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Will of Abraham Campbell
Deed and Will Book 11, page 289-290, Written Feb 9 1805; Proved Jan 20 1806
LAST WILL AND TESTIMONY. In the name of God, Amen, I Abraham Campbell of Pittsylvania County, weak in body but of sound mind and memory, do make my Last Will and Testament in manner and formfollowing to wit. In the first place, I give and bequeath to my son, RichardCampbell and his heirs forever, the old plantation whereon I now live,also all that part of my said tract of land situated and lying on the eastside of the road, that deed in the court house of this county, the nearestroad which I live. Secondly, it is my will and desire, that all the remainderof land and also all my personal estate shall be sold on a reasonable creditfor the best price than can be obtained, and it is my further will anddesire, that the money arising from the said sale shall be money equallydivided between my daughters as follows to wit: Agga Adams, Milly Kerby,Anna Thomas, Franky Watson, Betsy Campbell, Sally Richards, Lucy Worshamand Molly Worsham. Thirdly, I give to my son Henry Campbellone shilling. I hereby appoint my two sons-in-law Nathan Adams andFrancisWorsham, Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revokingany will or wills I may have made of a date or dates prior to this.
Abraham (x) Campbell
wit: Jeduthan Carter, William Welch ,RichardElliott, John Long. John Adams, son of Nathan Adams ,deceased, security of executors Nathan Adams and Francis Worsham.
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 20th day of January 1806, within, Last Will and Testament of Abraham Campbell, deceased, was presented in court and proved by the oaths of two of thesubscribing witnesses, thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motionof Nathan Adams and Francis Worsham, the executors therein named who madeoath according to law and together with John Adams, (son of Nathan, deceased,their security entered into and acknowledge their bond in the penalty fivehundred pounds, conditions as the law directs certificate is granted themfor obtaining a probatge of the said will in due form.
Teste: Will Tunstall, clk
ABSTRACT OF WILL WILLIAM THOMAS
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ritten May 10 1842, proved July 18 1842. Wife, but not named. Sons: Cammell,Benjamin,
Abram and daughter Mary, and my several children.
Ex: Sons Ben and Abram. Wit: William H. Payne,O.E. Hambleton, William Payne (Note: Although his wife is not named, he married Ann Campbell, daughter of Abraham Campbell, marriage consentdated and signed by Abraham Campbell November 20, 1791)
Will of BENJAMIN MORRIS, w
ritten
Dec 13, 1791, proved July 21, 1794. Names son Samuel, daughterElizabeth
Donelson, wife Mary Morris, names Mathew Creeland Mary
Hedger (Hedges?) but doesn't state relationship, to Benjamin
Morris's
children, son John, son William.
Ex: Son Samuel Morris and his wife, Mary.
Will of WILLIAM MORRIS, w
ritten
December, 1819, proved February 1831. Daughters Sarah Morris,Renthy
(?) Morris, son John Morris, wife Mary Morris, and
"mychildren".
Witnessed: William Holley, E. Powell (?) and John ------?
Will of WILLIAM FINCH GARDNER
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ritten Sep 30, 1872, proved Aug 18, 1873. Names wife Martha Jane
Gardner
(Note: This is Martha Jane Shelhorse, daughter of Jacob
Shelhorse)
,names son Jacob S. Gardner. Ex: wife, Martha Jane Gardner.
Will of BARNET SHELHORSE, Written July 18 1837, proved Aug 21 1837. Names wife, Mary, daughters Elizabeth,Sally, Nancy, Catherine, Jane and Susan. To William Yates, "whomarried my daughter Polly", son Jacob, son William, son Henry.
Ex: sons Jacob and Henry. Witnesses: RichardJones , William Thomas and William A. Anthony.
Will of GREENWOOD ADAMS, w
ritten
November 23, 1837, proved Jan 18, 1838, names wife Nancy(This
is
Nancy
Thomas, daughter of William and Ann CampbellThomas
)
Names granddaughter Mary Ann Adams, daughter of my son,JamesAdams.
Names
grandson Jesse G. Adams. Says, "each of my ownchildren".
Ex: is wife Nancy. Witness: B.F. Williams and A. G. Pritchett
Will of NATHAN ADAMS, written Oct 28, 1801, proved Sep 20, 1802. Wife Anne Adams, son JohnAdams , son Joel Adams, children William Adams, Sarah Belges,Betty Prosize and Rebeccah Mabry, daughter Polley Adams.
Ex: Anne Adams, wife. Witness: Tho H.Wooding,John Adams and James Sands (?)
Will of NATHAN ADAMS, written Feb 14 1823, proved May 19 1823. Names wife Aggy. (This Aggy is AgnesCampbell, the daughter of Abraham Campbell). Names children Greenwood,Mabry, Nancy, Harrison, Gabriel, Rossey, Polly, Susanna, Allen, Frankey.Names son Henry Campbell. Ex. nephew,James Adams, son ofmy brother John Adams. Wit: Thomas H. Wooding, Lewis Hagood, Redman Adams.
Will of BENJAMIN THOMAS, written Jan 27, 1863, proved Dec 2?, 1863. Names wife, Mary Thomas, "all my children". Names William Guerrent?, executor. Witnesses: JohnW. Guerrant, F. A. Swanson and C. H.
Will of GEORGE W. ADAMS, written March 15, 1856, proved Aug? 14?, 1856, to my beloved wife and child or children "as the case may be". R. V. Barksdale, ex. Witnesses, R.V. Barksdale, John W. Douglas and Judith? C. Man?.
Will of Richard Farthing
Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed and Will Book 11-343 Page 150, Line 13
In the name of God amen! I, Richard Farthing ,of the County of Pittsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do makemy last will and testament, that is to say;
I give to my son Landy Farthing, 30 acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son John Farthing 30 acresof land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son William Farthing 30 acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live to be laid offagreeable to the lines now established. I also give my son William theuse of the spring he now uses forever in common with his brother RichardFarthing.
I give to my son Abner Farthing 30 acresof land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son Solomon Farthing 30 acres of land more or less agreeable to the lines around the land whereon henow lives and being part of the tract whereon I now live.
I give to my son Dudley Farthing one feather bed and furniture
I give nothing more to my daughters MichaelNicholas and Rebecca Parsons than what I have heretofore givenit them on their intermarriage that being in my opinion equal to theirportion of my estate.
I give to my son Richard Farthing the remainder of my estate real and personal subject to the payment of my just debtsand the maintenance of his mother Grisell Farthing during the remainder of her life and in the event of his failing or refusing to afford his mother sufficient maintenance for her comfort then and in that case it is my will and I direct accordingly that my wife the said Grisell Farthing shall enter upon and be possessed of all that part of my estate which I have conditionally given to my son Richard for and during her life and at her death it ismy will that the same revert to the said Richard Farthing his heirs andassigns forever.
lastly I do appoint my son Richard Farthing andmy friend Thomas H. Wooding executors to this my last will and testamenthereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In witness wherof I have hereto set my hand andseal this 11 th day of March 1807.
/s/ Richard Farthing
in presence of David Bradley Zachariah Riddle Examined Susana Wooding
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 18th day of June 1810. This will was presented in court proven by the oathsof David Bradley and Zachariah Riddle two of the subscribedwitnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be recorded.
Teste Will Turnstall C.S.
Submitted by Barbara Farthing Bonham
Last Will and Testament Jeremiah Gray 23 May 1820
In the name of God Amen. I Jeremiah Grey ofthe County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last willand testament in manner and form following (Imprimis) my will and desireis that my Executor hereafter named shall pay all my just debts.
Item. I lend unto my beloved wife, Nancy Grey, the tract of land lying on Sandy River where I now live including the mill and all other appurtainances during her natural life - and after her death to be equally divided between my following children: John Grey, CalvyGrey, Sally Grey, Adin Grey, Benjamin Grey and Itavia Grey tothem and to each of them and their heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my daughter Rebecca Fisher one Dollar to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give unto my son Joshua Grey one dollar.
Item. I give unto the living children of my daughter AneyPearson one dollar to be divided among them and their heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Williams one dollar to her and her heirs forever.
Item. Unto my son William Grey, one sorrel mare, saddle and bridle now in his possession and the one half of my Tract of land lying on Bean's Creek in Pittsylvania County to be laid off tohim on the West end of said Tract of land to him and to his heirs forever.By the last will and testament of my Brother Adin Grey at the death ofhis wife Elizabeth Gray he has willed me a proportion of his Estate andat her death my will and desire is that my wife Nancy Grey shall receiveone third of that Estate if she be then living during her natural lifethe other remaining part to be equally divided between the following childrenWilliam Grey, Jeremiah Grey, John Grey, Calvy Grey, Polly Grey, BenjaminGrey, Adin Grey and Itavia Gray to them to each of them and their heirsforever.
Item. I give all the remaining part of my Estate not heretofore mentioned to my wife Nancy Grey and for her to keep anyyoung children together till they come to the age of twenty one years oldor marry and shall school them as well as she can and at her death theone third of my brother Adin Grey's Estate mentioned in the above clauseshall be divided between the children mentioned in the said clause aboveprovided that each child therein named shall distribute his proportionablepart for the maintenance of my son James Grey who is of and unsound mindand my will and desire is that he shall remain with his mother during hisor her life and if he should be the longest liver that he shall be providedfor by my children that is mentioned in the above clause.
Lastly, I appoint and nominate my wife Nancy Gray and my son William Grey to be executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this23rd day of May in the year of our Lord 1820.
Jeremiah Gray
Signed sealed and acknowledged to be my Last Will and Testament in the presence of James Trotter David Boaz John PritchettJames Bullington
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 21st day of August 1820. This Last Will and Testament of Jeremiah Grey deceased was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of three of the subscribing witnesses thereto ordered that the same be recorded. And at another court held for the said county on the 21st day of August 1822 - the Executorsin this Will named having been summoned for that purpose and failing totake upon themselves the burden of the execution thereof -it is orderedthat Robert Walters Sheriff of the said county do take the Estate of thesaid Jeremiah Gray deceased into his possession and administer the samewith the Will annexed agreeable to law
.Pittsylvania County Circuit Court
Teste: Will Tunstall
Will Book 2 Clerk of Court Pages 537-538
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Last Will and Testament Nancy Gray 22 April 1850
My last will. I, Nancy Gray of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made: and first I direct that my body be decently interred in my old burying ground in the said County, according to the rights and ceremonies of thechurch of which I am now a member, and as to such worldly estate, as ithath pleased God to entrust me with, I dispose of the same as follows -First, I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soonafter my decease as possible, out of the first moneys that shall come intothe hands of my executors, from any portion of my estate real or personal.
Secondly, I give to my son John my tractof land and its improvements. I give to my grandaughter Elizabeth A.Gray (daughter of my son John), one bedstead, bed and furniture. Igive to my son William one dollar Va. currency. I give to my sonJeremiah one dollar Va. currency. I give to my daughter Calva one dollarVa. Currency. I give to my daughter Sarah one dollar Va. currency.I give to my son Aden one dollar Va. currency and all the residueof my estate that has not been disposed of by me in this my will. I giveto my son John , my son Benjamin and my daughterItavia-to be equally divided - and to effectuate this my intention I do herebyvest in my executors full power and authority to dispose of my estate asabove named - And, I do hereby make and ordain my esteemed neighbours,ThomasMurphy and Peter D. Guerrant and my son Benjamin.
In witness whereof I Nancy Gray the Testatrixhave to this my will written on one sheet of paper, set my hand and sealthis twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eighthundred and fifty.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence ofus, who have subscribed in the presence of each other
Nancy (X) Gray
John Green
John B. Green, Jr
. William I. Davis
(Clause) concerning the above will, and lastlymy expressed will and desire is, and I do hereby ordain and appoint thatif any difference or dispute, question or controversy shall arise or happenconcerning any gift, bequest or other matter or thing in this my will,given or bequeathed, expressed or contained that then no suit or suitsin law or equity or otherwise shall be brought or commenced or prosecutedfor and concerning the same, but the same shall be forwarded, wholy, tothis award, order and determination of my esteemed neighbours James Stilland John Keen, with power for them to choose an umpire and if they or eitherof my said neighbours shall from any cause not be able or willing to actin premises, then I do direct that my son Benjamin and daughter Itaviashall each appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators in the place and steadof either or both of my esteemed neighbours James Still and JohnKeen, with the same power of choosing an umpire, and what the saidarbitrators of if any umpire be appointed what a majority of the said arbitrators,shall order direct or determine therein shall be binding and conlusiveto and on all and every person or persons therein concerned. Whereas, Iwitness my hand and seal as above to this my will and testament as abovewritten.
Nancy (X) Gray
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of uswho have subscribed in the presence of each other by her request
John Green
William Davis
John B. Green, Jr.
At a court held for the county of Pittsylvaniathis 17th day of June 1830. This Last Will and Testament of Nancy Graydeceased together with the codicil thereunder written was presented incourt and proven by the oaths of three subscribing witnesses each, andordered to be recorded.
Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Will Book 2Pages 102 and 103
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Will of Moses Thornton 2 August 1847
I Moses Thornton of the County of Pittsylvania do make this my last will and testament as follows:
First I give to my wife Sally during life all that portion of my land lying on the East Side of the Henry Road, onwhich I now reside together with one third of my slaves for life. Alsoone third of all other personal property owned by me and such portion ofmy household and kitchen furniture as she may desire all of which she maytake at the appraised value.
Secondly I desire my Executor hereinafter namedto sell all the balance of my land except that held by my wife to conveythe same and divide the proceeds thereof equally among my seven childrenand to divide the balance of my slaves and personal property (after allowingmy wifes portion) equally among them. Such division of my slaves to bemade either in kind or by sale as may be desired by my children or a majorityof them.
In the division of my estate among my childrenI desire and direct the following advancements heretofore made to be accounted for vis:
My son Wiley Thornton to account for $228.78, my daughter Susan, wife of Turner Gosney for $233.00; mydaughter Mary, wife of John Thornton for $229.50; my sonLeonardH. for $29.23; my son James E. Thornton for $58.25; my son Harden N. Thornton for $69.22; my son Presley D. Thornton for $567.20.
Thirdly after the death of my wife Sally I givethe portion of my estate held by her for life to be equally divided amongmy aforesaid children. The land above designed for my wife is all thatpart my land lying on the East side of the road leading from Col. JosephMartin's in Henry towards Danville.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Wiley Thornton my Executor. Witness my hand this 3rd day of August 1847.
Witness: Moses (X) Thornton WilliamM. Tredway Ezekial Giles Greenberry Thornton
At a county court held for the county of Pittsylvania on the 16th day of July 1860. The last will and testament of Moses Thornton was proved by Ezekiel P. Giles and Greenberry Thornton two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and was ordered to be recorded - And on the motion ofWiley Thornton the Executor therein named who made oath and with DruryBlair, Greenberry Thornton and Jefferson Dalton as his suretieswho made oath to their sufficiency entered into and acknowledged a bondin the penalty of thirty six thousand dollars, conditioned according tocertificate is granted him for obtaining probate of said will in due form.
Teste: L. Scruggs, Clk Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Will Book 2 Pages 328 and 329
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Last Will and Testament James Strange 3 September 1808
In the Name of God Amen I, James Strange ofthe County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being of sound mind, memory and understanding do this 3rd day of September one thousand eight hundred and eight do make publish and declare this my last will and testament tobe as followeth vis: I return my soul to almighty God beseeching his mostgracious acceptance of it trusting in the merits of my Blessed Redeemerfor the remission of all my sins and my body to its mother earth expectingits resurrection at the last day and to be buried at the direction of myExecutors and as for the worldly estate it has pleased God to bestow uponme, I give and bequeath it in the following manner and and force aftermy just debts and funeral charges are paid I lend to my loving wife Susannatheplantation and land I now live upon with all the appurtenances thereuntobelonging also, a negro man by the name of Steponey, also a sufficientpart of my household and kitchen furniture, also two horse creatures andfour cattle and my stock of hogs to hold the same and every of them duringher life or widowhood and at the expiration of either of these periodsI then give it in the following manner to be equally divided among allmy children vis: Smith Strange, John Strange and JesseStrange, Elizabeth Shewmate, Frances T. Strange and MaryStrange and the lawful heirs of their body forever and as I have alreadygiven to my three children that has married and left me some things along,I think proper to give to my other three children and their heirs forever the following property, vis: I give to my son Jesse Strange onecow and calf and I give to Frances T. Strange and Mary Strangeeach seven and a half pounds of feathers making in all fifteen pounds tobe raised out of my estate, hereafter mentioned. I also give FrancisT. Strang e one featherbed and furniture also one cow and calf and two______heifer also I give to Mary Strange one feather bed and furnitureone cow and calf and a three _____ heifer also it is my desire that mytwo daughters last mentioned that they live with their mother and havea support with what I have given them during their single life or my wife'slife or widowhood, also it is my desire that out of the present crop thatmy wife and two daughters each mentioned have a sufficient support forthe ensuing year as my executors hereafter mentioned shall think proper,also it is my wish that the negro man Dick and my stock and other ____________sold after finishing of the present crop and that to be equally dividedamong all my children whatever the property should fetch, it is also mydesire that there shall be no appraisment of my estate. Lastly I constituteand appoint Capt. Isaiah Morton and Thomas Harris executorsof this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand and affixed my seal the day and date above written.
