ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Brice Burns, 4 May 1852
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BRICE BURNS WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


In the name of God, Amen, I, Brice Burns, of the County of Onslow and State of 
North Carolina, being of sound mind & memory, but considering the uncertainty 
of my earthly existence, do make, publish and ordain this as my last will and 
testament, in manner and form following and hereby revoking all other wills by 
me at any time heretofore made.
1st, I commend my soul to Almighty God who gave it to one, and direct my body 
to be decently buried by my Executors and the expences to be paid by them out 
of the first money that may come to their hands as a portion of my estate.
2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Sarah Burns, three negro slaves, 
Christopher, Tener, and Mary, two beds, bed steads, and furniture, five cows 
and calves, four ewes and lambs, two horses and one buggy.  And I also lend to 
my beloved wife Sarah Burns, during her natural life, my plantation whereon I 
now live, with all the household and kitchen furniture, and all the farming 
utensils, together with my two canoes and seine and upon the death of my 
beloved wife Sarah, I give, devise and bequeath all the said property (except 
my plantation whereon I now live) to my daughter Sarah Caroline Sanders, wife 
of Isaac N. Sanders, and her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns 
forever.  The said plantation I give and devise to my beloved grand daughter 
Sarah Amanda Sanders, daughter of Isaac N. Sanders & Sarah Caroline Sanders, 
her heirs and assigns forever.
3rd I loan to my beloved daughter, Sarah Caroline Sanders, to her sole and 
separate use during her natural life, the following, viz., the Great Neck 
plantation, the Mitchell Swamp land and eighteen negro slaves, viz., Scipeo, 
Rose, Grigus, Seny, Ben, Horace, Dave, Samuel, young Scipeo, Henry, Gray, 
Abram, Seller, Jane, Bill, Ben, Doctor, Jim, Linkfield, and Doctor Cummings, 
and upon the death of my daughter Sarah Caroline Sanders, I give devise and 
bequeath all the above named property to each child or children of her, the 
said Sarah Caroline Sanders, as she may leave her surviving; and the 
representative of such as may then be dead, to be equally between them, their 
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever.  And I also give my 
beloved daughter, Sarah Caroline Sanders, three feather beds, bedsteads, and 
furniture.

(NOTE:  There is no entry marked "4th" and "5th".  Either the testator lost 
count when writing or the clerk failed to transcribe Items 4 and 5.)

6th I give and devise to my grand daughter, Sarah Amanda Sanders, the 
plantation whereon I now live (subject to the life estate of my beloved wife 
thereon), also the Sanders land and the Odham land where William T. Hall now 
lives, also two negro slaves, viz., Anthony and Anarchy to her, her heirs, 
executors, administrators and assigns.  But it is my further will and desire 
that if my said grand daughter, Sarah Amanda Sanders, should die without 
leaving lawful issue of her body, (or) her surviving them, that all said 
property shall be equally divided between all her brothers and sisters.
7th all the remainder of my property, including my stock of cattle, hogs, and 
sheep, I leave to be sold by my executors and out of the proceeds, I wish all 
my just debts paid and the balance, if any, I give and bequeath unto my 
daughter Sarah Caroline Sanders.
8th I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Isaac N. Sanders my executor of 
this my last will and testament.
In testimony of all which I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this 
4th day of May AD 1852.
(signed) Brice Burns

Signed, published and declared by the testator after all the erasures and 
interlineations were made as his last will and testament in our presence and 
in the presence of each other
Witnesses
R. L. McLean
N. B. Hancock
J. B. Ellis

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions December Term 1858
Then was a paper writing exhibited for probate in open court purporting to be 
the last will and testament of Brice Burns, decd., and admitted as such last 
will and testament upon the oath and examination of Nathaniel B. Hancock and 
R. T. McLean.  Isaac N. Sanders, the executor therein named, appeared in open 
court and was duly qualified as executor, when the said paper writing was 
ordered to be recorded and filed as the last will and testament of the said 
Brice Burns, decd.
(signed) Jasper Etheridge, clk