WILL OF MALACHI SANDERLIN
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                    Submitted by:  Sharon Hanna 
                     Email: fhanna@arkansas.net 
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I would like to submit the following will for my gg grandfather Malachi
Sanderlin who lived and died in Phillips Co Arkansas  born in 1787 in
Camden Co NC to Devotion Sanderlin and Annis (maiden name unknown).
Will as follows:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MALACHI SANDERLIN

State of Arkansas
Philips County

In the name of God, Amen, M. Sanderlin of the County of Phillips and
Sate aforesaid
do this the eighth day of May Eighteen Hundred and fifty-two, this my
Last Will and Testament in manner as follows:  that is to say as
fowlars.

1st Item    I give unto my beloved wife the land that I bought of
Charles Wright
                containing forty acres and also the rest of my property
which consists
                of hogs and cattle, and one half of one waggon and all
of my kitchen
                and household furniture and all of my notes due me for
to sport hur and
                after her death to be equile divided between Robert
Sanderlin and Joseph
                 Sanderlin and my wish is that my beloved wife should do
as she wishes
                 with the property as she please.

2nd item     I give unto my grandaughter, Elizabeth Sanderlin the said
land that I
                  leave to my wife after hur death and one bed
furniture, one bedstead,
                  the Teaster bedstead is a walnut one.

3rd item      I give unto my son Joseph Sanderlin eighty ackers of land
that he is now
                   living on that I swapped with Robert Sanderlin.

4th item        I give my daughter Sarah Simone hur share of my property
one track of
                    land I bought of _______ (looks like JB Asbell)
also eighty ackers of prarie
                    lands which is her equal shares with the rest of my
children.

Item 5         I nominate my beloved wife and Robert Sanderlin as my
Executors.

Given under my hand and seal the 8th day of May 1852.

                                                                Signed;
Malachi Sanderlin

Acknowledge before us
Witness Wm B. Ryan
              F. F. Howerton

State of Arkansas

Count of Phillips

Be it Remembered that on this 27th Day of April AD 1855, the Last Will
and Testament of Malachi Sanderlin was presented for Probate and
thereupon come and appeared in open court Leonard D. Prather, William
Dozier and William McGrew who being first duly sworn say  on oath that
the above and foregoing Will was written by Malachi Sanderlin and in his
own hand writing and that his signature thereto is genuine and we do
further swear that at the time of writing and signing said will that
said Sanderlin was in good health and of sound and disposing mind which
said will bears date May the 8th A.D. 1852.
                                                                    L.
D. Prather
                                                                    Wm.
McGrew

Wm Dozier (his mark)
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court
the 27th day of April AD 1855
s/s Deward Cowley, Clerk'

Submitted by Sharon Hanna
                      304 Wotapi El Dorado, AR 71730
email:  fhanna@arkansas.net