A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for William Sandidge Jr.
The York manuscript says that William sold his Spotsylvania land about 1755 and moved to Albemarle Co., VA. Sorrells Genealogy spells the last name Sandridge. Martin Sandidge lists him as William Sandige (Sandridge) and says that he was the first known family member to spell his surname as "Sandridge".
William Sandidge Jr.'s will, from the York manuscript:
In the name of God. Amen, I William Sandridge of Albemarle County, being weak & infirm in body, but of Sound and Perfect mind and memory, blessed by God, do make & ordain this my last will & Testament, in the manner & form following, that is to say,
FIRST: I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, and my body to the earth to be decently interred, at the direction of my Executrix and Executor hereafter named, and as to the small worldly estate God has been pleased to bestow on me I give & bequeath as followeth, after my funeral charges & just debts are paid, I give unto my dear and loving wife Betty one Negro man Peter, the choice of my beds & my grey horse & safe & side saddle & agg & hammer during her widowhood, and till my youngest children John, Ann & Susanner comes of age, only all to work together till my debts are all paid, then all to be equally divided amoung all my children that remains except my land 278 acres being the plantation whereon I live & one bay colt that I give to my son John, my wife & children hereafter mentioned to have one equal part of all left after what above given & debts paid, Mary Land wife to Berry Land, Elizabeth, now wife to William Ross, Stephen Sandridge, William Sandridge, Ann Carr wife to Gideon Carr, Milly Sandridge, Ann Sandridge, and Susannah. And I do appoint my dear and loving wife Betty and Littleberry Land & William Sandridge & John Sandridge of Albemarle County, my Executrix & Executors of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixteen day of Jan'y one Thousand, seven hundred and seventy six.
WILLIAM SANDRIDGE (Seal)
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