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Samuel Burfoot served as a private in NC. Transferred H Co. 32nd Inf. Reg. NC discharged 2 April 1862 ( source: NC Troops 1861-65 A roster. pub. 1993.)
He was born Nov 1840 and died 2 April 1884 Married Chloe Godfrey 6 Jan 1866 in Camden County, NC
Contributed by: Jack W. Roberts
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
June 17, 1822
In the name of God Amen! The Seventeenth of June in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two. I MALACHI GODFREY of the County of Camden in the State of North Carolina being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to almighty God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, & knowing that it appointed for man once to die, do make, ordain and publish this my Last Will and Testament—viz.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter WEALTHY GODFREY one chest & feather bed & to my Daughter MARY GODFREY I give one chest & ???
I lend unto my beloved Wife LYDIA GODFREY, all my lands & plantation together with all my household goods and chattels. Rights & credits, and all my stock of every kind unto her her life time and at her dec I give to my two children MARY GODFREY & WEALTHY GODFREY all my lands and plantations together with all the remainder part of my household goods & chattels rights & credits, and all my stock of every kind unto them and their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between the two children at her dec’d.
I also appoint my beloved Wife LYDIA GODFREY and my two children my hole and sole Executors to this my Last Will and Testament disalowing all & every other Will by me made before this confirming this to be my Last & Testament.
MALACHI GODFREY seal
His X mark
Sealed, signed, published & declared
By the testator to be his Last
Will in the presence of us who
Were present at the signing thereof
HENRY BRAY
JOHN KITE
Camden County
May Term 1824
This Last Will & Testament of MALACHI GODFREY dec’d was exhibited and proved in open Court by the oath of JOHN KITE one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. LYDIA GODFREY the Executrix therein named appeared & qualified according to Law. Ordered that the Will be recorded & letters Testamentary issue.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK
By A.C. EHRINGHAUS
Will Book C
Pages 33, 34
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
November 13, 1821
In the name of God Amen! I TAMER GODFREY of Camden County & State of N. Carolina, being of sound & perfect mind & memory calling to mind the certainty of death & the uncertainty of the time thereof do make, publish & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say.
Imprimis. I give & bequeath to my Brother SAMUEL GODFREY, five shillings to be paid him out of my estate.
Item. I give to my Brother WILLIAM GODFREY five shillings to be paid him out of my estate.
Item. I give to my Brother JAMES GODFREY one note of hand signed by him & payable to me for fifty nine dollars & sixty cents, dated the 8th of February 1821. Also one bed & furniture. Also one Red Cow to him & his heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Brother MALACHI GODFREY forty five dollars, which he now owes me.
Item. I give & bequeath unto POLLY SNOWDEN, one sorrel horse, one mahogany table ½ dozen tea spoons, one seit of bed curtains, also one negro girl by the name of Molly, all my wearing apparel to her & her heirs forever.
Item. I lend to BETSEY GODFREY Daughter of WILLIAM GODFREY one bed & furniture, one cow & calf & one linen wheel, her choice, & in case she has a lawful heir or heirs, then I give her the afsd. articles to her & her heirs forever, & in case she should die without a lawful heir, then in that case I give the said property which I have lent her to my Brothers JAMES & MALACHI GODFREY share & share alike.
Item. I give negro man Charles to my neighbour WILLIS WILSON that is to say to be under his care & direction. To be hird out & the one half of the net proceeds of his hire to be paid over to my Brother MALACHI GODFREY, annually for & during the term of his natural life. And at the death of my Brother MALACHI I give the one fourth of the net proceeds of the hire of negro man Charles to WELTHY GODFREY Daughter of MALACHI GODFREY & the other fourth of his hire I wish my friend WILLIS WILSON to retain for his trouble.
Item. It is my will that my Executors hereafter named pay to my negro man Charles, five barrels of Indian Corn, and one sow & shots which I owe him, to be delivered to my friend WILLIS WILSON for him.
Item. All the remainder of my estate which I have not already given away I leave to be sold by my executors, and after paying all my just debts I give the net proceeds if any, to my Brothers JAMES & MALACHI GODFREY to them & their heirs share & share alike.
Lastly I nominate & appoint my Brother JAMES GODFREY & my friend WILLIS WILSON Executors to this my Last Will & Testament revoking & disannulling all wills heretofore by me made ratifying this & this only to be my Last Will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 13th day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty one.
TAMER GODFREY seal
Her x mark
Signed, sealed & acknowledged
In the presence of us
SAMUEL WILLIAMS
ABNER H. GRANDY
Camden County Court
May Term 1822
The foregoing was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will & Testament of THAMER GODFREY dec’d. by the oaths of SAMUEL WILLIAMS & ABNER H. GRANDY the subscribing witnesses thereto. And at same time JAMES GODFREY one of the executors therin named appeared & qualified as executor thereto. Ordered to be Recorded.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS Clk.
Will Book C
Pages 9, 10
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
March 3, 1823
In the name of God Amen! I ELIZABETH GREGORY being in sound mind & memory but weak in body hath this day March 3, 1823. make this my Last Will & Testament in the following manner.
First of all I recommend my Soul to God who gave it me and my Body to the earth from whence it come. And as Touching such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give in the following manner to wit.
Item. I gave and bequeath unto my four Sons ISAAC GREGORY, DORRIS GREGORY, NELSIN B.GREGORY, and CASIN M. GREGORY all that land and plantation where in I now live to be equally divided between them, share and share alike to them & their heirs.
Item. I give my Son ISAAC GREGORY one Roan horse Callia(?) his to him & his heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son DORRAS GREGORY his choice in the spring the old mare or the colt which she is now with fold with—and I give my Son NILSON B. GREGORY the other after his Brother takes his choice and the colt to stay with the mare until weaned at the expence of my estate.
Item. I give my Daughter POLLY GILBERT one linnen wheel that is to say the use of it.
Item. Give unto my Grand Son FRANKLIN GILBERT 1 feather bed & furniture one cow & calf, but her mother to have the use of both.
Item. I give my Son FRANCIS MITCHEL one looking glass to him and his heirs.
Item. I give my Son JOHN MITCHEL four bushels of wheat to him & his heirs.
Item. I give my Daughter ANN GREGORY four bushels wheat to her & her heirs.
Item. I leave all the balance of my estate to be sold by my Exec. At private sale, and after paying all my just & lawful debts the balance to be applied as follows
First for my three children to have a quarters schooling each, and I want my Son ISAAC GREGORY to purchase one & half acres of land for the use of my Grand Son FRANKLIN GILBERT but his Mother to have the use of it her life and the balance to be equally divided between my four Sons ISAAC GREGORY, CASIN M. GREGORY, DORRAS GREGORY, and NELSON B. GREGORY share & share alike.
Lastly I nominate my Son ISAAC GREGORY & my friend CALEB PERKINS my whole & sole exec. To this my Last Will & Testament.
ELIZABETH GREGORY seal
Her x mark
Signed & sealed in
Presence of us
SALLY WHITE
HANNAH GODFREY
Camden County Court
May Term 1823
This was exhibited in open Court & proved to be the Last Will and Testament of ELIZABETH GREGORY dec’d by the oath of HANNAH GODFREY a subscribing witness thereto and ISAAC GREGORY one of the Executors therein named appeared & qualified as Executor thereto. Ordered to be Recorded.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK.
Will Book C
Pages 18, 19
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
March 5, 1817
In the name of God Amen ! I SUSAN GREGORY of the County of Camden in the State of N. Carolina do this 5th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Seventeen make publish, pronounce and declare this instrument of writing to be my Last Will and Testament in manner as follows.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughters SALLY WALKER, JANE GOFREY, and LYDIA FOREHANDS children & CHLOE JARVIS, and CELEY MITCHEL & Son JAMES M. GREGORY all my property and estate which I have gained & accumulated since the death of my Husband NATHAN GREGORY to be equally divided between them to them & their heirs forever.
I nominate & appoint my Son JAMES M. GREGORY my executor to this my Last Will & Testament in witness whereof I the said SUSAN GREGORY have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year above written etc.
SUSAN GREGORY seal
Her “O” mark
Signed, Sealed & acknowledged
In presents of us
M. SIMMONS
HILLORY SIMMONS
State of N. Carolina
Camden County
February T. 1824
This Last Will & Testament of SUSAN GREGORY dec’d was exhibited & proved in open Court by oath of HILLERY SIMMONS, one of the subscribing witnesses. The Executor not appearing to qualify. Ordered to be Recorded
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK
Will Book C
Pages 30, 31
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
April 10, 1736
In the name of God Amen. I THOMAS GREGORY of Pasquotank Preseink for North Carolina Planter. Being ??? perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God almighty. Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that its appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say ??????? first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave to & for my Body I recommend to ???? to be buried in a Christian like desent manner ????? descretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. & as touching such worldly estate whorwith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner following.
Imprimis. I give & bequeath unto my Son NATHAN GREGORY his heirs & assigns for ever all my manner plantations where I now dwell & half of a certain tract of land containing two hundred & sixty seven acres lying on ye head of the Eataron(?)(Edenton?) Branch of Arronuse Croock on ye NE side of Pasquotank River ??? ye’s County aforsd. As more fully appoint(?) by ye pattent afore?? To be equally divided between my Sons NATHAN & SAMPSON without hurting one another after my dis??? & ??????? Son NATHAN should die without issue ye aforsaid manner plantation with it go two hundred & sixty seven acres should fall to my Son SAMPSON & his heirs forever. ???? Son SAMPSON should die without issue the aforsaid tract of land shall fall to my Son JACOB & his heirs for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JACOB aka JOB after my diseas my negro man Tonsy.
Item. I also give & bequeath —— my Son RICHARD GREGORY five shillings current money to RICHARD by my Executors (can’t make out rest ink has bled through)
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIAM GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned—
Item. I also give & bequeath ???? my Grandson FREDZICK GREGORY five shillings current money to be paid by my executors herein after mentioned.
Item. I give & bequeath after my deseas unto my Son JACOB GREGORY, ELISABETH GODFRE, JOB GREGORY, SAMPSON GREGORY, NATHAN GREGORY, PRISILLARY GRAY all my moveable estate to be equally divided after my desseas to the above mentioned—–
Item. I do also constiute & ordain my well beloved Son JACOB GREGORY with my Son JOB GREGORY to be my only and sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament Disallowing & disannuling all other former wills ratifying & confirming only this to be my Last Will & Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & thirty Six
THOMAS GREGORY
His “T” Mark
Signed sealed published
Pronounced & declard in
Presence of us
The day & year above written
JOHN BELL
JO. ROBERTS
JOHNN BEERCOCK
June 23d 1740
Came befor me JOHN BELL & made oath that he saw THOMAS GREGORY sign seal & publish the above as his Last Will & Testament that he was of sound mind & memory at that time & that JOHN ROBERTS & JOHN BEERCOCK signd as witnesses thereto at the same time. JACOB GREGORY took the oath appointed by Court to be taken by Executors.
Will Probated June 30, 1740
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse
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
Camden County, North Carolina
BOOK A
page 13. John Sanderlin of Pasquotank…110 pds. to Joshua Sawyer… tract of land situated on N.E. side of Pasq. River bounded as follows…Brockett’s corner tree at head of swamp,..Wright’s line, Faircliff (Faircloth?) line.. 50 a. of land that Thomas Faircliff gave to Edward Faircliff..afterward belonging to William Bray then conveyed to John Sanderlin. Nov.6, 1775. Witts. Adam Forbes and Thomas Rhoades.
15. Joshua Sawyer Of Pasquotank for 40 pds. to Joseph O’Daniel…..50 a. tract N.E. side of Pasq.River….Mouth of a branch that forks out of a Beaver Dam and up branch to Abel Gallop’s line to Charles Britians corner to 1st station. Oct. 15, 1775..Camden Court 1777
16. Joshua Sawyer of Pasq. for 100 pds to Thomas Upton of Pasq….tract of land on the N.E. side of Pasq. River…granted by Bailey Needham to Cornelious Jones….butted and bounded as was divided to Thomas Needham by his brother….all that part except 5 a. that was conveyed to Phillip Torksey. The remaining land contained by and in begining at the river binding said Torksey’s line to Abel Gallop’s line to a corner pine of Joseph ? to 1st station. 70 a. Oct 18, 1775
23. Sept. 15, 1777….Robin (Robert) Gray of Camden to Silvanus (Sylvanus) Sawyer for 100 pds. a tract of land begining at a gum in Luke Lamb”s Mill pond thence W. Nw. course to Joseph Sawyer’s line thence along line to the branch thence to Creek Swamp, then binding the Mill pond to the 1st station. witts. James Sanderlin & Cornelious Sawyer.
24. Sept 11, 1777…Robert Gray to Corneilous Sawyer for 100 pds…..land begining at the branch along Creek Swamp to a branch joining Sill’s (Sylvanus) line & Lisha (Elisha) Sawyer’s branch. witts. James Sanderlin& Silvanus Sawyer
33. Sept 10, 1777..Robert Gray & Mary Gray for 50 pds. to Joel Sawyer…tract of land, N.E. side of Pasq. River joining Tull Sawyer’s line, Joseph Jones line to River Swamp. It being the same tract that Nathaniel Gray Pattened. 50 a. . witts. Jeremiah Leake, Maxey Leake and Thomas Gray.
65. Oct 18, 1777 James Sanderlin, wheelwright of the county of Camden& Joshua Sawyer, planter of said county for 100 pds..100 a. pattened by Thomas Taylor and bounded by David Spence’s corner at the river side thence along line to Joseph O’Daniel’s line to 1st station. witt. Henry Forbes, Joshua Burnham & Rebecca Curlin.
67. Joshua Sawyer, planter to James Sanderlin, wheelwright , for 110 pds….tract of land bounded as follows…begining at a pine formerly Brockett’s corner near the head of the swamp…thence to Wright’s line..to Faircliff’s line down to the swamp..to the Run. Being the 50 a. Thomas Faircliff gave in a deed to Edward Faircliff, afterward belonging to William Bray, then John Sanderlin to said Joshua Sawyer togeather with all houses, cleared land and woodland. Oct. 18, 1777
68. Dempsey Sawyer of Pasq. to Joseph Jones of Pasq., May 6, 1773 , for 90 pds…..land that was once granted to James Mc Daniel & by his assigned to Thomas Sawyer & by Thomas Sawyer & Robert Spence conveyed to Caleb Sawyer who died and fell to his son John Sawyer & by John Sawyer conveyed by deed of gift to said Dempsey Sawyer and now sold..to Joseph Jones 100 a. Beginning at a tree formerly Koen and now Ammon Grandy’s corner binding east to a line formerly Richards, thence southerly to a line formerly Edward Williams. witts. William Burgess, James Ferebee
79. Mar.7, 1778, Truman Sawyer planter to Levi Sawyer for 400pds. 50 a. binding Ross’s line to Solley’s thence to swamp. witt. James Sanderlin & Costen Sawyer
80. James Sanderlin, mariner, to Truman Sawyer, planter, for 400 pds. 60 a. N.E. side of Pasq. River . Beginning at a corner known by the name of John Scott’s corner to a beech on the Lakeside binding on a oak at Richards corner to the 1st station…home,garden,orchard…ect…witt. Caleb Sawyer & Costen Sawyer
82. March 7, 1778 Lewis Sawyer,planter to James Sanderlin, marriner for 400pds…tract of land 50 a. N.E. side ofPasq. River on the head of Arenuse Creek. ..It being part of a tract of land formerly belonging to John Winn & conveyed from Howard to Albertson & from Alberson to Williams & from Williams to Sawyer & from C. Sawyer to Lewis Sawyer..and bounded as follows. Begining at a gum in the Milldam Swamp thence to a line of trees that divide C. Sawyer & his son Lewis to a branch on William Humphries line thence to John Jones line to 1st station. signed Lewis Sawyer & Sophyer (Sophia) Sawyer, wife.
88. October 31, 1776 Joseph Relfe of Pasq. to Lemuel Sawyer for 280 pds 150 a. tract on N.E. side of Pasq. River. Begining at John Relefe’s landing on Sawyer’s Creek thence running a small distance down the creek to Joseph Jones line thence binding Jones line a northerly course so as the lane runs to William McCoys corner at Horn Ridge thence easterly to James Ferebee’s line thence westerly along said Ferebee’s Plantation then westward along causeway or road to the foot of a lane then binding the swamp& creek to the landing.
