Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Latta, Sarah June 11, 1860 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume G, pages 254-255 Written: June 11, 1860 Recorded: Feb 1861 Testator: Sarah Latta I Sarah Latta of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory but considering the un certainty of my Earthly Existence, do make and declare this my last will & Testament in manner & form following, that is to say First I give and devise to my Daughters Betsey & Caroline the one Half of the Following Negroes namely, Nancy, Sally, Pricilla[sic], Leonard, Jo, Nancy Jane & Donnel and their Increase to them and their personal representatives for Ever Item I give and devise to my Daughters Polly Walker, Nancy Ray, Betsey, and Caroline the one Half of the Following named Negroes Nancy Sally Priscilla, Leonard, Jo, Nancy Jane Donnel & their Increase to be Equally divided between them Item I give and devise to my son John Latta & my daughters Polly, Nancy, Betsey & Caroline the following negroes Bill, Abe, Liza & Harriet to be equally divided Betwixt them to them & their heirs forever, with the Increase of the above named negroes: Item I give and devise to my Daughters Betsey & Caroline their beds & Furniture claimed and made by them, to them & their heirs ~~ Item my will & desire is that the Residue of my Estate consisting of stock of Horses, cattle, sheep Hogs crop of all Kinds provisions on hand Household & Kitchen Furniture, wagon & gear [page 2] Farming tools to be sold and the Debts owing to me to be collected and if there should be any surplus over and above the payment of debts & Burial charges, that such surplus shall be Equally divided and paid over to my daughters Polly, Nancy, Betsey & Caroline to them & their heirs forever Item I give & devise to my grand daughter Mary Walker the one Fourth part of all the above named Legacies given to my Daughter Polly Walker also one Bed & Furniture claimed By my grand daughter Mary Walker to her & her heirs forever and lastly I do hereby constitute and apoint[sic] my son John C. Latta my lawful Executor to Execute this my Last will and Testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and Every part and clause Thereof hereby Revoking all Other wills heretofore made By Me In Witness whereof I the said Sarah Latta do thereunto set my hand & seal this 11th day of June A.D. 1860 witness Sara Latta (seal) H. Y. Whitted Thomas B. Whitted [Will Book Volume G, page 254] I Sarah Latta of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, First I give and devise to my daughters Betsy and Caroline the one half of the following negroes namely, Nancy, Sally, Priscilla Leonard Jo, Nancy Jane, and Donnel and their increase to them and their personal representatives forever Item I give and devise to my daughters Polly Walker, Nancy Ray, Betsy and Caroline the one half of the following named Negroes Nancy Sally Priscilla, Leonard, Jo, Nancy Jane Donnel and their increase to be equally divided between them Item I give and devise to my Son John Latta and my daughters Polly Nancy Betsy and Caroline the following negroes Bill Abe Liza and Harriet to be equally divided betwixt them to them and their heirs forever with the increase of the above named negroes Item I give and devise to my daughters Betsy and Caroline their beds and furniture claimed and made by them to them and their heirs Item My will and desire is that the residue of my estate consisting of stock of horses Cattle, sheep Hogs Crop of all Kinds provisions on hand household and Kitchen furniture Waggon & gear farming tools to be sold and the debts owing to me to be collected and if there should be any surplus over and above the payment of debts and burial charges that such surplus shall be equally divided and paid over to my daughters Polly Nancy Betsy & Caroline to them and their heirs forever Item I give and devise to my grand daughter Mary Walker the one fourth part of all the above named legacies given to my daughter Polly [Walker] also one bed and furniture claimed by my grand daughter Mary Walker to her and her heirs forever And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John [C.] Latta my lawful Executor to execute this my last Will & Testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof hereby revoking all other Wills heretofore made By me [Will Book Volume G, page 255] In Witness whereof I the said Sarah Latta do thereunto set my hand & seal this 11th day of June AD 1860 Witness Sara Latta (seal) H. Y. Whitted } Thomas B. Whitted } Orange County Court February Term 1861 The foregoing last Will and Testament of Sarah Latta deceased