In the
name of God, Amen. I Thomas Henderson of Rockingham County & State of North
Carolina do make, ordain & declare this instrument to be my last will and
testament revoking all others. Impremis. All my just debts are to be paid by
my Executors hereafter to be named.
Item
1st. My Executors are authorised and fully empowered to sell the lands I
possess in the county of Rockingham or elsewhere and the money arrising from
such sale to apply to the payment of my last debts.
Item
2nd. I lend the use of my negroes (to wit) Annette & Nancy with their increase
to my daughter Jane Kindruh for and during her life and at her death it is my
will and desire the said negroes with their increase be equally divided among
her children as I consider this bequeath to be an equal proportion of my
negroes, it is to be considered they are to have no part of the balance of my
estate.
Item
3rd. It is my will and desire that my son Alexander be paid the amount of his
debt against me for money advanced for me for which he has my note of hand. It
is my will that he take such of my negroes as he may choose to satisfy his debt
to be valued by any Executors or a majority of them after allowing a fair price
for a negro boy Prince which is now in his possession.
Item
4th. I give to my daughter Polly Lacy one negro girl named Lucy and her
increase to her and her heirs forever, this gift to be considered as a part of
her proportionable part of the negroes hereafter to be divided among my
children. Also I give my daughter Polly my silver coffee pott with the ______
therewith.
Item
5th. It is my will and desire that my son Thomas be allowed in the devision of
my negroes for his amount ag me say fifty five dollars, his half of old
Martinsville, also for expenses in schooling my son Nathl and my daughter Fanny.
Item
6th. It is my will that the balance of my negroes and their property which may
remain after settling all my debts be aloted of my Executors in as equal lots as
possible and divided among my children (to wit) Samuel, Alexander, Thomas,
Nathaniel, and my daughter Polly Lacy, shear and shear alike. It is to be
considered that the negro given to my daughter Polly is to be taken into amount
in her lot.
Lastly. I appoint my sons Samuel Henderson, Alexander Henderson, Thomas
Henderson and my nephew Thomas Searcy Executors of this my last will and
testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 8th
day of November 1821.
Thomas
Henderson
Signed,
sealed and published in presence of
John J.
Wright
Maurice
(x) Henderson
Thomas
(x) Searcy
p.s. we can knock out that this Thomas is George's father because his children were:
p.s. we can knock out that this Thomas is George's father because his children were:
Samuel Henderson
(c. 1779 - 1834; m. Mrs. Peggy Dinkin Roberts 10 Jun 1806)
Alexander Martin Henderson
(1780 - 1843; m. Mary Wallace 21 Feb 1807)
Mary
"Polly" Henderson (16 Jan 1785 - 4 Jul 1850; m. John Lacy
30 May 1803)
Thomas Henderson
(25 Mar 1787 - 22 Jun 1836; m. Ann Fenner 29 May 1811)
Nathaniel Henderson
(1793 - ; m. Susan Searcy 6 Aug 1818*)
Jane Henderson
( - 31 Oct 1844; m. William Kindrick)
Frances
"Fanny" Henderson ( - 25 Oct 1831; m. Andrew Springs
Apr 1814)
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