THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
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 SANDERLIN, WELTHY 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
Her x mark
Sealed, signed, published & declared
By the testator to be her Last
Will & Testament in presence of us
JOSE BURGESS
ABIGAL FORBES
Her x mark
LEDY GODFREY
Her x mark
ELIZABETH GRIFFIN
Her x mark
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