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Mecklenburg County, Virginia Will Book 4, pages 138, 139, 140
In the
name of God Amen. I Cluverius Coleman of the Parish of St. James's in the county
of Mecklenburg and state of Virginia am at this time in sound and perfect mind
and memory thanks be given to almighty God for it But being low in body and
considering the frailty and uncertainty of my life do make constitute and ordain
this my last Will and Testament _____ _____ ____ ____ form as folloeth:
Impremis I heartily recommend my soul to God who gave it me and my body to the
earth from whence it came and as touching my worldly goods which God has
graciously lent me I give and bequeath as follows – first it is my will and
desire that all my just debts should be paid.
Item I lend unto my
beloved wife Massey Coleman during her natural life the tract of land whereon I
now live. Five negroes Vitz, Anthony, Bob Primus Hannah and Amey Also six head
of choice cattle one yoke of oxen an ox cart. Ten hed of sheep fifteen head of
hogs three choice work horses three choice feather beds and furniture my desk
and book case one dozen setting chairs two choice tables and such household and
kitchen furniture as she may stand in need of with plantation utensils
sufficient for her use. It is also my will and desire that she should have the
crop of corn and tobacco that is made on the plantation whereon I now live and
after her death to be disposed of as will be hereafter mentioned.
Item I
give and bequeath unto my son James Coleman or/heirs by name Elizabeth, Benjamin
Whitehead, Jane Swepson and Mary Anne Coleman five pounds cash a peice to be
paid to them as they come of age by my exors as I shall here after mention but
if one or either of them decease without a lawful Issue then their legacy shall
be equally divided between the surviving children to them and their heirs
forever.
Item I lend unto my daughter Elizabeth Jeffries during her
natural life one negro woman named Phebe and her increase and at her death the
said negro and her increase is to be equally divided between her then surviving
children. I also give and bequeath to Mary, Elizabeth, Massey, Robert and James
Jeffries sons and daughters of said Elizabeth Jeffries thirty pounds cash apeice
to be paid to them as they come of age by my executors. But if one or either of
them decease without lawful Issue then their legacy shall be equally divided
between the surviving children to them and their heirs forever.
Item I
give and bequeath to my daughter Rebekah Phillips one negro boy named Moses and
one negro Woman named Jenny and her increase forever also one hundred pounds
specie to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my
daughter Mary Boswells children by name Elizabeth, Joseph, Nancy, Polly and John
Boswell one negro woman named Abbe and her increase to them and their heirs
forever also thirty five pounds cash a peice to be paid to them as they come of
age but if one or either of them decease without lawful issue then their legacy
is to be equally divided between the surviving children.
Item I give and
bequeath to my daughter Grace Hicks one negro boy named Edmund and one negro
woman named Rachel and her increase also one hundred pounds specie to be paid at
my decease to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my
son John Coleman exclusive of what I have heretofore given him one hundred
pounds specie and two cows and calves to him and his heirs forever.
Item
I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Green the following negroes towit,
Milly, Aggy, Jude, Mike and Sam. Also one young mare unbroke, as she the said
Anne Green may choes and two cows and calves to her heirs forever also two
hundred pounds specie to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and
bequeath to my son William Coleman the tract of land I bought of Neven Stewart
with that I bought of John and David Holmes coutaining by estimation three
hundred thirteen & 3/4 acres be the same mor or less also the land wheron I now
live at my wifes decease and five hundred pounds specie to be raised out of
debts due me and the money that I now have in hand to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Coleman all my lands lying
on both sides of the Maherrin River including my mill to him and his heirs
forever the residue of my estate not till nor bequeathed in my will after all my
just debts and cash legacys are paid. It is my will I desire that all my negroes
stocks debts goods and all my property be it whatsoever kind it may shall be
equally divided between my son William and Thomas Coleman together the negroes
and other property lent my wife during her life is also to be divided between my
son William and Thomas Coleman at her death I constitue and appoint to this my
last will and testament William Coleman and Thomas Coleman Executors as witness
my hand and seal this fourteenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and
ninety nine.
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged
Cluv Coleman
In
Presence of
D. Holmes
John Allen
Matthew Allen.
At a court
held for Mecklenburg County the 14th day of October 1799
This will was
proved by the oaths of David Holmes John Allen and Matthew Allen witnesses
hereunto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of William Coleman and
Thomas Coleman the executors therein named who made oath thereto and together
with Phillip Reeks, Richard Hutcheson _______ William Brown, Abraham Green,
William Stone Sew., David Holmes, John Holmes and William Nowlett their
securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of fifty
thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate was granted them for
abtaining a probat of said will in due form.
