In the name of God, Amen. I, PHILLIP HENRY, Sr., of the County of Anson, State of North Carolina, being weak in body, but sound in mind and perfect memory (blessed be God), do make and publish this my last will and testament, as follows: that is to say,
1st: I give to my beloved daughter JANE HUNTLEY, wife of ROBERT HUNTLEY, one Negro woman, by the name Kesisah and her increase, which I value at five hundred dollars, to her and her heirs forever;
2nd: I give to my beloved daughter MARTHA LOCKHART, one Negro woman, by the name of Susan, and her increase, which I value at five hundred dollars for her and her heirs forever;
3rd: I give to my beloved daughter TEMPERANCE JACKSON, wife of JOHN JACKSON, one Negro boy by the name of Pinkney, which bo I value at the sum of five hundred dollars, to her and her heirs forever;
4th: It is my will and desire that after my decease that my executors hereinafter named shall expose to public sale all my property, both personal and real and my sons WILLIAM K. HENRY, BENJAMIN D. HENRY, ANDREW J. HENRY, and PHILIP G. HENRY, and my daughter MATILDA GROOVES, wife of PHILIP GROOVES and ELINOR FLAKE, wife of THOMAS FLAKE, shall receive out of the proceeds of said sales five hundred dollars. Each child to make them equal with the three first named children and the balance if any to be equally divided between all my above named children, share and share about. It is also my will that my two old Negroes Jack and Amica be put at the highest bidder by my children and which one of the children takes them shall be paid by my executors out of my estate. I also nominate and appoint my sons BENJAMIN D. HENRY and PHILIP G. HENRY my executors. To this my last will and testament, revoking all other wills heretofore by me made. In witness whereof, I the said PHILLIP HENRY, Sr., have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this 16th day of February A.D. 1846. Sign, sealed and declared by the said PHILLIP HENRY. This to be his will in the presence of us.
/s J.M. INGRAM
/s SAM’L SMITH
PHILLIP HENRY (Seal)
Court of pleas and quarter sessions October Term 1847. Then the foregoing will was proved in open court by the oath of SAM’L SMITH, one of the subscribing witnesses, thereto and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon BENJAMIN D. HENRY and PHILLIP G. HENRY appeared in open court and was duly qualified as executors and obtained letters to testimony.