James Strange Signed seal published and declared by James Strange to be his last will and testment in presence of us Tapley Akin Smith Strange Jesse Strange
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 19th day of December 1808 this last will and testament of James Strange deceased, was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of Isaiah Morton and Thomas Harris the Executors in the said will named who made oath according tolaw and together with Smith Strange, Jesse Strange, Thomas Curry andRichard Johnson their securities entered into and acknowledged theirbond in the penalty of One Thousand Dollars conditioned as the law direct.Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of the said will indue form Teste: Will Tunstall, C.P.C. Pittsylvania County Circuit CourtWill Book 2 Pages 320 and 321
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Will of Presley Thornton
In the name of God amen, I Presley Thornton of Pittsylvania County and state of Virginia being in good health in body and of perfect mind and memory being sensable that is appointed for manonce to die and knowing that my latter end is drawing near I do by thesepresents make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament, I resignmy soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it and my body I recommendto the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretionof my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shallreceive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching suchworldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life Igive devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form, FirstI lend unto my beloved wife MARY THORNTON one third of my estateduring her natural lifetime thence to be divided amongst all the lawfulheirs of her body in like manner, secondly I give and bequeath unto myson ZACARIAH THORNTON one equal share of my hole Estate thirdlyI give and bequeath unto my son BOLEN THORNTON an equal share ofmy hole estate, Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my MOSES THORNTONoneequal share of my hole estate Fifthly I give and bequeath unto my daughterElizabethNance one equal share of my hole estate, Sixthly I give and bequeathunto my daughter JANE WILSON one equal share of my hole estate,seventhly I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN THORNTON one equalshare of my whole estate, Eightly I also give unto my son WILLIAM THORNTONforty pounds sterling to be raised and levied out of my estate NinthlyI also give unto my daughter FANNY OAKES forty pounds sterling tobe raised and levied out of my estate, I also give unto my son PRESLEYTHORNTON one shilling sterling, I also give unto my daughter BarbaryJones one shilling sterling, I also give unto my daughter SUSANNAHWATTS one shilling sterling, I also give unto my daughte r LUCY BARNETTone shilling sterling. Lastly I do hereby constitute and ordain my sonsROWLAND THORNTON and MOSES THORNTON to be lawful Executors ofthis my Last Will and Testament investing them with lawful and sufficientpower to execute the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my handand seal this sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve. s/Presley (x) Thornton
Signed Sealed, Published, pronounced, declaredby this the said Presley Thornton as his Last Will and Testatment in thepresents of us, who in his presents, and in the presents of each otherhave herto subscribed our names Clement Wilson, Agnatius Wilson,Mary Wilson
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 15th day of May 1815, The within Will of Presley Thornton dec'd was presentedin Court and proved by the oaths of two witnesses thereto subscribed andorderd to be recorded, and on the motion of Moses Thornton and RowlandThornton the Executors therein named who made oath thereto according tolaw and together with Ellis Wilson and Randolph their securities entered into and acknowledged their hand in the penalty of sixthousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is grantedthem for obtaining probate of the said Will in due form. Teste: Will TunstallCDC
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Will of William Inman
1798 p. 291 Dvn Bk 11, Pittsylvania County Virginia
In the name of God Amen and on the twenty fifthday of July and in the date of our lord Christ one thousand seven hundredand ninety eight I William Inman of Pittsylvania County being weake and sickly in body but in perfect mind and memory Ithank God for it I thought knowing I am mortal and not knowing how suddendeath may fall on me I do make ordain and appoint this to be my last willand testament.......... First that my body be decently buried and all myjust debts duely paid & discharged Then I give to my beloved wife SusannahInman during her life my whole estate and at her decease thepursonal estate to be equally devided amongst my five children namely Henry Inman, Nancy Inman, Edmund Inman, Shadrach Inman, Jesse Inman tothem and their heirs for ever and my lands all to be sold at the discretion of the executors and the money to be equally devided amongst all my children namely William Inman, Polly Morris, Sarah Morgin, Lydia Boaz and the five children above mentioned. I likewise constitute make and ordane Daniel Boaz and William Inman to be my sole executors ofthis my last will and testament and I do here by utterly revoke disanulall other former testaments wills and so forth in (_____?) where of I havehave unto set my han and seal the day and date above mentioned signed sealedand acknowledged as my last will and testament in presents of us his (testees?)
Signed William Inman
Signed: James Fulton
Shadrach Boaz
Edmund Boaz
(At a court held_?)for Pittsylvania County Junethe 20, 1803 this last will and testament of William Inman deceased waspresented in court and(prayed ?)by the oaths of the subscribing witnesseshere to and by the court ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of DanielBoaz and William Inman the executors here in named who made oath accordingto law and together with Robert Bullington, Edmund Boaz and John Thurman and sons their (securities?) entered into and acknow ledged their bond in the penalty of five hundredpounds for the purpose conditions as the law directs certificate is grantedthem for obtaining a probate of said will in due form..
: Submitted by James E. Inman
Will of John Watson of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Written 22 October 1794 Proved 19 April 1802
In the name of God Amen: I, John Watson of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, being of perfect health, body, and mind and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die,do make, constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament that isto say principally and first of all, I recommend my soul unto the handsof God who gave it to me and as for my body, I recommend it to the earthto be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the direction ofmy executors, hereafter named, and as for my worldly goods wherewith ithath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and bequeath, deviseand dispose of in the manner and form as following:
Item: It is my Will and I do order in the firstplace all my just debts be paid and burial charges paid and settled.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Williamand his heirs forever my dwelling plantation and all the land thereto belongingand as for my moveable estate, I also give and bequeath the whole I possessto my son William whom I constitute and ordain to be my only sole executorof this my last Will and Testament.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomasand to my son John and to my daughter GrisellFarthing to my daughter Ceziah Hughesand to my daughter Anphilda Tounsend and totheir heirs forever one shilling sterling to each of them their full shareof all my whole estate to be paid out of my estate by my executor as witnesswhereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this day and year. October 22,1794
/s/ John Watson
Witnesses: John Hammond, Josiah Ferguson and Elisha Burton
Teste Will Tunstall
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Last Will and Testament of of WILLIAM REYNOLDS in perfect health, sense and memory.
Deed Book 9, pg. 37-39 written 16 January 1791,probated 18 July 1791
To my loving wife Martha REYNOLDS the plantation with improvements where I now live, together with one moeity of whole tract being 104 acres on the same side of the road with my plantation during her life.
To my beloved son Joseph REYNOLDS at the decease of my wife, 54 acres of said land and plantation.
The other 50 acres and plantation on Gease Branch where my beloved son Richard Coyle REYNOLDS now lives, to him and his heirs.
To my wife, two feather beds and furniture, thepewter, 2 chests, spining wheels, rest of the household furniture, my ridinghorse, her saddle, 2 cows, 1 heafer, 9 head of hogs to be hers during herlifetime. At her decease, to be sold and divided among my children: Sally,Tiffey, Betty, Thomas, Johan, Jessey, William, James, Alice, Thomas, Lucy,Joseph, Richard Cole REYNOLDS and Anna DAVIS.
Appoint my wife and Robert WALTER, Jr.executors.
WILLIAM (X) REYNOLDS
Wittnesses: Thomas CISSELL, Samuel CONSTABLE, John WILSON, and William LYNCHsecurity for executors.
Last Will and Testament of of JOHN BARROTT i very sick and weak of body but sound mind and perfect memory.
Deed Book 9, pg. 69-70 written 29 December 1790, probated 15 Aug 1791
To my beloved wife Elizabeth BARROTT, all my estate real and personal, except one shilling which I give to my son JohnBARROTT.
At the decease of my wife, she may give the estate to whom she pleases.
John BARROTT
Witnesses: Mathew McGLASSON, Thomas BARROTT, Ubeboth (X) McGLASSON, Thomas TUNSTALL and Thomas BARROTT security for Elizabeth BARROT.
Last Will and Testament of John WRIGHT of sound mind and memory.
Deed Book 9, pg. 83-84, written 30 July 1791,probated 17 October 1791
To my beloved son John, negro Lucy and cow and calf.
To my beloved son THOMAS, the land and plantation whereon I now live, containing 182 acres and anegro Stephen.
To my beloved daughter Susanna KERBY, negro Dll.
To my beloved daughter Elizabeth KERBY, negro boy Daniel.
The balance to be divided between the 3 children: ThomasWRIGHT, Susanna KERBY and Elizabeth KERBY.
JOHN (X) WRIGHT
Witnesses: Charles CADER, Mary (X) MEACHUM
William PRICE and Mark CHELTON security for Thomas WRIGHT.
Last Will and Testament of THOMASMUSTAIN weak in body.
Deed Book 9, pg. 119-120, written 6 November 1791, probated 16 July 1792
To my beloved wife Mary MUSTAIN, a sufficient maintenance suitable to her surcomstance, free and undesturbed during her life or widowhood.
To my son Jesse, 200 acres to be taken off the upper end of the tract where I now live.
The rest of this tract to be sold.
To daughter, Rebeckah and Molly ,twenty shillings each from the sale of the above land.
To daughters Mary Ann and Sally, ten pounds each.
To son Avery MUSTAIN anddaughters Anna BUCKNER, Milley KEESE, Tabeth BRUCE, WinneyLEWIS and Siludey SHELTON one equalpart of the money from the sale of the land.
To Thomas MUSTAIN, son of Jesse MUSTAIN and his wife Jenney, has promised to live with me and my wife during our lives for which I giveand bequeath unto the said Thomas MUSTAIN a tract of land on both sidesof Nixes(?) Creek, 170 acres.
The balance of my moveable property to be divided among my last six named children.
Appoint son Jesse MUSTAIN andJoelSHELTON executors.
THOMAS (X) MUSTAIN
Witnesses: Francis (X) IVY ,NathanielFARIS, Griffith DICKINSON Vincent SHELTON and Charles LEWIS, Jr.security for executors
Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM DURRETT being sick and weak.
Deed Book 9, pg. 257-258, written 13 September1792, probated 16 July 1792
I lend everything to my wife Molley DURRETT
as long as she is a widow, then at her decease the landto be equally
divided
between my three sons: Francis DURRETT, w
iat DURRETT
and Tandy DURRETT. If any should die
before
of age, then to the survivors.
The rest of my estate to be divided amongst mychildren: Leah HARRIS, Caty DURRETT, Roday DURRETT, FrancisDURRETT, Polly DURRETT, Wiat DURRETT, Tandy DURRETT, Elizabeth DURRETTand Molley DURRETT.
To Gabriel RICHARDS, to whom I sold 50 acres 13 years ago last May, and have never made a deed, I give and bequeath this 50 acres to him.
Appoint Durrett Richards, Asa Thomas and my wife Molley Durrett executors.
WILLIAM DURRETT
Witnesses: Noel WADDELL, Jr., Allen WADDELL, Charles WADDELL
William THOMAS and Noel WADDELL, Jr. securityfor MOLLEY DURRETT and DURRETT RICHARDS
Last Will and Testament of of THOMAS PRICE being very sick and weak.
Deed Book 9, pg. 258-259 written 31 March 1792,probated 16 July 1792
To Easter ROBINSON five shillings. To Reese PRICE five shillings. To Martha CREWS five shillings. To John PRICE five shillings. To Thomas PRICE fiveshillings. To David PRICE five shillings. To Isaac PRICE five shillings.
To Elizabeth BAKER PRICE 1beast, saddle, feather bed and furniture, cow and calf, two English pounds, and 20 shillings cash, the beast at ten pounds value, one gound(?) at forty shillings and the other at thirty shillings price.
Lend unto my wife Mary PRICE all my whole and sole estate, land, negros, stock and furniture duringher natural life or widowhood to raise her children on. Should my wiferemarry the executor to take the estate and divide it among my last wife'schildren.
Appoint my wife Mary PRICE and son JOHN PRICE as executors.
THOMAS PRICE
Witnesses: Abram PARRISH,Godfrey (X) BURNETT, John TURTLE
Presented secondly 17 March 1800 by the executrix Mary PRICE with securities Richard JOHNSON, Joshua SAFFOLD, William SHELTON, and Tarlton PRICE.
Last Will and Testament of of THOMAS CORBIN in perfect health and memory.
Deed Book 9, pg. 342-343 written 8 October 1786, probated 21 January 1793
To my beloved wife Elizabeth CORBIN the tract of land wheron I now dwell and the personalestate during her lifetime.
After the decease of my wife my land is to beequally divided between my daughters LUCY and SUSANNAH.
My daughter LUCY is to have the plantation thatlies across the road and SUSANNAH to have my dwelling plantation.
The personal estate, after my wifes decease tobe equally divided between my two daughters above mentioned.
To my son Amegi(?) five shillings.
To my son RAWLEY five shillings with these payments made after the decease of my wife.
Appoint my wife Elizabeth CORBIN executrix.
THOMAS (X) CORBIN
Witnesses: John HAMMOND, Sr., Sabra (X) HAMMOND
PittsylvaniaCo.
Accounts Current Book 34, p. 400 Approved:
2/7/1874
Account of Sales of the real estate
held in trust by John
Patrick, Trustee, for the benefit of Mildred
Scruggs, deceased
and the children under the Last Will and Testamentof
George
Dejarnett deceased and sold by the said Trustee
in pursuance of
said Last Will and Testament of said Testatoron
the lst day of
August 1870 on a credit of 12 months.
1 tract of land containing 163
acres purchased by Robert and
John Waller
@ $4 per acre . . .
Filed: 5/31/1871
Pittsylvania
Co. Accounts Current Book 36, p. 143 - 3/18/1875
Estate of Milly Scruggs-
D. H. Pannill of Counsel - County
Court of Pittsylvania 18 March 1875 in matter of
John F. Patrick
Trustee for Milley Scruggs decd under the Will of
George
DeJarnett, decd.
To: Nancy Farish
Personal
representative of Eddie Cook, decd - $115
Trusteeof
Morton Scruggs under the deed of 18 March 1863
- $115
Locky
Scruggs- $115 (her share)
Allen
Scruggs- $25.03
Miles
Tuckerin right of Mary his wife - $90.71
Personal
representative of Coleman Scruggs - $231.26
Personal
representative of Martha Chumbley - $67.56
Pittsylvania
Accounts Current Book 36, p. 136 Date: 5/18/1875
Scruggs and heirs v.John
F. Patrick
In account of the heirs of Milly
Scruggs, decd entitled to
the balance in the hands of John F. Patrick Trustee
of the said
Milly Scruggs under the Will of George Dejarnett:
The heirs of Coleman Scruggsare
entitled to receive 2/9
1/27 James H. Scruggs
1/27 Robert Scruggs
1/27 Benjamin Scruggs
1/27 Eliza Ann Scruggs
1/27 Fanny Scruggs
1/27 Sarah Scruggs
The heirs of Martha Chumbley
areentitled to receive 1/9
1/54 Charles Chumbley
1/54 Sarah Chumbley
1/54 Morton Chumbley
1/54 Edney Chumbley
1/54 Martha Chumbley
(John William Scruggs notmentioned
as heir. Was he dead?)
Pittsylvania Co. Accounts Current
Book 36, p. 143
Estate of Milly
Scruggs w/JohnPatrick,
the Trustee 11/1874
1/9 of $5118 to Allen Scruggs
1/9 Morton Scruggs
1/9 Miles Tucker and wifeMary
1/9 Lockey Scruggs (her share)
1/9 Coalman Chumbley and wifeMartha
1/9 William Cook and wifeEda
1/9 Heirs of Coleman Scruggstheir
distributive share:
James Faris andwife
Nancy
1/9 Warfield Scruggs
(Note: Each of the above got $568.00
each)
(Neither John William Scruggsor
Elizabeth Scruggs Dawson are
mentioned here.)
Pittsylvania Co. WB 3, p. 264
4/24/1874Probate:
7/19/1880
Will of Allen
Scruggs
to wife Mary - land I liveon
163 3/4 acres and personal
goods
to son Langhorne - 1/7
to son John - 1/7
to son William - 1/7
to son James 1/7
to daughter Mary 1/7
to daughter Mary Booton 1/7
to grandson - Allen Peadue,son
of Thomas Peadue - 1/7
7. Partition of Estate of Allen Scruggs-
Pittsylvania Co. 1882
6/7/1883
1/7 to James
1/7 to John W.
1/7 to Langhorne
1/7 to Mary
1/7 to William
1/7 to Milley
None to George's children(only
6 heirs listed above)
Langhorne refused to qualify as
Administrator
Will of Coleman Scruggs: Pittsylvania Co. WB
2,page
461
7/22/1864 Rec: 3/30/1865
a. Directs that debts and funeralexpenses
be paid
b. Requests estate be kept together for
the sole use and
maintenance of my wife during her natural life and
at her death
to be equally divided among my children.
c. Requests all monies or presents made
to any of my children
by me is not to be charged to them in the final distribution
of
my estate.
d. Appoints Anne Scruggs, Executor
s/Coleman W. (X) Scruggs
Witnesses: Walter Nangle, DanielT.
Walker
Morton Scruggs surety for Anne Scruggs
on Letters of
Administration
Last Will and Testament of William S. Lewis -Pittsylvania
Co. WB
2, page 275 9/7/1855 Rec: 6/21/1858
"I William S. Lewis of the County of Pittsylvania do
hereby make
my last will and testament to wit: After paying all
my just
debts, I give unto my wife Nancy A. Lewis all my
real and
personal estate and after her death and what remains
I wish it to
be divided between our children (unreadable).
I leave to
her to get her own council and manage for herself.
I am not in
good health of mind and body, but knowing thatwe
all have to
die, being old. I give up everything I possess
and go to my home
in peace. s/William S. Lewis
Wit: John P. Lewis, Robert M. Lewis
Pittsylvania Co. WB 2, p. 275
10/18/1858
At a County Court held for the
County of Pittsylvania on the
18th day of October 1858. On the motion of
Nancy A. Lewis who
made oath and with John D. Glenn and Sherwood T.
Mustain as their
securities who made oath to their sufficiency entered
into and
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $2500
conditioned according to law certificate is granted
for obtaining
letters of administration on the Estate of William S.
Lewis
deceased with his Will annexed in due form.
Will of
Preston Gilbert - Pittsylvania Co. 8/30/1805
Prov.
12/16/1805 P. 286-289 (Abstract of PittsylvaniaCounty,
Virginia
Wills, 1767-1820 compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett,
Va.)
To: wife Jemiah Gilbert, negros and lands and houses
located on
Staunton River nd mill branch, use of livestock, household
furniture
dau: Mary Edds - negroes Tomand
Jack, furniture, etc.
L evena
Hodges - negroes Micajah and Jenny, furniture,
etc.
Betsey
Preston Scruggs - negroes Ceasar and Easter, a
mare, etc
Catharine
Gilbert - negros Billey and Alee, furniture,
etc.
Nancy
Gilbert - Negros Jesse Fanney, furniture, etc.
Lockey
Gilbert - Negros Guye and Pheby, cow, calf, etc.
son: John Gilbert - tracton
Staunton River including mill
George
Gilbert - residue of land, negro Charles, etc.
Wit: Thomas Cock, David Hamrick, John League
Thomas Cock, George Gilbert and Drury Scruggs security
for John
Gilbert.
Will of JOSEPH BURTON
Wife: ANN - 100 acres of land - dwelling plantation
then to son LEVI
Eldest son: WILLIAM - 100 acres next to crsosroad
.
Third Son: JOSEPH - remainder . . . estimation100
acres.
Daughter: ANN BURTON - 1 black mare
s/ Joseph Burton
Wit: Jos. Conn, Ignatius Wilson, Robert (x) Walker
Pittsylvania D&W Book 11, p. 419
7/17/1815Prob:
11/20/1815
Will of GEORGE BURTON
Mentions "children" - then
Dau: ELIZABETH
LYDIA
Son: EDMUND
s/George Burton
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 116 6/12/1826
Prob:3/19/1827
Will of WILLIAM BURTON
Mentioned Lucy, Eliza B., Nancy, Matthew, James
s/William (x) BURTON
Wit: William Simpson, Robert Watkins, Lewis Simpson
Pittsylvania Co. WB 2, p. 329 Prob:
7/16/1860
Will of JAMES BURTON
Mentioned: BETSY R., WILLIAM, SAMUEL, JAMES,BENJAMIN,
JAMES M. BURTON,
AMANDA M. P. WALNE, FREDERICK CO., JOHN M., SARAH,CLEMENTINA.
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 431 Prob:
9/20/1841
Will of WILLIAM BURTON
Mentioned: Lucy, Nancy, Eliza B, Matthew, James
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 432 Proved:
9/20/1841
Will of LUCY BURTON
Mentioned: Oliver ANNITY, Nancy IRBY,
James Burton, Matthew Burton,
William Burton
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 248 Rec:
11/14/1833
Will of CHLOE COLEMAN
Son: Spilsby Coleman
StephenColeman
Dau: Polly Soyars
Chloe I.Soyars
Aney Price
Grandau: Martha A. D. Price
(This was a nucuperative Will)
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 402 6/17/1831
Rec: 2/15/1836
Will of SARAH COLEMAN (widow of StephenColeman)
Dau: Elizabeth McDaniel (wife of ClementMcDaniel)
Patsy Turner
1/9
LucyPrice
1/9
Mary Ward
Grandaughter: Judith Coleman Harrison
Son: Daniel Coleman 1/9
StephenColeman
1/9
Grandchildren: George Townes, Robert Towns,
StephenTownes-
1/9
Grandchildren: Sarah Watson Coleman, Stephen
Coleman, Spilsby
Coleman - 1/9
Excluded: daughter Elizabeth McDaniel - her interest
which I
purchased of her in the
Estate of DANIEL COLEMAN
Exec: Daniel and Stephen Coleman and son in law Daniel
Price
Wit: George I. Glasscock, Chesley Martin, GeorgeBruce
Pittsylvania Co. D&W Book 1, p. 204
9/22/1797
Prob: 9/17/1798
Will of STEPHEN COLEMAN
Son: Daniel - land where he lives
Wife: Sarah Coleman, land and plantation/mansionhouse/slaves
Son: Stephen - land where he lives
Eight children: heirs of dau Anney Townes1/9
Elizabeth McDaniel 1/9
Stephen Coleman 1/9
Dau: Patsy Turner 1/9
Son: Daniel Coleman 1/9
Dau: Lucy Price 1/9
Dau: Judith Turner 1/9
Dau: Polly Coleman 1/9
Son: Thompson Coleman - all interest inState
of Ky
Exec: Wife Sarah and son Daniel
Wit: Isham Turner, James Welch, Henry Stephen
Will of John Quinn
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p.247.
7/2/1827 Prob: 11/13/1833
I, JOHN Quinn of the County of Pittsylvania do hereby dispose of of my property and effects in the following manner in the first place I wish all my just debt immediately settled by my Executor hereafter named. In the next place, I leave to PATSEY NANCE one feather bed and furniture, and the remainder of my property, I wish my Executor to sell on such credit as he may think most advisable and the proceeds togetherwith every part of the remainder to be paid over to my son, REDMON QUINN. If PATSY NANCE should leave me (she now lives with me) the above bed and furniture I wish sold and the proceeds paid over to my son REDMON. I appoint BENJAMIN WATKINS my Executor. Given under my hand this 2nd day of July 1827. s/John (x) Quinn
Wit: John W. Atkinson
John D. Watkins
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p. 353-357
4/16/1838
Will of JAMES M. WILLIAMS
Wife: Wilmoth
Son: Thomas
Dau: Sarah C. Leftwich, wife of Maj. Williams
Leftwich, Jr.
Wilmoth M.
Mattox
Martha McAlister
Grandson: Thomas D. Neal
and lots more heirs listed - these arethe
major ones.
Pittsylvania Co. Will Book2,
p. 100 Prob: 7/15/1850
Will of Wilmoth Williams
1. Give to R. W. LYLES of PittsylvaniaCo.
in trust for benefit
all the lawful children of my son WILLIAM M.WILLIAMS
2. Grandchildren: James M., Martha W., Alice,Mary
Lemuel
Williams, children of my son JAMES M. WILLIAMS
3. Grandson: WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS and JAMES M.WILLIAMS,
both
children of my son JAMES M. WILLAMS
4. WILLIAM M. TREDWAY of Danville - slaves,furniture
in trust
for daughter MARTHA MCALLISTER
5. JOSEPH MARTIN of Henry Co in trustfor
children of my son
ROBERT W. WILLIAMS except his 2 eldest sons, BENJAMIN
W. and
ROBERT M. children by his first wife
6. To Col. JOSEPH MARTIN - slaves for benefitgrandson
BENJAMIN
W. WILLIAMS
7. same to benefit grandson ROBERT M. WILLIAMS
8. same to benefit lawful children of son,THOMAS
WILLIAMS
9. To grandson JAMES M. WILLIAMS - slaveand
horse
10. To grandson BENJAMIN W. WILLIAMS - horse
11. To Col. DANIEL COLEMAN of PittsylvaniaCo.
- furniture, etc.
to benefit daughter WILMOTH MOTLEY
Executors: Sons: JAMES M. and ROBERT W. WILLIAMS
Wit: Joseph A. Luck
James Terry,
Sr.
William Adams
Pittsylvania Co. WB 1, p.425
6/21/1841
Will of DAVID C. WILLIAMS
Wife: Lucy
Son: Thomas T. Williams, dec'd
MatthewB.
Williams
Dau: Judith Marr
Sarah Marr,dec'd
ElizabthD.
Akins (and 2 children she had by Lewis)
Lucy L.Adams
Ann Ferguson
Grandson: William C. Williams
David Williams
Samuel C. Williams
(sons of my son Thomas T. Williams, dec'd)
Grandaughter: Sarah E. Marr, daughter of my dauSarah
L. Marr,
dec'd.
Note: There is much more to this will.
These are the major
players.
Pittsylvania Co. D&W 11,
p. 283 1/29/1801 Prob: 10/21/1805
Will of CHARLES WILLIAMS, Parish of Camden,Pittsylvania
Co.
Wife: SALLY - land where he lives and tract givento
him by JOHN
WILSON
Dau: NANCY WILLIAMS
SUSANNAH
CROUCH, wife of JOHN CROUCH
Son: PETER
CHARLES
Grandaughter: POLLY WILLIAMS CROUCH
Ex: Charles Williams, George Adams
Wit: William Ware
William Russell
Levi (x) Stone
Bond: $10000 by Williams Harrison andWilliam
Ware
Pittsylvania Co. D&W 11,
p. 163
Will of LUCY WILLIAMS 6/25/1788 Prob:7/21/1788
Son: David Champness Williams
Joseph TerryWilliams
John Williams
James MastinWilliams
Thomas TerryWilliams
DoctorCrawford
Williams
Wit: John Fitzgerald, David Terry,John
Terry
s/Lucy Williams
Submitted by Molly Shumate
Pittsylvania Co. D&W 11,
p. 231
Will of LEONARD WILLIAMS 11/21/1800 Prob:2/16/1801
Brother: BENNETT WILLIAMS - Dix Branch, WarrenCo.,
NC 107 ac
left to me by father FRANCIS WILLIAMS
Mother: Margret Williams
Ex: Bennett Williams, Uncle HERMENAS WILLIAMS
Wit: James Williams, Thos. Worsham, Rowland
THORNTON
Securities: Thomas Worsham, Dreury Pulliam,Halcott
Towner
Pittsylvania Co. D&W 11,
p. 231
Will of WILLIAM WILLIAMS 3/2/1795 Prob:2/16/1801
Wife: Constant Williams - land where he lives
Son: William - 1 shilling
Richard-
1 shilling
Levy-
1 shilling
Steven-
1 shilling
George-
1 shilling
Dau: Elizabeth Spurlin - 1 shilling
Ann Sebastian
-1
shilling
Sarah
Rae- 1 shilling
AlseWilliams
- equally divided between Alse, Judith and
dau Constant and stepdaughter Ann Ballenger)
Judith Williams
ConstantWilliams
Stepdaughter - Ann
Ballanger
s/Williams (x) Williams
Wit: Nathan N. Frizzell
William (x) Eliot
Charles Blakeley
Pittsylvania Co. WB 11, p.114
12/10/1777 Prob: 5/16/1780
Will of WILLIAM WILLIAMS County of Pittsylvania,
Colony of
Virginia
1. son: Lewis Williams 1/8 and 10 pounds
2. Dau: Susannah Williams 20 pounds
3. Wife: Lucy Williams - remainder of personaland
real estate
until son THOMAS TERRY WILLIAMS shall arriveat
age 21 . . .
Names 7 sons: Joseph Terry Williams
John Terry Williams
James Martin Williams
Thomas Terry Williams
David Champness Williams
William Mastin Williams
Doctor Croford Williams
s/William (x) Williams
Executor: Wife, David Terry, ChampnessTerry
Will of John WIMBISH 15February
1796 Proved: 12/20/1802
Pittsylvania Co. Deeds & Wills Book 11, p.246
Wife: Mary - tract I now live on - 670 acres including townof
Peytonsburg.
Sons: John, William, Samuel
Executors: Friend John Wimbish of Halifax andsons
John and
William
Wit: James Ryburn, Jacob Anderson,RobertTompkins
Bond in the amount of $10000 provided by Clement
McDANIEL,David
PANNELL, William IRBY, CrispinSHELTON,
John A. FOWLKES
Will of George Sutherlin filed Pittsylvania Co Va 1804:
In the name of God now I George Sutherlin Res of the County of Pittsylvania Being Weak in body but in perfect Senses & Memory thank God for it do make this my last will and Testement abolishing all other wills. Firstly I commend my soul to God my maker in hopesof a sound & perfect resurrection and my body to the grave to be buriedin a Christian manner at the direction of my executors hereafter mentioned and my worldly goods which it hath pleased God to lend me I dispose of in manner following after all my just debts are paid.
Names children:
1. John Sutherlin
2. George Sutherlin
3. Thomas Sutherlin
4. William Sutherlin
5. Adams (sic) Sutherlin
6. James Sutherlin
7. Millia Gwin
8. Elisebeth Michelborrough
9. Nany McDaniel
10. Sally Smith
Lastly I desire that all my property not allready given away be sold and equaly divided among all my children and Ido appoint my Trusty Sons Thomas Sutherlin & Adams Sutherlin to bemy Executors to See that this my last will and Testement be fully Executedas Witness my hand and Seal this 17th day of January 1803
In the Presence of Thomas Dienes (X) andMatthew Brooks (X)
Signed/ George Sutherlin (X - his mark).
Page 152-153
16 June 1784
Pr: 17 April 1786
LWT Redman Falling being weak in body but of sound memory.
To my wife Susannah *Fallon*, my blackhorse, a side saddle and a bridle, bed and furniture, and all the pewter I had withher, 2 wheels and cards, 2 cows and calves, one chest, one pale, and one*pigon* (my note here..pigeon???), one tin can.
Falling (Fallon) will cont'd:
To my son Edmond Fallon all my land on that side of the creek where he now lives.
to my Grandson REDMOND FALLON, son of EDMOND FALLON, all my land and plantations this side of the creek, and the tools.
To my Grandson Edmond Fallon, son of Edmond Fallon, my bay mare and he is to pay my daughter HANNAH WHITWORTH, FortyShillings.
To my two Grandaughters, Daughters of Edmond Fallon, all of my part of the pewter.
To my Daughter Ester Little, forty shillings in the hands of Edmond Fallon and the box iron.
To my Daughter HANNAH WHITWORTH, forty shillings from Edmond Fallon and my big iron pot.
Appoint my wife Susannah Fallon executrix.
I make my loving JAMES MC DONALD overseer of this my will to take care and see that the same is performed to the true intentand meaning.
REDMOND FALLING
Wit: William Coleman, Geo. Ho. Guin
,David Lay
I only saw this type-written.....but I want totry and find the microfilm of the original as soon as I can....
WILL OF JAMES SUTHERLIN, dated 19 December 1811
In the name of God Amen
I James Sutherlin of Pittsylvania County Virginia do hereby make my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say
1stly I desire so much of the personal part ofmy Estate be immediately sold after my decease and out ofthe monies arising therefrom all my just debts to be paid
2dly after the payments of my debts I desire that my wife Patsey Sutherlin mother to my Two Children Fanny Jefferson Sutherlin & James Madison Sutherlin may have a resonable support out of my Estate During hernatural life as my Executors may think proper
3dly I give to my Daughter Fanny JeffersonSutherlin half of my personal Estate also one half of my Real Estateto her and her Heirs for Ever --
4thly I give to my Son James Madison Sutherlin Half of my personal Estate Also one half of my Real Estateto him and his Heirs for ever
5thly All the rest of my Estate both real &personal of what nature or Kind soever it may be not Herein before mentioned to be Equally devided among my Two Children herein before named which I give to them their Heirs Executors administrators or assigns for ever
And lastly
I do hereby constitute and appoint my Friends John Walton & Nathaniel Wilson Executors & Patsey Sutherlin my Exct ^ of this my last will & Testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or Testaments by me heretofore made
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my handand
affixed
my seal this 19th day of December Eighteen Hundred&
Eleven
S/James Sutherlin (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published and Declared as and for the last will & Testament of the above James Sutherlin in presence of us the words Patsey Sutherlin Execux interlined before Signed
S/ James D. Patton
S/Robert Glasco
John Ware (X his mark)
Samuel McCollough
In the efforts to prove the will, the following names appear:
January 1812, Adams Sutherlin opposed admitting the will to record.
February 1812, witnesses: James D. Patton;Robert Glasco; Samuel McCulley (McCollough); John Ware; Nathaniel Wilson; John Watton (Walton?); Joseph Taylor;John Moseley; Sally Watton (Walton); Peyton Lumpkin.
March 1812, Patsey Sutherlin and Peyton Lumpkin made bond; witnesses: Peyton Lumpkin; John Watten& wife (Walton?); John Mosely; Samuel McCullock; John Ware; Matthew Brooks Sparks; Ann McDaniel. (Note: spelling varied with document.)
(From Abstracts of Pittsylvania Wills, 1767-1820, compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA, 1986, Southern HistoricalPrinting, Inc.)
page310-312
11 December 1807
Pr:18 January, 1808
LWT Thomas Harper being of sound mind and memory.
I lend to my beloved wife Ann HARPER during her natural life or as long as she remains my chaste widow, all my estate except for the land on Sandy Creek joining HENRY HALL and JOHN MAY.
To my daughter SALLY HALL, wife of HENRY HALL, $1.00, should my daughter survive her husband then my son GEORGE HARPER is to pay her $10.00 for 20 years.
To my son NICHOLAS HARPER $1.00, should he survive his present wife NANCY, at the decease of my wife a negro Lyshto him.
To my son JACOB HARPER $1.00, and the mare he has in his possession.
To my daughter ANNA HARPER, all my landon the west side of West Branch of Sandy Creek not to be conveyed as long asher mother lives, also at the death of my wife, a negro girl Rachel. Should ANNA die without issue then to my son GEORGE HARPER.
To my son GEORGE HARPER at the expiration of my wifes chaste widowhood, all my estate both real and personal.
Appoint my wife ANN HARPER my executrixand friend WILLIAM WALTON and son GEORGE HARPER executors.
THOMAS HARPER
Wit: ALLEN STOKES, SR., JESSE WALTON, JR.,CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON, SR., RANDOLPH SMITH, SAMUEL THOMPSON.
Page 447-448
20 November 1778
Pr: 25 February 1779
LWT THOMAS HARDY sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory.
To my daughter ELIZABETH one shilling.
To my daughter MARY, 200 acres
on the south
side of Bannister River that
joins ZACHARIA WALLER.
To my eldest son JOHN one shilling.
To my son THOMAS one shilling.
To my daughter SARAH during her widowhood 200 acres on the south side of Double Creek with the plantation she is now possessed of at her death to fall to her daughter SUSANNAH.
To my daughter ANN 200 acres more or less on the south side of Double Creek at the lower end of SARAH's land also atmy decease my riding horses and saddle, bed and furniture that I nowlye in.
To THOMAS HARDY, the son of WILLIAMHARDY , deceased, 100 acres on Cherry Stone Creek with my plantation and 400 acreson north side of Double Creek, should he die without issue, all the landsand premises to my son THOMAS HARDY.
Appoint THOMAS HARDY, JR., and JOHN BAILEY executors.
THOMAS HARDY
Wit: JOHN ALLEN, FREDERICK RAGSDALE, JAMES(X) ALLEN RICHARD GWYNE security for THOMAS HARDY, JR.
Codicil:
12 December 1778
THOMAS HARDY, SR.
200 acres on the north side of
Bannister and asmall
piece not 100 acres
on the north side of Bannister and a small piecenot
100 acres on the
north side of Bannister that joins HENRY HALL
I give to my son THOMAS
HARDY for the raising and maintainingof
the son of WILLIAM HARDY,
deceased.
Barksdale Wills:
21 May 1866 Anna T. Barksdale Will Bk
2, pg 488–
names John H.& Wm. E.
Barksdale, & Louisa Eaton
21 Oct 1878 William Barksdale Will Bk 3, pg 220–
names his widow, Chas P.,
Wm. P, Eleanor M. & Patsy Barksdale
15 Jul 1819 Cordelia S. Barksdale Will Bk 3 pg238
- Renunciation
21 Jun 1885 Cordelia S. Barksdale Will Bk 3 pg400
– names Wm.P, Maud C,
Pattie H, and Elli P. Barksdale
05 Mar 1926 David Barksdale Will Bk 6 pg 354–
names Roxie Barksdale
Barksdale Probate Records: - (Books & pages too complicated to list.)
Henry H. Barksdale 1812
Champ. T., Martha H, Lizzie W., & SallieE.
Barksdale 1872
Mary A. Barksdale 1877
Wm. P. Barksdale 1879, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886,1887,
1885
Brice Barksdale orphans 1850
C.B. Barksdale 1851-1860
Wm. H. Barksdale 1853
Armistead Barksdale 1854, 1856
Wm. H. Barksdale 1858
Anna T. Barksdale 1868
Beverly J. Barksdale 1841, 1843
Brice Barksdale 1846, 1848
J. H. Barksdale 1885
Rich'd. L. Barksdale 1886
Mrs. C. S. Barksdale 1886, 1887
Chas. R. Barksdale 1892, 1893
W. P. Barksdale 1899
W. B. Barksdale 1907
Their children were (1) John Waller Jr. (wifeLydia), (2) Zachariah Waller (1st wife Dinah, 2nd wife Fanny Bridgewater).I am a descendant of Zachariah Waller and Fanny Bridgewater.
Will of Ann WALLER
Pittsylvania County, Va.
Deed Book 5, pg. 42
Nov. 7, 1778
To all people to whom these presents shall come.I
, Ann WALLER, of the County
of Pittsylvania County of Parish of Camden for and
in consideration of the
love good will and affection which I have anddo
bare towards my granddaughter
Ann Waller, daughter of Zachariah WALLER have given
and granted and by these
presents do freely give grant unto the said AnneWALLER
one Brindle cow marked
with two smooth crops under keel in the leftear
and over keel in the right
ear to her and hers forever. Also, I give unto my
granddaughter Doshey WALLER
one Brindle hefer marked with the same mark above mentined
cow. Also I give to
my grandson Pleasant WALLER one white face cow marked
with the same mark to
him and his heirs forever. Also, I give unto my
granddaughter Marian WALLER
one Pided heifer with the same mark as the above to
him and their heirs. Hence
forth as their proper estate absolutely without any
manner of condition. In
witness where of I have hereundo set my handand
seal this Day of November the
Seventh Day 1778.
Ann WALLER.....X...her mark.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence ofJohn
Mading.
Submitted by Silla <Silla@aol.com>
In the name of God amen. I, William Witcher Sr., of the County of Pittyslvania being of weak body but of sound memory, and knowing thatit is appointed for all men to once die, do make and declare this my last Will and Testament (revoking all others) in manner and form as follows:
ITEM: My will and desire is that all my just debts should be paid out of my estate hereafter mentioned by my executors of a perisgable kind.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, John Witcher, my negroes, Sarah, and her children, Sinda, Ceala and Anna, in addition towhat I have already given him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I lend to my son, Daniel Witcher, my negroes Stephen and Anderson during his lifetime, and after his decease my will and desire is that his heirs should inherit them forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, William Witcher Jr., my negroes Tamer and her children Phebe, Betsy and Peyton in addition towhat I have heretofore given him, all of which I give him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, Ephriam Witcher, my negroes Bob, Abraham, Sam, Phillis, Jacob and Will: also the land Iposses in the County of Pittsylvania aforesaid on the North side of the Pigg River whereon I now live, bounded by the lines of John Smith, John Witcher, Daniel C. Edwardsand William Swanson Jr. and Pigg River, all of which property both real and personal Igive to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, JamesWitcher, my negroes Hannah, and Sellar her child to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son, Caleb Witcher, one hundred pounds for the purposes of discharging a Judgement oblained against him by John Smith in the County Court of Pittyslvania, also to discharge his bond to George Herndon, both of which sums my will and desire is for my to pay them out ofthe sum specified and the surplus if any to go to my son Caleb Witcher and to his heirs forever. Also I lend to my son Caleb Witcher during his natural life, my negroe girl, Bethseba and after his decease my will and desire is that his eldest child Thillada should inherit the negro girl Bethseba with her increase forever, and in case that Thilladashould decease without lawful heirs of her body, then my will and desire is that the restof my son Caleb's should inherit her (Bethsheba) with her increase forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Rachel Morrison and her heirs forever all my tract of land whereon William Morrison ( her husband) now lives on the South side of the Pigg River, bounded by Pigg River, Herman Cook' slines and William Parker's lines containing one hundred acres more or less allof which I give to her and her heirs forever. Also two cows and calves I give to her and herheirs forever.
ITEM: My will and desire is that what money isin hand at my decease, after discharging my debts, my will and desire is that it be equally divided between my sons, John Witcher, William Witcher Jr., Daniel Witcher, Ephriam Witcher, and James Witcher.
ITEM: My will and desire is that after my decease all my stock of every kind, plantation utensils, household and kitchen furniture, withthe crop on hand, be sold to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months, and afterthe later is finished, the money arising themfrom be equally divided between my sons, John Witcher, William Witcher Jr., Daniel Witcher, Ephriam Witcher, and James Witcher.
And lastly I do constitute, appoint and ordainmy two sons, John Witcher, and William Witcher Jr., the whole and sole executors of this my last will and testamnet in witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eight day of December, one thousand eight hundred and six.
William Witcher (seal)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Joseph Matchett, Donald
(illegible), Peyton
Graves
Probate of Will
At the court of Pittyslvania County the 18th day of July, 1808, the last will and testament of William Witcher (deceased) was presented inCourt and proved by the oaths of Joseph Matchett and Peyton Graves two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of John Witcherand William Witcher Jr., the executors in the said will named, who made oathaccording to law, and together with Peyton Graves, William Swanson, Ephriam Witcher, William Witcher Jr., and their securities, entered into and acknowledgedtheir bond in the penalty of Thirty Thousand Dollars for that purpose conditionedas the law directs, cerificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of the said willin due form.
Fiske Will Lemstall- (?)
(signature illegible)
896 words
Seal
A copy teste: E.E. Friend Clerk
Pittyslvania Circuit Court
Chathem, Virginia
NOTE: William Witcher Sr is brother to our JohnWitcher
Submitted by Jean JBrand1056@aol.com & JBrand@sierratel.com
Owen, John
his Will
In the Name of God Amen I John Owen
ofthe
Parrish of Camdon in the
County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia being
in parfect mind
and sound memory and in good health praise beto
God I do make and
ordain this my last Will and testament in the manner
following, to witt,
I bequeath my Soul into the hands of AlmightyGod
my maker and redeemer
hoping through the meritorious death and passion of
Jesus Christ my
Saviour and redeemer to receive free pardon ofall
my Sins and my body
to be buried at the discrecion of heir after named
Item ________ I give
and bequeath to Abram Legrand Senr of Halafax
County the Plantation and
Land where my eldes Son William Owen now live as
he has sold the Land to
the said Legrand for four hundred pounds currentmoney
to several
payments and I have given my bond for to make the
said Legrand a good &
Lawful write to the said Land. to witt, boundedas
followeth Beginning
at a sweet Gum standing my line near the IndianC__ing
branch runing
South fifty Seven degrees East to a black Gum, thence
South twenty two
degrees East twenty two pole to a white Oake,thence
South thirty seven
degrees West forty eight pole to a red Oake,thence
South twenty degrees
Eaighty pole to three trees ___ inwantly thence North
seventy six
degrees East thirty two pole to mulbery tree standing
on Dan River bank,
thence up the south side of the River as it wonder to
a large red Oake
standing on the river bank at the uper cornerof
Wil1iam Owen plantation
thence a strate line to the first mentioned SweetGum
we judged the
Land within the lines to be near One hundred Acres,
more or less.
Item I give and bequeath to my eldes Son William
Owen five shillings
Starling
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Legrand one feather bed and furniture Also two Cows and Calves
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Agness Owen onefeather bed and furniture Also one young Mare that came of Jane Farleyand two Cows and Calves.
Item I
give and bequeath to my youngest son ObadiahOwen
one
horse he not to be
over four years Old worth ten pounds. one Saddle
and bridle at two
pounds ten shilling. Also one Suit Clothe at
twenty shilling, a Yard
and Linnen for Shirts at _____ a hat at thirty shillings
price to be
paid him at the age of Eighteen years Also one feather
bed and furniture
and two Cows and Calves at twenty years of age or
maried
Item I give and bequeath to my two Sons John Owen and David Owen twenty five pounds a peace to each of them to be pay'd to them out of a bond of fifty pounds due from Abram Legrand of halifax to bepay'd the twenty fifth day of December one thousand. seven hundred eaighty six I leave my young horse calld Carlos and my Still for to pay my just debts
item I
lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Owen my
Plantation and horses and all
the Land that lies above the Rocke branch and one
feather bed and
furniture and Negros Sue and Harrey and one call'd?
Flucet, one Mare
call'd Pole, one called Fancy Cr___ and all my Stock
of Cattle after
paying the legaces that I have above mentioned and
my Stock of hogs as
long as she live a widdow, but if she marries she
is to up all my estate
to my Executors to be sold, but as long as she live
a widdow for her not
to be mislisted and at my Wife death for all my
Lands on Dan River for
to be sold by my Executors, the tracks of Land that
I do leave to he
sold by my Executors at the death of my Wife Elizabeth
Owen in
followath is remander of the landas
I bought of John Parris it lies
on __ River above the Land as William Owen sold to
Abram Legrand and for
the Island to be sold with the rest of Lands
Also one hundred acres of
Land I bought of Thomas Williamson Also
one hundred and thirty acres
joining Carolina line, the Lands to be sold forone
years Credit for one
half the Money and two years credit for the other half
with good
security And all my personal Estate to be as the
Executors and Legatee
can agree I desire the first of theMoney
that can be corlacted for my
Executors to by four young Negros about twelve years
old, three Garls
and one boy, one Garl and the boy is to be given to
my son Obadiah Owen,
and one Gal1 is to be given to Lucy Legrand and the
other Gall is to Be
given my daughter Agness Owen these Negros is to
he bought out of the
Land money when it is corlected Igive
to my Sons John Owen and David
Owen after these four Negros are pay for thirty pounds
a peace to each
of them when the last of the Money is corlected for
the Land. I desire
my Executors for to by and give to my daughter Agness
one Woman Saddle
and bridle at three pound ten shilling price, and
after all these before
mentioned Legaces is pay'd up if there
is a money left for and to be
equally divided between my youngest Childrenthat
John Owen, David Owen.
Obadiah Owen, Lucy Legrand, Agness Owen, If Obadiah
Owen or Agness Owen
or both of them should dye before they should have
lawful begotten heir
of there body all there part of there Estateto
return my last name
Children to be equally divi'd between them that is
alive that is John
Owen, David Owen, Obadiah Owen, Lucy Legrand,Agness
Owen. And lastly I
contitute and apoint my Sons David Owen JohnOwen
and my friend George
Adams my Executors of this my last Will and
Testament hereby revoking
all the other former Wills made by me Acknowledging
and confirming this
to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof
I have heirunto
sett my hand and fixed my Seal this Sixth day of
September one thousand
seven hundred and eighty five
Signed and Sealed
in the presence
of
John Owen. S S,
Simon Adams, Peter Wilson
John Nichols
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County
the 20th
day of March 1786 This
last Will and Testament of John Owen deceased was
exhibited into Court
by David Owen one of the Executors therein namedand
proved by the Oaths
of two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered tobe
recorded and Elizabeth
Owen wife of the said deceased relinquished herExecutor-ship
to the
said David Owen, who made Oath According to Law,and
on the Motion of
the said E'or Certificate is granted him forobtaining
a Probate thereof
in due form of Law on giving security Whereuponhe
together with George
Adams and Peter Wilson his securities enteredinto
Bond as the Law
directs and acknowledged the same.
