"Notes for William Hardcastle:
Abstract of William Hardcastle's will:
William Hardcastle of the County of Johnston and province of North Carolina..
I give and bequeath unto my son John Hardcastle five shillings sterling.
I give and bequeath unto my son Elisha Hardcastle five shillings sterling.
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Cosiah Baucom five shillings sterling.
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Bettie Adams five shillings sterling.
I give and bequeath unto my son James Hardcastle five shillings sterling.
I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary Hardcastle five shillings sterling.
Wife Hary Hardcastle
Son James Hardcastle, Executors
Signed 8 Oct 1775
Proven in open court by the oath of John Beddingfield, Johnston Co.,May 1777"
"William and his family moved to Johnston County, North Carolina
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