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In the name of God Amen.  I George Williams being a citizen on Cape Hatteras being on well as to bodily health but in perfect mind and memory thanks be giving unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recomend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian buriel at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at general reserection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as tuching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First I give and bequeath to my son in law Edward Farrow my negro wench Sal and children until my grand son Hezekiah Farrow comes to the age of eighteen then him to have the boy by the name of Antony and the negro gal Dorcas and at the decease of Edward Farrow my grand son Hezekiah to have Sal and the rest of her children and if my grand son Hezekiah Farrow shud die before said Edward Farrow then I want him to have all my negroes.  I want Hezekiah to have one bed and furniture at the age of eighteen. And I give unto my brother William Williams one ewe sheep and now I give my land and all the rest of my moveable property to my son in law Edward Farrow and I likewise constitute make and ordain Edward Farrow executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 13^th day of February 1835.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presants of us
    Aron Barnitt
    Loranzo Farrow

/s/ Gorg [x] Williams

Hyde County SS  -   Feb. Term 1837
    Then was this last will & testament exhibited in open court and duly proven by the oath of Lorenzo Farrow one of the witnesses thereto and at the same time Edward Farrow the exr. therein named took the oath of qualification and ordered to be recorded.
        Test. Riley Murray, Clk.

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