Amelia County, VA - Will Book 21 (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 ************************************************************************ WILL OF SAMUEL W. BARDEN AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOK 21, PAGE 68 3 SEPTEMBER 1887 I Samuel W. Barden, Amelia county, Virginia being of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. 1st I will that my estate personal and real shall be kept together and managed just as it is at present without any change until my youngest child becomes twenty-one years of age. It is my will that my estate shall then be equally divided among my children. That the two children of John T. Morris by his first wife shall have only one half a child's legacy instead of a mother's part. That my son William K. Barden shall have the refusal or privilege of taking the south side farm on which he now lives and rents as a part or whole of his legacy at an appraised price and no estimate to be made in the place for the buildings he may erect on the place during any time my estate is held together as a whole. It is my will that William K. Barden and Samuel Barden shall continue to rent the farms on which they respectively live for the one-fourth part of crops. I will that my wife shall have this my homestead (and the household furniture necessary) including one third of the land. I will that my wife shall be my sole executrix and that no security be required of her as my executrix. Given under my hand this 3rd day of September 1887. W. S. Barden Witness A. G. Taylor J. S. Hillsman Virginia. In Amelia County Court October 28th 1887. This the last will and testament of W. S. Barden deceased, with codicil annexed, was this day proven in open court by A. G. Taylor one of the subscribing witnesses hereto and continued for further proof and at another day to wit at a county court continued and held for the county of Amelia at the courthouse on Monday the 31st day of October 1887. This will and codicil was proven by the oath of John S. Hillsman another subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. On motion of Judith H. Barden the widow, the widow and executrix named in the will she is permitted to qualify. Thereupon she appeared before the court, took the oath prescribed by law and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $6,000.00, conditioned according to law, without security the testator by his said will directed that no security should be required of her. Certificate is granted the said Judith H. Barden for obtaining a probate of said will in due form. Teste: E. H. Coleman Clerk ______________________________________________________________ Transcriber's note. This will is index under W. S. Barden and signed as W. S. Barden, but he is referred to as Samuel W. Barden in the text of the will. ----------------------- Submitted by: George N. Parker Jr. g.c.parker@prodigy.net ------------------- WILL OF WILLIAM B. CHAPMAN AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOK 21, PAGE 441 28 DEC 1880 I William B. Chapman of Amelia County do this day make this my last will and testament in the manner following. First. I give to my wife all of the tract of land on which we now reside except that part of the tract lying south of my mill creek. I also give my wife all of the stock plantation tools, crops, household furniture together with all monies, bonds and dues to have and hold as her property for ever and give my wife all other property not disposed of in this will. Second. I give Cora A. Foster now Cora A. Carter all that part of my home tract lying south of mill creek except 2 acres around the mill which w acres with mill go with that given my wife. I also give Cora A. Carter one tract or lot of land lying on Dors Creek it being the old mill tract containing 76 acres. Third. I give Francis L. Meadow one tract of land lying on Appomattox River containing 379 acres which tract of land he shall come in full possession of when he gets 21 years old together with all the rents arising from said land for the year before he gets possession. . All other property interest or effects not mention elsewhere I give to my wife with request that she give Frank Meadow one good horse when he becomes 21 years old and I hope that Thomas P. Carter will give advise and manage for my wife and keep and keep the estate out of court and without and administration if possible - as witness my hand and seal the day and year a forenammed. William B. Chapman (Seal) Witness: John H. Rucker Thomas P. Carter Codicil. I William B. Chapman do make this as a codicil to my last will and testament bearing date December the 28th 1880. Since the date of my will and very recently I fear that my wife's mind has become somewhat unsettled which I hope will not be permanent and that she will soon be restored. Now I do make this provision that as I left my said wife my tract of land on which I now reside with other property in fee simple, now I will and direct that in the event that my wife does not dispose of the said tract of land by a competent deed or will when she may be restored in mind then in that event I make the following disposition. That the home tract which contains about 700 acres I give at the death of my said wife as follows. First two hundred acres of said tract to Fanny L. Vaughn wife of Wish Vaughan lying north of the ice pond branch, so as not to embrace any of the buildings on the place commencing at Mrs Charlotte Chapman's land running east and west so as to embrace two hundred acres. The balance of the home tract I give to Cora A. Carter wife of Everett Carter, should my wife get well so that she can make a good deed or will, then she can dispose of the tract of land as she may think proper. And further I will that all the other property which I gave to my wife by my will, at her death I will shall be equally divided between Cora A. Carter, Fanny L. Vaughan and Francis L. Meadow, unless my said wife shall become restored to her mind and reason should she be restored she can dispose of all said property as she may deem proper. The object of this codicil is to make provisions in the event of my wife's impaired mind. Given under my hand and seal this 4th of September 1882. William B. Chapman (seal) Witnesses James M. Hillsman Thomas P. Carter ----------------------- Submitted by: George N. Parker Jr. g.c.parker@prodigy.net