My analysis of Albert David Sanders will

So there is a lot to dissect from the will.

It was written in January of 1862, a month after the death of his wife.  He died in the following October.

Here is a breakdown of who he gave money too and how much.

Name	Amount	Value in 2019 Dollars	Reason
David Sanders	$1,000	$25,000	Father
Amy W Sanders	$1,000	$25,000	Mother
Eleanor Baxter Sanders	$8,000	$201,000	Adopted Daughter
Lucy A. Reed Sanders	$8,000	$201,000	Adopted Daughter, daughter of Sarah Wheeler Sanders
Everett Baxter Sanders	$8,000	$201,000	Adopted Son
Lucy S. Sanderson	$5,000	$126,000	Sister
Sarah W. Sanders	$5,000	$126,000	Sister
Jane Caroline Reed	$1,000	$25,000	Niece
Albert David Sanders	$1,000	$25,000	Nephew
Henry L. Tileston	$1,000	$25,000	Brother-in-law
Children of Henry L. Tileston	$1,000	$25,000	Brother-in-Law's children, the $1,00 is split among them.
Haydenville School District	$5,000	$126,000	Setting up a trust to support the school district
Haydenville Church Society	$5,000	$126,000	Setting up a trust to support the church society
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions	$5,000	$126,000	Donation
American Home Mission Society	$5,000	$126,000	Donation
American Tract Society, Boston	$2,000	$50,000	Donation
American Tract Society, New York	$2,000	$50,000	Donation
Total	$64,000	$1,600,000

So, if all of the will paid out it would have been worth $64,000.  That translates to $1,600,000 in 2019 dollars.  He made sure to cover his parents, adopted children and sisters.  He then tried to cover the rest of the family.  There is some interesting twists on school district.  He was definitely interested in covering the village of Haydenville.  This was where his factory was located.  

The will also shows what happened to Sarah Wheeler Sanders' daughter Lucy Amy Reed.  It looks like Albert and his wife adopted her after she was born.  The family story of Albert adopting Sarah's son Albert David Sanders doesn't appear to be true, because he calls him his nephew.  

There are about 705 pages to the probate record available online.  I suspect there is a lot of valuable information in there but it is hard to dig through it.  I might dig in deeper in the future.

Note: The value calculations where done on the Measuring Worth website.