Will of Sarah Latta - 11 Jun 1860 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 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, Leonard, Jo, Nancy Jane & Donnel and their Increase to them and their personal representatives for Ever Item I give and devise to my Daughter 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, them 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 suc 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 Bend & Furniture claimed By my grand daughter Mary Walker to her & her heirs forever and lastly I do hereby constitute and apoint 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 will 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 Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 2 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.