Abraham Haskett

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  • Notes for Abraham Haskett: Randolph Co., NC Will Book 4 pg. 539:
    ABRAHAM HASKET, of the County of Randolph and the State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, and knowing that it is ordained for all mankind once to die, do make, constitute, and order this to be my last will and testament in manner form following-
           I desire my body may be decently buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. And as touching my worldly estate which God Almighty hath been pleased to bless me with, I do will and desire that it be disposed as follows-
           First I will and bequeath the land whereon I now live to my wife Jemima HASKET the use and all the benefits and advantages arising from the said land during her natural life, and I likewise will and bequeath unto (?) all my personal property of every denomination both within and without doors, to be disposed of at her discretion. I also will that the said land- after the death of my wife, to fall to my daughter Orpha SCARLET and all my personal property after the death of my wife to fall to (?) her also, only reserving as much of said property as will pay to as many of my other children as may then be living the sum of five shilling, sterling viz: to MARY, JOHN, JEMIMA, and RUTH, and I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved friends, Thomas HINSHAW and George LEWELIN (sic) executors to this my last will and testament, revoking and disanulling (sic) by these presence all other wills by me heretofore made and finally ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and testament on witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
    
    
    Witnesses present                            his
                                 Abraham HASKET (seal)
    Peter RICH                            mark
    Thomas MACON

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