Will of Catherine Lockhart - 24 Aug 1786 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 In the name of God Amen; I Cathrin Lockhart of the Town of Hillsborough Being in perfict health and of perfict mind and memory Thanks be unto God; Calling into mind the mortality of the Body and Knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; That is to say principaly and first of all; I give & recomend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to the yearth to be Buried in decent Christian buriall at the Discreation of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Ressurection I shall receive the saim again by the Almighty Power of God. And I do hereby appoint my Dearly Beloved son William Lockhard and James Farker my son in Law as accting Executors in this my last Will and Testament And as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life. I give Demise & dispose of the saim in the following manner and form ----------- First I give and Bequeath to my Dearly Beloved son William Lockhard the Dwelling House squire[Note 1] and Lat whereon I nou live and in possesion off with every other parte and partaiment thereunto Belonging ------------ Also I give and bequeath unto my well Beloved daughters To wit Catherin Roads Jean Holt Sarah Farker Elizabeth Micklejohn and Marey Smith all & every thing of my moveable property Together with what sum or sums of money which may be in Reserve and also debets that nou or hereafter may be Due after my decease to be equaly devided amongst the foresaid Catherin Roads Jean Holt sarah Farker Elizabeth Micklejohn and Meary Smith. And I do utterly dissallow Revoke and Dissanull all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any way before named willed or bequeathed; Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & eighty six----------- Signed published & Declared by me the said Catherin Lockhart as hir last Will and Testament in the presance of us who in hir presince & in the presance of each other have herunto subscribed our names John Allison Jurat Cathine Lochart (Seal) William Kennedy Marlin Plamer Jurat Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 14 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain. Note: The document has yellowed and the background is quite dark. It was folded across the middle and has separated into two sheets. The separation has been bound with conservators tape. Note 1: The word "squire" appears above the line, and it doesn't seem to make much sense as an insertion here or anywhere else in the vicinity. See for yourself in the images that accompany this transcription.