Wills: Benjamin THACKER Sr., 1798, Albemarle Co., VA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com (Nov 2007) [brackets, line breaks mine] *********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Albemarle County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills and Estates Benjamin THACKER Sr., will, 9 Apr 1798 (Jul 1799) Benjamin THACKER Sr., estate appraisal, 15 Nov 1799 (Dec 1799) Benjamin THACKER Sr., estate division, Jul 1804 [p.] 28) [...] In the name of God amen I Benjamin Thacker Sen.r of Albemarle County being of Sound mind and memory at present do make the following my last will and testament (to Wit) first it is my will and desire that all my Just debts be paid Item I Lend unto my Wife Martha Thacker during her natural life the plantation whereon I now live with all the Movable property thereon provided she does not make any un nessary waist [sic] to be Judged by my Executors hereafter Mentioned Item I give to my son Ambrose Thacker two Pounds. Item I give to my son William Thacker seven pounds Item I give to my son Benjamin Thacker Jun.r four pounds Item I give to my son Nathaniel Thacker my set of Blacksmiths tools provided he does all my Blacksmiths Work during my & my wifes lifetime for nothing, - Item I give to my son Daniel Thacker fifty acres of Land more or less and including the plantation whereon he now lives and the Sum of five Pounds to him and his heirs forever, Item I give to my son Jesse Thacker four pounds, Item I give to my son Ezikel Thacker Eight pounds - Item I give to my daughter Ann Harlow one Dollar, Item I give to my daughter Christian Sprouce two Dollars - [page break] [p.] 29 Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Sprouce three Pounds Item I lend to my Daughter Elenton Thacker Sprouce during her life two Negroes by name Pleasant and fanny with all future increase and my and my [sic] will and Desire at the Death of my ["Said" inserted] Daughter Elenton I give the Said two Negroes &c to the issues of her body to them and their heirs forever also I Give to my Daughter Elenton one feather bed and furniture Item I Lend to my daughter Jerusha Thacker two Negroes (to wit) By name Sam and Doll during her life with all the Said Doll futer increas [sic] and at the deathof my Said daughter Jerusha I give the Said negroes with all futer increas to the Issues of her body to be equally Divided amongst them to them and their heirs forever also I give to my Said daughter Jerusha one feather bed and furniture. Item I Give to my two Daughters Elenton Thacker Sprouce and Jerusha Thacker one hundred and twenty four Acres of land more or less so including the plantation whereon I now live to them and their heirs forever. further my will is that my Executors Sell one hundre acres of Land lying and being in the County of fluvanna a Joing [sic] the lands of David Ross and John Allmay on the waters of Balinger's Creek and the money rising from the Sale of the Said land be applied to discharge the aforesaid Legacies that; [sic] left in Money and if the Said Land Should not raise money enough to dischare [sic] them there must be as much of the Stock and household furniture sold as will raise the Sum; and all the Stock & household & kitchen furniture that is left must be equally Divided between my two Daughters last Mentioned and