ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA - WILL BOOK 2 Page 38 - The Will of Thomas Anderson Probated in Albemarle County March 9, 1758 Albemarle County Will Book 2, p. 38 File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Compiled and submitted by Sharon Barrett Kennedy In the name of God amen. I Thomas Anderson of the County of Albemarle being in a weak ? condition of body but through the abundant goodness and mercy of God in perfect memory to Constitute and appoint this my last will and Testament & Desire it may be r orded by all as such. Imprimis I most Humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker beseeching his most Gracious Exceptance of it through the all sufficient mercy and mediation of my most Compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ who Gave himself to be an atonement for my sins & is able o save to the utmost all that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them and whom I trust will not reject me a returning penitant sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope & Confidence I render up my soul with Comfor humbly beseeching the most blessed & Glorious Trinity one God most Holy most merciful and Gracious to prepare me for the time of my Desselation & then take me to himselfe into that pease & rest incomparable felicity which he has prepared for all that L e & fear his Holy name. Amen blessed be God. Imprimis I give my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from thence at the Last Day. As for my Burial I desire it may be dessant without prompoustate? at direction of my Executors hereafter mentioned who I dou not will manage it with all requested prudance as to my Worldly Estate. I will and positively order that all my Lawfull Debts be paid. Item: I Give and bequeath to my son Charles Anderson four hundred acres of Land Lying on the branches of Fishpond Creek joyning Peter Brooks’s line & Joseph Dabbs’s lines to him & his heirs forever. Item: I Give & bequeath to my son Gideon Anderson three hundred acres of Land on where my Plantation is that I now live to be Laid(?) off in a regular form to him & his Heirs forever. My Will & Desire is that the remaining part of my Land may be regular Divided Amongst my four Youngest Children William, David, Micajah & Judah Anderson & the Eldest take the first Choice which I Give & bequeath to them & their Heirs forever. Item: I Give & bequeath to William Cornwell the Tract of Land whereon he now Lives supposing to be Eighty or ninety acres to a new line from Chamberlayne’s line to Thomas Lockart’s(?) line to him & the Heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten forever. Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Allen the Increase of her Negro wench Hannah to her & her Heirs forever. Item: I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Frances Hughes one Negro man named Coopper to her & heirs forever. Items: I Give & bequeath to my Children Thomas Anderson, James Anderson, Susannah Williams, Elizabeth Woodson & Agness Leah one shilling sterling apiece ??is that after my Lawfull Debts are paid that the reminder part of my Estate be kept together unde the Care of my son William Anderson & that he may take Care of my Young Children provide for them as suitable mantenance & to keep a reasonable allowance for the same & that David Anderson may have a share in each crop if he thinks propper to Tarry wit him and that the Family have liberty to Tarry on my said Plantation till they can settle their own my will that my sons Charles, Gideon & William Anderson be Executors of this my last will & Testament. & I Desire my Estate may not be appraised. In Witne thereof I have set my hand and seal this 25 Day of October one thousand seven hundred & fifty seven. Thomas Anderson (Let) John Gannaway(?)Jr (his) John Gannaway Senior (mark) Roger Williams At a Court held for Albemarle County the ninth Day of March 1758 This last Will and Testament was presented to Court by the Executors therein ? proved by the Oaths of John Gannaway & Roger Williams two of the witnesses thereto ordered to be recorded & o the motion of Charles Anderson, Gideon Anderson & William Anderson who made oath according to Law Certificate is Granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form Giving security whereupon they with John Gannaway their security entered into & Ackn ledged their Bond for the due & faithful performance of the said Will. John Nicholas, Clerk The Will of Peter Lyon, Sr. September 4, 1760 Albemarle County Will Book 2, p. 169 In the Name of God Amen this Fourth Day of September one thousand seven Hundred & sixty: I Petter Lyon Sen. Of the county of Albemarle & Parish of St. Ann being sick in Body but of good & perfect Memory thanks be to almighty God & Calling to