At a Court for Pittsylvania County the 15th ofJune 1812 The (? arrived) will of John Owen dec'd being proven in court and it appearing that David Owen the only Executor who took uponhimself the ________ the execution of said will hath departed this lifeAnd that Eliz'h the widow _______ also departed this life. On themotion of George Adams one other of the Executors nam_______ oath accordingto law & together with Peter Wilson & Rich'd Johnson his securities in _______ bond in the penalty of $3000 conditioned as the law _______Certificate is granted him for _______
Contributed by Gayle M. Holmes <gmholmes@concentric.net>
John Ghent Pigg's Will
Will of John Pigg
recorded D & W Book 11, Page 145-147 Pittsylvania
County, VA
Dated October 10, 1782,
Proven February 21, 1785
In the Name of God Amen the 10th day of
Octoberone
thousand seven
hundred and eighty two. I John Pigg of the
County of Pittsylvania being
sick in body but of good and sound memory, thanksbe
to Almighty God and
calling remembrance the uncertain Estate of thistransitory
life and
that all flesh must yield to death when it shall please
God to call, do
make, constitute, ordain and declare this mylast
Will and Testament in
manner and form following, revoking and annullingby
these present all
and evry Testament or Testaments Will and Wills heretofore
by me made
and declared either by word or Writing and this is
to be taken only for
my last Will and Testament and none other and first
being penitant and
sorry from the bottom of my heart for my Sins past
most humbly desiring
forgivness for the same, I give and commit my Soul
unto Almighty God my
saviour and redeemer in whom and by the Merits of
Jesus Christ I trust
and assured by to sav'd and to have full remitionand
forgivness of all
my Sins and that my Soul with my body at a general day
of the
resurrection shall rise again with joy and through the
merits of Christs
death and passion possess and inherit the Kingdom of
heaven prepared for
his elect and Chosen and my body to be buried in
such a place where it
shall please my Executors hereafter named So appoint
And now for the
setling of temporal Estates and such Goods Chattles
and debts as it hath
pleased God far above my desarts to bestow uponme
I do order give and
dispose the same in manner and form followingThat
is to say, first I
Will that all those debts and dues as I owe inright
or conscience to
any manner of person or persons whatsoever shallbe
well and truly
contented paid or ordained to be paid withinconvenient
time after my
deceas by my Executors hereafter named.
Item: I lend to my beloved Wife Anne Piggall
my real and personal
Estate during her life or widowhood Except half the
Mill I lend to Son Hezekiah Pigg during my Widows life eachto
atend with their hands to
keep the Mill in good repair.
I give and bequeath to
my son Hezekiah
Pigg, to wit, two negroes named Joe and Ned,also
two guns one Rifle and
one smooth boar, also one set of SilverBuckles,
Shoe, N____ and Stock,
I give and bequeath to my daughter Keziah Hubbard
two Negros named Simon
and Rose to her and heirs of her body lawfullybegotten,
also all the
land I hold on the North side of Barskin Creek I
give to the same heir
to be disposed on as before directed I give and bequeath
to my daughter Eady Owen two Negroes named Luce and Nellto
her and the heirs of her
body lawfully begotten Also all the Land I holdon
the south side of
Barskin Creek Except a peace I give to my SonHezekiah
Pigg agreeable to
Contract between him and me for a peace againstthe
Mill I give and
bequeath to my Grandson Field Robertson one Negroe
named Jack and if he
dies without heir lawfully begotton then to returnto
the heirs of my
body I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth
Robertson two Negroes
named Fisher and Ned to her and to the heirs of
her body lawfully
begotten And in case any of the Legusyes should die
negroe harry shall
supply the place or places, if not to be equally devided.
I give and
bequeath my Watch to Jesey Robertson after my
Wifes decease, and all the
Estate after my Wifes decease not bequeathed to
be equally devided
amongst my Children, and I do constitute and ordain
Anne Pigg and
Hezekiah Pigg sole Executors of this my last Will
and Testament. Given
under my hand and Seal the date above written Sign'd,
Sealed and
acknowledg'd
JohnPigg, S. S.
r
his
Wm. Short Sn., James X Allen, William Short
mark
Contributed by "
Gayle M. Holmes" <gmholmes@concentric.net
Will of Josias Payne
Contributed by
Howard Nichols <hcnich@vii.com>
The following is taken from "Abstracts of Pittsylvania
County,
Virginia Wills, 1767-1820" compiled by L.C. Adams:
Page 298-99
15 August 1805
Pr: 20 October 1806
LWT WILLIAM MITCHELL, blacksmith, being in perfect health.
I relinquish and forgive my brother
JAMER MITCHELL
whatever sum he owes
my both bonds and open account and further givehim
100 acres of land
which join JACOB BURGER, LEONARD CLASS
,CHRISTIAN TURKE and CHRISTIAN
CREAMER.
To my brothers son HENRY MITCHELL a bed and furniture.
To my dearly beloved wife HELEN MITCHELL the use of my estate, real and personal, during her life.
After my decease, I desire that PETER CLARK and his family to continue to live on my plantation and transact all business for my wife and care for her.
After the decease of my beloved wife, in consideration for all the favors and service done by PETER CLARK the remainder of my estate, real and personal, I bequeath to PETER CLARK.
Appoint my friends Maj. JOHN SMITH and PETER
CLARK
my executors.
WILLIAM MITCHELL
Wit: Samuel Calland, William Calland, Henry J.Callaway.
PEYTON GRAVES security for executor PETERCLARK.
(From Deed & Will Book # 2 or # 11, page# 144)
IN THE NAME OF GOD, A-MEN, April the30, 1784. I Moses Swiney of Pittsylvania County am now at this time in proper health and in my right mind and senses, do apoint, constitute and ordain this my last WILL and testament follows, to wit; I give and bequeath to my son James Semore Sweney my land only his motheris to have her thirds till her decease-------except by her consent theland should be sold and then she is to have the third of the price andI give and bequeath to my wife Anne Swiney all my personal estate aftermy just debts and funeral charges are paid. Furthermore I constitute and apoint my well beloved wife Anne Swiney to be my whole and sole exectrix of this my last will and testament utterly revoking all other wills heretofore made by me and at the decease of my well beloved wife all the moveableproperty is to be equally devided between my children and Josiah Mapples. Also it is my desire that this my estate be not apprais'd.
As witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand
and seal this day and date above written.
Witness present:
Thomas Sackey,
Chas. Rigney,
Jesse
Rigney
Signed, Moses Sweney, S.S.
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the20th day of June 1785 the above last will and testament of Moses Swinney, deceased, was proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and the same was ordered to be recorded by the court.
Test: Will Tunstall, C.C.
Contributed by Bill Bentley
Bryan Ward Nowlin Will
In the name of God amen - I
Bryan Ward
Nowlin of Pittsylvania County Virginia,
being of sound judgement and in perfect health do
make, constitute and ordain
this to be my last Will and Testament in themanner
following. I bequeath my
soul to God my Maker and my body to the earthto
be decently interred at the
discretion of my executor's hereafter named.
IMPRIS - I will and desire that all my just debts be
duly paid out of a rising
crop and the sale of my stock of all kinds and household
furniture, except
that which I leave my beloved wife during her life.
If that should be
deficient I desire that my mill and three acres of
land whereon the mill
stands be sold at the usual credit for as much money
as will be wanting for
the payment of my debts and the balance to be on
credit until my son Sherad
comes of age twenty one years which will be November
13, 1810. The three acres
to begin at a Spanish Oak corner tree in the dividing
line between Thomas
Thompson and me - run a straight line to the east
side line for three acres
and should any line leave any part of the damon
the south side of the creek,
the purchaser to continue the dam and dig dirtand
rock for the use there of
on the land I now possess adjacent to the dam.
ITEM - I give to my wife Mildred Nowlin, one Negro
woman named Luna with her
future increase, to her and her heirs forever-
also my right and title of a
Negro woman named Esther which she has received from
her father with her
present and future offspring, the present increase as
follows to wit: Isaac,
Mary Jane, Lucretia and Ben and at her death to
go to Will of her father
Christopher Hutchings, also one bedstead andfurniture,
one side saddle, two
pine chests, clothing which she brought with her
to her heirs forever. I lend
to my beloved wife Mildred Nowlin, one hundred and
fifteen acres of land
beginning on the east side line of the first branch
below the Plantation
crossing the creek at the mouth of the branch thence
a straight line to the
dividing line between the widow Thompson and myself
including the house and as
much of the Plantation as will be within the boundary
whereon I now live with
the following furniture to wit: one bed, bedstead, black
walnut chest, two
black walnut tables, one corner cupboard, and all
the furniture belonging
thereto. All table and kitchen furniture, also two
work horses and geld, two
ploughs, a yoke of oxen and cart, four cows and calves,
a beef, four ewes, two
sows and pigs, six hundred weight of pork, two axes,
four hoes - which at her
death or marriage to be sold at twelve months credit
and the money arising
from the sale thereof to be equally divided among my
children in after named.
ITEM: I lend to my daughter Elizabeth Devin, a
Negro girl named Hannah and her
offspring during her natural life and at he death my
will and desire is that
the said Negro and increase be equally divided by
lot or by sale as best may
suit the children of my daughter Elizabeth Devin, which
she now has or may
hereafter have lawfully begotten, to them and their
heirs forever which she
has agreed to take as her part of my estate.
ITEM: I have formerly given my son Bryan Ward Nowlin
as much of my estate as
he was satisfied with for his part then and forever
but as a token of the love
that I bear him I will give him five pounds Virginia
Currency to be paid out
of the money arising from sale of my stock atthe
division of my estate.
ITEM: My will and desire that my eleven Negro'sto
wit: Pat and daughter
Esther with her two children to wit: Peter andLisa:
Phyllis and her five
children, Candace, Wheeler, Frances, Milly andCalvert
and Davie with future
increase of the females be divided by equal lot having
them valued separate or
by lot as the case may best fit at the time between
my eleven children, Peyton
Nowlin, Lucy Bennett, Susan Devin,James
Nowlin, David Nowlin, Nancy Mahan,
Richard Wade Nowlin, Cathy Berger, Samuel Nowlin,
Anne Nowlin and Sherad
Nowlin and their heirs forever. The division to
take place as before
mentioned. At the division these eleven childrenmust
account for what they
have or may hereafter receive of my estate beforethe
division to bring it
equal to prevent dispute on that day. I will endeavor
to estimate what each
child has received.
ITEM: My son Peyton Nowlin has received twentypounds,
thirteen shillings
value.
ITEM: My daughter Lucy Bennett has received twentythree
pounds value.
ITEM: My daughter Susan Devin has received sixteenpounds
value
ITEM: My son James Nowlin has received fifteenpounds
value.
ITEM: My son David Nowlin has received twelvepounds
value.
ITEM: My daughter Mary Mahan has received eightpounds
value.
ITEM: My daughter Cathy Berger has received twelvepounds
value not charging
her for the Negro that died on her hands as shewas
sick when she received
her.
ITEM: My son Richard has received four poundsvalue.
ITEM: My will and desire is that my father bekindly
treated and continue to
have his house and bed and be supported as usualand
should he survive until a
division take place among my children then tobe
supported out of the rents of
the land, mentioned. After the death or marriageof
my wife I desire that my
land the residue of all stock, household andkitchen
furniture, Plantation
utensils lent to my wife be sold and the money arising
from the same be
equally divided among my aforementioned eleven children
with the residue of
the money arising from the rents of my land after the
maintenance of my
father.
ITEM: My will and desire is that at the division of
my estate my wife shall
have forty barrels of grain with sufficient fodder and
forage for her
livestock until she can raise another crop.
ITEM: Lastly I hereby contiture and appoint mythree
sons; James Nowlin, David
Nowlin and Samuel Nowlin executors of this my last
Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all former Wills and Testaments by meheretofore
made. In witness
where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixedmy
seal.
ITEM: No security required of executors.
BRYAN WARD NOWLIN (SEAL)
Probated 16th day of July 1810
A true copy - Mrs S.H.F. Jones Feb. 7,
1931
Submitted by JNHoover@aol.com
In the Name of God Amen I Richard
Parsons
of the County
of Pittsylvania being old and weak in body but enjoying
my usual reason and
memory and calling to mind the mortality of man do
make and ordain this my
last Will and testament in manner and form following,
to wit, First my
desire is that my Soul assends and rest with God
that gave it and secondly
my desire is that my body be decently buried Thirdly
I give and bequeath to
my well beloved daughter Hannah Madkiff and
her husband Joseph Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter Hannah Madkiff
and her husband
Joseph Madkiff and their heirs forever. Forthly
I give and bequeath to my
well beloved daughter Agness Madkiff and to her Husband
John Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter AgnessMadkiff
and her husband
John Madkiff and their hiers forever. Fifthly
I give and bequeath to my
well beloved son George Parsons one shilling Sterling
to him my said Son
George Parsons and his heirs for ever, Secondly I
give and bequeath to my
well beloved son Joseph Parsons one shilling sterling
to him my said son
Joseph Parsons and his heirs forever, Seventhly I
give and bequeath to my
well beloved son John Parsons one shilling sterling
to him my said son John
Parsons and his heirs for ever Eighthly I give and
bequeath to my well
beloved son Samuel Parsons the land whereon henow
lives to be divided by a
line which my said son Samuel and my son Williammarked
themselves to him
my said son Samuel Parsons and his heirs and assignes
for ever Ninethly I
give and bequeath to my well beloved son William Parsons
the land whereon
he now lives to be divided as above mentioned to
him my said son William
Parsons and his heirs and assignes forever Tenthly on
the land above
mentioned is mortgage for which my son Samuel Parsons
is liable to pay said
mortgage if he does not then my will is that his
part of the land that is
to say the land whereon he now lives is to besold
by my executors to off
said morgage Eleventhly I give and bequeath to my
well beloved daughter
Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yatesall
my Black Smith tools to her
my said daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen
Yates to them and
their heirs for ever Twevlthly and lastly as I
and my wife is now living
with my daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen
Yates and they using
us with the greatest kindness my will and desireis
that they the said
Lydia and Stephen Yates to have all the remainderof
my estate that is to
say my cattle and my black mare and also all my
household furniture which
is now in their possession but not til aftermy
decease and the decease of
my Wife. Furthermore I revoke all former wills
by me made and do confirm
this my last will and testament. I do appoint
and constitute my loving
sons Joseph and William Parsons executors ofthis
my last will and
testament Witness my hand and seal.
Richard (his mark) Parsons SS
Test
John Parks, Samuel Parks, RichardJohnson
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County
February
the 21, 1785 This last
Will and Testament of Richard Parsons deceased was
presented in Court and
proved by the Oathes of two of the witnesses Hands
and by the Court ordered
to be Recorded
Teste Will Turnball (?)
===============================================
FILM 0033318 VOL 31 page 233 Order to Record Will
In the Name Of God, Amen, I Joseph
Parsons Senrof
Pittsylvania County
being of Sound Mind though infirm of body do make
and publish this, my last
will and testament in manner and form following that
is to say, first, I
desire to give my soul to God who gave it to me
in trust for his
use...Secondly I desire that all my just debts shall
be paid out of any
part of my Estate. Thirdly, I give the use
and possesion of my whole
estate real and personal to my wife Sarah Parsons for
and during her
natural life and no longer, and at her death I
give the whole of my real
estate to my Grand Son Joseph Parsons, Son of my
son John Parsons, his
heirs and assigns forever and whatever remains of
my personal estate at her
death, it is my will shall be equally divided among
all my children in
equal ________. Lastly, I appoint Thomas H.
Wooding
Executor of this my
last will, hereby revoking all others or former Wills
by me made. In
witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal
this 3rd day of January
1826.
Joseph (x) Parsons
Witnesses: Tho. Williamson, John Wooding,Thomas H. Wooding
At a court _____ for Pittsylvania County the 26(?) day of January 1834, this last will and testament of Joseph Parsons, decd was proved by Thomas H. Wooding and John Wooding and ordered to be recorded........
(JOHN PARSONS SR., d. 1808, PittsylvaniaCounty, Virginia; m. SARAH ATKINS).
Notes for JOHN PARSONS SR.:
FILM 0033313 VOL 15, PAGE 226
The Last Will and Testament of John
Parsons, Sr.
probated June, 1808 gives
the name of his "beloved wife Sarah" sons Eli,
Frederick Gabriel, Jesse,
William, Richard, and John and daughters Leviney,Sally,
and Lydia Midkiff.
William Atkinson was the executor and
the will was witnessed by Martin Wagoner, and Coonrod Train.
Names: Dau: Elizabeth Shockley
Dau: Liddy Witcher
Dau: Agness Polley
Dau: Nancy Witcher
Dau: Sarah Parsons
Son: Owen Atkins - negro girl Milley
Son: Jesse Atkins - negro wench Eady - also land on NS of
creek that my Mill is on with the plantationand
buildings
Son: William Atkins - all land on SS of creek that the Mill
is on, with my Mill and all the balance not willed to
son, Jesse and negro
girl Ginney and half of the stock
Witnesses: Noton Dickinson, IssacMartin
,Joseph Standley
s/ William (x) Atkins
May 20, 1816 Samuel Parsons,
Sr.
Administrator qualified for estate.
June 17, 1816 Samuel Parsons, Sr. Orderto
record Inventory & Appraisement
Volume 17, pages 135,153
FILM 0033315
VOL 20 PG 256
NOVEMBER COURT 1819
John Parsons is appointed guardian of Joel Parsons orphan of Samuel Parsons ,decd & with Sm Clark - his Surityask bond in the penalty of $100 cond as the law directs.
Dudley Nichols is appointed guardian ofDudley Parsons, orphan of William Parsons who was the son of Samuel Parsons, decd, and with Wm Farthing - his surety asked bond in the penalty of $100 cond as the law directs
vii. WILLIAM PARSONS, m. MARY (POLLY) BLANKS.
Notes for WILLIAM PARSONS:
FILM 0033270
VOL 15 PG 236
December 15, 1806 William Parsons gives to hisdaughter,
Elizabeth
Farthing, a gift (horse).
I William Parsons of Pittsylvania CountyState of Virginia being advanced in life and calling to mind the mortality of the body though at the time of sound and disposing memory do make this my Last Will and Testament as follows viz First I desire that all my just debts shall be speedly and promptly paid
Secondly After my ebts & funeral expenses are paid I give to my beloved wife Mary Parsons the whole of my Estate both real & Personal or perishable of every kind during her natural life.
Thirdly after the decease of my wife I give the whole of my land Viz fifty acres more or less to my Son Richard Parsons and that my unfortunate son Henry shall be supported out of my perishable Extate Agreeable to the will I wish of my wife to each of my other chidlren or their heirs of their body I give Oen dollar n additiion to what I have already given them.
I do hereby constitute & ratify
this my last
will and testament all
_________all others. In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand &
seal this 22nd day of February One-Thousand eight hundrede
& eighteen.
Also I desire that Richard Jones shall be
the whole & Sole Executor of the
my Last Will
Signed in the presence of
Will _______
Richard (x)Parsons
Molley (x) Farthing
William (x)
Parsons
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County
the 16Day
of March 1818 The ____
Last will & Testament of William Parsons Decd
was presented in Court and
proved the Oaths of the three Witnesses thereunto subscribed
and ordered to
be recorded and Richard Jones the Executor named in
Said will refusing to
take upon himself the burden of the excution thereof
on the motion of Mary
Parsons widow of said William who made oath according
to sa____ _____ James
Barnett, Abner Farthing and Richard
Parsons her securities entered into and
acknowledged there bond in the Penalty of $500.
Conditioned as the Law
directs certificate is granted her for obtaining Letter
of Administration
_________________________
in due form
Contributed by
Donna Parsons Price <prices@mail.advertisnet.com>
To my beloved wife Lucy Walters the landand plantation whereon I now live and negroes: Hector, Sam, Bettand Fillis, and half the furniture and stock except that which will hereinafterbe given during her natural life or widowhood.
To my son Clement Walters negro Cate. Tomy son William Walters the land and plantation that joins CharlesCooley, and negro Anthony. To my son Abraham Walters negro Daniel,horse, saddle and after the decease of my wife the land and plantation where I now live. To my grandson, John Walters, son and heir of myson Thomas Walters, deceased, 200 acres and the plantation that joins McMurrey,it being the land where the said Thomas, dec'd, formerly lived and a horse. Also the bond that is against me for his fathers effects. To my daughter Margaret Walters a negro Pat, also a horse and saddle and one third partof the pewter, a bed, furniture, cow and calf, and a ten pound note onWalterGooding.
After the decease of my wife all my personal estate remaining to be divided between my children: John, Robert, Archer,Obediah, William, Abraham, Wilmoth Scott, Agatha Matthis,Lucy Walker and Margaret Walters.
Appoint my sons John and Robert Walters executors. Signed 25th day of August 1795.
Thomas (X) Walters
Wit: George Dodson, JacksonWalters,
John Mading
Codicil:
It appears that negro Daniel, bequested to my son Abraham
Walters is at the point of death, should this happen, Abraham isto have
the first child of either Betty or Fillis. 18 Feb. 1796
Submitted by Gayle Austin
I John Walters of the
county of Pittsylvania
Virginia do here by make this my last will and Testament in manner
and form
following that is to say First I desire that all the perishable part of
my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the
monies arising
there from all my just debts and funeral expenses are to be paid.
Secondly
after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I give to my
Daughter
Kesiah Walters who married Charles E. Carter ten dollars to her
and
her heirs forever, thirdly I give to my daughter Rhoda Walters, the wife
of John Walters, six hundred dollars the money to be raised out of my
estate
and paid over immediately after my decease to her and her heirs
forever.
Fourthly, I give to my two sons Ezra Walters and Spiers Walters the
following
Slaves to wit: Anne, Jenny, Lizza, Sandy, Ritter, Jackson, Harry,
Wanner(?), Abram, Thillis(?), Martha, Rachel Mary and William and their
increase to them and their heirs Executors --and assigns forever to be
equally divided between them, my sons Ezra and Spiers.
Fifthly,
all the rest of my estate of what nature or kind so ever it may be not
herein
before particularly disposed of I desire may be equally divided between
my two sons Ezra Walters and Spiers Walters which I give to them, their
heirs, Executors, a-- and assigns forever and lastly I do hereby
constitute
and appoint my two sons Ezra Walters and Spiers Walters Executors of
this
my last will and Testament hereby revoking all others or formers wills
or
Testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have here unto
set
my hand and affixed my seal this13th day of December 1835.
his
John X Walters
mark
Teste
Branch Waddill
Larkin H. Davis
his
Wm X Shackleford
mark
E. Hunt
At account held for Pittsylvania County
the 18th
day of January 1836 this last will and Testament of John Walters,
Decd was
presented in court and proven by two subscribing witnesses to be the act
and deed of the said Walters and ordered to be recorded and on
the motion
of Ezra Walters and Spiers Walters, the Executors in said will named who
made oath according to Law and with Timothy Stamps and
LarkinH.(?)
Davis their securities entered into and acknowledged Bondin the
penalty
of eight thousand dollars conditioned as the said death(?) certificate
was
granted them for obtaining a probate of said will in due form.
Teste
Wm Tunstall
Submitted by Gayle
Austin
WILL of Richard Parsons
Court Orders Book 5, page 139 Pittsylvania County, VA
December 22, 1783 In the Name of
God Amen I
Richard Parsons of the County
of Pittsylvania being old and weak in body but enjoying
my usual reason and
memory and calling to mind the mortality of man do
make and ordain this my
last Will and testament in manner and form following,
to wit, First my
desire is that my Soul assends and rest with God
that gave it and secondly
my desire is that my body be decently buried Thirdly
I give and bequeath to
my well beloved daughter Hannah Madkiff and her
husband Joseph Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter Hannah Madkiff
and her husband
Joseph Madkiff and their heirs forever. Forthly
I give and bequeath to my
well beloved daughter Agness Madkiff and to
her Husband John Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter Agness Madkiff
and her husband
John Madkiff and their hiers forever. Fifthly
I give and bequeath to my
well beloved son George Parsons one shilling
Sterling to him my said Son
George Parsons and his heirs for ever, Secondly I
give and bequeath to my
well beloved son Joseph Parsons one shilling
sterling to him my said son
Joseph Parsons and his heirs forever, Seventhly I
give and bequeath to my
well beloved son John Parsons one shilling sterling
to him my said son John
Parsons and his heirs for ever Eighthly I give and
bequeath to my well
beloved son Samuel Parsons the land where on he
now lives to be divided by a
line which my said son Samuel and my son William marked
themselves to him
my said son Samuel Parsons and his heirs and assignes
for ever Ninethly I
give and bequeath to my well beloved son William
Parsons the land whereon
he now lives to be divided as above mentioned to
him my said son William
Parsons and his heirs and assignes forever Tenthly on
the land above
mentioned is mortgage for which my son Samuel Parsons
is liable to pay said
mortgage if he does not then my will is that his
part of the land that is
to say the land whereon he now lives is to besold
by my executors to off
said morgage Eleventhly I give and bequeath tomy
well beloved daughter
Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yates all
my Black Smith tools to her
my said daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen
Yates to them and
their heirs for ever Twevlthly and lastly as I
and my wife is now living
with my daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen
Yates and they using
us with the greatest kindness my will and desireis
that they the said
Lydia and Stephen Yates to have all the remainder of
my estate that is to
say my cattle and my black mare and also all my
household furniture which
is now in their possession but not til after my
decease and the decease of
my Wife. Furthermore I revoke all former wills
by me made and do confirm
this my last will and testament. I do appoint
and constitute my loving
sons Joseph and William Parsons executors ofthis
my last will and
testament Witness my hand and seal.
Richard (his mark) Parsons SS
Test
John Parks, Samuel Parks, Richard Johnson
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County
February
the 21, 1785 This last
Will and Testament of Richard Parsons deceased was
presented in Court and
proved by the Oathes of two of the witnesses Hands
and by the Court ordered
to be Recorded
Teste Will Turnball (?)
Contributed by "Bill& Lori Parsons" <bparsons1@trinex.net>
Will and Deed Book No. 11, p. 314, PittsylvaniaCounty
In the name of God, Amen, I Jams Bleakley,Sr ., of the County of Pittsylvania being in a low state of health but of sound mind and disposing memory and calling to mind the certainty of life, I do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following: that is to say, I give and recommend my soul to God, that first give it, my just debts to be honestly paid. Item, and give and bequeath to my wife, REBECCA BLEAKLEY one third part of all my estate that I dispose offor and enduring her life. I give to my son John BLEAKLEY twenty shillings over and above what I have heretofore given him. I give to my daughter LUCYMORTON twenty shillings. I give to my daughter MARY LOGAN twenty shillings. I give to my son James BLEAKLEY twenty shillings, I give to my son Charles BLEAKLEY twenty one pounds being the price of a horse I gave him, and but when sold I made use of the money. I further give the said Charles twenty shillings. I give to my daughter Rebecca WARD twenty pounds. I give to my grand son George WARD ten pounds for the purpose of schooling him. I give to my son THOMAS BLEAKLEY one hundred acres of land to be taken of the tract I now live on and on booth sides of Pigg or Strawberry Creek, but no to crop the said creek less than thirty poles above the Fork. I give to my son Benjamin BLEAKLEY one bed and furniture also two thirds part of all my lands nor before given and after the death of my wife, her part of the land is also to be included in the gift of Benjamin to him andhis heirs forever. And if any balance left after complying with the above gifts my Will is that it may be equally divided between all my children. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved son JAMES BLEAKLEY and my friend ROBERT DEVIN, executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other or former Wills or testaments by me heretofore made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my handafix'd my seal this thirtieth day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. James (his mark) Bleakley (SEAL)
Signed and sealed in the present of
ROBERTTINLEY,
Ph THOMAS, w
illiam DEVIN
Junr., William DEVIN Snr.
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County
June the
1799 This last will and
testament of James BLEAKLEY deceased, was presented
in Court and proved by
the oaths of ROBERT TINLEY and PHILIP THOMAS,two
of the witnesses thereto
ordered that the same be recorded.
Submitted by Gail Blankenau gblankenau@email.msn.com
Will of Elizabeth Jefferso n,dtd 11 Mar 1828 pro 16 Jun 1828. Mentions sons Field, John, Samuel A., Alexander, Archer(dec'd), Thomas (dec'd); daus Patsy Brewer, Judith Jefferson. Executrixwas dau Judith. Wit by James Hopkins, Samuel & William Jefferson
Will of Moses Hodges dtd 15 Feb 1835 pro 20 Apr1835, "property to be equally divided with my sons and daughters now living." Sion P. Hodges only one named.
Contributed by "Timothy Kreh"
<Timothy_Kreh@freddiemac.com>
GRIFFETH/GRIFFITH, WILLIAM
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Deed and Will Book 11, p 118
Dated: May 13, 1780
Probated: August 15, 1780
Names: Wife: Rachel -
The plantation
whereon I now live, all
my stock,
except one horse colt, I deliver unto the hand of
William
Persize
till the
year 1784 upon half stocks accowing to me to a
contract made
by me with
him, the said William Persize, and at the end of
which time I
lend my wife,
Rachel Griffeth the increase of all my stock with
the plantation
whereon I
live, with all my household goods and furniture during
her life.
Son:
Jonathan Griffeth - at wife's death 100 acres
of land part of the
tract I
live on with the plantation whereon he lives, being
the upper part
of the
land.
Son: William Griffeth-
the remainder of the land where on
I live
with the plantation. To sons, Jonathan and
William - one entry
of land on
Southerton's Branch - divided between them equally or
their
heirs: The
increase of cattle, after my death, to be equally divided
between
the
following children or their heirs: Margaret
Parsons, Anne
Parsons, Mary
Rigny, Sussaner Adkinson, Sarah Grifeth, Johnathan
Griffeth
and William
Grifeth
To son William Grifeth -all my stock of horses, sheep and hogs after the death of his mother. Executor: Reubin Pain and wife, Rachel Griffeth Witnesses: Joseph (P) Parsons, William Griffeth, Reuben Pain, Seth (P) Colwell, Wil'm Prosise s/ William Griffeth Will exhibited by Rachel Griffeth, Ex'trx Provedby oaths of two witnesses and O.R. Sec: Samuel Parsons,Charles Rigney
The known children of William Griffith
Sr. (who was
a
non-pensioner of the Revolutionary War) are shown below.
My husband is a descendant of William C. GriffithJr.
and
Susanna Jones.
Descendants of William C. Griffith, Sr.
1 William C. Griffith, Sr. b: Bef. 1740
in Wales,
England d:
August 15, 1780 in Pittsylvania Co. Virginia?
. +Rachel Rigney? d: in Pittsylvania Co., Va.?
... 2 William C. Griffith, Jr. b:
November 4,1758
in Franklin Co.,
VA d: July 31, 1834 in Anderson Co., TN (PeakCemetery)
....... +Susanna Jones b: April 6, 1765
in Blackwater
Creek,
Franklin Co., VA d: February 10, 1843 in AndersonCo.,
TN
... 2 Margaret "Peggy" Griffith
....... +Joseph Parsons
... 2 Jonathan Griffith
... 2 Anne Griffith
....... +George Parsons
... 2 Mary Griffith
....... +Mr. Rigny
... 2 Susannah Griffith
....... +Mr. Adkinson
... 2 Sarah Griffith
Contributed by Laura Griffith"
<laurawg@mindspring.com
Will of Reuben HALL of Pittsylvania Co., VA
The Will of REUBEN HALL of Pittsylvania
County,VA
Date of Record: May 16, 1853 Willbook:W
- Volume: 2 - Page: 154
In the name of
God Amen,
I Reuben Hall of the county of Pittsylvania and
the state of Virginia being only in tolerable health,
but of sound mind and
disposing memory and knowing that I have to die I
therefore wish to dispose
of what little property it has pleased the Almighty
God to bless me with in
the following manner Vez. I wish my executor here
after named in this will
to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses out
of my estate, and the
balance of my property dispose of in the following manner
First - I will and bequeath
unto my beloved son James Hall the horse &
bed I have heretofore given him, also I wish him
to receive one one fourth
part of the amount that my stock of hogs & sheep
which is in full his part of
my estate.
Second - I will and bequeath
unto my beloved son William Hall the horse
and the other property that I have heretofore given
to him, also I wish my
executor heretofore named to pay to my son William out
of my estate the sum
of twenty dollars which will be in full his shareof
my estate.
Third - I will and bequeath
unto my beloved son Robertson Hall the horse
and every species of property that I have heretofore
given him which will be
in full of his share of my estate.
Fourth - I will and bequeath
unto my son Reuben Hall the horse & cow I
have heretofore given him, also I give him one good
bed or I wish my executor
to pay my son Reuben the amount of the bed in money,
also I wish my son Reuben to have his fourth part of all the stock of
sheep & hogs which will be in
full his share of my estate.
Fifth - I will and bequeath
unto my son Daniel Hall the horse I
have to fore given him, also one bed or the amountin
money that the bed may be
worth, also one fourth part of my cattle, sheep &
hogs which will be in full
his share of my estate.
Sixth - I will and bequeath
unto my beloved son son Joseph Hall the
horse I have heretofore given him, also I will him
a good bed or the amount
in money the bed may be worth, also one fourth part
of all stock of cattle,
sheep and hogs that I may die seized off which will
be in full his share of
my estate.
Seventh - I will and bequeath
unto the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Dickson one sixth part of the lands
that I may die seized of, said
land is not to be sold unless all the parties interested
in the lands as
willed away by me shall be willing to a sale.
Eighth - I will and bequeath
unto my daughter Mary Dickson the cow &
other property I have heretofore given - also I
wish my daughter Mary to be
furnished with a good bed, or money in lieu of the
bed which will be in full
her part of my estate.
Ninth - I will and bequeath
unto the children of my daughter Mary Dickson
that she has now or may hereafter have, one
sixth part of all the lands, I
may die seized of, not to be sold by them unless all
the parties that the
land is willed to may be willing to a sale.
