Will of Joshua Hawkins

Will of Joshua Hawkins

Greenville County, South Carolina
May 16, 1801




I Joshua Hawkins of Greenville District & State of So Carolina Being of Sound mind & Perfect memory Do make & ordain this to Be my last will & testament. Viz.
Impremise, I give and bequeath my Sole to almighty God that first gave it me and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors herein mentioned.
Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved wife Sarah Coock hawkins my Hole Estate Real & Personal During her Natural Life-
Item - My Will & Desire is that at the Death of my Beloved Wife that the whole of my movable Estate be Equally Divided Between my Youngest Son Pinckney Hawkins & my Grand Son Isham S. Hawkins.
Item. I Give & Bequeath to my son Pinckney Hawkins at the Death of my Beloved Wife all my lands Containing 200 acres.
Item. Lastly I Constitute & appoint my sons Eaton Hawkins & Pinckney Hawkins Executors of this my Last will & testament hereby Revoking & Disannulling all former Wills heretofore By me made in Witness Whareof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 16th day of May 1801.

In Presence of   his      
Tho Edwards   Joshua + Hawkins Seal
Mary Ann Edwards   mark   



Joshua Hawkins is our 6xGreat Grandfather (Joshua Hawkins, William Eaton Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, Solomon H. West, Allen Russell West, Sarepta West, James McKinley Parker, etc.)



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