CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Sanford Jenkins, Sr., 1 Feb 1837
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CHATHAM COUNTY, NC WILL BOOK, pp. 63-66:  In the name of God Amen, I Sanford 
Jenkins, Senr. of the County of Chatham and State of North Carolina being of 
sound mind and memory blessed be to God for the same do make and ordain this 
my last will and Testament in manner following, to wit.
Item 1st   First I give to my loving daughter Patsey A. O'Kelly one negro girl 
by the name of Winny and her increase and one hundred and fifteen dollars and 
fifty cents which she has received in household furniture and stock to her and 
her heirs forever.
Item 2nd   I give to my loving daughter Polly M. Williams two hundred dollars 
which she has rec'd also one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty cents which 
she has also rec'd in property to her and her heirs forever. 
Item 3rd   I give to my loving daughter Elizabeth B. Herndon one negro girl by 
the name of Clary and her increase and one hundred and fifteen dollars and 
fifty cents which she has rec'd in property also one hundred acres of land to 
her and her heirs forever.  
Item 4th   I give to my loving daughter Delia C. Jenkins one negro girl by the 
name of Tammy and her increase and one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty 
cents to come out of estate to her and her heirs forever.
Item 5th   I give to my loving daughter Nancy Herndon one negro girl by the 
name of Minty and her increase one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty cents 
which she has received in property also one hundred acres of land where she 
now lives to her and her heirs forever.
Item 6th   I give to loving daughter Penny W. Williams one negro girl by the 
name of Casanda and her increase and one hundred fifteen dollars and fifty 
cents which she has rec'd to her and her heirs forever.
Item 7th   I give to loving daughter Quintina Jenkins one negro girl by the 
name of Harriet and her increase and one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty 
cents to come out of my estate to her and her heirs forever.
Item 8th   I give to my daughter Hasky B. Jenkins one negro girl by the name 
of Delpha and her increase and one hundred fifteen dollars and fifty cents to 
come out of my estate to her and her heirs forever.
Item 9th   My desire is that if either of the aforesaid negroes should die so 
they cannot get their equal part that it should be made up out of my estate to 
them.
Item 10th  I give to my son Joseph J. Jenkins the Barbee tract of land whereon 
he now lives and one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty cents which he has 
rec'd in property to him and his heirs forever.
Item 11th  I lend to my son Sanford Jenkins (Jun.) one tract of land on New 
Hope and another tract adjoin the New Hope tract known by the Burnett tract 
and one tract known by the Juda Gregory tract during his natural life time and 
after his decease to his lawful children.  
It is my desire that my wife Delia Jenkins should have an open way through the 
above named lands to the low grounds of New Hope (Apparently, the previous 
sentence should have been in parentheses) also one horse by the name of 
Packholet, one bed and furniture, one cow and calf and fifteen dollars which 
he has rec'd.
Item 12th  I lend to Elizabeth Carter (Curtis written above Carter) one tract 
of land known by the name of  Willmoore tract whe she now lives during her 
life time or widowhood.
Item 13th  I lend unto my loving wife Delia Jenkins all the balance of land 
and it is my desire that Elizabeth Curtis and the family of negroes I got of 
her should be supported by cultivating the tract of land I lend to my wife and 
the one tract I lend to Elizabeth Curtis.  I also lend my wife one negro man 
by the name of Martin, one negro boy name Alston, one negro boy named Brink, 
one negro boy named Bartley two twin negro boys by name Macon and Farror, one 
negro boy by name Dempsey, one negro boy by name Peter, one negro woman by the 
name of Asley and her two daughters Gusiar and Avis, one negro woman by the 
name of Jinny and her daughter Cinda, one negro girl by name Cate and one 
named Arabella, one negro woman by the name of Suckey also all my household 
and kitchen furniture all my planation working tools, all my horses, cattle, 
hogs, and sheep all my carts and oxen except one cart and yoke of oxen which 
E. Curtis is to have the use of also one still and all my casks.  It is also 
my desire and will that if Elizabeth Curtis's family of negroes that I got of 
her should have to work seperately from my family of negroes, that Elizabeth 
Curtis shall have two of the horses that I have above given to my wife leaving 
my wife three her choice and in the event that they should work seperately 
that each family should have provisions out of the stock on hand.  After the 
death of my wife it is my desire that all the lands that I have not willed 
away be divided between Patsey A. O'Kelly, Polly M. Williams, Delia C. 
Jenkins, Penny W. Williams, Quintina Jenkins, Hasky B. Jenkins to them and 
their heirs forever.  It is also my desire that if any of my lands should 
hereafter prove not to be good, that it should be made good to them out of my 
estate and after the death of my wife that all my children should share equaly 
in the residue of my estate.  And if my wife at any time should see cause to 
call her children together and give her property up to them she is at liberty 
to do so.  I make and ordain this my only and last will and Testament and 
appoint my loving wife Delia Jenkins and my son Joseph Jenkins my executors.  
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of 
February 1837.
In presence of
Jno. Williams   Signed:  Sanford Jenkins Senr.  (Seal)
Jurat Sanford Davis 
 
Chatham County)  This certifies that the foregoing last will and Testament of 
Sanford Jenkins Dec'd. was proved in open court by the oath of Sanford Davis a 
subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded, whereupon Joseph 
Jenkins one of the executors named appeared in Court and was qualified.  
August Term 1837.
   Test. N. A. Stedman, C.C.C.