Alexander Hendry

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Will of Alexander Hendry dated 10 July 1819, Book C, p.171, probated at September Term 1845

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1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Thankful Hendry all my land on White Oak and west side of Rattlesnake Branch with the use of my Grist and Saw Mills Team of Horses and Oxen until my son Alexander becomes of age at which time I appoint for her the South End of my Plantation including all my buildings and one third of the proceeds arising from my Mills during her life Time. The above land and Mills to be equally between my son Charles and Alexander Hendry share and share alike also the Team of Horses & Oxen.

2nd I give and bequeath unto my son Robt. Hendry a certain piece of land formerly occupied by said Robert in Bladen County which I value at Nine Hundred dollars.

3rd I give and bequeath to my son Wm. Hendry Nine Hundred dollars which I have already given him.

4th I give and bequeath to my son John Hendry Six Hundred Acres of land situated on Keith Branch of Long Creek conveyed by deed from Major Joseph Lamb to me. Also Five Hundred dollars to be made by my Mills and given him; also so long as he sees cause to stay and manage my mills, he will be entitled to a Sixth part of the profits arising from them.

5th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine for the heirs of her body a certain piece of land conveyed by deed from Levenson Gerganns to me, valued at Three Hundred and Fifty dollars.

6th I give and bequeath unto John Bordeaux heir of my daughter Elizabeth Forty Shillings.

7th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary A Negro girl named Milly.

8th I give and bequeath to my daughter Thankful a Negro girl named Maggy and one named Zilpha.

9th I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Jane a Negro girl named Abby.

In addition to what I gave unto my son John I give him a Negro boy named Jack.

Also I give unto my son Charles a Negro boy named Tobe.

Also I give unto my son Alexander a Negro boy named Levi.

Also in addition to what I gave my beloved wife Thankful I give unto her during her lifetime the following named Negroes. Harry, C____ Peggy and Jean and until my son Alexander comes of age I leave her also Sampson and Benjamin Selena Rhoda and Abraham at which time they are to divided equally among my sons Robt. Hendry, Wm. Hendry and daughters Mary, Thankful and Hannah Jane.

In case that Hiram Tucker husband to my daughter Catharine shall will and Clearly Extricate my son Robert from any cost by being security for his appearance at Court he then and in that case enable his wife to have a distribution & have in the both mentioned if he on the other hand should fail to do so my Son Robert to have the share that Catharine would otherwise be drawn for the heirs of her body and that independent of her own distribution & have in the division. Those Negroes left to my wife during her lifetime and after her death to be equally divided between Robt. Henry my Son Wm. Henry my Son My daughters Mary, Thankful and Hannah Jane.

The condition Just before mentioned concerning Hiram Tucker and my daughter Catharine if performed well enable her also in this division be able to have a distribution also for the heirs of her body.

If any of my heirs should lose their Negroes now given to them before those divisions are made they are to be made Equal to such loss before a division is made and then & have equal. I leave Four Hundred dollars to be equally divided among my heirs after my death.

Finally I constitute my beloved sons Robert and Wm. Hendry sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen.

Signed sealed his
and Delivered Alexander X Hendry
in presence of mark
us

Daniel Alderman
William Henry Junior

Alexander Hendry do make this Codicil to be taken as part of my last will and testament in manner following

1. I give to my daughter Thankful four cows.

2. I give to my daughter Hannah Jean two cows.

3. I give to my son John four cows.

4. I give to my sons Charles and Alexander four cows each.

5. I give to my beloved wife Thankful the ballance (sic) of my stock and cattle and all my stock of hogs and sheep and hens bed and kitchen furniture and my plantation is to remain hers till her Dec. then to be equally divided between my sons Charles and Alexander.

6. I leave my Smiths tools to the use of my heirs and to remain on the plantation.

Lastly it is my desire this my presented will be annext (sic) to and made part of my last will and testament in all intents and purposes In writing
September 2 1819

Test David Alderman his
Chas. Henry Alexander X Hendry
mark

New Hanover County County Court
February Term 1820

The execution of the written will and Codicil of Alexdr Hendry were proven by all the witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed. At same time Robert Hendry qualified as Executor.

Witness
Thos F Davis, Clk

Source: Mrs. J.R. Phipps, Dothan AL

Born Scotland, lived Bladen Co., NC, New Hanover Co., NC...which became Columbia Township, Pender County, on his plantation on White Oak Creek (W.O. Plantation) where buried.

Loyalist along with James Hendry in American Revolution. At Charleston, SC on December 1, 1781, in Capt. Robert Hendry's Co. (Robert Demond's "THE LOYALISTS OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION").

Had graddaughter, Mary Ann Thankful (Hendry) Rodman.....either from additional marriage of one of his daughters, or from a stepdaughter, previously married?

Alexander married Thankful Cromartie in 1784 in Bladen Co, NC. Thankful (daughter of William Cromartie, Sr. and Ruhamah Doane) was born on 24 Apr 1768 in Bladen Co, NC; died on 28 Aug 1843 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert Hendry was born on 20 Apr 1785 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 27 Feb 1859 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
2. Elizabeth Hendry was born on 02 Sep 1786 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died in May 1788.
3. Catherine Hendry was born on 17 Jun 1788 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died in 1866 in Montgomery Co, AL; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Montgomery Co, AL.
4. William Cromartie Hendry was born on 28 Oct 1790 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
5. Elizabeth Hendry was born on 28 Apr 1792 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
6. Mary Hendry was born on 28 Feb 1795 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 13 Oct 1837 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; was buried in Lamb Cemetery, Burgaw, Pender Co, NC.
7. Thankful Hendry was born on 28 Oct 1796 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
8. John Hendry was born on 02 Jan 1799 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
9. Hannah Jean Hendry was born on 05 Feb 1801 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 03 Jun 1854 in New Hanover Co, NC.
10. Charles Hendry was born on 17 Mar 1803 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
11. Alexander Hendry, Jr. was born on 26 Jun 1805 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC.
12. James Hendry was born on 17 Mar 1808 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 10 Aug 1817.

Robert married Catherine McMargid in Scotland. Catherine was born in in Scotland; died in in Bladen Co, NC. [Group Sheet]