90. Joshua Sawyer & Mary Sawyer, his wife , for 400 pds. to Isaac Gregory…on the fork of Arnuse Creek 150 a. on the main road bounded by Job Sawyer, Dempsey Sawyer’s line near an old field called the “New Ground” thence along branch to the main road at a bridge thence down the main swamp to the mouth of a branch laying where Willie Wilson’s old bridge is, thence running up the eastside of the branch to the main road. Witt. Christopher Snail & Malachi Grandy
91. Malachi Grandy & Dorothy, his wife, of Camden to Joshua Sawyer, a tract of land granted by pattent to Joseph Gilford. Begining at a branch before Jacob Gilford’s door, thence up said branch to pattent line to a lane that was made for William Andrews thence to the pocoson to the branch. 80 a. Feb. 9, 1778. witt. Isaac Grandy & Christopher Snail
107. Joshua Sawyer to Job Sawyer for 60 pds a part of the plantation that fell to said Joshua Sawyer by the death of his father…begining on the road side of Lenard Williams corner to Dempsey Sawyer line to 1st station 15 a. Joshua Sawyer & wife Mary. Oct. 1, 1777 witt. Theophilius Gregory & Joshua Godfrey. 121. Aug. 19, 1778 Charles Grandy to Tully Sawyer 150 pds. ..land that I bought of Samuel Ferill that was formerly the property of Isaac Albertson decs. & the land that was formerly Elias Albertson decs. bounded on the eastmost by Col. Isaac Gregory & on the north by the Mill pond branch and swamp…
123. Coston Sawyer & Rhoda, his wife, to Thomas Nickols for 25 pds…land bounded by swamp near Sawyer’s house to Col. Dauge’s road near William Humphries line. 14 a. formerly belonging to John Jones and conveyed to Coston Sawyer Sept.14, 1778.
Abstracted and Contributed by: D. G. Owens
Division 1833
Camden County, N.C. Deed book “U” pages 514 & 515
Camden County, In obedience to the annext order of Court we the commissioners therein named have met on the lands named in said order on the 26th of January 1833 and have proceeded to divide and appropreate said land among the heirs in the following manner.
Lot 1- Containing 59 acres commencing at a marked pine in Polly Godfreys line thence south ward accross to the beaver dam swamp. All between said line and Isaac Harrisons line and containing the land over the road that said Wright bought of Michael Gray to Leah Wright.
Lot 2 – Containing 49 ½ acres beginning at a stake in Polly Godfreys line thence south ward accross to the beaver dam swamp. All the lands between said line and the line of Leah Wright to Jane Wright.
Lot 3- Containing 46 acres it being all the lands between said Jane Wrights line, Polly Godfreys line and Seth Wright’s heirs line and the beaver dam swamp to Benjamin H. Gregory in right of his wife Susan
And each of the claiments to have all the swamp against their respective shares of their land.
Given under our hands the day above written.
Silas Forbes, seal
Jacob Forbes, seal
H. Williams, seal
J.G. Burgess, seal
Nov. Term 1835 Ordered by the court that the written report be conformed as to Susan Wright’s part in the lands of Levi Wright dec’d
C.G. Lamb, clerk
Contributed by: Harry Schoettle
Will of
ARTHUR WRIGHT
1824
WB C-39
.
In the name of God amen, I Arthur Wright of the county of Camden the state of N. Carolina being of perfect mind and memory thanks be the Lord. ? ? recalling unto mind the mortality of my body and know ? ? ? appointed for all man and to die do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament.
Item: I lend the use of all my land together with all my house hold and kitchen furniture ? unto my beloved wife Lydia Wright her natural life in widowhood and at her death or marriage as follows
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Cornelius Wright a certain part of my land, the eastward end beginning at Malachi Godfrey corner at the mouth of the lake, thence running north along the branch to a white oak and Isaac Williams line, unto him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Willoughby Wright the westward end of my land, beginning at the aforesaid lane and running ? aforesaid to the white oak, it further my will if this said Willoughby Wright should die without an heir by lawfully begotten of his body that aforesaid land should be equally divided amongst Cornelius Wright children. If the said Willoughby Wright should live and have a lawfully heir to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Elisabeth I say one feather bed and cow if she arrive to the age of fifteen years to her and her heir lawfully begotten of her body forever. It further my will that if the said Elisabeth should die before she has a lawful heir or arrive to fifteen years that my daughter Lydia Burges’ children should have the above mentioned property equally divided amongst them.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Lydia Burges one bed and furniture to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandson Arthur Wright one bed and furniture to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lydia Burges after paying all my just debts and lawful expenses the residue of all my estate within and without to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.
Last of all I appoint and nominate my beloved and faithful sons Cornelius Wright and Willoughby Wright to be my shole and ? executors this 14th day March 1823.
Arthur (+, his mark) Wright
Signed and witnesses of S. Forbes and Isaac Williams
Contributed and transcribed by Harry Schoettle