Jones County, NC

In the Name of God Amen. I Peter Hargett of the State of North Carolina and 
County of Jones being weak of Body but of sound mind and memory Blesed be God 
Do this Fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred 
and Ninety Seven make and publish this my last will and Testament in Manner 
following that is to Say

I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Ann Harget The Land and Plantation 
whereon I now Dwell with every (rest of this line torn) for and During the Term 
of her Widdowhood.  I also lend unto my Said Wife, five Negroes Named Pompy, 
Jim, Seasar, Rachel and little Moll, all my stock of cattle (one yolk of Oxen 
Excepted) all my hogs, sheep, Three head of horses and eighty Barrells of corn 
for and During my said Wife’s Natural life or Widdowhood. She my Said wife is 
to school and Educate my Children out of the property and to give to each and 
everyone of my Said Children one Feather Bed and furtiture at their arriving 
of age of Marriage.

Item – I give and bequeath to my son William Isler Hargett two Surveys of Land 
lying on the North side of Beaver Creek Pattened in my own name and one Negro 
man Named Bob to him and his heirs and assigns for ever in fee simple

Item – I give and bequeath to my son Peter Hargett all my lands lying on the 
South Side of beaver Creek and above Jacobs Branch beginning on beaver Creek at 
the mouth of said Branch and then running up the Various courses of the said 
branch to the main Road (as it now stands) then a due South Corse to the back 
line and one Negro boy Named Isaac to him his heirs and assigns forever in fee 
simple and in case of the Death of my said Peter Hargett in his Non age my 
will and Desire is that his Property be Equally Divided between all my sons.

Item.  I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Williams Hargett all my Land on 
the South side of beaver creek and lying below Jacobs Branch and binding with 
the before mentioned South Line and one Negro boy Named George to him and his 
heirs and assigns forever in fee Simple and in case of the Death of my said 
Son Benjamin Williams Hargett in his non age my Will and Desire is that his 
Property be Equally divided between all my sons.

Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Hester Kornegay one Negro Woman 
named Easter and her increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Barbary Hargett one negro Woman 
Named Old Moll and her Increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item – I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Hargett one negro girl 
named Teanor and her Increase to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item – I leave four Negroes Named Venter, Andrew, Liza and Catsy to be equally 
Divided between all my Daughters to them their heirs & assigns forever.  I 
also leave the property that I have lent to my wife to be at her Death or 
Marriage Equally Divided between my aforesaid four Daughters to them their 
heirs and assigns forever.

Item – My will and desire is that my Executor doe sell and dispose of three 
head of horses, the remainder or residue of my crop of Corn, all (next work 
not readable) and all my Turpentine  in order to discharge all my Just Debts 
and Lastly I do hereby Constitute and appoint my beloved son in laws Daniel 
Simmons and Isaac Kornegay Executors to this my Last Will and testament.  
In witness whereof I the said Peter Hargett have to this my last Will and 
Testament set my hand and seal the day and above written signed sealed 
published and declared by the said Peter Hargett the testator as his last 
will & testament in the presents of us
Who were present at the time

Signed Peter Hargett

Of syning & sealing thereof
Rich. Reynolds
Jno Becton

State of  North Carolina Jones County Court Nov. Term 1797
This was the will & foregoing last Will and Testament of Peter Harget dec 
duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Richard Reynolds & ordered to be 
registered at the same time Daniel Simmons and Isaac Kornegay the Executors 
therein named qualified as such agreeable to Law – ordered that Letter 
testamentory  apiece ??? accordingly

Attest J. J. Bryan





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