THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
August 25, 1819
State of North Carolina
Camden County
In the name of God Amen. I DANIEL CARTWRIGHT of the County & State aforesaid being of perfect sound disposing mind & memory thanks be to God do make this my Last Will & Testament in the following manner (to Wit.)
Item 1st. I give unto my Wife POLLY CARTWRIGHT all the property that she had at the time of our marriage that I could have taken or been benefited by, unto her & her heirs forever.
Item 2d. I give devise & bequeath, unto my Son NEILSON CARTWRIGHT a small piece of land containing about eight acres more or less lying on the east side of the main road & in the north side of a large ditch, beginning at the road, at the arch over said ditch then binding said ditch to JAMES O. (Carteneg is marked out) SMITH’S line, then binding JAMES O. SMITH land to the road, then binding the road to the first station. Also negro boy John, the one half of negro Ceasar, one feather bed & furniture, one gun, one riding chair & harness, one beaufat, one hand mill, one bay horse, two hundred dollars in promissory notes, which is on hand to him & his heirs forever.
Item 3d. I give, devise & bequeath unto my Son JAMES CARTWRIGHT all the remainder part of my lands, also negro Isaac, the one half of negro Ceasar, one walnut dining table, one large looking glass, one feather bed & furniture, one mare, bridle & sadle, one gun to him & his heirs forever.
Item 4th I give unto my Daughter POLLY SMITH, one cow & calf & all the property I have heretofore given, that she has in her possession to her & her heirs forever.
Item 5th I give unto my Daughter BETSEY RICHARDSON, one cow & calf & all the property heretofore given her which she has in possession to her & her heirs forever.
Item 6th I give all the remainder of my property not heretofore given away to my two Sons NIELSON CARTWRIGHT & JAMES CARTWRIGHT to be equally divided between them share & share alike after paying all my debts, to them & their heirs forever.
I hereby nominate & appoint GEO. GEREBEE and my Son NEILSON CARTWRIGHT Executors to this my Last Will & Testament hereby revoking all wills or bequeaths heretofore made. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 25th day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & nineteen.
D. CARTWRIGHT seal
Signed, sealed, published
Pronounced & declared by the
Testator to be his Last Will &
Testament in presence of us
JONATHAN WHITEHURST
JAMES CARTWRIGHT
Camden County Court
May Term 1822
The foregoing was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will and Testament of DANIEL CARTWRIGHT by the oath of JAMES CARTWRIGHT Sen. a subscribing witness thereto and at same time NIELSON CARTWRIGHT an Executor therein named, appeared & qualified as Executor thereto by taking the usual oath prescribed by law. Ordered to be Recorded.
Test. M.S. LEWIS clk
Will Book C
Pages 2-4
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse