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LUKE LAMB (1822 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

LUKE LAMB 

Dec. 28, 1820 

May 1822

In the name of God Amen! I LUKE LAMB of Camden County and the State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory, blessed be to God do this 28th day of December 1820 make & publish this my Last Will and Testament in the manner following that is to say, I leave the use of the land that I bought of BUNT?, Gale, Ferebee, & Jinkins as I have divided it to my Daughter PEGGY ETHERIDGE for & during her natural life and no longer after her death I give the sd. land to the heirs of her own body begotten..

ITEM: I leave the use of the land I bought of Simons & Jarvis as I have divided it to my daughter LYDIA DOZIER during her natural life and no longer after her death I give the sd. Lands to the heirs of her own body.

ITEM: I leave the land that I bought of John Williams called Biges to my two Grand Children TULLY DOZIER & LOVEY McBRIDE to be equally divided when TULLY arrives to lawful age but if either should die non age the survivor shall inherit and I give the said lands after their death to the heirs of their own body but if they should leave no heirs of their own body I give the said lands to my own children that is then living.

ITEM: I leave the use of the land I bought of Noah Sawyer… Sawyer or Demsey Sawyer and part of the land I bought of Enoch Sawyer to my daughter CLOE HERRING during her natural life and no longer and after her death I give the said lands to the male heirs of her own body forever, and I give my right of the third of Iramans? Sawyer widows thirds to William Herring forever, and I leave my Daughter CLOE HERRING three negroes Moses, Joe, and Easter during her natural life & no longer & then to the heirs of her own body.

ITEM: I leave the use of the land bought of Robert & Griffith Gregory to my daughter SALLY DOZIER, as it is bounded by John Lamb and others during her natural life & no longer & then I give the said land to the male heirs of her own body, and I give my said Daughter one negro girl Dinah. I leave the use of the land bought of Abner Lamb on the west side of the Great Ditch to my daughter PHOEBE DOZIER during her natural life and no longer & then I give the said lands to the heirs of her own body lawfully begotten, and I leave the use of two negroes Lamb and Luke.

ITEM: I give to my son ABNER LAMB that part of the Lake land that joins Gideons heirs & CLOE HERRINGS from the canal to the backline & part of the Creek Swamp to the mill run, and three negroes, Robin, Isaac & Jemy  my still & articles belonging to making of cyder and my wearing clothes.

ITEM: I give all the land I bought from Abner Lamb on the east side of the Great Ditch and five acres of the land I bought Godfrey binding Abner Lamb 50 acres that he bought at auction to my Grand Son ISAAC GREGORY.

ITEM: I give my grandson MARK GREGORY half the new survey on Aronouse Creek Swamp and the land I bought of Demsey Burgess to him & his heirs forever.

ITEM: I give to my granddaughter MARY GREGORY the two children that the wench I gave her before she died. I give my daughter POLLY FERREL two Negro men Timothy & George. I give GIDEON LAMB‘s two sons WILSON & GIDEON all the lake land that is not given & half the Creek Swamp to the run of the Mill forever. I leave the use of the Negro Reuben, Cloe & children and her Increase & the girl Cloe that I lately bought for my granddaughter, LUCY SPRUEL during her natural life & no longer, and at her death I give the said negroes to such children as she may have living at that time. But if my said Grand Daughter LUCY SPRUEL should die without child or children living at her death, I give the said negroes to my own children that may be living at that time. And I appoint my son ISAAC LAMB & his Executors guardians to my Grand child LUCY SPRUEL, with respect to the property given to her I am willing and agreed that BAILEY SPRUEL shall keep the said negroes in his possession free from charge for the same as long as my said Grand Daughter LUCY’s guardian hereby appointed shall think fit & no longer he the said Spruel supporting & educating my said Grand Child in the time & he the said Spruel shall under no pretence whatsoever remove the said negroes out of this County. And I hereby nominate my two Sons ISAAC LAMB & ABNER LAMB executors to this my Last Will & Testament the day and date above written.

Signed, Sealed & acknowledged to be the Last Will and Testament of the Testator.

LUKE LAMB Sen.   (seal)

Acknowledged in the presence of us

As his last will

John Ferrell 

Joseph Linton  

John Chamberlain    

His X mark

“My cash notes and my small property, that not given I give to my Sons ISAAC, JOHN LAMB &  POLLY FERRELL, this is an addition to my Last Will

LUKE LAMB

Wrote by my own hand, the gift I gave George to my Daughter POLLY, I want him valued & put with her part & the balance to be given to her in notes & money.

These two additions were acknowledged before us as part of this Will.

John Ferell

Joseph Linton

James Chamberlain

His x mark

I LUKE LAMB not intending to revoke or alter any part of my Will otherwise as hereafter named, do make & publish this codicil as part of my Last Will & Testament.