further my will is that none of the afore mentioned legacies are to be paid till the death of my Said Wife I do Hereby Revoke and disannul all other wills heretofore made by me and I do hereby appoint my friends Talton Woodson Howell Lewis and Thomas Bell Executors of this my last will and Testament given under my hand and Seal this 9.th day of April 179eight Rich.d Woods Elizabeth Woods his Judith Coleman Benjamin X Thacker Sen *seal* Bennett Gillum Mark At Albemarle July Court 1799 This last will and testament of Benjamin Thacker Deceased was Produced into Court and Proved by the oaths of Richard Woods Elizabeth Woods and Bennett Gillum three Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded, Teste John Nicholas C Al. [document & page end] [The name rendered "John Allmay" above may refer to John Alloway STRANGE, who patented 245 acres adjoining THACKER land in Fluvanna Co., 10 Sep 1787 (Grant Book 10, p. 614).] [p.] (37 [end of will of James JONES Jr., dated 30 Dec 1797 (pr. Feb 1799)] Agreeable to an order of Albemarle Court to us directed being first Sworn have appraised the estate of Benj.n Thacker Dec.d as follows, to Wit, Negroes £ S d One Negroe wench Fanny 75. One Boy Pleasant 60. One Ditto Sam 40. One Wench Dol 80. ". " [subtotal] 255.. ".. " Stock One Bay Mare £15 one Black Horse £20 35. ". " One large Brindle Cow & Bell £5..0..0 one Pale Red do £4..10 9.10. " One Red do £4..10 One Brindle do £4..10 9. One Red Heifer 3..12 one Red whitefaced do 3..6 6.18. One Brindle white Back do 2.10. " One Bull Calf & 1 Red Heifer do 20/. 1. 5 large Hogs £9..0..0 1 Red Spotten Barrow & 2 Shoats 44/. 11. 4. " 1 Sow and 7 Pigs 45/. Six Sheep £ 3..12..0 5.17. " [subtotal] 80..19.. 0 Crop of Corn fodder &c. A Quantity of Corn £9..0..0 Six Stacks Blades 30/. 10.10. " 1 Stack tops and Shucks 30/. 2 Small Stacks Rye 22/6 2.12. 6 A Quantity of Cotton 20/. Small Quantity of Tobo. 20/. 2. ". " [subtotal] 15.. 2.. 6 Tools an [sic] plantation utensils [page break] [p.] 38) £ S d Smiths Tools 1 anville 1 Vice 1 Beek Iron 1 Sledge & Hand Hammer 9. ". " one Steel plate X cut Saw 20/. 1. ". " one Claw Hammer 1 foot Ads 1 Gouge 1 Handsaw } 1 Drawing Knife 1 wimble bitt 2 augers & 2 Reap hooks} ". 8. 6 4 poleaxes 1 Broad ditto & 1 hatchett 2. ". " 5 Old hoes 10/. 1 Grubing hoe 3/. 1 pair wedges 7/. 1. ". " 2 Half Share plows Swingletrees Clevises ".15. " 1 Small Bar of Steel 4/. 1 Bar of Iron 18/. 1. 2. " 2 Collars 2/.~ Iron Chains & 3 p.r Harries 1. ". " 2 Meal Bags 5/. 1 Cow hide & 3 Stands 18/. 1. 3. " 6 Casks & 1 Small Tub 26/. 1 Grind Stone 28/. 2.14. " 1 H.H.d & 1 Hind[?] 5/. 1 Curry Comb 1/6 ". 6. 6 2 Bells 3/. ". 3. " [subtotal not given; should read 20.. 7.. 0] Household and Kitchen Furniture 1 Bed and furniture £5..0..0 1 do £10..0..0 1 do £9..0..0 24. ". " 1 large Jug 6/. 2 Small do 3/. 1 Butter pott 7/6 ".16. 6 1 Small Jug & 3 Bottles 4/6 one Small Iron pot 1/6 ". 6. " 1 Large Iron pot 15/. 1 Iron Skillet & Shovell 9/. 1. 4. " 1 Box Iron & 3 Heaters 6/. ". 6. " 1 Pot dutch Oven & 2 pan hooks 26/. 1. 6. " 1 Frying pan and Ladle 7/6 ". 7. 6 4 Basons 1 Dish and Six plates (pewter) 24/. 1. 4. " 8 Knives & forks & ten spoons --- 7/6 ". 7. 6 2 Small tins & Sauce pan 1/6 1 Looking Glass 9.d ". 2. 3 1 Washing Tub pail &Churn 4/6 ". 4. 6 2 Cotton wheels 21/. 2 flax do 9/. 1.10. " 3 pair Cards 24/. 