Remembrance e uncertain State of this Transitarry Life & that all Flesh must yield unto death when it shall Please God to Call; Do make Constitute ordain & declare this my last will and Testament in Manner & Form Following Revokeing & Annulling by these presents al & every Testament & Testaments, Will & Wills heretofore by me made & declared either by word or writing & this is to be taken only for my Last Will & Testament & none other now for ye Selling of my temporal Estate & Goods & Chattles & Debts as hath ple ed God for above my Desire? To bestow upon me I do order give & Dispose the same in manner and Form Following, (that is to say) First I will that all these Debts & dues as I owe in right? or account by my Death or Funeral shall be paid or ordered to be id within Convenient time after my Decease by my Executors hereafter named: First I give & bequeath unto my Loveing wife Margret Lyon her thirds of all my Estate Real & personal & that she shall have one Cow taken off the Holl for Repairing her House she now lives in & the Remainder of the said Cows price to her use, Together w h her Bed & Household Furniture she now poseseth such as her & hert pot pan & putter; & further that my son Petter Lyon shall be obligest to find his Mother wood for firing and yt. Sufficiently & fall Dureing her Lifetime if not Ten Shilling in Lew the of yearly & Son Nicholas shall be obliged for his part to find his Mother yearly three Barrels of Corn & both of them equally shall be obliged to find her yearly a Sufficient Quantity of meat. & next I give & bequeath unto my Loveing son Petter Lyon th Plantation where he now Liveth, Together with one Hundred Acres of Land now in his posesion Together with ye orchard & fields according to a Division made before Alexander Blane & John Lyon Elisha Lyon between the said Petter Lyon & Nicholas Lyon Togeth with all Movables? Now in his posesion & thirdly I give & bequeath unto my Loveing son Nicholas Lyon one Hundred & Fifty acres of Land Lying along ye Mountain now in his posesion with Houses, orchards fields Together with such part of the Movables? as e hath in posesion & fourthly I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Bealy wife to John Bealey a certain Tract or parcel of Land Supposed to be Fifty Acres of Land Lying along Alexander Blanes line & Joyning Millers line upon ye Creek Runing Down the Mouth of the Spring Branch Corners upon a poplar thence to the Head of the Spring which lyeth between both plantations thence up ye Road Road to Nicholas & Joyn his Line now in the posesion of the Said Elizabeth & John Bealy for & Dureing the said lizabeth Bealey Life & John Bealy Widdowhood & after the Experation of ye aforesaid time the said Tract or parsal of Land Given unto the Elizabeth Bailey & John Bailey is to be returned unto Peter Lyon or his Heirs with all its Improvements Cleer & free f all Debts & Incumbrances and further I will that my Stock & other Materals should be equally Devided into three Equal Parts that is to say Between my two Sons & my wife and lastly I will yt. If the said Nicholas Lyon should Dye without an Heir Lawfull begotten of his own Body that ye said Petter Lyon Bro to Nicholas Lyon shall be Heir of all his Real Estate: I do hereby constitute & ordain Petter Lyon Nicholas Lyon & George Blane for my Executors In Witness hereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal t Day & Year above written. Peter Lyon his Mark (A “P&L” in a “logo”) Signed Sealed & Delivered In the presence of us… Alexander Blane (his) Hannah H. Blane (mark) George Blane At Albemarle May Court 1764 This Will was proved by the Oaths of Alexander Blane & Hannah Blane two of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded And at a Court held for Albemarle County the Eleventh Day of October 1764 On the Motion of Peter Lyon & Nicholas Lyon who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted them for obtaining probat of the said Will in due from Given Security which they with John Lyon there Security entered into & acknowledged their Bond accordingly. Test. John Nicholas, Clerk File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Compiled and submitted by Sharon Barrett Kennedy ----------------- Joseph Thompson, Albemarle Co., VA Will Book 2, page 177 File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Kay Martin suni@qni.com In the Name of God Amen, I Joseph Thompson of the County of Albemarle and Parish of St. Annes, being sick & weak in Body, Though of perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be to God for it, do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament. In Manner and form following. Revoking all and every other Will or Wills formerly by me made, First & Principally I recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God That gave it, hoping in and Through The Merits of My Blessed Saviour to _?