SALLY SANDERLIN (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

SALLY SANDERLIN

December 11, 1822

In the name of God Amen ! I SALLY SANDERLIN of the County of Camden & State of N. Carolina, being sick & weak in body, but of sound mind & memory thanks be to God for the same, do this Eleventh day of December, One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two, make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say.

Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter POLLY SANDERLIN one trunk to her & her heirs forever.

Item. I leave all the remainder of my estate within & without to be sold on six months credit and after paying my just debts & the remainder to be equally divided between my five children that is to say ISAAC SANDERLIN & BETSY SANDERLIN & CALEB SANDERLIN Son of my Husband FERBY SANDERLIN dec’d POLLY SANDERLINWELTHY SANDERLIN BRITTANIA SANDERLIN to have an equal share with my five children as above named.

Lastly I appoint my friend CORNELIUS WRIGHT my Executor to this my Last Will & Testament disanulling all others before this made & acknowledging this to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above written.

SALLY SANDERLIN seal

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Sealed, signed, published & declared

By the testator to be her Last

Will & Testament in presence of us

JOSE BURGESS

ABIGAL FORBES

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LEDY GODFREY

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ELIZABETH GRIFFIN

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Camden County Court

May Term 1823

This was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will & Testament of SALLY SANDERLIN by the oath of JOSE BURGES a subscribing witness thereto—-and CORNELIUS WRIGHT an Executor therein named appeared & qualified by taking the oath prescribed by law. Ordered to be recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.


Will Book C

Page 21

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse