Amelia County Virginia - Will Book 10 (partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Page 175 Will of Moses Seay Dated 8 Jan 1817 Amelia County, Virginia Will Book No. 10 Page 175 I Moses Seay of Amelia County do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth, to wit, Imprimis, it is my will and desire that all my just debts be first paid. Item. I give unto my son Jacob Seay... Item,. I give unto my son Samuel Seay... Item. I give unto my son Bernard Seay.... I also give him all monies which is due me as parties in the store carried out under the firm of Morris and Seay, including all monies which I put in the said concern... Item. I give unto my son Dudley Seay... Item. It give unto my son Austin Seay... Item. I give to my four grand children sons of my son John Seay deceased, viz., Samuel, John, William Granville and Willis Willson Seay ... Item. I give unto my grandson Richard Terrel Seay son of my son Austin Seay... Item. ...be equally divided between my three sons, to wit, Bernard, Dudly, and Austin Seay. I constitute and appoint my sons, Bernard, Dudley, and Austin Seay executors of my last will and testatmeent... Eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord 1817. Moses Seay Recorded on March 25, 1824 in Amelia County Court. Submitted by Eileen Chamberland Page 210 Will of John Burton Dated 8 Nov 1820 Amelia County, Virginia Will Book No. 10 page 210 In the name of God amen. I John Burton of Amelia County Virginia being weak of body but of sound mind and disposing memory for which I thank God do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, to wit, Item 1. My will and desire is that the monies which are due me be immediately collected and out of it all my just debts be paid, but should it prove insufficient for that purpose then such paid of my present crop by sold by my representatives hereafter named as can be best spared and out of the monies arising from such sale satisfy whatever balance of my just debts may remain unpaid. Item 2nd. My will and desire is that my wife, Blanchy Burton, have the following property during her natural life, to wit, Winfry, Moses, Joshua, Amy, Delia, Peggy, and Patty, they and their increase and the use of the whole of my land, the stock of all kinds, plantation utensils...etc. And after her decease I give the same to my two daughters herein after named to be equally divided between them and to be enjoyed by them and their heirs forever. Item 3rd. My will and desire is that the balance of my negroes with their increase be equally divided between my two daughters Sally Ann Partrich Burton and Martha Jordan Burton when either of them shall arrive to the age of 21 years but should either of them marry before they arrive to that age the division then to take place to them and their heirs forever. But until the time for the division aforesaid shall arrive for them to remain together for the use of my wife and daughters. My daughters to be educated, boarded and clothed from my estate until the aforesaid time of division. Item 4th. My will and desire is that in the event of the death of either of my daughters before they arrive to the age of twenty one years or marry that my wife have the one half of the portion of the deceased during her natural life and after her death to my remaining daughter. I give the whole of estate to her and her heirs forever and in case of the death of both my daughters before the time aforesaid then my wife to have the whole of my estate during her natural life and she is at liberty to dispose of it at her death in my family as she may think proper. Item 5th And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Blanchy Burton executrix and James Chapell AND Barnet Burton executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills made by me heretofore. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of Nov in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and twenty. Jno. Burton. Recorded in Amelia County Court July 23, 1824. Submitted by Eileen Chamberland Page 260 Will of Samuel Ford Dated 12 July 1820 Amelia County, Virginia Will Book No. 10 Page 260 ...give the land whereon I now live to my sons Christopher and Edward M. Ford, including the lands which I purchased of estate of John Seay deceased... ... my wife Martha, who was formerly Martha Haskins ... ...And now the fee simple right having descended to our two children Samuel Haskins and Mary Jane Ford. It is my will and desire that I do hereby direct that the lands which I have given to my two sons Christopher and Edward M. Ford be valued by two or more persons.... ... all the rest of my estate not heretofore devised I give to equally divided between my four children, Christopher Edward M, Samuel Haskins an Mary Jane. ... I desire that so far as equality in the division can be preserved that my son Samuel Haskins and my daughter Mary Jane shall have their allotted share of those which did belong to their mother and that my woman Molly and all her children be put in my daughter Mary Janes And lastly I appoint my sons Christopher , Edward M. and Samuel Haskins Ford executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking ---- twelfth day of July 1820. Signed Samuel Ford Recorded August 26, 1824. Submitted by Eileen Chamberland Amelia County Will Book 10, Page 641 June Court 1826 In the name of God, Amen, I Mathew Booth of the County of Amelia, do make, ordain and declare this Instrument and every page thereof to be my last will and Testament revoking all others. Item the 1st. It is my Will and desire that all my Just debts should be paid as soon as circumstances will permit. Item to my dear beloved wife, Betsy Boothe I give and bequeath the use, profits and benefits of my whole estate, real and personal, for the term of her natural life, except such parts thereof as are specially disposed of hereafter. Item I will and bequeath unto my son William H Booth thirty acres of Land, be the same more or less, which land I purchased of David Dyer, a line choped through the old field nearly East and West this Land with the money I paid for William H Booth to Morison? Jones and Edward D Jones, I give him in lieu of the land which fell to him from Jsoeph H Jones died. Item the reasons I have given my Son William H Booth no more of my Estate. I have heretofore given him nearly or quite the one half of my possessions Item It is my Will and desire that at the death of my Wife Betsy Booth, my daughter Martha Betsy Booth should heir the balance of my land which is and hundred acres? namely, Acres which land my Wife has a right to during her life with all the negroes that may there be living together with all the property that may be on hand, both real and personal. Item If my daughter, Martha Betsy Booth, should die before she comes of age or marries, it is my will and desire that my Wife Betsy Booth should have all the property that belonged to her before marriage with the increase thereof. Item It is my will and desire that if my daughter Martha Betsy Booth dies before she becomes of age or marries, that my son William H Booth should heir the balance of property remaining in my Wife's possession at her decease, except such a part as I have give her above named. And Lastly I am appointing my beloved wife Betsy Booth and William H Booth Executrix and Executor to this my Will and Testament the 9th day of September 1824. Teste John Wills MATHEW BOOTH (SEAL) David Dyer Edward Worsham, Jr In Amelia County Court June 22, 826 This Last Will and Testament of Mathew Booth decd was exhibited into Court and proven by the Oaths of two Witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Betsy Booth, the Executrix named in said Will who made oath and together with William H Boothe and Thomas Barrett, her securities, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted the said Betsy Booth for obtaining a probate of said Will in due form. Examined Teste J T Leigh CC Submitted by Gayle Austin