Will Book ___, Page 413
Notation on transcription:  “Copy”

In the Name of God, Amen

I, Jonathan Roberts of Hawkins County on Holston River and State of North Carolina, am very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God.

Calling to mind the mortallity [as transcribed] of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to say:

principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I commend to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God,

and as to touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and devise and dispose in the following manner and form.

I give and bequeath to Phebey my dearly beloved wife 100 acres of land whereon I now dwell, together with my movable estate by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed,

and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other Testament, will, legacies, bequeaths & Executors by me before in anywise made.

In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal This 28th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

Jonathan [X] Roberts (seal) (his mark)

Signed sealed and delivered,

John [X] Roberts (his mark)
John [X] Roberts (his mark)
Wm. [X] Mooney (his mark)
Moses [X] Dodson (his mark)

(No Certificate Attached)

This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers: Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.