Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Cotton, Sarah December 7, 1753
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Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801
Written: December 7, 1753
Testator: Sarah Cotton

In the Name of God Amen I Sarah Cotton being Very
        Sick but thanks to Almighty God of good Disposing Sence
and Memory Calling to mind ye Uncertainty of this Transitory
and Willing to Make my Will and Dispose of my Estate as
followeth, first I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that
gave it me and my Body to be Buried at the Discretion of my
Executor. ---

Itim I give and bequeath to my Son William Bridgers my
        Negroe fellow Called Jack in the Manner following Viz.
to be Valued by Two freeholders agreed upon for that purpose and
the money arising from that Valuation to be Equally Divided be-
tween him ye sd. William Bridgers, Joseph Bridgers, John Bridgers
Sarah Cotton ye Wife of James Cotton, Pationes Cotton ye Wife of
Thomas Cotton; Also I give and bequeath to my Sons William Bridgers
Joseph Bridgers & John Bridgers and my Daughters Sarah Cotton
and Pationes Cotton Twelve pones[pounds] Each. --------------

Itim I give and bequeath to my Daughters Prissillar Wills
        Mary Cotton and Martha Scott Twenty Shillings Virginia
Currency Each ----

further my Will and Desire is that my Negroe Wench Called
Venice and my Negro Child Called Daniel and the Child the said
Wench is with Child with be Sold at publick Vendue and the money
Arising by Such Sale to be Applyed to pay my Just Debts and the
Overplus if any to be Equally Divided between my Sons Charles
Cotton, William Cotton and Robt. Cotton. ----------------

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Charles Cotton one feather bed
        and furniture which always Livs upstaires and my young
Horse called Jolly and my Yoke of Steers . ------------------

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Robert Cotton one feather bed
        and furniture Called ye Lone bed in the Little room also
one Desk and my Negroe girl Called Vilot She and her Increase to
him and his heirs fore ever. ----------------

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further it is my Will and Disire that all the rest of my
Estate be Equally Divided between my Sons Charles  Cotton
Wm. Cotton and Robt. Cotton Except ye old Chairs to my
Son Charles Also I do Nominate and Appoint my Son
William Bridgers my Sole Executor of this my last
Will and this I own to be my Last Will and Testament
revoking and Disal[l]owing all other Wills by my made
Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed[?]
my Seal this Seventh day of December one Thousand
Seven hundred and fifty three.

Whereas I Sarah Cotton of Northampton County have made
my Last Will & Testament bearing date ye Seventh day
of December 1753 and am Willing ye Same Shall Stand
good with this Addition of this Small Schedule or Codicil
to my sd. Will, That is to say I Give to my Son Joseph
Bridgers Two Cows and Calves and one three yeare old
Steer and further my Will and Desire is that my Son Charles
may Live upon ye Plantation and take into his possession and
Care such things as belongs to him but not to Make any
bargains of Consequences without the Consent of William
Bridgers my Executor in Witt[ness?] hereof I have hereunto
Set my hand & fixed my Seal this thirteenth day of
December 1753 -----

Witt

Additional Comments:

Pationes Cotton -> Patience Cotton

This will may have been attached to some local (Orange County) legal proceedings, but doesn't seem to have been probated in Orange County (rather Northampton County, VA, as it indicates), so it is not recorded in the will books of the county.

Uses thorn character the form many of the "the" words, transcribed here as "ye"

No estate papers found in Orange County.