was duly proven in Open Court & ordered to be Recorded Additional Comments: Will Book Volume G, pages 254-255 Recorded Feb 1861 Note: The page after page 254 is numbered "355". These are hand-written pages numbers. Pages 254 and 355 are facing pages. The text from 254 continues onto 355, indicating that there are no missing pages, rather simply a mistake in numbering. Written in the same handwriting as John C. Latta's will written in 1868, also first-signed by H. Whitted - perhaps the writer. Estate Papers comprise 71 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Latta, Sarah (1861)". [Estate Papers - Petition to Divide and Sell Slaves Feb 1861] State of North Carolina } Orange County } Febry Term 1861 To the Justices of Orange County Court The petition of John C. Latta executor of Sally Latta deceased, John Walker and Polley his wife, Tyre B. Ray & Nancy his wife,, Elizabeth Latta, Caroline Latta, and Mary Walker, Respectfully shows unto your worships that Sally Walker[Latta] late of Orange County hath departed this life since the last term of this Court, leaving a last will and testament properly executed so as to pass both her real and personal estate, which at the present term of this Court hath been duly proved in common form and the petitioner John C. Latta who is named as exec= utor in said will hath qualified as such and hath entered upon his duties as executor: Your petitioners show that among other be= quests in said will, are the following; " I give and devise to my daughters Betsy and Car= oline the one half of the following Negroes namely, Nancy Sally, Priscilla, Leonard (intended for Dennard), Joe, Nancy Jane & Donnel (mean= ing Doak it is presumed) and their increase to them and their personal representatives forever. " Item I give and devise to my Daughters Polly Walker Nancy Ray, Betsy, and Caroline the one half of the following named negroes Nancy, Sally, Priscilla, Leonard (intended for Dennard), Joe, Nancy Jane, Donnel (intended for Doak it is presumed) and their increase to be Equally divided between them " " Item I give and devise to my son John Latta and my daughters Polly, Nancy, Betsy, and Caroline, the fol= lowing negroes Bill, Abe, Lizzy and Harriet to be equally divided Betwixt them." " Item I give and devise to my grand daughter Mary Wal= ker the one fourth part of all the above named legacies given [page 2] to my Daughter Polly Walker ["also" x-out] to her and her heirs forever" Your petitioners John C. Latta, Polly married to John Walker, Nancy married to Tyre B. Ray, Elizabeth Latta Caroline Latta and Mary Walker, are the persons men= tioned and intended in the above clauses & legacies. They further show that such a division as the first clause of the will above quoted contemplates, may be made so as to give one half of the negroes men= tioned in said clause to your petitioners Betsy and Car= oline, but that no other division after that, can be made of the negroes mentioned in the succeeding clauses above quoted without a sale: Your petitioners therefore pray that three suitable commissioners may be appointed to divide and allot one equal half of the negroes mentioned in the first clause to said Betsy and Caroline: And that all the remaining negroes belonging to the estate may be sold so as to enable said legatees in the remaining clauses of the will to have their legacies paid to them in money according to their respec= tive rights. J. W. Norwood [page 3] This case coming on to be heard upon the petition and the Court being satisfied of the truth of the facts mentioned there= in, it is adjudged and decreed by the Court, that Henry Whitted James C. Turrentine, and Pride Jones be appointed com= missioners to divide the following negroes belonging to the estate of Sally Latta deceased, namely Nancy, Sally, Priscilla Demard[sic] Joe, Nancy Jane, and Doak into two equal shares and assign by lot one share to Elizabeth and Caroline Latta, & report to the next term of this court And it is further ordered by the Court that John C. Latta be appointed Commissioner to sell all the remaining negroes belonging to the estate at the late residence of Sally Latta deceased, on a credit of nine months, taking bond and good security, after 20 days public adver= tisement, and report to the next term of the Court [Estate Papers - Receipt for Hire of Duncan 15 Feb 1861] Sarah Latta Dr To Elizabeth Latta For the hire of hir negrow Boy Duncan for thirtee[n] Month & half Commencing 1st Jan 1860 up to 15th Feb 1861 at $5.00 pr Month --- --- --- $67 50 Cr Receive of John C Latta $48 dollars in part of the above Acct this 8th March 1861 $48.00 _______ 19 50 