1 pair Hackles 15/. 1.19. " 1 Loom 9/. 3 Slays 6/. 1 mans Saddle & Bridle 15/. 1.10. " 1 Large Chest 6/. 1 Seal Skin Trunk 20/. 1. 6. " 2 leather do small 12/. 1 Smooth Bour [sic] gun 24/. 1.16. " 2 Glass Tumblers & 1 Decanter 7/. ". 7. " 1 Spice Mortar 12/. 4 Chairs & fat Tub 10/. 1. 2. " 1 Black Walnut Table & Cloth 9. [sic] ". 9. " [subtotal; error! should read 40.. 1.. 3] 40.. 3.. 3 [total; error! should read 411..11.. 9] 410.16. 9 [page break] [p.] (39) Mein.d of Cash in the house when M.rs Thacker died Gold £7..4..9 Silver 14£..6S..6d. Milton[?] Inspected Tob.o 1406.lb nett Last years Crop Mein.d of do put in the HH.d of Nath Thacker 100.lb do of do put in the HH.d of Dan.l Thacker Mein.d of Bonds due Benjamin Thacker Decd. 1 Bond due from Nath.l Thacker £8..1..6 payable in Jan.y 1796 Subject to a Credit of 4£..2..7 in Dec.r 1796 one due from Ambrose Thacker 2..10..0 Due 13.th Feb.y 1796 Ja.s Lewis Benj.n Moore Micajah Woods Nov.r 15.th 1799 At Albemarle December Court 1799 This Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of Benjamin Thacker Dec.d Was Returned to Court and ordered to be Recorded. Teste John Nicholas CC [document end] [p.] 151} [...] [margin note] Thacker Benj.n Division In Pursuance to an order of the Worshipful Court of Albemarle to us directed we the undersigned have proceeded to divide the Estate of Benjamin Thacker dec.d Between Ellenton Thacker Sprouse and Jerusha Thacker legatees of the said deceased in the following Manner to Wit, To Ellenton Thacker Sprouse - Two Hoes, 1 Shovels, 1 Axe, 1 Plough, 1 Red Cow, 1 Sow and five pigs, 1 Cotton Wheel, 1 Flax Ditto, 2 Slays, 1 Chest, 1 sitting Chair, 2 Basons, 6 Plates, One Loom & sley, One Bay Colt, One Dutch oven, one Pott, One bed and furniture - The Land is divided in the following manner, Beginning at pointers on the side of a branch on Nathaniel Thackers line and runing thence a new dividing line N.o 77½° W 120 Poles to pointers, in West Langfords line, Leaving the Dwelling House & Orchard on the part allotted to Ellenton Thacker Sprouse, Subject to the payment to the other Lott, -Which said Parcel or Lott of Land is bounded by the lands of West Langford & Nath.l Thacker, And the said dividing line between the [page break] [p.] {152} legatees - To Jerusha Thacker one Plough hoe, one pair hems[?], 1 Hoe, one Yellow Cow, one shoat one Sow and four Pigs One old Cotton Wheel, one Flax Wheel, One Trunk, one arm chair, One Dish, One Bason, One Table, 2 Pails, One Bellows, One Axe, One Bay Mare, 6 Croks flax seed, One grubing hoe, 2 chairs, 1 Horse Collar one pan handle[?] &trey, One Pott, One Skillet, One Bed and furniture, - And the Lott of Land lying on the NE side of the said dividing line and bounded by the Lands of Talton Woodson & Nathaniel Thacker. W.m Woods W.m Woods Rice Garland At Albemarle July Court 1804 This report of the Division of the Estate of Benjamin Thacker dec.d was returned into Court And Ordered to be Recorded, Teste John Nicholas CAl. [document end] Albemarle Co., VA, Will Book 4 (1798-1809), pp. 28-29, 37-39, 151-52 The Library of Virginia, Albemarle Co. Microfilm Reel 35 [The "slays" mentioned in the appraisement & division are weaving shuttles.] [ALLMAY, COLEMAN, GARLAND, GILLIAM, GILLUM, HARLOW, LANGFORD, LEWIS, MOORE, ROSS, SPROUCE, SPROUSE, THACKER, WOODS, WOODSON]