_ full Pardon for all my past Sins, and My Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buryed In a Decent manner at The D_?_ of my Executrix & Executors here after to be Named, and as Touching (?) Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to Indow me with. I give and bequeath in mannor and form following. ---- First my Will is that all my Just Debts be paid.... Imprimis(?) I lend to beloved Wife Sarah Thompson My Plantation whereon I now live with two Hundred and Forty five Acres, at the Lower End of my Track and all my Slaves and personal Estate as long as she shall continue My Widow, provided She shall Take Care to Maintain and provide for my Daughter Frances Thompson as Long as she shall Live, and Maintain and School My Two Youngest Sons Leonard and _?_ John Thompson and in case my said Wife shall Marry or it is the Will of God to call her hence that then And in that Case my Will and Desire is that all the afore Mentioned Estate Other than What I shall hereafter Except shall be Equally divided Between my son Roger Thompson my son George Thompson, my son Leonard Thompson my son John Thompson _?_ them and their heirs for ever.... Item. I give to my Beloved son Roger Thompson one Silver Tankard to him and his heirs for Ever.... Item. I give unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Claiborne Woodson one Negro girl Annis to her and her heirs for Ever to be Delivered to her by my Ex_ or Ex_ when she shall Marry or comes to the years of Twenty One and in case she shall dye without Lawfull Isshew my Will and Desire is the said Negro Annis shall be Divided as afore said Between sons Roger, George, Leonard & John Thompson.... Item. I give to my Son Roger Thompson two Negros to Wit (?) York and Lettice provided he will Take at the Death of his Mother my Daughter Frances Thompson and provide for her as he ought to do and in case he fails or refuses that then And in that case I give the said Negros to Either of my afore Mentioned Sons that my Daughter Frances shall chose to Live with.... Item. My Will and Desire is that five Hundred Acres of Land the upper Part of my afore said Tract be sold by my Executor and the Money Arising >From the sail to be paid in discharge of my just debts... Also the above mentioned Two Hundred forty five Acres Lent to my Wife To be sold at her Death and the Moneys arising from the sail to be Equally Divided amongst my before mentioned sons Roger, George, Leonard and John Thompson.... Lastly I do by these Presents Consititute and Appoint my Loveing Wife Sarah Thompson Executrix with my Loveing brother (?) George Thompson and my Loveing Sons Roger Thompson & George Thompson Executors of this my Last Will and Testament as Witness my Hand and Seal This Twenty third day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty three. Jos: Thompson Witnesses: Pat _?_ Napier (poss. Patk. Napier) William Payne Mary Payne At Albemarle April Court. This Will was presented in Court and proved by the Oath of Patrick Napier a Witness thereto & at a court held for said county the XIII (?) June 1765 was further proved by the Oath of Wm Payne a witness but did not hear him publish the same, Anne Davis being sworn saith she heard the decedant publish it at the time Patrick Napier was called upon to sign and Ordered to be recorded. On the Motion of Roger Thompson who made Oath according to Law probate is granted & on giving Security whereupon he with Peter H. Trent (?) his security entered into & acknowledged their Bond according to Law. Test. Henry Fry DC -------- Will of William Blackwell Will Book 2, Page 322 In the name of God, Amen, I William Blackwell of Albemarle County being sick and weak in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto almighty God calling unto the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to lay princepally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I give and bequeath unto Sarah, my dear beloved wife all my estate both real and personal, serving her widowhood, then my desire is, that it shall be equally divided among my children that is alive. I do appoint my wife and my son Armistead and William Blackwell to be my full and sole executors of this my last will and testament. I do hereby revoke and annul and make void all former wills and testaments made. In witness whereof I the said William Blackwell hath set my hand and seal this 23rd day of November, 1774. Dabney Harris Phillip Thurman William Blackwell James Gardner (seal) At Albemarle March Court 1775 This will was presented to Court and proved by the oath of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and upon the motion of Sarah, Armistead and William Blackwell, executors therein named Albemarle County Will Book 2 page 322 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: CALLKRC@aol.com -------- Will of Jeremiah White Albemarle Co VA Will Bk 2 p 354 In the name of God Amen the Twenty Seventh day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Four I Jeremiah White of the County of Albemarle and Parish of St. Annes, being very sick & weak of body, but of perfect & sound memory thanks be to God for the same & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this & no other to be my last will & Testament, and as touching of what worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give desire & dispose of the same in the manner & form following that is to say in the first place I will & order that all my lawful debts be paid. Item I give & bequeath to my eldest son Jeremiah White, my great Bible and a trunk covered with seal skin. Item I give to my son John Martin White one feather bed & furniture, one young cow and a smothe Bor'd gun which he now has in his custody. Item I give & bequeath to my son Daniel White one feather bed with its furniture & one young cow. Item I give & bequeath to my youngest son Reuben White one feather Bed & furniture, one cow & her increase, which Bed & cow he now has in his possession, also one Smothe Bor'd gun his choice of the guns I now have. Item I leave to my Dear & well beloved wife Mary White all the remainder of my estate, one black mare & yearling Colt, land and moveables during her natural life or widowhood, and at my said wifes death or marriage, the above said mare & colt land & premises, which land contains one hundred & seventy five acres, it being the land whereon I now live, I give & bequeath to my son Rueben White and his & assigns forever. Item I leave to my daughter Letty Melton five shillings & nine pence. Item I leave to my daughter Betty Kidd one feather bed & furniture at my wifes decease, and to my daughter Mary Martin one chest, & to my daughter Milly Cleveland I bequeath five shillings & nine pence. Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Ann Shackleford, one Black walnut chest at my wifes decease, as for my carpenters tools I leave them for the use of the plantation, and at my wifes death or marriage to belong to my son Reuben White & my coopers tools & my great coat, I give to my son John Martin White at my decease. Item I give to my grandson George Martin, Twenty Shillings to be paid him by my son Reuben, also one heifer. Item I constitute & appoint my loving wife Mary White and my son Reuben to be the sole Executors of this my last will & Testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul, all and other former testaments will & legacies, bequests and execors by me at my time before this named, will'd & bequeathed ratifying & confirming this to be my last will & testament. In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal, the day & year first within written. Jeremiah White (L.S.) Witnesses; Elizah Mooran Jacob Faris [Farish?] George Savage At Albemarle May Court 1777 This will was proved by the oath of Elijah Mooran & Jacob Faris witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. Teste: John Nicholas, Clk. Submitted by Grace Lee Smith Green -------------- Will of Christopher Shepherd Albemarle Co., VA WB 2 P418-419 In the name of God amen, I Christopher Shepherd of St Ann's Parish in cou nty of Albemarle being weak in body, but sound in mind, Memory, and judg ement, and considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do make and pu blish this my last will and Testament in the manner and Form following Th at is to say Principally and first I (recommend) my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian l ike manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, and (as touc hing) such a worldly Estate as God hath blest me with I do leave it in ma nner under written (Imprimis) I leave and bequeath unto my son Augustin Shepherd one Negro woman Margery by name with all her future increase to him and his heird forever Also I leave all my Tract of land wereon I now live and wherehe himself now lives to him and his heirs forever, Likewise my still and all the utensils there unto belonging and the half of my st ock of Hogg to him and his heirs forever also I give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter (Annie Woodson) the Daughter of my son Augustin two Negroes by name Milly and Ben with all future increase to her and the heirs of h er body Lawfully begotten and if the said Annie Woodson should deceas wit hout I give the above Negroes to return to her Father Augustin, Item I le ave and bequeath unto my son William Shepherd one Negro man named Malbrou gh if the said Negro Malbrough does not choose to go with my son he is to be (possessed) in the