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SALLY HATHAWAY (1822 Will)
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
May 9, 1822
In the name of God Amen! I SALLY HATHAWAY of the County of Camden and State of North Carolina being weak in body but sound in mind & memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make & publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz.
First. I give & bequeath unto my Nephew JAMES HATHAWAY Son of NATHL. & ANGELICA HATHAWAY my bureau to him his heirs & assigns forever.
I also give & bequeath to my Sister ANGELICA HATHAWAY all my crockery ware to her her heirs & assigns forever.
I also give & bequeath to my Sister NANCY BELL, one hundred dollars to her heirs & assigns forever.
I lend to my Sister NANCY BELL my negro boy Jerry during her natural life & at her decease I give and bequeath him to JAMES HATHAWAY, HORATIO N. HATHAWAY & the child which my Sister ANGELICA is now pregnant with—in case of the death of either the sd. JAMES, HORATIO, or the said child which my said Sister is now pregnant with, for the said Jerry to go to the survivors to them their heirs or assigns forever.
I also give & bequeath to JAMES HATHAWAY, HORATIO N. HATHAWAY & the child which my Sister ANGELICA is now pregnant with Five Hundred dollars to remain in the hands of my Sister MARY BELL & to be laid out in clothing & educating them at her discretion or to remain in her hands, until they arrive at the age of Twenty One Years & in case of her death to leave it with some person she may think proper, to be laid out in the manner they may think proper, either in clothing & educating them or to retain in their hands until the said JAMES, HORATIO & the child which my Sister ANGELICA HATHAWAY is now pregnant arrive the age of Twenty One Years, in case of the death of either for it to go to the survivors.
Lastly. I give & bequeath to my Sister MARY BELL all the rest and remainder of my property both personal or real including the place HORATIO N. WILLIAMS bought for me formerly the property of SILAS JONES to her & her heirs and assigns forever she paying all my just debts.
And I hereby nominate, constitute, make and appoint my Sister MARY BELL Executrix & my friend HORATIO N. WILLIAMS Executor to this my Last Will & Testament revoking all & every other Will or Wills or Testaments heretofore by me made & acknowledged this & this only to be my last. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the ninth day of May Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two.
SARAH HATHAWAY seal
Her x mark
Signed, sealed and acknowledged
In presence of
CALEB G. HOMER
JAMES W. DUKE
Camden County Court
August Term 1822
The foregoing was exhibited in open Court & proved to be the Last Will & Testament of SARAH HATHAWAY by the oath of CALEB G. HOMER a subscribing witness thereto. And at same time MARY BELL and Executrix & HORATIO N. WILLIAMS an Executor therein named appeared & qualified as an Executrix & Executor thereto in due form of Law. Ordered that Testamentary letters issue.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK.
Will Book C
Pages 10, 11
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
THOMAS LAMB (1825 Will)
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
August 20, 1822
In the name of God Amen! I THOMAS LAMB being of sound and perfect memory, blessed be God do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following Thath is to say—–
Item. I give and bequeath to my Brother ISAAC LAMB the remainder of the plantation whereon I now live which I gave GIDEON LAMB a and for part of the same tract all joining his land to him and his heirs forever.
I also desire of my Brother ISAAC LAMB if Dina my cook should live longer than I, for him to give her four or five acres of the land that I gave him and build her a house thereon and give her her wheells and chards(?) and one years provisions.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Sister MARY FERRELL one negro girl named Tular
Item. I give and bequeath to my Brother JOHN LAMB the tract of land that I bought of NASH to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to SAMUEL ETHERIDGE Son of my Sister PEGGY ETHERIDGE a negro named Smith to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Nephew CORNELIUS LAMB Son of CORNELIUS LAMB a negro named Tom to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Sister MARY FERRELL’S Son MARK GREGORY one negro man named Mustasshee to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my Nephew DEMPSEY GREGORY one negro man named March to him and heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Nephew ISAAC GREGORY one negro boy named Dorsey to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my four Nieces NANCY, PHEBEE, CLARKY and MARY my Sister MARY FERRELL’S Daughters all my real and personal estate except my boy Glascow after my just debts are paid and also the note which my Nephew HENRY N. LAMB gave to me for two hundred dollars and thirty nine and a half or two hundred thirty nine and a half dollars—— to them the aforesaid four Nieces, for ISAAC GREGORY to have the mannagement of the same and also to deal out the property to the aforesaid persons as he may think proper.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Nephew HENRY N. LAMB the note he gave me in part payment for ??? sum amounting to two hundred thirty nine dollars and fifty cents payable in promissory notes and also the land which I loaned(?) of him, to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Nephew JOHN FERRELL one negro boy call Glascow to him and his heirs and assigns forever.l
And I likewise nominate and appoint my two brothers ISAAC LAMB and JOHN LAMB Executors to this my Last Will and Testament This the 20th day of Agust 1822
THOMAS LAMB
Witnesses
HENRY N. LAMB
BALEY SPRUELL
State of North Carolina
Camden County
May Term 1825
This Last Will and Testament of THOS. LAMB dec’d was exhibited in open Court by JNO. LAMB the Executor thereof and it appearing that the issue Dem Savit Velnor(?) had been decided an favour of the Exrs. And devisers in the Superior Court Spring Term as appears by the record of the decision issued in the minute Docket of this Court, the same was proved in due form of law by H.N. LAMB the subscribing witness thereto and the hand writing of BALEY SPRUILL the other subscribing witness was proved in due form of law by H.N. LAMB and JAMES W. DUKE is appearing to the Court that the said BALEY SPRUELL being dead. Ordered that the said will be recorded and that letters testamentary issue. JOHN LAMB the Executor appeared in open Court and qualified as Exrs. To the said will in due form of law.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK
Will Book C
Pages 51, 52
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse