Joseph OLIVER, Will Book 1, pp 388-388b, written May 13, 1786,
proved Jan. 1, 1787:
...to my Son Edward OLIVER the Tract of Land I now live on (the
CALDWELL tract)...to my Son Joseph OLIVER the Tract of Land known
by the name of LUMPKINS Tract...to my Son William OLIVER the
Tract of Land known by the name of TANNERS Tract...that my
personal Estate be equally divided between my Sons John OLIVER,
Edward OLIVER, Joseph OLIVER, and William OLIVER...pay unto
Thomas OLIVER the sum of fifty pounds...the division of my Estate
which I desire may be done by three good respectable men: I
...appoint my Son John OLIVER, Edward OLIVER, Joseph OLIVER &
Thomas LORTON Executors...
s/ Joseph OLIVER; wit. John WARD, James Penicost, W. HUBARD (Note
the old Oliver sense of humor: he desired three good, respectable
men execute his estate, then named four! Which one was not a
good, respectable man?)
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Ann OLIVER, Will Book II, p. 82, written Dec. 16, 1795, proved
Jan.4, 1796:
...to my daughter Mary OLIVER all the money my son Edward OLIVER
owes me...all my part of a negro by the name of Patt, and her
children I give to Mary OLIVER...to Mary OLIVER all the money my
son Joseph OLIVER owes me...to Mary OLIVER all the money my son
William OLIVER owes me...I Stil give to my daughter Mary OLIVER
all Funiture Cloths & everything that belongs to me in this world
the true intent of this will is I give all my Worldly Goods and
all my estate both real & personal & all sorts whatsoever I give
it to my daughter Mary OLIVER the wife of Thomas OLIVER...
s/ Ann OLIVER; wit. Christopher HINTON, Edmund Fitz PATRICK,
Willaim OLIVER
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Edward Vaughan OLIVER, Will Book II, p. 81, written Dec. 10,
1795, proved Jan. 4, 1796:
...to Joseph OLIVER the son of my sister Mary OLIVER one young
Bay horse...I lend all my estate Real and personal to my mother
Ann OLIVER...after her death ...everything belonging to me to be
equally divided among all my Sister Mary OLIVER's Children...my
Friends Thomas OLIVER and Edmund Ft. PATRICK my exors...
s/Edward Vaughan OLIVER, wit. James LINN, James (X) Varnum,
Christopher HINTON
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Joseph OLIVER, Will Book II, p. 163, written Sept. 7, 1799,
proved April 7, 1800:
...the plantation whereon I now live be sold...& the money so
arising may be applied to the purpose of purchasing another
Tract of land suitable for the accomodation of Mrs. Mary
RAKESTRAW and my children...if provision can be made out of my
part of John OLIVERS deceased Estate (his brother John had died
intestate in Bath County earlier in 1799)...I desire that Mrs.
Mary RAKESTRAW may continue to live with my children her lifetime
& be intitled to a decent support out of my Estate & that my
children be schooled & qualified for some business...I appoint
William WHITE & James HAYS & John GARDEN ...to Excute this my
will...
s/Joseph OLIVER, wit. John GARDEN, Anthony JOHNS, Adam (X)
HUNTSMAN
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James GRIGG, Will Book I, pp 106-107, written March 13, 1773,
proved Oct. 5, 1773:
...sell all the Land I now Possess likewise a negro fellow named
Abram...desire that my wife Possess my whole Estate 'till my
daughter Patty GRIGG arives at the age of eighteen or
marry's...then equally divided into three parts...lend to my wife
during her natural life one third...after her decease to be
equally divided between my daughter Patty GRIGG and Katy White
GRIGG...I give and bequeath to my daughter Patty GRIGG one third
of my Esate above mention'd...I give and bequeath to my daughter
Katy White GRIGG one third of my Estate above mention'd...I do
appoint John WHITE, Samuel WHITE & Mary GRIGG my whole & sole
Executors & Executrix...
s/James GRIGG, wit. Thomas HARLEE Jun., Cutbirth WILLIAMSON,
William WHITE
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John WHITE, Book I, pp 141-142, written March 2, 1782, proved
Nov. 4, 1782:
...grandson John MADISON son of Henry MADISON one Negro boy named
Bob...to Mary GRIGG daughter of James GRIGG (my granddaughter)
one Negro girl named Mary...to Charles WILLIAMSON (my grandson)
son of Cutbirth WILLIAMSON one Negro girl named Milley...to my
beloved son William WHITE one Negro girl named Sarah...my beloved
son Mathew WHITE one Negro boy named Saul also one Negro girl
named Nancey...my well beloved son Daniel WHITE one Negro boy
named BARTLET also one Negro girl named Bett...my beloved
daughter Sarah WHITE one Negro woman named Jane also one Negro
woman named Hannah...I lend to my beloved wife Mary WHITE during
her natural life one Negro man named Dick also one Negro man
named Yellow Dick also one Negro wench named Lucy...also the use
of my Water Grist Mill...my beloved son Daniel WHITE the Tract of
Land lying on Rough & Cub Creek...to my beloved son Mathew WHITE
the tract of Land whereon I now live...my well beloved son
William WHITE one tract of Land lying on the north side of Cub
Creek also a small tract adjoining...leading to RANDOLPH'S
line...the within mentioned Slaves and their Increase namely
Dick, Yellow Dick, Aggy and Luce so lent to my beloved wife be
divided at her decease between my daughters namely, Martha
MADISON, Mary RAKESTRAW, Susanna WILLIAMSON, and Sarah WHITE...to
my beloved daughter Sarah WHITE one horse and bridle purchased of
George PETTUS...I do appoint William WHITE, Daniel WHITE, Mathew
WHITE and Samuel WHITE to be my whole Executors...
s/John WHITE, wit. William PRICE, William PRICE Jr., Thomas
NORTH, Russell (X) BROWN
Codicil, April 13, 1782: ...to my son Samuel WHITE one Negro
wench named Lucy...also a Horse which he may choose...my son
Daniel WHITE one Horse taking the next choice...
s/John (X) WHITE, wit. Martin BAKER, Mary BAKER, Russell (X)
BROWN...
(Note that he signed the codicil with his mark. I have seen
several instances where wills were signed with a mark by someone
known to be literate, due to infirmities of age.)
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Elizabeth ALLEN (Death Bed; Oral), Will Book I, p. 386, April 20,
1786, proved Oct. 2, 1786:
We being present at the house of Cutbirth WILLIAMSON on the 20th
day of April One thousand seven hundred and eighty Six heard
Elizabeth ALLEN on her Death Bed say; Cutbirth I want what little
I have divided between you three, then being asked whether she
meant Cutbirth WILLIAMSON, Mary PRICE, & Susanah WILLIAMSON (she
answered yes) saying There was some money due to her; as Witness
our hands this 2nd day of October 1786. Wit: Martha MADISON,
Mary PETTUS
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Cutbirth WILLIAMSON, Will Book III, pp 184-185, written Aug. 9,
1811, proved Dec. 2, 1811:
...I Lend to my beloved wife Susannah WILLIAMSON all my estate
both real and personal Except...I give to my children now living
with me one negroe ...when such chold shall arrive at lawful age
or marry, Viz Samuel WILLIAMSON, Cutbirth WILLIAMSON, William
Barrett WILLIAMSON, Francis White WILLIAMSON, Daniel White
WILLIAMSON & Mathew WILLIAMSON...the rest to remain in the
possession of my beloved wife...and after her decease to my
children...Viz John WILLIAMSON, Charles WILLIAMSON, Susannah
JEFFRIES, Nancy HARRAWAY, Samuel WILLIAMSON, Cutbirth WILLIAMSON,
William Barrett WILLIAMSON, Francis White WILLIAMSON, Daniel
White WILLIAMSON, Mathew WILLIAMSON...if any remain I desire that
it be equally divided among all my children, except Elizabeth
BLANN (BLAND) and Rebecca ROGERS to whom I have heretofore given
them their due share...I appoint Nathan HARVEY, Charles
WILLIAMSON, & Samuel WILLIAMSON my executors...
s/s Cutbirth WILLIAMSON, wit. Benjm CHAPMAN, H. MADISON, Josiah
RICE
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Susanna WILLIAMSON, Will Book 8, p. 169, written Jan. 27, 1840,
proved June 1, 1840:
...to my Grand Son George M. WILLIAMSON the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars...To my sons Daniel, William, Matthew & Samuel
I have heretofore given what I intend...the Balance of my estate,
I give in equal division ...to the children of Son Charles one
share, to my daughter Susanna JEFRIES one share, to the children
of my daughter Mary HARVEY one share, to my daughter Martha ROACH
one share, to my daughter Nancy F. HARAWAY one share,to my son
Cutbirth one share, to my daughter Frances White TAYLOR one
share...I appoint my sons Wm B. & Dan'l W. WILLIAMSON
Executors...
s/s Susanna WmSon, wit. Rich. ANDERSON, John L. VAUGHAN, Henry V.
GLENN
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Samuel WHITE, Will Book 4, p. 210, written Oct. 20, 1812, proved
Dec. 7, 1818:
...my beloved wife Elizabeth five hundred pounds...to my beloved
wife all my Household furniture plantation tools and Utensils...I
lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth all my stocks of horses,
Cattle, sheep and hogs...all my Negroes...all my lands...after
her decease set aside one hundred pounds at interest for the
support of old Stephan and Wife Sarah to be supported in a
comfortable manner...after their death the remainder to my
Executors...after the above legacies the remaining be Equally
divided between my brothers and sisters or their surviving heirs
begotten of their bodys...I appoint William WHITE and James
MADISON my Executors...
s/s Samuel WHITE, wit. (illegible), Thomas J. GARDEN, Jno C.
