First - I wish my corn crop my horse buggy and harness, cart, cattle, and all other property except my negro property to be sold: and after paying my funeral expenses and all just debtrs, I wish the balance to be divided equally between my two sisters Nancy Harriss, Polly Davenport. I also wish my two bed, bedsteads and furniture half dozen wooden chairs, one rocking chair and one table; sold, and the proceeds of the sale to be divided the beforemention Nancy Harriss and Polly Davenport, my two chest I wish to give one to the beforemention Nancy Harriss and the other to my other sister Polly Davenport -
I wish my old negro woman Nelly to have her freedom after my death. An I also wish the said old negro Nelly to have out of my estate twenty barrels of corn and five bushels of wheat, and one hundred and fifty pounds of pork- There will be money enough found about the house to defray my funeral expenses- My negroes Maria, Mary, Caroline, Baily, Chlondia, I wish to give to my two before - mentioned sisters Nancy Hariss and Polly Davenport - I wish the said negroes to be equally divided between my two before mentioned sisters Nancy Harriss and Polly Davenport - to be valued and divided by whatever persons they may select- and I hereb appoint Thomas M. Harriss the executor of this my last Will and Testatment- Signed and sealed in the presents of the two witnesses whose names are affixed below. This 8th day of December 1857.
Witness
James L. Hassell
E. B. Haughton
Sarah E. her X mark Davenport (Seal)
State of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Court of Pleas and Quarter
session
April Term 1858
Then was the foregoing paper writing offered in open court by Thomas Harriss the executor therein named and its due and lawful execution as the last Will and Testatment of Sarah E. Davenport the testatrix named duly proven by the subscribing witness Jas. L. Hassell and Edward B. Haughton and ordered by the said Court to be admitted to probate as the last will and testament of the said Sarah E. Davenport and ordered to be recorded when the said Thomas Harris was duly qualified as executor thereof.
Eli Spruill Clk.
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