family also my stock of sheep to him and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Shepherd the tract of land whereon he now lives lyin on the Branches of the Byrd to him and his heirs forever also one Negro woman Lucy by name with all her increase no w in his possession to him and his heirs forever I give and bequeath unto my son Dubartus Shepherd one Negro man named Charles also the other half of my hoggs to him and his heirs forever Also my Son Augustin Shepherd i s to pay Ten pounds to my Son Dubartus in lue of his part of the still I tem I give and bequeath unto my Son David Shepherd one young Negro woman named Mourning and all her future increase to him and his heirs forever I tem I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law John Alphin (exact spelling) o ne Negro man named Jack (now in his possession) to him andhis heirs forev er Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Joanne Wood one young Negro woman named Sarah and all her future increase to her and her heirs foreve r Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Garland Three negroes to wit Dick a young Fellow an old woman named Beth the other a young woman named Bett with all her increase the Said negro to continue with my above named Daughter during her Widowhood or natural Life and then to be equal ly divided between her two Daughters Frances & Mary also her son James to them and their heirs forever the remainder of My Effects of all kind to be equally divided between John Ashlin, Ann Garland and Joanna Wood Lastl y I do appoint My Son Augustin, Dubartus John, & John Ashlin sole executo rs of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and disannulling al l former wills by me made and declare this only to be my last will and Te stament In witness wherof I have hereinto set my hand & seal this ninth D ay of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sevent y Eight X interlined before assigned Sign Sealed and delivered by the above named Christopher Shepherd to be h is last will and Testament John haggard Lucy (her mark) Currant signed Christopher Shepherd Nathaniel Garland Charles Campbell Memorandum All Iron Tools of all kind belonging to me I give and disposed to my Daughter Ann Garland also six chains I give and one sealskin trunk & one young Bay mare given unto my hand this 15th Day of May 1778 test Augustin Shepherd Christopher (his mark) Shepherd I further give unto the above named Ann Garland one young gray mare, all kinds of liquors I am now possessed with 20th October 1778 test Augustin Shepherd John Haggard I further give to the above named Ann Garland all neat hides and lamb lea ther that I am possessed with test Nathaniel Garland October 18th 1778 My will and desire is that the present crop now on hand be finished by my Son Augustin Shepherd management with assistance of the slaves now on th e plantation and that each one as has a slave ingaged in the same to enjo y their share of the said crop July 2d 1779 test Christopher Shepherd Augustin Shepherd In Margin: Christopher Shepherd 97 acres (also a word I can not make out) George the Third To all Know ye that for divers good causes and considera tions but more Especially for his consideration of the sum of Ten Shillin gs of good and Lawful Money for our use paid to our Receiver General of o ur revenues in this our colony & Dominion of Virginia we have given grant ed and confirmed & by these presents for us our heirs successors do give grant confirm unto Christopher Shepherd one Certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing ninety seven acres lying and being in the County of Albemar le on some of the head branches of Ivy Creek bounded as followeth, to wit , beginning at his own corner a dead Chestnut running thence with his own line North thirty six degrees west one hundred and seven poles crossing two branches at a large Chestnut South sixty seven and one half degrees w est eighty two poles to several Locust Bushes South seven degrees East si xty poles crossing a branch twice which was crossed in the preceeding cor ner to a stake thence new Lines due South ninety poles to a Hickory Sapli ng on the of a Mountain North sixty two degrees East one hundred seventy two poles to a chestnut in his own Line thence with the same North fifty nine degrees west twenty three poles there beginning With all ( ) to hav e hold & To be held and Yielding and paying & Provided & Witness & Witnes s our trusty & well beloved John Earl of Dunmore our Lieutenant and Gover nor General of our said colony the first day of March one Thousand seven hundred seventy three in the Thirteenth year of our reign Submitted by: Carrington Lee Coleman ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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