The Last Will and Testament of
THOMAS WRIGHT
1825
In the name of God amen. I Thomas Wright of the county of Camden and state N. Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind and memory blessed be God, do this nineteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty four make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say.
I bequeath my friend Stephen S. Snowden and his wife Pressilla Snowden all my land and plantation and one negro boy by the name of Luke and one negro man by the name of George during their life and no longer.
Item: My will and desire is that after the death of my friend Stephen S. Snowden and his wife Prisilla Snowden, I give and bequeath unto Lydia Snowden daughter of Stephen S. Snowden all my land and plantation to her and her heirs forever.
Item: My will and desire is that after the death of my friend Stephen S. Snowden and his wife
Prisilla Snowden I give and bequeath unto Lydia Snowden daughter of Stephen S. Snowden one negro man George to her and her heirs forever.
Item: Also my will and desire is that after the death of my friend Stephen S. Snowden and his wife Prisilla Snowden, I give and bequeath unto Lydia Snowden daughter of Stephen S. Snowden one negro boy by the name of Luke to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my aunt Prisilla Snowden wife of Stephen S. Snowden one horse bridle and saddle and ___ to her and her heirs.
And I hereby make and ordain my worthy friends Stephen S. Snowden and Samuel Phillips
executors of this my last will and testament in witness I said Thomas Wright have to this my last will and testament set my hand and signed this day and year above written.
Thomas Wright
Signed, sealed, Published and declared by the said Thomas Wright this ___ as his last will and testament in the presents of ___ were present at the time of signing and sealing.
John Right
John W. Berry
Camden County Court May Term 1825
This will of Thomas Wright dec’d was exhibited in open court and ___ as the last will and testament of said dec’d unto the persons ___ and as farther (he being an infant under the age of twenty one ___ by the oaths of John Right and John W. Berry ___ ___ ___ thereto and S. S. Snowden one of the executors therein named ___ and qualified as executor thereto.
Contributed and transcribed by Harry Schoettle