Tenth - I will and bequeath
unto my daughter Sarah or to the heirs of
her body one negro girl by the name of MillyJane
- also one sixth part of
all the lands I may die seized of, together with all
and every species of
property that I have heretofore given her.
Eleventh - I will and bequeath
unto my daughter Winifred P. or to the
heirs of her body, one negro girl by the name of
Sarah Elizabeth, also one
sixth part of all the lands that I may die seized of,
together with all and
every species of property that I have heretofore given
her.
Twelfth - I will and bequeath
unto my daughter Martha E. or to the heirs
of her body one negro woman by the name of Lucinda-
should said negro woman
have any more increase I wish for my daughter Sally,
Winifred P., Martha E. &
Delphia G. to share equally in the value of
said increase if any. I also
will to my daughter Martha E. one sixth part of
all the lands that I may die
seized of, together with all and every species of
property heretofore given
her.
Thirteenth - I will and
bequeath to my daughter Delphia G. or to the
heirs of her body one negro girl named MarthaAnn,
also one sixth part of all
lands that I may die seized of, together with every
species of property
heretofore given her.
14th - I will & bequeath
unto my daughters Sarah, Winifred P., Martha E.
& Delphia G. a full support out of my crops that
I may have either growing in
the field or gathered so as my daughters may have
a plenty to support on,
also I will to my 4 daughters one good horse to
be held by them jointly.
15th - The balance of my
estate not herein disposed of I wish to be sold
and the money equally divided between my four sons
namely, James, Reuben,
Daniel & Joseph.
16th - I wish for my four
daughters namely Sarah, Winifred P., Martha
E. & Delphia G. to live together and enjoy the
benefit of every thing I have
willed them and the land to remain just as itis
unless all the parties that
I have willed the land to are willing to a sale of
the lands & should either
of the negroes die that is willed, to my daughters before
named, my will is
that the one that looses her negro by death, the
other daughters shall make
her equal in the negro property.
Lastly - I nominate and
appoint my son James Hall executor to this my
last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand &
seal this 4 day of September 1851.
Reuben Hall
(SEAL)
Witnesses
Griffith Dickenson
Thomas C. Smith
Martha S. Smith
Codicil: In the twelfth Item, named in
the forgoing
Will, my will iand wish
is that the increase of a negro woman named in said
Item vez: Lucinda to stop
to alot when my daughters named in said Itemto
Wit - Sally, Winifred P. &
Delphia G. or either of them marry's or seperates and
gets apart. My will is
that after that time my daughter Martha E. shall have
all the increase of
said negro woman named Lucinda that she may haveafter
said separation - as
witness my hand & seal this 31st day of July1852.
Reuben Hall
(SEAL)
Test:
Griffith Dickenson
Thomas C. Smith
Martha S. Smith
As a County
Council held
for the county of Pittsylvania on the 15th day
of May 1853. The foregoing last Will and Testament of
Reuben Hall died and
codicil thereto attached were presented in court in
order to be proved and
the said will was proved by Griffith Dickerson and
Thomas C. Smith two
subscribing Witnesses thereto and was ordered to
be recorded and for reasons
appearing to the court, the motion as to theproof
of the said codicil was
continued till the next term -
And at another day to wit. at a County Court held
for the said County on the
20th day of June 1853 the foregoing codicil was proved
by Thomas C. Smith and
Martha S. Smith two subscribing witnesses theretoand
ordered to be recorded
and in the motion of Thomas C. Smith who made oath
and wish, Philip Thomas & Doctor A. Herndon his securities entered into and
acknowledged a bond to Law
certificate was granted him for obtaining letters of
administration on the
Estate of Reuben Hall decd with his will annexed in
due form.
Testes L. Scruggs Clerk
Contributed by Mtnbik2b@aol.com
Will of John W Adams
WB3 p 284 Pittsylvania Co VA
I John W. Adams do make this
my last will
and testament. First I desire all
my just debts to be paid out of my estate and after
the payment of my debts
I give one third of said estate to my wife AnnM.
Adams her life time and at
her death my heirs and I give the remaning twothirds
to said heirs as they
may become of age of marry and if said heirs should
die before they should
become of age or marry my estate to return to my
said wife to dispose of as
she may decide proper as Witness my hand and seal
this the 14 day of Feb
1859.
John W. Adams (seal)
Witness
James E Adams (brother)
Sarah F Adams (sister)
Thomas Franklin (father in law)
At a County court continued and held
for the Coutny
of Pittsylvania on 20th
day of Apr 1887 The last will and testament of John
W Adams dec'd dated 14
day of Feburary 1859 was proved by Thomas Franklin one
of the subscribing
witnesses thereto that said will was signed and acknowledged
by the testator
in the presence of himself and James E Adams and
Sarah F. Adams the other
subscribing witnesses thereto present at thesame
time and that they the
said witnesses suscribed the said will in the presence
of the testator and
it is ordered that said will be recorded whereupon the
motion of R.T Vaughan
it is that said estate be committed to the hands of
W. I Overby Sheriff of
this county for administraton with the will annexed
Teste
W.B. Shepard CCk
Submitted by Karen
Wood
Here is the will of Rev.Joel
Terrell Adams, s/o Capt. Robert Adams and Mary
Lewis Terrell. Joel married 1. in 1800
Dionitia
Walden, by whom he had no
children. He married 2nd to Sarah Fielder
in Caswell Co NC in 1828,
returning to Pittsylvania where he was a Baptistpreacher
and performed many
marriages.
Will of Rev Joel Terrell Adams
Will book 2 p 39 Pittsylvania Co VA
In the name of God Amen I Joel T
Adams of
the county of Pittsylvania &
State of Virginia being sick & weak in body but
of sound mind & disposing
memory for which I am thankful unto my Lord towhom
I committ my soul Do
think proper to make my last will & testament in
the manner and form as
followeth
Item my will and wish is that all my Estate real and
personal and pershiable
remain with in the possession of my beloved wife
Sarah
Adams until my last
child arrives at the age of twenty years or marriage
& when period arrives
my will is that a division shall take place of my
personal & perishable
Estate and my wife's dower assigned her of the same
and that child so
arriving at twenty one years of marrying shall have
his or her part of the
two third of the personal & Perishable and son
on divide as they arrive of
age or marry down to the youngest child.
Second After the death of my wife Sarah Adams my
will & wish is that the
dower Estate of my wife with the increase ofthe
females as well as my land
shall be equally divided amongst all my childrenor
their legal
representatives.
Third my will & wish is that my Exectors herein
after named shall employ
overseers to sell the produce that can be convenienty
spared and buy all
necessary food and clothing for the convenience &
comfort of the family and
the residue or balance of the money arising from the
sales of crops if any
shall be paid one third to my wife and the balance of
two thirds shall be
managed for the benefit of my children by my Executors
& further my wish is
that my children should be educated as nearly equal
as may be
Fourthly I give to Elders Henry Finch, ThomasLovelace
and
Zachariah Angel
each the sum of Twenty Dollars
Lastly I do hereby appoint my Brother John
L Adams & my Friend Richard T.
Walden Executors of this my last willand
testament without any security
being required hereby revoking all other willsor
testaments by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this
Eleveth day of December Eighteen Hundred Forty Six
in presence of John
Franklin And Cornelius M George
Signed Joel T Adams (Seal)
At a court held for Pittsylvania County
the 15th
day of November 1847 this
Last Will and Testament of Joel T. Adams was presented
in court and proven
by the oaths of two subscribing witnesses tobe
the act & deed of said
Testator and ordered to be recorded
And at another day to Wit
At a County Court held for the County of Pittsylvania
on the 15th day of May
1848 John L. Adams & Richard T Walden executors
under the Will of Joel T
Adams Dec'd refusing to take upon themselves the
burden of the execution of
the said will on motion of Burwell Leewho
made oath and with William A Lee
and C. Alonzo Hunt as his securities entered
in and acknowlegded a bond in
penalty of Twelve Thousand Dollars conditioned according
to Law, certificate
is granted to him to obtain letters of administration
on the estate of Joel
T. Adams deceased with his will annexed in due form.
Wm H Tunstall CCK
Contributed by Karen
Wood
Will of Mary Lewis Terrell Adams
Will Bk 1 p 414
Third It is my will that my Executor herine (sic) after named do sell my slaves and the money arising there and all other moneys of Interest that I may have in any estate by Law or Equity .
I give in the following manner that is
to say
Fourth I give to Edward Adams in Truston
fifths part of my estate for the
use and purposes herin set forth which I give
to said Edward Adams upon
this express trust and conditions that the said Edward
Adams shall take
charge of the said fifth for the use and benefit
of my Daughter Milly Web
and to manage the same as he the said Edward Adams
may think but so that my
daughter Milly Web may get the benefits arising therefore
and do further
authorize the said Edward Adams to pay the whole or
any part of the
aforesaid estate to my daughter Milly Web at such
time as he the said Edward
Adams may think Proper
Fifth The Balance of my estate I give to my four children
by the names viz; Joel T. Adams, Polly Adams, John L.Adams
and Edward Adams to be equally
divided between the four which I give to them and
their heirs forever.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Joel T
Adams and John S. Adams and
Edward Adams my Executors of this my last Will
and Testament hereby revoking
all former wills by me . In Witness weherof I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seals this 27th day of July in theyear
of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and forty two.
Mary Adams LS
Witness John Franklin
Thomas Franklin
Thomas Tuck
Micajah Rowland
At a Court held for Pittsylvania Co the 18thday
of December 1843 This Last
Will and Testament of Mary Adams, deceased, was
produced in Court and proved
by the oath of John and Thomas Franklin,two
subscribing witnesses and
ordered recorded. And on the motion of Joel T
Adams and John L Adams two of
the Executor and said Will named who made oath according
to law and with Richard Walden thier security entered into
and acknowledged a bond in the
penatly of four Thousand Dollars certificate was
granted them for obtaining
a probat of said Will in due form, Liberty being reserved
to the other
Executor to join in the probat of the said Will when
he shall think fit.
Teste Wm H Tunstall Clk
Contributed by Karen
Wood
Will of William
Lewis d.1822
Will Book 1 page 28 -30 Last Will and Test. ofWilliam
Lewis
In the name of God Amen, I William Lewis sen. of the cnty of Pittsylvania being at this time in a low state of health butof a Disposing mind, & calling into my mind that there is a time appointed for all men onse(sic) to die first I recommend my body to the dust to be buried at the disenpsion (sic) of my hereafter named executors & my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it~ and being Desirous of making a Distribution of What Wordly Estate It has pleased God in this life to Bless me with do dipose of the same in form and manner as follows to Wit ~ It is my will and desire that all my Just Debts be paid & those due me be collected ~ Item, I give and bequeath to my son Abram Lewis Negroes Anders and Hanna her and her Increase to him & His Heirs forever.
Item I give and Bequeath to my son John Lewis
one half of my land not
disposed off (sic) a Dividing line to Run North and
South. & one negroe
Delpha her & her Increase to him and his heirs
forever~
Item I give to my son William Lewis one negroe
Phill to him & his Heirs
forever ~
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Littleberry Lewis
one Negro John to him
and his Heirs forever~
Item I give and bequeath to my son Joel Lewis
one Negroe James to him and
his Heirs forever ~
Item I give and bequeath to my son Clayborn Lewis
one Negroe Lewis to him
and His Heirs forever~
Item I gvie and bequeath to my Daughter Betsy Shelton
one Negroe Mary with
her increase to her & her her (sic) heirs forever~
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Shelton
one Negro Bob to her
and her heirs forever~
Item I give and bequeath my Daughter Patsey Blackburn
one Negro boy Allen to
her & Her Heirs forever
Item it is my will and disire that the residue of
my estate both real and
personal be equally Divided among all my children as
above mentioned. I do
appoint my beloved Sons John Lewis, Abram Lewis,
Joel Lewis Executors to
this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all
former Wills heretofore
by me made in Witnefs hereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 10
day of June 18 hundred and twenty two ~
M/B
Item I give and bequeath to the five children of
my son Thomas Lewis Dec'd
one Negroe girl Amy & her increase & one
half of my land not disposed of to
them their heirs forever~
Item I give and bequeath to the two children of
my son
Coleman one negroe
Girl Suckey also the balance of my land not disposed
of ....them and thier
Heirs forever~
William Lewis Senr (seal)
Witnefs
Griffth Dickinson
Crispne Shelton
William M. Waller
At a court held for Pitsylvania County the 15thday of July 1822 this last will and Testament of William Lewis Sr Dec'd was presented in court and proven by the oaths of those subscribing Witnefses and ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of John Lewis & Abrham Lewis two of the executors therein named who made oath thereunto according to Law and with William H Stone, Stephen Coleman, John Dickinson & William Lewis thier securited entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of twnety thousand Daollars conditioned according to Law. Certificate is granted them for obtaining brotate (sic) of the Will in due formand liberty is reserved to the other exor to join in the probate when he shall think proper.
Test Will Tunstall CPC
Contributed by KarenWood
July 20TH 1867-J.B. Swain do
this day comfore
my last will and testament I
will the after paying my just debts-all my effects remain
together with one
all the family that remain unmarried till Sally Cate
become 21 years old, at
whitch time they may sell and divide equally with
all my children, to be
managed by my son J.B. Swain as he and his
sisters and John may agree, if
any of them marry they must leave the family residence
to those who remain
single, if Joshua repairs the saw mill he is to
have the benifit of it for 2
years, after that he may pay a reasonable rent to
the family that remain
single, if he repairs the Gris mill and attends to
it he is to have half as
long as he keeps it up, the unmarried part of the
family to have the other
half if he builds a new saw mill at the corner lot,
he's to have it 5 years.
In testamony of which I set my hand and seal this
the 20 day of July 1867.
Joshua B. Swain(seal)
1867
Witnes
J.G. Witcher
T.R. Wright
At a county court held for
the county
of Pittsylvania on the 20Th day of
September 1869. The last will and testament ofJ oshua
B. Swain dated the
20Th day of July 1867 was proved by J.G. Witcherand
T.R. Wright the
subscribing witness there to and it is ordered that
the said will be
recorded and on the motion of Joshua B. Swain Jr
who made oath and with Elizabeth A. Swain, Mary A. Swain, MarthaT.
Swain,
as his sureties entered
into and as knowledged a bond in the penalty of
five hundred dollars
conditioned ascording to law cetificate is granted him
for obtaining letters
of administration on the estate of he said Joshua B.
Swain deceased with his
will annexed in due form, the testator having failed
to appoint an
exsecution.
Teste
S. Scruggs
I know some of the words are miss
spelled, butthat's
the way it is written
in the will. Do you have any information on the Swain's?
Contributed by
lavanda newsom
momnewsom@hotmail.com
Virginia State Library
Pittsylvannia County Deeds and Wills
No. 5, 1767-1780, page 394
In the name of God amen, March the 10th
day in the
year of 1773, I George
Roberts, senr. of Pittsylvannia County, being
sick and weak in body but of
perfect memory and Calling to mind the mortality of
all men have made and
ordained this my Last Will and Testament to wit, as
touching such Wordly
estate where with it hath pleased god to bless me
with to be disposed of in
the following manner and form-
Item. I will and desire my Land to be equallyDivided between four of my Children, viz. George Roberts, Junr. Dorothy Coldwell, Sarah Blair, and Alie Hamlin and my bed and furniture to my Daughter, Dorothy Coldwell.
Item. I give to my Daughter, Alie Hamlin, all the woman Close that is now in my Chest and all rest of my estate of goods and Chattels to be equally Devided between the above sd, four Children.,except one shilling Sterling to all the rest of my Children, namely, Mary Hamilton and John Roberts, to the which sd. Tennement, goods and Chattels to be I Joyd as their proper estate forever.
I also ordain and Constitute Allen Coldwell and William Durrett my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby disalow and disanull all other Wills or Legacies whatsoever and this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my handand afixt my seal the day and the year above written.
his
George Roberts L. S.
mark
Tests.
Gabriel Richards
his
John C. Coldwell
mark
her
Mary M. Durrett
mark
At a Court held for Pittsylvannia County the 27day of May 1773
The within last Will and Testament of
George Roberts,
Deceased, was presented
in Court by William Durrett and Allen Coldwell,the
Executors therein named
and proved by the oaths of the Witnesses theretoand
ordered to be recorded
and on the motion of the sd. Executors who made Oath
according to Law, a
Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate
thereof in due form.
Giving Security, Whereupon they together William Thomas,
their Security,
entered into and acknowledged their bond according to
Law.
Test
Will. Tunstalle Cl.
___________________________________________
After Pittsylvannia County.....the Paynes and Robert's
wound up in Hawkins
County Tennessee (Wautauga Settlement - HolstonRiver)
then the whole clan
moved to Louisiana and Mississippi.
