Wills of George Pollock Submitter: David Adams Source: NO Public Library Microfilm Date: 9 Nov 2004 ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ Louisiana Court of Probates Orleans Parish will book 3, pg 161, year 1820 Will of George Pollock Be it known that I George Pollock of this City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, living through the blessing of God, in perfect health, but aware of the uncertainty of life, and the reality of regulating my affairs while in possession of all my faculties, do now make this my last will, hereby revoking all wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretofore made. I declare that I am not married, I have five legitimate children living, namely, my son Carlile, my daughter Ann, married to Captain Daniel Todd Patterson, Catherine Carlile, widow of the late Benjamin Franklin Read, Lorenza and Charlotte unmarried, that my children are heirs of all that I may be possessed of at the time of my decease, but the law permits the testator to bequeath a certain part of his property according to his discretion, thereby enabling a careful father to increase the share of such branches of his family as natural, or worldly causes may have made unfortunate, for which stand in greater need of support. My daughter Ann has had the singular good fortune to spouse a gentleman whose talents good sense and good conduct have rendered himself and her prosperous and independent, my son has a good office, and has already realized an independent property, my other children are females unsettled in the world, and have no other means of support than what I can bequeath them respectively. I know the disposition of all my children too well to fear that any discrimination I shall make will be imputed to other motives than what I avow or be imputed by them under preference. I therefore give and bequeath to Lucy Read my grand daughter, the child of Catherine my old negro slave Phoebe, whose value is too small to make an essential article of any inventory. I give and bequeath to my daughter Catherine Carlile and Charlotte, jointly all the disposable, or fifth part, of my estate comprehending therein my household furniture, House and table linen Plate and all the wine which may be in what I call my wine pantry off the parlour of my house the whole to be estimated by discret [sic] friends of the family, and the amount of the estimation will be considered as paid to them on account of the said fifth part. The remainder of my wine, which I suppose will be chiefly Madeira and in the closet of my garrett, it is my will shall be sold to provide money to pay off small debts. All the rest and residue of the property of which I may be possessed at the time of my decease, I give and bequeath to my said five children in equal portions as the law directs. I earnestly recommend to the care of all my children my illegitimate daughter Marcella, now about a year and a half old, born of Maria Herrera an unmarried woman, but recommend her more strongly to the special and immediate protection of my said three daughters Catherine, Lorenza, and Charlotte, that they may watch over her and bred her up in a decent manner. I appoint my son Carlile, my son in law Captain Daniel Todd Patterson, and my Nephew Captain Thomas Pollock to be executors of this will and Detainers of my Estate with power to all as such jointly and in case of need separately. And in faith of the foregoing I now sign my Olographic will written from the beginning to the end with my own hand New Orleans this second day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen Sig George Pollock Ne varietur Sig Js Pitot Judge Louisiana Court of Probates Orleans Parish will book 4, pg 205, year 1828 Will of Thomas Pollock Thomas Pollock ne varietur (signed) Js. Pitot Judge This is my olographic will I Thomas Pollock of the city of New Orleans aware of the uncertainty of life have made my will as follows hereby revoking all wills codicils and testamentary dispositions made prior hereto. I give and bequeath to my natural son Thomas Sinclair Pollock the sum of seven thousand dollars and whereas Louise Lafitte the mother of said child lives in a state of concubinage I nominate Carlile Pollock of this city notary to be the tutor of said child. I give and bequeath to Carlile Pollock aforesaid all the residue of the property real personal and ..... which I may possess at my decease. I nominate Carlile Pollock to be the executor of this my will and the detainer of my estate with power to take possession on and make inventory thereof without intervention of justice in faith of the foregoing I have hereunto signed my name at New Orleans this twenty fifth of August 1818 (Signed) Thos. Pollock ne varietur (signed) Js. Pitot judge Filed Nov 19th 1828 [NO Sac Recs v12 pg 312 Pollock, Thomas of Thomas Sinclair and Luisa La Fitte baptised 9 Oct 1817, born 10 Dec 1815]