I give my cash, notes & other small property not given away in the body of my will, but given to my said Sons ISAAC LAMB, JOHN LAMB and Daughter FERRILL share & share alike & my will is that the boy George given to my said Daughter POLLY FERRELL in the body of my will be valued at Four Hundred dollars & come into this division & be a part of her share & to make her share together with said valuation equal to the share of my Son ISAAC LAMB, or the share of my Son JOHN LAMB and it is also my will that Boy Sandy for which my Son ISAAC LAMB has a bill of sale be valued at Three Hundred dollars & be a part of his share in said division.

The money I sold the two negroes for say? The negroes I gave in the body of my will to Grand Daughter MARY GREGORY now PALMER I give to my executors forever in trust to be laid out in the purchase of real estate at their discretion to be conveyed the use to the said MARY PALMER during her natural life & no longer & the to the heirs lawfully begotten on her body forever. The sum is Five Hundred & Fifty dollars out of which my said executors to retain for their troubell in buying said land & making said conveyances.

Signed, Sealed & Acknowledged by me as a part of my Last Will and Testament the 28th day of March 1822.

LUKE LAMB  seal

Signed sealed & acknowledged in presents of us

Joseph Brown

Willoughby Jones 

Camden County Court May Term 1822

The foregoing was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will & Testament of LUKE LAMB Sen. Dec’d. by the oaths of John Ferrell & Joseph Brown subscribing witneses thereto. And at the same time ISAAC LAMB & ABNER LAMB executors therein named appeared & qualified as executors thereto by taking the oath prescribed by law. Ordered to be recorded.

Test. M. L. Lewis clk.

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

THOMAS FERRELL (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

THOMAS FERRELL

April 5, 1822

In the name of God Amen! I THOMAS FERRILL being weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for it do this 5th day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two, make, ordain, constitute and appoint this my Last Will & Testament in manner and form as follows.

First of all I give to my beloved Wife SALLY FERRILL the use of all my lands during her life or widowhood and after her death or marriage to be divided between my two Sons WILLIAM FERRILL and THOMAS FERRILL to say WILLIAM FERRILL to have the piece of land I purchased of ANN BELL together with all my land on the west side of the branch and all my lands in the east side of the branch to my Son THOMAS FERRILL.

Item. I give the use of all my chattle property to my beloved Wife SALLY FERRILL during her life or widowhood and at her death or marriage after paying all my just debts to be equally divided between my three Daughters SUSANNAH FERRILL, PEGGY FERRILL, and MARY FERRILL.

Last of all I make ordain and appoint my beloved Wife SALLY FERRILL and loving Son WILLIAM FERRILL Executors to this my Last Will and Testement.

THOMAS FERRILL seal

Signed, sealed & delivered

In the presence of

WM. MERRY

MARY LITTON

Camden County Court

February Term 1823

This was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will & Testament of THOMAS FERRELL dec’d. by the oath of WM. MERRY a subscribing witness thereto & at same time WM. FERRELL one of the executors therein named appeared & qualified as Exer. Thereto by taking the oath prescribed by Law. Ordered that the same be recorded & that testamentary letters issue.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK

Will Book C

Pages 17, 18

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

CALEB GRAY (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

CALEB GRAY

August 28, 1823

In the name of God Amen! I CALEB GRAY of the State of North Carolina, Camden County being of sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be God do this 28th day of August 1823. make & publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner following that is to say.

I leave the use of my maner plantation to my Loving Wife MEKEL GRAY during her natural life it being land whereon I now live containing forty three acres be the same more or less, binding on DEMSEY GREGORY’S, PETER FORBES heirs land and Deep Branch.

I also leave the use of all the remainder of my land to my loving Wife MEKEL GRAY during her widowhood or life for the supporting of my children. My will that the above land only half to be attended in a year in each tract & to be shifted every year.

I also leave the use of as much of my perishable estate as my Wife MEKEL GRAY needs for the supporting of my children during her widowhood or life & no longer.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JOSHUA GRAY one tract of land I bought of THOMAS STAPLES formerly called the SIKES Tract containing twenty four & half acres be the same more or less binding JOHN FERRELL, WILLIAM ETHERIDGE, and JOHN BAMARY(?) (BARRARY?) and the heirs of JAMES GREGORY to him & his heirs forever and the said JOSHUA GRAY is to have posesion at the death or marriage of his Mother and the said JOSHUA GRAY is bound to pay unto my two Daughters POLLY & JEAN GRAY fifty dollars apiece for their interest in said land.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son BAILEY GRAY & my Daughter SUCKY GRAY one tract of land I bought of WILLIS UPTON to be equally divided between them beginning at the main road thence runing across the plantation so as to make an equal division of clear a land also beginning at main road thence across the plantation so as to make an equal division of cleared land, also beginning at main road thence running across the wood so as to make each hare an equal share to them & their heirs forever. The said BAILEY GRAY & SUCKY GRAY is gave posession of the said land when the said BAILEY GRAY comes to the age of twenty one years. Also the said BAILEY BRAY & SUCKY GRAY is bound to pay unto POLLY GRAY fifty dollars & JEAN GRAY fifty dollars for their interest in said land.

If my Wife MEKEL GRAY should die or marry before the said BAILEY GRAY should arrive at lawful age the rent of said land shall go to my two Daughters POLLY & JEAN GRAY.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my two Daughters POLLY & JEAN GRAY after the death or marriage of my Wife all the perishable part of my estate which my Wife held at that time. Also I give to my two Daughters POLLY & JEAN GRAY all the perishable part of my estate which my Wife MEKEL do not need at this time to them & their heirs forever. Also I give all my crop to POLLY & JEAN GRAY after taking out my Wife’s & family’s one year provisions, also my debts either due by notes or accts to them & their heirs forever. The above property to be sold on a credit of six months. If POLLY or JEAN should die under twenty one the survivor shall their legacies.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter SALLY GRAY one tract of land which I now live on that I bought of MALACHI W. BOUSHALL, binding DEMSEY GREGORY, PETER FORBES heirs & Deep Branch, containing forty three acres be the same more or less to her & her heirs forever.

And I hereby make & ordain my worth friend BAILEY BARCO Executor of this my Last Will & Testament in witness whereof I the said CALEB GRAY to this my Last Will & Testament set my hand & seal the day & year above written.

CALEB GRAY seal

Witness

JOSEPH CARTWRIGHT

THOMAS WALSTEN

His x mark

N. B. Also make & appoint my friend BAILEY BARCO Guardian to my children. August 28, 1823.

CALEB GRAY seal

JOSEPH CARTWRIGHT

THOMAS WALSTEN

His x mark

State of North Carolina

Camden County

November Term 1823

This Last Will & Testament of CALEB GRAY was exhibited and proved in open Court by the oath of JOSEPH CARTWRIGHT one of the subscribing witnesses, thereto at the same time BAILEY BARCO the executor therein named appeared & qualified according to law. Ordered to be Recorded.

Tests.

M. S. LEWIS CLK.

Will Book C

Pages 25-27

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

WILLOUGHBY JONES (1822 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

WILLOUGHBY JONES

August 16, 1822

The nuncupative Will of WILLOUGHBY JONES dec’d. made & declared in his Last sickness in his own habitation & dwelling house—-wherein he had resided for several years previous to his death. In the presence of JOHN FERRELL and DANIEL TUTTLE, who was both specially required to bear witness thereto by the Testator himself on the night of the Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two, which was reduced to writing on the 19th day of the above stated month.

In words as follows which was spoken by the said Testator aforesaid in the presence of the afore named persons who was specially required by the testator to bear witness of the same—-namely.

It is my will & desire that my beloved Wife shall have all my estate of every denomination whatsoever, after paying all my just debts,

Also It is my wish and desire that my worthy friend JOSEPH BROWN should take my business in hand & see to it as I think he is most best acquainted with my affairs the same being published and declared by the said WILLOUGHBY JONES the testator as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who was present at the time of the testator making declaration thereof.

Test.

JOHN FERREL

DANIEL TUTTLE

Camden County Court

November Term 1822

The within was exhibited in open Court & proved as the nuncupative Will of WILLOBY JONES dec’d. by the oaths of JOHN FERRELL & DANIEL TUTTLE the subscribing witness thereto in due form of Law in motion Ordered to be Recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK

Will Book C

Pages 12, 13

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

THOMAS LAMB (1825 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

THOMAS LAMB

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

 

SAWYERS CREEK CHURCH RECORDS

  • Aby Bell departed this life July 31, 1815
  • Sister Salley Morgain departed this life 29 Nov 1815
  • Brother Windsor departed this life 15 Jan 1816
  • Brother Isaac Murdin departed this life 1 May 1817
  • Sister Betsey Tuttle departed this life 17 Oct 1817
  • Sister Sally Dozier departed this life 20 Oct 1817
  • Brother John Morgan died before 1815
  • Sister Mary Dozier wife of Philip departed this life 29 Jan 1818
  • Brother Joseph Tuttle departed this life 9 Feb 1818
  • Sister Susan Baxter departed this life Feb 1818
  • Sister Mary Trafton departed this life 27 Feb 1822
  • Sister Molly Sawyer and Pruella Hastings departed this life Apr 1822
  • Brother Wiloby Jones got burnt to death with brandy Friday about 10 at night 16 Aug 1822
  • Brother William Powers departed this life 13 Jan 1824
  • Sister Salley Collins departed this life 24 Jan 1824
  • Brother Asa Tuttle departed this life 30 Apr 1824
  • Brother Thomas Etheridge departed this life 22 June 1824
  • Sister Dency Taylor departed this life July 1824
  • Brother Cason Moressett departed this life 11 Mar 1825
  • Sister Susanah Sanderlin departed this life 13 Nov 1825
  • Brother Henry Lamb departed this life 25 Jan 1825
  • Sister Frankey Jones departed this life 11 May 1826
  • Sister Keziah Cartwright departed this life 27Aug 1826
  • Brother ? Elias McCoy departed this life 18 Jan 1827
  • Sister Sarah Granger departed this life 3 Jan 1828
  • Sister Polly Lamb wife of John departed this life 9 Sept 1829
  • Sister Peggy Williams departed this life Feb 1830
  • Sister Comfort Merry ? departed this life 9 Feb 1830
  • Sister Mary Sivils departed this life 1 Mar 1830
  • Sister Ann Sikes departed this life 11 Sept 1830
  • Sister Elizabeth Etheridge departed this life 21 Oct 1830
  • Brother Lemuel Gregory departed this life 11 Mar 1831
  • Sister Mikel Cooper departed this life 30 Mar 1832
  • Sister Gracy Dozier departed this life May 1832
  • Brother Kenion Jun 1832
  • Sister Nancy Kallam 28 Oct 1832
  • Sister Frankey Etheridge Nov 1832
  • Sister Alef Williams departed this life 15 Dec 1833
  • Brother Abner Humphries departed this life 24 Dec 1833
  • Sister Charity Divers departed this life 2 Jan 1834
  • Sister Milly Nash departed this life 11 Jan 1834
  • Sister Susanah Grandy departed this life 16 Jan 1834
  • Brother I. E. Dozier departed this life 30 Jan 1834
  • Sister Nancy Gregory departed this life 26 Nov 1834
  • Brother Joseph Jones departed this life 2 Sep 1835
  • Sister Meriam Sawyer departed this life 21 Aug 1835
  • Sister Mcpherson departed this life 11 Aug 1837
  • Sister Lovey Sawyer departed this life 11 Nov 1838
  • Sister Polly Dozier departed this life 27 May 1839
  • Sister Alif Sanderlin departed this life 24 Jun 1839
  • Sister Alif Sanderlin widow of Griffen
  • Sister Elizabeth Colins departed this life 28 Jan 1840
  • Brother Wiloby Dozier departed this life 24 Feb 1840
  • Sister Susan Faircloth departed this life 18 Mar 1840
  • Sister Lucy Burgess departed this life 29 Mar 1840
  • Brother Smith Mercer departed this life 18 Jan 1841
  • Sister Charity Jarvis departed this life 9 Jun 1841
  • Sister Ruthy Wilder departed this life 4 Apr 1842
  • Sister Henritta Ferrell departed this life 11 Apr 1842
  • Sister Molly Keaton departed this life Mar 1842
  • Sister Nancy Aydlett departed this life Sep 1842
  • Brother Ammon Grandy departed this life 3 Aug 1842
  • Brother Jesse Gregory departed this life 12 Sep 1842
  • Brother Thos’ Jarvis departed this life 5 Nov 1842
  • Brother Richard Jarvis departed this life 9 Nov 1842
  • Brother John D. Grandy departed this life 23 Mar 1843
  • Brother Wilson Parr departed this life 8 Apr 1843
  • Sister Margaret Dozier departed this life 7 Apr 1843
  • Sister Sally Sikes departed this life 18 May 1844
  • Brother Truman Sawyer departed this life 20 Dec 1844
  • Sister Polly Dozier departed this life 24 Dec 1844
  • Sister Lurany Gilbert departed this life 18 Nov 1845
  • Sister Polly Divers departed this life 12 Nov 1845
  • Brother Peter Forbes departed this life Dec 1845
  • Brother Lemuel Wilson departed this life Jan 1846
  • Brother Reddick Sexton departed this life 4 Feb 1846
  • Sister Susan Sawyer wife of Samuel departed this life 1846
  • Brother Isaac Berry departed this life 28 Nov 1846
  • Sister Mary ? Jolber departed this life 8 Apr 1847
  • Brother Jno. Humphries departed this life 25 Oct 1847
  • Brother Wm. Aydlett departed this life 17 Dec 1847
  • Brother Josiah West departed this life Feb 1852
  • Sister Seney Jones departed this life 1836
  • Sister Gracey Williams departed this life 1836
  • Sister Polly Tuttle departed this life 1837
  • Brother Willis Upton departed this life 1837

Contributed by: Darleen F. Ricci

Record provided by Thalia T. Jones