MILLER
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William WHITE, Law Order Book 2, p. 136, written May 12, 1824,
proved Dec. 4, 1827:
...I lend my beloved wife Elizabeth the following negroes (to
wit) Hannah, Viney, Collier, and Miller...my daughter Catherine
COLLINS one negro woman named Rachel...my daughter Nancy HAMLET
one negro woman named Cloey...my Grand daughter Angeline BROWN
one negro man by the name of Charles...the children of my
deceased son John WHITE a part of the Tract of Land on which I
now live...to my son William P. WHITE the ballance of the Tract
of Land...tract of Land on the Waters of Wards Fork...be
sold...and the money arising ...be equally divided among the
children of my deceased daughter Martha ROBINSON...my son William
P. WHITE and Son in Law James HAMLET Executors...
s/s Wm WHITE wit. Samuel S. FUQUA, John ARMISTEAD
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William Price WHITE, Will Book 13, pp 399-400, written Feb. 14,
1859, proved July 4, 1863:
...I give to my beloved wife Mary M. WHITE as dower one third
part of my tract of land on Cub Creek...during her natural life
and at her death to be equally divided between Elizabeth P.
ARMISTEAD, Mary J. FORD and Sally L. THORNTON except the land
that is to go John M. and David H. WHITE...I give to my two sons
John M. WHITE and David H. WHITE my land on Cub Creek on which I
now reside...my two grandsons William Beverly WHITE and Henry M.
WHITE each the sum of three hundred dollars...I acknowledge the
debt of Six hundred and sixty dollars to be paid by me at the
death of my wife for two small negroes we received from the
property held by us under the will of James McCARGO dec'd...I
appoint my two sons John M. WHITE and David H. WHITE Executors...
s/s William P. WHITE, wit. A. BAILEY, T.P. MIDDLETON, H.S. DANIEL
codicil, May 30, 1861: The executors are to manage Mary J. FORD's
portion for her benefit comfort and support and for her
children...to grandson Henry WHITE my Rifle and grandson Beverly
WHITE my Shotgun single barrell...
s/s William P. WHITE, wit. Tho PUGH, A. BAILEY, A.I. MIDDLETON,
Math. W. JACKSON
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John William WHITE, Will Book 13, p. 209, written Aug. 28, 1855,
proved Oct. 7, 1861:
...I being about to undertake a lourney to the west do herein
make this my last will and testament...my uncle John JACKSON's
daughter Minerva shall receive two hundred dollars...the
remainder shall be divided into three equal shares...one share to
my uncle Matthew W. JACKSON...one share to my aunt Permelia F.
WILLIAMSON...one share to the trustees hereinafter
Mentioned...Trustees shall be my uncle Matthew W. JACKSON and Mr.
William B. WILLIAMSON...my uncle Matth. W. JACKSON shall be the
executor...
S/ John W. WHITE, wit. Francis T. JENNINGS, Borwell P. CRUTE,
Samuel L. CRUTE
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Martha MADISON, Will Book 8. p. 73, written Feb. 10, 1819, proved
Oct. 2, 1837:
...I desire that the whole of my Estate...be converted into Money
and One Eight part be paid to each of my following Children Viz
Sally VENABLE, Elizabeth JACKSON, Martha VENABLE, Henry MADISON,
James MADISON and Nancy ARMISTEAD...I lend to my daughter Susanna
C. ARMISTEAD one Eight part of my Estate...should my said
Daughter never have any Child...the One eight part to my daughter
Nancy ARMISTEAD's Children...the other One Eight part ...to the
Children of my deceased daughter Katherine WALTHALL...my sons
Henry MADISON and James MADISON Exr's...
s/s Martha MADISON, wit. James VENABLE, Robert VENABLE Jr.,
Matthew D. JACKSON, Patrick JACKSON
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Henry MADISON, Will Book 14, pp. 405-406, written April 25, 1861,
proved June 7, 1867:
...I loan my wife Mary MADISON one third part of my Estate...I
give to my daughter Sarah E. SCOTT one third part of my
Estate...The other third part of my Estate I give to my daughter
Clara G. SNELL and her two sons Henry and Beverly WHITE to be
divided between them as follows: one thrid part of said third
part to Henry and Beverly WHITE jointly and the other two thirds
to my daughter Clara G. SNELL...I give my daughter Clara G. SNELL
the tract of land...purchased of the estate of edward O.
ALMOND...also four negroes Clem, Farthina, Hays, and Amanda...I
do hereby appoint James H. MADISON and Beverly S. SCOTT
Executors...
s/s Henry MADISON, wit. Tho PUGH, J.A. ANDREWS, Nathan B. HARVEY
Codicil, Nov. 9, 1866: ...The bequest made to Henry & Beverly
WHITE is hereby revoked and what they were to get is now given to
their mother Clara G. SNELL...I now give to Henry WHITE one sixth
part of my present estate...
s/s Henry MADISON, wit. Nathan B. HARVEY, Tho PUGH
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