April 1st 1861 Received of John C Latta Exr of Sarah Latta Dec Nineteen dollar in full of the above Acct Elizabeth J Latta [Estate Papers - Sale of Negroes (undated)] Sale of the Following Ne[g]roes By Order of Court By Negro Man Bill 405.00 to be divided Betwixt do Man Abe 335.00 James C Latta do Girl Lizza 835.00 T B Ray E Latta do Girl Harriet 1363.00 Caroline Latta Int Received of Winsted 9.38 Jno Walker in 5 parts Int Receive from Deposited Bank 42.15 Mary _______________________ To Loss of 1/3 on $380.15 in old issue $125.71 $2989.53 - 5 percent allowed By Court on sale 149.47 1/2 the 1 half of Court Charges 11.50 _______________________ $287.68 1/2 _______________________ Balance Due for Distribution $2701.84 1/2 John C Lattas Share $540.36 3/4 Nancy T. B. Rays Share $540.36 3/4 Elizabeth Latta $540.36 3/4 Caroline Latta $540.36 3/4 Polly Jno Walker & Mary Walker $540.36 3/4 Sale of the Following Negroes by order of Court to be Divided Between Nancy Ray Polly Walker Mary Walker Betsey Latta & Carolina Latta in 4 parts Negro girl Sally 1160.00 Do girl Nancy Jane 400.00 Do Boy Lennard 600.00 To 1/2 the Court Charges on rate of these Negroes $11.50 5 per cent Commissions on 21,60 00 108.00 Balance Due for Distribution $2040.50 T B Rays one 4th $510.12 1/2 Elizabeth Latta $510.12 1/2 Caroline Latta $510.12 1/2 Polly Walker & Mary Walker $510.12 1/2 ______________ $2050.50 [Estate Papers - Slave valuation worksheet (undated)] 8 Nancy 400 14 Sally 900 13 Priscilla 900 11 LDonard 800 9 Joseph 700 6 Nancy Ja 450 30 Doke 300 __________ 4500 Betsey & Caroline Lott No 1. Lot No. 2. Nancy 400 Sally 950 Doke 300 Deon 800 Priscilla 900 Nann Ja 450 Joseph 700 ____________ ________ 2200 2300 50 ____________ 2250 2208.64 909 49 ___________ 1302.15 [page 2] Bill 600 Abe 500 Hariet 950 Lis 900 _______ 5) 2950 _______ 590 500 _______ 1090 [misc other numbers] [Estate Papers - Division of Slaves 11 Mar 1861] State of North Carolina } To the Worshipful the Justices Orange County } of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions at May Term 1861 We the undersigned freeholders appointed by the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County having been duly sworn proceeded on the eleventh day of March 1861 to divide into two equal shares a certain Lot of Negroes (towit) Nancy, Sally, Priscilla, Dennard, Joseph, Nancy-Jane & Daniel-Doak the property of the late Sally Latta and assign by Lot one of the share to Elizabeth and Carolina Latta, and we have assigned by Lot the said Elizabeth and Caroline the following named negro slaves towit Nancy Priscilla, Joseph and Danl.-Doak, and award that said Elizabeth & Carolina pay to the estate of the said Sally Latta decd. the sum of Fifty Dollars 1. Nancy valued at $400.-- 2. Priscilla " 900.-- Sally valued at $950.-- Joseph " 700. Dennard " " 800.-- Danl Doke " 300 Nancy Jane " " 450 ______ ______ $2300 $2200 Given under our hands and seals this 11th day of Mar 1861 James C. Turrentine (seal) H. Whitted (seal) Pride Jones (seal) [Estate Papers - Sale of Slaves 27 Mar 1861] To the Justices of Orange County Court March Term 1861 The undersigned having been appointed a com= mission in the case of John C Latta & others, to sell certain negroes mentioned in said case, begs leave to report, as follows: He sold the negroes according to the order of Court on the 27th of March 1851 on a credit of nine Month, when Charles Winsted bought Bill at $405, and entered into bond with John W. Norwood security: Israel Turner bought Abram at $335:00 and enter= ed into bond with Henry Whitted his security: Elizabeth Latta bought Lizzie at $835 and entered into bond with T. B. Ray her security: Lemuel Lynch bought Harriet at $1353:00 and entered into bond with George Laws his security: Caroline Latta bought Sally at $1160, and entered into bond with John Walker her security: Tyre B. Ray bought Den= nard at $600 and entered into bond with John Walker his security: and Mary Walker bought Nancy Jane at $400, and entered into bond with John Walker security. And bills of sale were made to them & the negroes delivered up to them. May 28:1861 John C Latta Commissioner [Estate Papers - Receipt for Division of Slaves 24 Dec 1861] Rec from John C Latta Executor of ["Joseph" x-out] Sarah Latta deceased Seventeen dollars & sixty Cents in full of the costs on a petition to divide and sell slave in Orange County Court 24th Decer 1861 Geo Laws CCC [Estate Papers - Receipt for Division of Slaves 7 Mar 1865] Rec from J C Latta Exr of Sarah Latta dec Fife dollars & forty Cents the Bal Costs on petition for division and sale of slaves 7th March 1865 Geo Laws CCC