Person:William Sandridge (2)

Will of William Sandridge

January 16, 1776
Albemarle County, VA

I, William Sandridge of Albemarle Co., VA, weak in body, sound mind,
make this last will & testament. Soul to God, body decently interred.
After just debts paid,
I give to wife Betty, Negro Peter, choice of beds & grey horse and
safe side saddle and Agg & Hanner during her widowhood, till youngest
children, John, Ann and Susannah come of age, all to work together until
debts paid, then all to be divided among all my children that remains except my
land, 278 acres, part of plantation where on I live and 1 bay colt that I
give my son John, my wife & children to have equally part of what is left.Viz.
Children Mary wife of Lt Berry Lane, Elizabeth wife of William Row,
Stephen, Ann wife of Gideon Carr, William, Milly, Ann and Susannah. My Wife
Betsy, Litttleberry Lane, William & John Sandidge of Albemarle Co.
my Executrix & Executors.

William Sandridge (Seal)
Witnesses:
Jos Grasty Mansfield, John Thomas.

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Green Co., Ky; Abstracts of Circuit Court Records; Vol. 7, compiled by
Barbara Wright, p. 97 - 100
Green Co., KY Circuit Case #5593 1826
John Hall and wife, Milly vs. John Sandidge
John Hall and wife, Mildred (Milly) states that on 16 January, 1776,
William Sandridge of Albemarle County, Virginia made his will which was
proven in Albemarle County. William shortly afterwards died, leaving a
widow, Elizabeth, and the following children:
1. Mary Lane married Littleberry Lane, both deceased.
2. Elizabeth Row married William Row. He is dead.
3. Stephen Sandridge, lives in Tennessee
4. William Sandridge, deceased
5. Ann Carr, deceased, married Gideon Carr
6. Milly Hall married John Hall
7. John Sandridge, lives in Green Co.
8. Susannah Thurman, deceased, married William Thurman
A. John Thurman
B. William Thurman
C. Nancy Thurman married John Thurman
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[Elizabeth Sandridge, the wife of William Sandridge, qualified as his
executor and after she became unable to attend to the business, John
Sandridge, her son, was made executor. Elizabeth lived for many years
after her husband, to a very old age, upwards of 100 years old when she
died in Green County. After her husband's death and before her death,
the slaves devised to her by her husband's will increased in number of
between 16 and 20 which she left at her death. She left a considerable
personal estate consisting of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and kitchen
furniture. Plaintiff states he is entitled to one equal portion of the
slaves with the rest of the heirs of William Sandridge, deceased and
also personal estate.

A short time before her death, Elizabeth Sandridge went to live with her
son, John Sandridge and took all the estate of slaves and personal
property with her. She died in the latter part of 1825 leaving the whole
of the estate which fell to John Sandridge at her death. The estate
wasn't distributed.]
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