood and some [...] for a cow a garden   my grand Son Aaron to have one [...] and a Saddle and Bredle if he stays til he is of age   my grand Son John fifty dollars   till such things as can be spard the old waggon is to the use of the place   To my grandson Aaron to have [...] history and and my inkholder and his bible the divide to be after the death of my wife   to hannah Ruthe and Rebecc one hundred dollars a piece   Thomas to have the tools at one hundred dollars and the wagon   then a devide to be made Each a Equal sare my grand Son Aaron to have a equal share   my Son Aaron and Thomas to See to the Bisness

A proper writing purporting to be the last will & Testament of Thomas Hinshaw Dec'd was offered for Probate by Aaron Hinshaw & Thomas Hinshaw the persons therein named to [...] to [...] [...] and Rebeca Hinshaw the widow of the Said Dec'd   And thereupon came Ezra Hinshaw, Simon Hinshaw, Henry Underwood & his wife Hannah, Pearce M. Nixon & his wife Amy, Enoch Hinshaw, Ruth Hinshaw, Rebecca Hinshaw, Aaron Hinshaw Jr. & John Hinshaw & [...] the said proper writing -   The said Ezra Hinshaw, Simon Hinshaw, Hannah Underwood, Aaron Hinshaw, [...] Amy Nixon, Enoch Hinshaw, Ruthe Hinshaw, Rebecca Hinshaw & Thomas Hinshaw being the Children; & Aaron Hinshaw Jr & John Hinshaw the Grand Children of the said Thomas Hinshaw Dec'd & his heirs at Law.   And it appearing to the Court that the said Aaron Hinshaw Jr & John Hinshaw are minors under the age of twenty one years;   It is ordered that Ezra Hinshaw be appointed Guardian to them to defend their Interest in this suit.   And thereupon it was ordered by the Court that the following [...] be made up & submitted to a Jury, to wit "Is this proper writing offered for probate by Aaron Hinshaw & others, the last will & Testament of the said Thomas Hinshaw Dec'd & did he devise?"   And Thereupon the following Jury were Sworn [...] to try the said [...] [...] ;

Thom Hinshaw [...] [...]
Rebecccah Hinshaw [...] Jury Charged & Empowered [...]

William Wilson David [...] Hugh M[...] John [...] Stephen [...] [...] John [...] [...] [...] Joshua [...] [...] William Moon

The Jurey find that the Proper Writing purporting to be the Last Will & Testament of Thomas Hinshaw Dec'd offered for Probate is not the Last Will & that he Died [...]



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