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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

WILLIAM SAWYER

October 14, 1822

In the name of God Amen ! I WILLIAM SAWYER of the County of Camden and State of North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be God, do this 14^th day of October, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty Two make and publish this my Last Will & Testament in manner following that is to say.

1^st Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son STEPHEN SAWYER the South end of my plantation, wheron the houses stand that is to say, beginning at the swamp side, near a large Beach, so as to run straight course to the end of an old ditch, that runs from the road about one third across the plantation a straight course, and then turns to the west but the line is to be straight from the swamp, with the straight part as it runs from the road so as to make the line straight from the swamp by running a straight course as the above mentioned ditch to the back line to the HOLLOWELL OLD’S land. One bed and furniture, one desk, one beaufet, one table, one case & bottles, one iron pot trammel, one woolen wheel, and two cows & one calf the ones that he claims, one hand mill to him and his heirs forever.

Item 2^nd I give & bequeath unto my Grandson JOHN SAWYER the North end of my plantation that is to say from the ditch up to NEHIMIAH RIGGS’ line and to run from the swamp a straight course to HOLLOWELL OLDS’ line being the remainder of my land beside the peace that I have given to my Son STEPHEN SAWYER to him & his heirs forever, with the exception of my Son WILLIS SAWYERS’ lifetime in the land that I have given unto my Grandson JOHN SAWYER the Son of WILLIS SAWYER and I also give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIS SAWYER one chest to him & his heirs forever.

Item 3^rd. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter POLLY SAWYER one bed and furniture, one chest, one red table chest & drawers, two cows and one calf that she claims, one pewter dish, one iron pot, one loom and harness one linnen wheel to her & her heirs for ever.

Item 4^th. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson LEWIS SAWYER one horse to him & his heirs forever.

5^th Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grandson NELSON SAWYER one bed to him & his heirs forever.

6^th Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grandson STEPHEN SAWYER one bed to him & his heirs for ever.

7^th Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grandson WILLIAM SAWYER one heifer and her increase to him & his heirs forever.

The remainder of my property not given away I wish my children to divide among themselves, and I hereby make and ordain my Son STEPHEN SAWYER Executor of this my Last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I the said WILLIAM SAWYER have to this my last Will & Testament set my hand and seal the day & year above written.

WILLIAM SAWYER seal

His x mark

Signed, sealed & published

& declared by the said 

WILLIAM SAWYER the testator as his

Last Will & Testament in the

Presence of us who were present

At the time of signing & sealing thereof

Test. MILES CARTWRIGHT

CHLOE CARTWRIGHT

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Camden County Court

February T. 1823

This was exhibited in open Court & proved as the Last Will & Testament of WILLIAM SAWYER dec’d by the oath of MILES CARTWRIGHT a subscribing witness thereto—and at same time STEPHEN SAWYER an Executor therein named appeared & qualified as Exec. Thereto by taking the oath prescribed by Law. Ordered that Test. Letters issue

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.

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Will Book C

Pages 19, 20

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

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