In the Name of God, Amen, I Harman WESTBROOK of the county of Jones and State of 
North Carolina being weak in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed 
be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament 
in manner and form following (that is to say) First: I do lend unto my beloved wife 
Hannah WESTBROOK a certain piece or parcel of Land during her lifetime or Widowhood 
bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a dead red oak the beginning corner of a piece 
of Land that I bought of Nathan & Benjamin & Benjamin STANLY and runs S 20 W 34 poles 
to the lower land of a ditch thence with the corner of said ditch through the field 
nearly S 5 W To the division fence between myself and my brother John WESTBROOK then 
with that fence N 88 1/2 W to a stake at the woods barn then N 8 1/2? E 68 poles to 
a water oak then W 67 poles to a red oak then N 27 W 18 poles to a stake in John 
WESTBROOK'S line then N 82 E 141 poles to the beginning supposed to be about 50 acres 
of land. To have and to hold the above mentioned land to her and to her use during her 
life time or widowhood after that to return to my beloved son Hennery WESTBROOK also 
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife her choise one of my horses also I give her 
one cow and calf her choise one sow and pigs her choise also two yews sheep her choise 
also do give unto my beloved wife Three Beds and two bed stids and furniture for the 
same and half dozen of siting chares and all of my crackery ware & one set of knives 
and forks half dozen spoons and all of my pot ware and one plow and geare? & one 
grubbing hoe & weading hoe also poork? And corne enough to serve her and the children 
that are now presant with up one year also one loom and gear for the same & one wollen 
wheale and our pane/pair? Of cards? & one chest and table. I do now give and bequeath 
unto my four daughters Serenah WESTBROOK & Samantha WESTBROOK & Elzary WESTBROOK & 
Lucy Dorcas WESTBROOK a certain piece or parcel of land to be equally divided amongsth 
them when the youngest one comes of age or gets married and also - I give unto my four 
daughters above mentioned all of the money that my stock and --- other articles? Not 
mentioned in my will above brings at my vandiew? The land that I give to my daughters 
is bounded as follows (viz) beginning at a pine called the IPOCK Corner and runs S 82 W 
to a fence and ditch and with the same to a small white oak at the creek of the ditch 
then with the ditch up to a ash on the ditch banck by my new ground fence then a direct 
line from the ash to the upper and of a crop fence that Needham SMALL tended to then 
with that fence nearly East to my back line in the harrican poccosten then to the 
beginning supposed to be seventy five acres to them and their use and their heirs for 
ever. I now do give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin WESTBROOK 50 cents. I do also 
give and bequeath unto my younger son William Hennery Hardy WESTBROOK all of my land 
no above mentioned and all of the land that I lent to my wife after her lifetime or 
widowhood and all of the stock that my wife leaves at her decease or widowhood and 
house hold and kitchen furniture except two beds, bed stids and furniture for the same 
and our table and chest left for her to dispose of as she may think proper at her 
decease. Id o also desire that my Executor would take my son Wm. H. H. WESTBROOK home 
with him and give him as much education as he may think proper and learn him how to 
farm it. I do hereby appoint Benjamin STANLY my Executor of this my Last Will and 
Testament and hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness Whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal he 29th day of August 1846.
Harman (his "W" mark) 

Signed, sealed and Delivered in presence of 
Test: Wm. RHODES & Benjamin RHODES & William H. NOBLE

State of North Carolina
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Jones County
July Term 1848

In Open court then the Execution of the last Will and Testament of Harman WESTBROOK was 
proved in due form of law by the Oaths of Wm. RHODES and Benjamin RHODES two of the 
Subscribing witnesses thereto and at the same time Benjamin STANLY the Executor therein 
named came into court and relinquished all right title and intent to Qualify as Executor 
to said last Will and Testament whereupon William CARR came into court and was appointed 
Administrator to the said last Will and Testament with the will annexed And was 
qualified as Executor to the said last Will and Testament & the said last Will and 
Testament of the said Harman WESTBROOK dec'd was ordered to be Registered.
-- HAMMOND, C.C.C.



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