John Hatley, Sr.

GEDCOM Note

John is listed as a NC Militiaman under Isaiah Hogan's Company.

Will of John Hatley In the name of God, Amen, I John Hatley of Chatham County and the State of North Carolina, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God and calling to mid the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men, nce to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of the Almighty God that gave it to me and my body, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christan burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to help me with in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First, I lend to my wife, three Negro women of the name of Hanner and Fillis and Arnicah and two Negro boys of the name of Arniel and Peter and one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf and two sows and pigs induring of her natural life or widowhood and after my wife, Martha decease, for all that I lent her and all the increase of it, all is to be equally divided amongst all my sons John and Sharod and Hardy and Joab and Abner and Uriah and William and Hastin.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Sharod Hatley the parcel of land whereon he now lives.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Joab Hatley that parcel of land where he now lives.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son Abner Hatley that parcel of land that I now live upon.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son Uriah Hatley one Negro man of the name Tom and one Negro girl of the name Lucy.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son William Hatley one Negro woman of the name of Sook and one Negro girl of the name of Claok and one Negro boy of the name Ned and one Negro girl of the name Hanner.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law, Nancy Hatley, my son Mark's (deceased) wife, one feather bed.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son Hastin Hatley one Negro woman of the name of Rose and one Negro boy of the name Jesse and eighty dollars and one man's saddle.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy, wife of Thomas Moore, one Negro girl of the name of Dice and one Negro boy of the name of Harry and one woman's saddle.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, wife of Henry Beasley, five shillings.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son William one feather bed and furniture.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son Hastin one feather bed and furniture.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my son Abner my rifle gun and the rest of my Estate to be divided equally among all my sons, John and Sharod and Hardy and Joab and Abner and Uriah and William and Hastin and I appoint my son Abner Hatley and my son Uriah Hatley Executors to this my last Will and Testament, revoking all former wills whatsoever as witness whereof
hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three.

John [X] Hatley [Seal]
[His mark]
Witnesses
Thomas [x] Moore
Starkes Moore
John [x] Ledbetter