Here is is son George's who married Rhoda Payneof
Pittsylvannia County:
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Successions, Drawer R-4
Will of George Roberts, Senior
In the name of God a men I George
Roberts of Hawkins
county State of Tennice
Being in perfect health and memory at present thanks
be to god for it calling
unto mind and mortality of my Body and knowingthat
it is appointed once for
man to die do make and ordain this my last willand
testament that is to say
principally and first of all I give and
recommend
my soul into the hand of
the almighty god and give it and my Body I recommend
to the earth to be
Buried in a decent christian manner at the discretion
of my Executors hoping
at the general resurection I shall receive the same
again By the almighty
power of ----------p
And as touching such worldy estate where withit hath pleased God to blefs me with I give devise and dispose of the same inthe following manner and form-
first I give to my dearly Beloved wife
Rhoda Roberts
the land and plantation
where I now live with all the moveables thereto
and stock of horse s cattle
hogs and sheep during her widowhood and if she should
mary then let her be
put to her thirds and if the children Should mary
then I give them some
things to Begin to keep house with and keep accopmt
of such things
my daughter Anned
Lee I give to
her one dollar
my son George Roberts I give him
also one dollar
my son John Roberts I give him
likewise one dollar
my son William Roberts I give him
one dollar
my son Elisha Roberts I give him
one dollar
my son Samuel Roberts I give him
one dollar
my daughter Milla Schim one dollar
I give to my son
Isaac Roberts
one hundred and twenty five acres of land
it being the place where he now lives and the rest
of the land to be devided
between Thomas Roberts and Absolom Roberts and James
Roberts an Equal
division Between them three so the same and Equal
division of the whole at
their mothers death and as for my negro woman lettis
and her child Catherine
to Belong to my wife as long as she lives and at
her death Both to be free
If my wife should dy before the child is twenty seven years of age she may give it to one of the children to have tel she is of that age and to be free. I have not left the other children one dollar for anything I have against them I have given to them their part Before ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of november in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and five.
Samuel Smith George Roberts (Seal)
Wm. Paine
On back
Estate of George Roberts
Last Will of George Roberts
Bogue Chitto
Will of George Roberts
The following two documents were folded within the will:
Whereas William Roberts left a will in the Hands of the Comandant that George Roberts Snr. made in his lifetime, we have By our Consent agreed to Recawl the sd. will Back into our pofeesion as we have Come on the termes, and agreed to Settle in Regard to the Estate amongst our Selves
Given under our hand this 29th day of Septembr1809
Thomas Roberts
James Roberts
Isaac Roberts
her
Milla Chisum
mark
Submitted by Nightphyre@aol.com
Here is a copy of the will of Overton Pugh, my great(2)grandfather. I would love to know what kind of a $45 bond he held on my great-grandfather.
Will of Overton Pugh
In the name of the lord amen. I Overton Pugh being of sound mind and disposing memory do hereby make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner and form. I leave in the hands of my son, Columbus Coleman Pugh as trustee for Martha Ann McDowell one hundred acres of the tract of land on which I reside the line to
commence on the line from a chestnut to a pine and run parallel with a line from a pine to a locust crossing Reed Creek this lot will adjoin Wm O. Worsham. I leave in the hands of my son Richard K. Pugh as trustee for my daughter Mary M. Simpson one hundred and ten acres of the said tract of land the line to commence on the line from a
chestnut to a pine and run parallel with the line of the above mentioned lot of Martha Ann McDowell across Reed creek to the line from a locust to the beginning. I give and bequeath to my son Richard K. Pugh and his heirs one
hundred and ten acres of the said tract of land on which I live to commence on the line from a chestnut to a pine and run parallel with the lot of Mary Ann Simpson crossing Reed Creek to the line from a locust to a kin or stump the last lines run on a plot made by J. D. Dawson August 25 1832 for Robert Davis and Thomas Adams. The balance of the tract of land on which I live I loan to my wife Matilda Pugh for and during the period of her life and at her death I give and bequeath the same to my son Columbus C. Pugh and his heirs. I give to my wife Matilda Pugh all the balance of my property of every kind and character except the five dollars herinafter given to the children of Sarah J. Inley and the bond of forty five dollars on my son Wm T. Pugh herinafter given to him and my said wife shall pay all the debts I may have out of the property given her. I give to the children of my deceased daughter Sarah J. Inley five dollars to be equally divided between them. I give to my son Wm T. Pugh the bond of forty five dollars which I hold against him. In witness whereof I have herinto set my hand and seal this 16th day of Sept. 1871.
Signed and sealed in the presence of:
Wm. H. Waller
Charles P. Dalton
Overton Pugh (seal)
At a county court held for the county of Pittsylvania on the 18th day of December 1871. The last will and testament of Overton Pugh Dec. dated the 16th of September 1871 was provided by Wm. H. Waller a person being witness and ordered to be recorded.
L. Suggs ???
Contributed by Dean Ab-Hugh
deana71@mindspring.com
Here is a copy of the will of my great(2) grandfather Thomas Henry Brumfield. I think it's rather humerous that he says if his wife remarries, she gets nothing.
Dean Ab-Hugh
I Thomas H. Brumfield of the County of Pittsylvania, State of Virginia, being of sound mind and memory do declare this to be my last will and testament. It is my will and desire that Eliza A., my wife shall have, hold, possess all the benefit of my real estate and personal property and remain in her undisturbed possession as long as she lives and as long as she remains my widow. At her death to be equally divided between my six children, my real estate to be cut up in parcels from 35 to 40 acres in a lot where is most suitable for a line and assessed by the good neighbors and the children that gets the advantage to pay to them that is lacking to make each one equal. My son Ulysses H. to have the privilege of the parcel of land where he has put up his building. If my children cannot agree on the parcels of land they must draw for the parcel. Also it is my will that my children divide my personal property between themselves as much as they can without selling. If my wife Eliza A. should at any time marry again this will is to be void and of no affect on my wifes part.
In witness thereof, I , Thomas H. Brumfield have here unto set my hand and seal this 30th day of January 1907.
Thomas H. Brumfield
The above will subscribed by the testator in the presence of us and at that time declares to us by him as his last will and testament.
Witness
H. M. Acuff
J. T. Pickeral
Virginia: In the clerks office of the circuit court for the County of Pittsylvania, at the courthouse thereof on Wednesday the 1st day of Sept. 1915.
The last will and testament of Thomas H. Brumfield late of Pittsylvania county, deceased, was this day probated by the oath of J.T. Pickeral one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, that said will was signed and acknowledged by the testator in the presence of himself and H.M. Acuff the other subscribing witness thereto present at the same time that they the said witnesses subscribe the said will in the presence of the testator and of each other and thereupon it is ordered that said will be recorded as the true last will and testament of Thomas H. Brumfield deceased.
Teste
S. S. Hunt,
clerk
Will of John H. Meadows
Will Book 3, Page 457
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Will of John H. Meadows
I John H. Meadows being of sound mind and disposing
memory
make this my
last will and testament. I desire that
all my estate both real and
personal,
my bonds, accounts, and money be held by my wife
as her
individual property
for the support of herself and my children, so
long as she
remains single and
at her death to be equally divided among my children
viz:
Eugene L., Gertrude
S., Allen H., Mary J., Sallie A., Katie R., Luther
M. I hereby
appoint my
wife Annie Louisa sole executrix of my estate,
and request that
she will not
be required to give security as such. I
being aware of the law
requiring
Executors Administrators to make annual settlements,
it is my
earnest desire
that she my wife and Executrix shall not be required
to make
such
settlements. I also desire that my legacy
due me from my
mothers estate
shall be paid over to my wife and disposed off
as I directed my
other estate.
I also state that this is my first, only,
and last will. Witness my
hand
this the 9th day of June 1888.
John H. (his mark) Meadows
Witnesses:
Chas Bilharz
Geo. S. Norman
At a county court continued and held for the County
of
Pittsylvania on
the 22nd day of March 1889. The last will
and testament fo John
H. Meadows
dec'd was proven by George S. Norman one of the
subscribing
witnesses
thereto, that said will was signed and acknowledged
by the
testator, in the
presence of himself and Charles Bilharz the other
subscribing
witness
thereto, present at the same time and they the
said witnesses
subscribed the
said will in the presence of the testator, and
it is ordered that the
same be
recorded. And on the motion of Annie L.
Meadows the Executrix
therein named
who made oath and entered into and acknowledged
a bond in
the penalty of two
thousand dollars conditioned according to law,
certificate is
granted her for
obtaining probate of said will in due form.
The testator
requesting the
Court, not to require security of the said Executrix.
Teste
W. B. Shepherd, Clerk
Note: John H. Meadows was the son of William H. Meadows and Sarah Vaden Meadows. His wife, Louisa Taylor, was the daughter of John W. Taylor and Annie Robertson Taylor.
Contributed by Maribeth Lesley McNaull
Will of William H. Medder (Meadows)
In the name of God, Amen. I William H. Medder of the County of Pittsylvania, State of Virginia, being sick and weak, but of good mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. I recccomend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who ____ it my body. I reccomend to the earth, to be buried in Christian burial, my just Debts to be paid and then I lend my whole res. _____ to both real and personal to my wife Sarah Medder during her widowhood and after her death to be equally divided between all my children. Made this 28th day March 1853.
William (his mark) Medder [seal]
Witnesses:
Jameson Corbin
Wilson H. Giles
Benjamin Corbin
At a County court held for the County of Pittsylvania
on the 19th
day of
September 1853. This the last will and
testament of William H.
Medder decd
was proved by Jameson Corbin and Wilson H. Giles
to
subscribing witnesses
thereto to be the act of the testator and order
to be recorded.
Teste
S. Scruggs, Clerk
Note: William H. Meadows was the son of William Meadows and Jincy Mart. His wife, Sarah Vaden Meadows, was the daughter of Sylvester Vaden and Polly Chatten.
Cintributed by Maribeth Lesley McNaull
Will of P.P. Shepard
Will Book 3: 241-242
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Will of P. P. Shepard
Pittsylvania County to wit:
I Philip P. Shepard, Sr. of the County of Pittsylvania
and State of
Virginia being advanced in age but of sound mind
and disposing
memory do make
and Constitute this my last will and testament
in manner
following to wit:
First it is my will and desire that all my just
debts and funeral
expenses be paid first out of any assets of which
I may
possess.
Second I give to my son John W. Shepard and to
my three
daughters
Elizabeth B. Shepard, Clementine P. Shepard and
Eliza A.
Shepard respectively
one bed and bedding.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife
during her life or
so long
as she remains my widow, all of the property
both real and
personal of which
I may die possessed, after the payment of my
just debts as
above mentioned
and I hereby authorize her to give to any of
the heirs of my body
any portion
of my estate during her life provided and equal
share thereof shall
be given
to all my children hereafter named.
Fourthly, It is my will and desire that my beloved
wife Parthenia
L.
Shepard shall have full control of all my estate
during her life and
shall
have perfect right to consume so much of all
the rents and profits
accruing
there therefrom as may be necessary for her comfort
and
support, together
with either or all of my daughters who may remain
unmarried and
remain with
her after my diseased [sic].
Fifthly it is my will and desire that after the
death of my wife
Parthenia L. Shepard all of my estate both real
and personal
which may then
exist and not consumed shall be sold at public
auction and
proceeds accruing
from said sale to be divided equally between
all the heirs of my
body after
taken in consideration the amount of advancements
made to
them respectively
during my life as well as during the lifetime
of my said wife.
Sixthly. It is my will and desire that
after all the existing debts of
the firm of P. P. Shepard, Sr. shall be fully
paid and settled up
that my son. P. Shepard, Jr. shall be entitled to one half
of all the goods
that may
then remain on hand.
Seventh. Having the utmost confidence in
the integrity of my
beloved
wife Parthenia L. Shepard, I do hereby constitute
and appoint her
my
Executrix to this my last will and testament
and do most
respectfully request
the Judge of the County Court to permit her to
qualify without
giving any
security. In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand to this
my will
dated 29" day of March 1879 in the presence of
the undersigned
as witnesses
to the same.
Philip P. Shapard, Sr.
Witnesses
Stephen H. Townes
William W. Boothe
At a County Court held for Pittsylvania county
on the 19" day of
January
1880. The last will and testament of P.P.
Shapard, Sr. was
proven by the
oaths of Stephen H. Townes and William W. Boothe
the two
subscribing
witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.
And on the
motion of
Parthenia L. Shapard the Executrix therein named,
who made
oath and entered
into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of
eight thousand
dollars
conditioned according to law, certificate is
granted her for
obtaining
probate of said will in due form, the testator
requesting the Court
not to
require security of the said Executrix.
Teste
W. B. Shepherd, Clerk
Note: Philip P. Shapard was the son of John and Elizabeth Shepard. His wife, Parthenia L. Dodson Shepard, was the daughter of Elijah Dodson and Sally Ferrell Dodson of Halifax County.
Contributed by Maribeth Lesley McNaull
Will of Robert W. Carter
I Robert W. Carter of sound mind and disposing
memory do in
the presence
of Almighty God make the following will and testimony.
First. I will that all my just debts be
paid out of such property as
my
wife Saly C. Carter may choose to dispose of
for that purpose.
Secondly. After the payment of any debts.
I give to my wife
Sally C.
Carter the whole of my estate to be held by her
for the benefit of
herself
and our children during her life provided she
does not marry
again, and to be
given aft to the children at such time and in
such proportion as
she may
choose, at her death all of the children are
to be made equal.
Thirdly. In case my wife Sally C. Carter
should marry again then
I give
to her one third of my estate during her life
and the balance I give
equally
to all my children. This 28th August 1861.
Robert W. Carter
Teste
Wm S. Carter
Edmond M. Johnson
At a County court held for the county of Pittsylvania
on the 15th
day of
September 1873.l The last will and testament
of Robert W.
Carter decd. Dated
the 28" day of August 1861 was brought into court
in order to be
proved.
Whereupon it was proved by Edmund M. Johnson
a subscribing
witness to have
been executed according to law, and it appearing
to the court
that Wm. S.
Carter the other subscribing witness has departed
this life, it is
ordered
that the said will be recorded, and on the motion
of Sarah C.
Carter who made
oath and with Stephen H. Townes and Jesse L.
Carter who made
oath to their
sufficiency entered into and acknowledged a bond
in the penalty
of two
thousand dollars conditioned according to law
certificate is
granted her for
obtaining letters of administration on the estate
of Robert W.
Carter decd.
With his will annexed in due form.
Teste
L. Scruggs, Clerk
Note: Robert W. Carter was the son of Robert Carter and Rebecca Wynne and the great-grandson of Jesse Carter. His wife, Sally C. Townes Carter, was the daughter of Stephen C. Townes and Catherine H. Williams.
Contributed by Maribeth Lesley McNaull
I likewise ordain and appoint my wife, MARY WELDON and MOSES HANK and JOHN
WALLER to be the true and lawful Executors of this my
last Will and
Testament as witness my hand and seal this eighteenth Day of December, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty one.
JONATHAN (His Mark) WELDON, S.
S.
Test.
JOHN CREEL
JAMES AIDAMES (ADAMS)
JOHN POND (His Mark)
FORTAN DODSON
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 15th day of
Oct. 1782, the within last Will and Testament of JONATHAN WELDON, deceased was
Exhibited into court by MARY WELDON, the Executrix therein named, and proved
by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to
be recorded and
on the motion of the said Ex-, who made oath according to law, certificate is
granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form of Law on giving
security, where upon she, together with JOHN POND and JAMES ADAMS have
Securities entered into bond and
acknowledged the same according to law.
Teste
WILL TURNSTALL, C.D.
Note: According to information in the DAR
Patriot Index, NSDAR, 1966, MARY ELIZABETH HANK WELDON's second husband was
WILLIAM PEARMAN, SR., shown born c1730; d. 9 Feb 1788, and he lived in Halifax
Co., VA. He was a widower with children. They had a son together, named WELDON
PEARMAN, born 6 Sep 1786, Halifax Co., VA. Of the children named, I am descended
from "LIDA" (LYDIA WELDON), who married WILLIAM HUGHES, a son of NATHANIEL
HUGHES of Pittsylvania Co., VA, who died about 1783, and who's widow, REBECCA,
had moved to the Pendleton Dist. SC, where she remarried a widow, SAMUEL NEAL,
SR. A large group NATHANIEL HUGHES line moved from SC, about 1820, to St. Clair
Co., AL; and, in 1834, many of them moved on to Texas. WILLIAM and LYDIA WELDON
HUGHES, remained in Alabama, moved to St. Clair Co., AL, then Talladega Co., AL,
and finally in nearby Cherokee Co., AL, where WILLIAM HUGHES died in 1846.
LYDIA WELDON HUGHES was last shown on the 1850 US Census, Cherokee Co., AL.
Their descendents often used both WELDON and PEARMAN as middle names.
Ann Strickland Grainger, Huntsville, AL
MASGrainger@knology.net
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