Last Will and Testament
Of 
Joshua Hall, Sr.

In the name of God amen, I Joshua Hall, Senior of Macon County and State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory do make this my Last Will & Testament in the manner following: I will that all my just debts be truly and speedily paid and the remainder of my worldly estate be disposed of in the manner following: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife, Sarah, one hundred and twenty five dollars, and one horse beast worth fifty dollars, one side saddle, two cows, & two beds and furniture, and as much household furniture as her need may require, and one year’s provisions, and the room where I now live during her lifetime.  And the use of the out houses as her need may require, and the fourth part of the apple orchard, and four acres of land below the house and to where the lane formerly was her lifetime, and six acres of land out of Alfred’s part immediately below the conditional line her lifetime.  I also will to my wife, Sarah, one Negro woman named Cate, during my wife, Sarah’s lifetime.  At the death of my wife, Cate to be sold and the money to be equally divided between my two sons, Robert and Moses, and my two daughters, Mary and Rebecca.  I will that the land I bought of Joseph Welch be divided between my two sons, Alfred and Elijah Merriman in the manner following: I will to my son, Elijah Merriman, the sixty acres are where he now lives.  And where I now live and down the river nearly to the lower of the island below the Hall pond to a locust stake near the bank of the river which I now have made a conditional corner between my sons, Alfred & Elijah Merriman and runs along said conditional line across the bottom and from the river to a locust stake in said bottom three yards below a pond in the bottom then a straight line to a marked cedar tree in said field then to a marked black oak tree near the fence then crossing said fence to a marked pine tree then along said conditional line up a ridge between where I live and where John Ingram formerly lived all the land above said conditional line I will and bequeath to my son, Elijah Merriman, and all the land below said conditional line I will and bequeath to my son, Alfred.  I will and bequeath to my son, Alfred, one Negro man named Thomas and one bed.  I will and bequeath to my son, Elijah Merryman, one Negro girl named Piggy.  I will to my son, John, one (fayil) watch. My note:(the word Silver was marked through).  My son, Joshua, has received his portion.  My son, Micajah, has received his portion also.  And my daughter has also received her portion.  I will and bequeath to my son, Robert, one hundred dollars.  I will to Sarah, five dollars.  I will and bequeath to my daughter, Mary, two hundred dollars.  I will and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca, two hundred dollars.  I will and bequeath to the Baptist Board of Fellowship, twenty dollars to print the word of God for the heathen.  I will that my Negro woman named, Selsy, be sold and the Negro child named, Adolpus, be also sold.  I will that my wagon, and stock, and grain, and household furniture not named in this will be all sold and if there should be any money left after paying off all those that is mentioned in this will, that it be equally divided between my two sons, Alfred and Moses, and my two daughters, Mary and Rebecca.  I will and appoint my son, Alfred, and my son-in-law, Joseph Brindle, executors of this my Last Will and Testament, witness in my hand and seal, this 29th day of July, 1841.

(Signed)
Joshua Hall, Sr.

Tst (My note: Teste)
James Fouts
Richard Clanpet

The foregoing will was duly proven in open court by the oath of Jas. Fouts, a subscribing witness, thereto & is recorded 18th Sept, 1853 (My note: possibly a 2).

Witness: J. Jeffrey, Clk.