Wayne County, NC - Will of Sarah Rhodes, 1794 NC Archives Will of Sarah Rhodes, April 27, 1792 In the name of God Amen, be it known to all persons to whom there presents shall come knowing that I, Sarah Rhodes of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, do make constitute ordain pronounce and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereby making void all and every other will or wills of any kind or nature heretofore made by me, that is to say first I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the dust from where it came to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors, and as for the worldly goods with which it hath pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose of in the following manner to Wit First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Mary Blackman five shillings Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Sally King five shillings Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Sylvia Pipkin five shillings Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William Rhodes ten pounds in cash and two head sheep Fifthly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Lorohamah Rhodes one Negro man named Pompy, one Negro woman named Patt, one sorrel mare, one bed and furniture and one cow and calf and ___ Sixthly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Rhodes all my stock of hogs, the money I have previously lent him, four head of cattle, ten pounds in cash, all my plantation tools one loom and the rest of my kitchen furniture that which has not been given away before Seventhly, and lastly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Anna Bass the balance of my stock cattle, the balance of cash which is or may be due me, and one white mare And I do hereby ratify and confirm all and every part of the above bequeated to them their heirs and assigns forever, by the said legaties their heirs to be comfortably enjoyed And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son John Rhodes and daughter Anna Bass my Executors to this my last Will and Testament, seeming this to be as binding as any formal or other kind of will that could be drawn in full testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 27th April 1792 Sarah (her X mark) Rhodes {Seal} Signed, sealed, published, prounounced and declared by me to be my latest and Last Will and Testament in the presence of James Rhodes Anna Bass State of North Carolina at a County Court of Pleas and quarters Sessions begun and held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in Waynesboro on the Second Monday in January being the thirteenth day in the year of our Lord 1794 & 18th year of American Independance The last will and Testament of Sarah Rhodes late of Wayne County deceased was proved in open Court by the oath of James Rhodes a Subscribing witness ordered that the same be recorded - at the same time John Rhodes executor therein name came into Court & qualified __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________