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Will of Rhodes N. Herndon, from Will Book 21, p.667-8, Granville, NC
3 Jan 1863
Disposed of Negroes, each of whom was to choose his/her owner, value to be paid into the estate: Cupid and his two daughters to choose for themselves and for the daughters' children; woman Jinny; Bet and her children.
All other estate, real & personal to be sold and out of the proceeds:
$5000 to niece Ella R. Devin
$3000 to nephew Atlas Burnett
$3000 to nephew Zachariah Burnett
$150 to great nephew - Robt. B. Longmire for the purchase of purchasing a watch as a momento
$3000 to niece Ianna, wife of James P. Montague
$5000 to great niece Emma R. Burnett, dau of Addison R. Burnett, dec'd - and to the other children of the said Addison R. Burnett, $2000 divided equally between them.
Remainder to be divided in the following parts or share - one fifth to my brother John R. Herndon, one fifth to brother Duncan C. Herndon, one fifth to my half-brother Henry C. Herndon, one fifth to brother Bartlett H. Herndon. One tenth part to half brother William Herndon, one tenth part to half sister Sylvania George, one tenth part to half sister Elizabeth wife of David A. Hunt. [mathematically this doesn't work too well - there is an extra tenth.]
Brothers John R. Herndon, Duncan C. Herndon and half brother Henry C. Herndon to be the executors.
Signed: R. N. Herndon
Wit: R. H. Kinsbury; Robt B. Gilliam, M. V. Lanier
Feb Court 1863. The will was proved in open court by Russell H. Kingsbury & Robert B. Gilliam. John R. Herndon, Duncan C. Herndon, and Henry C. Herndon qualified as Executors.
A copy of the will was made by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Granville Co, Thos C. Clement, 8 Aug 1881. Received at Live Oak, Suwanee County, FL, 15 Mar 1882 by Mathias M. Blackburn, County Judge.

Birth	1794	North Carolina
Death	1863	Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina

Father	Zachariah Herndon (1756 - 1834)
Mother	Amelia "Millie" Rhodes (1770 - 1830)
Sibling	Mary Herndon (1797 - 1835)
Sibling	Pleasant Henderson Herndon (1791 - 1815)
Sibling	Zachariah Herndon (1799 - 1863)
Sibling	John Randolph Herndon (1802 - 1865)
Sibling	Duncan Cameron Herndon (1810 - 1872)
Sibling	Bartlett H. Herndon (1812 - 1889)