Teste William Barkewill
A: cir: Page 140
Submitted by Paul H. Sundberg 28 Feb 2001
Mecklenburg County, VA
Will Book 18,
pages 524 and 525
In the name of God Amen I Jno G Coleman of the County
of Mecklenburg and state of Virginia being of sound mind & memory do make &
ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others by me made or
intended to be made in manner and form following
Art 1st I give to my
son Cicero A Coleman my negro man Frank one horse household and kitchen
furniture all of which has already been advanced to him which I give to him his
heirs &c [etc.] forever and at my death I give to my said son Cicero all my
stock of hogs & cattle & plantation tools and wagon which are on the plantation
whereon the said Cicero now resides also the land I purchased of Asa Garner
containing 444 acres by survey I loan to my said son Cicero A Coleman during his
life and at his death my will is that the said 444 acres of land shall be
equally divided between the heirs of his body but if the said Cicero would
survive his wife Jane M Coleman he is to have full popepion [possession] of said
land to do as he pleases with
Art 2nd at my death I give & bequeath to
my son David P Coleman my two negroes Phil and Mariah and her increase one
sorrel horse George one bed & furniture & bedstead which I give to him and his
heirs &c forever
Art 3rd at my death I give & bequeath to my daughter
Harriet C Coleman my two negroes Repet and Nancy and her increase and one bed
and furniture all of which I give to her and her heirs &c forever
4th at
my death I give & bequeath to my daughter Mary F Coleman my two negroes George
and Claira and her increase and one bed bedstead & furniture all of which I give
to her and her heirs &c forever
5th at my death I give and bequeath to my
daughter Julia A Coleman my two negroes Green and Isam and one bed bedstead &
furniture all of which I give her and her heirs &c forever
6th at my
death I give and bequeath to my daughter Amanda E Coleman my two negroes Eitty
and Rose & their increase and one bed bedstead & furniture all of which I give
her & her heirs forever
7th at my death I give and bequeath to my son
Darius S Coleman my two negroes Saerres and Nancy (daughter of Daphne) and her
increase one black colt & one bed bedstead & furniture all of which I give him
his heirs &c forever
8th at my death I give and bequeath to my son Henry
C Coleman my three negroes Paul Jane and Daphne and their increase one sorrel
colt & one bed bedstead & furniture all of which I give him & his heirs &c
forever
9th at my death I give and bequeath to my daughter Sapphira D
Coleman my two negroes Sam and Sarah and her increase and one bed bedstead &
furniture all of which I give her & her heirs &c forever
10th at my
death I loan to my beloved wife Mary G Coleman all the land whereon I now reside
containing 340 acres adjoining the lands of J A Gregory Wm' S Smith Fn Gregory
and C H Pettus and the following slaves viz Adam Daniel Tom Wyatt Milley Rachel
& Pleasant also all my stock of horses (not before disposed of) cattle hogs
sheep ox cart wagon and wheat thrasher plantation utensils of every description
also all my household & kitchen furniture not before disposed of all my lard
bacon or pork and all my crop of every description I require and bind my wife
Mary G Coleman to pay all my just debts out of the property loaned her = at the
death of my beloved wife Mary G Coleman my will is that all the above named
property of every description loaned her during her life shall be equally
divided between my eight children now living with me (viz) David P Coleman
Harriet C Coleman Mary F Coleman Julia A Coleman Amanda E Coleman Darius S
Coleman Henry C Coleman Sapphira D Coleman I request that my popepions
[possessions] whereon I now live be a peaceable home for my daughters as long as
they live single I request that no appraisement be made of my estate
Lastly I hereby appoint my three sons David P Coleman Darius S Coleman and Henry
C Coleman executors to this my last will & testament and request that no
security be required of them
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed my seal this ___ day of ____ 1856
John G Coleman (seal)
Witnep [Witness]
J A Gregory
Alexander Smith
R H Brame
Mecklenburg County June Court 1856
The foregoing last will and testament
of Jno G Coleman decd [deceased] was this day produced in open count and proved
by the oath of Alexander Smith and R H Brame two subscribing witnepes
[witnesses] thereto & ordered to be recorded = and on motion of Darius S Coleman
one of the Exors [executors] therein named who made oath thereto
(there
being no security required by said will) entered into & acknowledged a bond in
the penalty of $24000 conditioned according to Law Certificate is granted him
for obtaining a probat [probate] thereof in due form Liberty being reserved the
other Exors to join in the probat when they shall think fit
Teste R. B.
Baptist Clk
Know all men by these presents that I Darius S Coleman am
held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of Twenty
four thousand dollars to pay which I bind Myself My Heirs &c jointly & severally
firmly by these presents sealed with My seals & dated this 16th day of June 1856
= The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Darius S
Coleman who is appointed and this day qualified as Exor of Jno G Coleman
deceased shall faithfully discharge the duties of said Executor according to law
then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and
virtue.
Darius S Coleman (seal)
Mecklenburg County Court June Term
1856
The bond was acknowledged by the obligator thereto & ordered to be
recorded.
