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