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Last Will & Testament of Phillip Hoover
Mecklenburg County Will Book I, page 146
Written August 11, 1848
Probated in court January 1849.

I Phillip Hoover of the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina
being of sound mind and memory do make this my last will & Testament in
manner as following, First, my will is that my body be decently interred
and that all of my just Debts be paid.
Item  I will to my beloved wife Mary Hoover my negroes Anderson & Martha
for her support
during her natural life, also two [     ] and as many horses cattle and
hogs as she may deem necessary
for her comfortable support.  I further will to her the plantation on which
I now reside during her natural life also all of my household furniture.
Item  I will to my son Cyrus one hundred & ten acres of land off my Knox
plantation so as to embrace the present improvements he has made and --t to
--------- the remaining -------.
Item  I will to my son Logan one half of my home place after the death of
my wife also one half of the balance of my Knox tract after Cyrus gets his
first also my negro boy Ned.
Item  I will to my son Stanhope one half of my home place after the death
of my wife also one half of the balance of my Knox tract of land after
Cyrus gets his portion, also my negro boy [    ].
Item  I will to my friend L. A. Grier in trust my negro girl Lot & child +
increase for the support of my daughter Catherine wife of J. W. Faris, and
at sd Catherine's death to go to her children.  I will
further that whereas J. W. Faires is indebted to me in settlement whatever
that amount may be I will to him.
Item  I will to my daughter Elmira wife of Pleasant Oliver during her
natural life and at her death to
the heirs of her body my negro woman Carey & boy Jefferson.
Item  I will to my daughter Adaline my negro girl Jane.
Item  I will to my daughter Arabella my negro boy Alexander.
Item  I will to my daughter Mary Augustine my negro boy Anthony also one
hundred dollars.
Item  I will to my son Thomas my negro woman Rachel.
Item  My will is that all the balance of my property be sold by my
Executors on a credit of trust as
months with Interest from date and equally divided among my surviving
children.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friends Thomas Brem
and Jonathan Reed my
lawful Executors to all intents of  [      ] to execute this my last will
and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same hereby
writing and declaring all other wills void.  In witness
thereof I the said Phillip Hoover do hereunto set my hand and seal this
18th day of August AD
1848.
Test
L. A. Grier
W. Harris
Signed: Phillip Hoover