Teste R. B. Baptist Clk
Submitted by Ed Coleman
MARCIA COLEMAN made Nov 26, 1810 Proved Feb. 13, 1813 Col 7, P 336,
Mecklenburg Co, Va
In the name of God, Amen, I, Marcia Coleman of the
County of Mecklenburg and State of Virginia, being now afflicted, Though in my
perfect sense and memory for which I thank almighty God, do make and ordain this
my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
First, I
recommend my Soul to God, and my body to the earth from whence it came to be
buryed in a decent manner under the direction of my executors who I shall
hereafter appoint.
Second, that all my just debts shall be paid.
Third, that all the rest of my property, to wit: two Negroes Charles and Mary
together, with all other property I die possessed of shall be sold on a credit
of twelve months, and the profits arising therefrom after paying my just debts
and funeral charges to be equally divided between my children, to wit: William,
Thomas, Rebecca, Gracy, and Ann Green.
Lastly, I nominate and appoint
William Coleman & Thomas Coleman executors of this my last Will and Testament
hereby revoking all and every will or wills heretofore made as Witness my hand
and Seal this 26th day of November 1810.
Marcia (her mark) Coleman (Seal)
William Keeton
Susan? (her mark) Stubs
James (his mark) Baker
At a
Court held for Mecklenburg County this 13th day of February, 1813, This Will was
proved by oath of William Keeton, a Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded,
and on motion of Thomas Coleman, the executor therein named who made oath
thereto and together with William Pettus Senr and Lewis Burwell his securities
entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of five thousand dollars
conditioned as the law directs, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a
probate of the said Will in due form, Liberty being reserved for the other
executor therein named to join probate when they shall think fit.
Teste::
William Baskerville
Polly Cluverius Jeffries (M) Pettus Brown, Meck. Co,
Va- April 22, 1809, Wt: S. Brown, Note from Marcia Coleman
Note - Polly
Cluverius Jeffries was Mercia's gr/dtr, as Swepson Jeffries JR (M) #1 Elizabeth
Coleman, dtr of Cluverius & Marcia Coleman -sgs
Submitted by Sadie G Sparks May 2008
Mecklenburg County, VA
Will Book 23, page 507
In
the name of God Amen. I Mary G Coleman of the County of Mecklenburg & State of
Va being of sound mind & memory do constitute & ordain this my last will and
testament in the words following to wit.
Item first, It is my wish that
all my just debts be paid
2nd At my death I give and bequeath to my two
daughters Harriet C and Julia A Coleman my two mules my wagon & harnep [harness]
all my crops of every description plantation tools and my table & kitchen
furniture to them & their heirs forever.
3rd At my death I direct that
one bed & my stock of cattle be sold and one half of the proceeds of said sale
to go to my son Henry C Coleman & the other half to be divided between my son D
P Coleman & my two daughters Sophia D Townsend & Mary F McCargo.
4th I
give to the heirs of my two deceased sons D S & C A Coleman two dollars pay one
dollar to the children of D S Coleman and one dollar to the children of C A
Coleman.
5th I hereby appoint my friend Wm H Pettus executor to this my
last will & testament.
In testimony whereof I hereunto assign my name
and affix my seal this 20 th day of Oct 1876.
Mary G. (Her Mark) Coleman
Witness
J.A. Gregory
E.S. Gregory
Transcriber's notes:
Transcribed, as written, from the original documents archived in the Mecklenburg
Co VA Clerk's Office in Boydton. Words enclosed in [ ] are modern day spellings
of the word that directly preceded it.
Transcribed on July 16th, 2008 by
William Edward Coleman, Jr, great-great-great grandson of Jno G and Mary G
Coleman.
Jno G Coleman was the son of Obediah and Elizabeth Coleman of
Mecklenburg Co VA
Jno G Coleman and Mary G Clay were married March 14th,
1818 in Amelia Co VA
Cicero A Coleman was a private in Company A
(Mecklenburg Guards), 56th Virginia Infantry CSA and died at Chimborazo Hospital
in Richmond on August 4, 1864 of debility. Cicero's wife was Jane Haskins.
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Disposition of land in the will of Jno G. Coleman:
"...the
land I purchased of Asa Garner containing 444 acres by survey I loan to my said
son Cicero A Coleman during his life and at his death my will is that the said
444 acres of land shall be equally divided between the heirs of his body but if
the said Cicero would survive his wife Jane M Coleman he is to have full
popepion [possession] of said land to do as he pleases with...
...I loan
to my beloved wife Mary G Coleman all the land whereon I now reside containing
340 acres adjoining the lands of J A Gregory Wm' S Smith Fn Gregory and C H
Pettus...
...I request that my popepions [possessions] whereon I now live
be a peaceable home for my daughters as long as they live single"
Submitted by Ed Coleman
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