Will of John Sandidge, 1796, plus Family Info - Amherst Co. VA PROBATED 21 FEBRUARY 1803, AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA In the name of God Amen the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ninety-six I John Sandidge of the Co. of Amherst being in health of body and of perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following Viz principally and first of all I give my Soul to God that gave it trusting that through the mercy and merits of Jesus Christ my Blessed Savior to receive full pardon of all my Sins committed in this life and be received into eternal life and my Body I give to the Earth to be Buried in Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and as touching such worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with. I give and dispose of it in the following manner Item vz I give to my daughter Mary Sandidge one Negro girl named Matilda to her and her heirs forever also one feather Bed and Furniture one cow & calf three hundred weight of Pork & 3 barrels of corn to be raised out of my Estate. Item I give to my Daughter Rachel Sandidge one Feather Bed and Furniture one cow & calf and 3 barrels of corn and 300 weight of Pork to be raised out of my Estate. Item I give to my Daughter Amy Sandidge one feather Bed and furniture one cow and calf three Barrels of corn & 300 weight of Pork to be raised out of my Estate. Item I give to my son Waller Sandidge one feather bed and furniture one cow and calf three Barrels of corn and 300 weight of Pork to be raised out of my Estate also my Gun & Shott Powder Item my two tracts of land the one that I bought of John Roberts one hundred and eighty acres and the Tuck Mountain Survey to be sold together and the land I bought of Nebon Crawford and Blankston Mountain Survey to be sold together and all the rest of my Estate both real and personal to be sold in the like manner of the last above mentioned to the highest Bidder agreeable to law and the money arising from such Sale to be equally Divided amongst my Children that is to say William Sandidge, Pulliam Sandidge, Dolly Higgenbotham, Mary Sandidge, Ann Higgenbotham, Larkin Sandidge, Benjamin Sandidge, Betsy Carter, Annis Childress, Delphia Carter, Rachel Sandidge, Amy Sandidge & Waller Sandidge. Item My Will is that if any of my above named children should die without lawful heir that their divisible part of my Estate shall be equally divided amongst my surviving children. It is my will that the part of Ann Higgenbotham of my Estate shall be equally Divided amongst her children Viz Dolly Higgenbotham, Fanny Higgenbotham, Agey Higgenbotham, Warner Higgenbotham, Betsy Higgenbotham & Ann Higgenbotham to be paid to them as they come of lawful age by my Executors Item Also it is my will that the divisible part of my Estate given to my daughter Delphia Carter Dec'd to be equally divided between her son Larkin Gatewood Carter and my daughter Rachel Sandidge his part to be paid him by my Executors when he comes of lawful age Finally I appoint my three sons that is to say William Sandidge, Larkin Sandidge, and Waller Sandidge Executors of this my last Will and Testament. John Sandidge Signed Sealed & published & pronounced the day and date above written in the presence of Benjamin Coleman. The family of John Sandidge, as I know it: Descendants of John Sandidge VI 1 John Sandidge VI b: Aft. 1727 in St. George's Parish, Spottsylvania County, Virginia d: Bef. February 21, 1802 in Amherst County, Virginia .. +Keziah Gatewood b: Abt. 1730 in King & Queen County, Virginia d: Bef. December 02, 1796 in Amherst County, Virginia m: Abt. 1752 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Henry Gatewood, Sr. Mother: Dorothy Dudley .. 2 Ann Sandidge b: Bet. 1750 - 1780 in Virginia d: Bef. 1799 in Amherst County, Virginia ...... +William Higginbotham b: Bet. 1750 - 1760 in Amherst County, Virginia d: 1842 in Perry County, Tennessee m: Abt. 1778 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Joseph Higginbotham Mother: Hannah Smith .. 2 Pulliam Sandidge b: Bet. 1750 - 1780 in Virginia d: 1803 in Amherst County, Virginia ...... +Lucy Hudson b: Bet. 1750 - 1780 d: in Amherst County, Virginia m: Abt. 1780 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Joshua Hudson .. 2 Rachael Sandidge b: Bet. 1750 - 1780 in Virginia d: Unknown ...... +Walker Atkinson b: Bet. 1750 - 1780 d: Abt. 1806 in Amherst County, Virginia m: March 27, 1799 in Amherst County, Virginia .. 2 Annis Sandidge b: Bet. 1752 - 1775 in Virginia ...... +Jesse Childress b: 1765 in Amherst County, Virginia m: October 13, 1792 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Joseph Childers Mother: Mary Farris .. 2 William Sandidge V b: Abt. 1753 in Virginia d: August 25, 1830 in Amherst County, Virginia ...... +Tamasin "Tamsey" Higginbotham b: 1749 in Virginia d: Aft. 1830 in Amherst County, Virginia m: August 19, 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Aaron Higginbotham Mother: Clara Graves .. 2 Larkin Sandidge b: Abt. 1757 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia d: December 15, 1826 in Lincoln County, Kentucky ...... +Nancy Ann Vaughn b: Bet. 1750 - 1765 in Mercer County, (W) Virginia d: April 23, 1821 in Lincoln County, Kentucky m: February 01, 1782 in Mercer County, (W) Virginia Father: Martin Vaughan Mother: Eleanor Martin'spouse .. 2 Captain Benjamin Sandidge b: Bef. 1765 in Amherst County, Virginia d: November 01, 1829 in Amherst County, Virginia ...... +Elizabeth Childress b: Abt. 1765 d: 1845 in Amherst County, Virginia m: October 28, 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia .. 2 Dorothy "Dolly" Sandidge b: Bef. 1765 in Amherst County, Virginia d: 1830 in Hardin County, Tennessee ...... +William H. Higginbotham b: 1761 in Amherst County, Virginia d: 1843 in Hardin County, Tennessee m: Bef. 1784 Father: Benjamin Higginbotham Mother: Elizabeth Graves .. 2 Elizabeth "Betsy" Sandidge b: Abt. 1770 in Amherst County, Virginia d: Aft. April 30, 1808 in Virginia ...... +Peter Carter b: Abt. 1766 in Amherst County, Virginia d: Aft. 1808 in Amherst County, Virginia m: September 03, 1787 in Amherst County, Virginia Father: Solomon Carter Mother: Mary Ann Bickley .. 2 Delphia Sandidge b: Abt. 1775 in Virginia d: Bef. December 06, 1796 in Amherst County, Virginia ...... +Peter Carter b: July 02, 1771 in Amherst County, Virginia d: March 17, 1839 in Lincoln County, Kentucky m: September 11, 1793 in Amherst County, Virginia .. 2 Waller Sandidge b: Abt. 1775 in Amherst County, Virginia d: Aft. September 02, 1850 in Amherst County, Virginia .. 2 Amy Sandidge b: Bet. 1780 - 1785 in Amherst County, Virginia d: Unknown ...... +Chandler Brown b: Bet. 1770 - 1785 m: November 06, 1803 .. 2 Mary Sandidge b: Bet. February 03, 1790 - 1796 in Amherst County, Virginia d: Unknown ...... +Lt. Thomas Morrison b: Bet. 1790 - 1795 m: February 03, 1807 in Amherst County, Virginia Submitted by William Lee Sandidge Rowe **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************