Amherst County, VA - Will Book 5 (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 214 Will of William Camden, 1813 - Amherst Co. VA Amherst County, Virginia Will Book 5, Page 214. At a Court held for Amherst County the 17th day of May 1813 this account was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded. In the name of God, Amen. I William Camden of the county of Amherst do make this my last will and testament utterly revoking all former wills made by me and declaring this to be my last will and testament. First my will and desire is that all my just debts be fully paid and satisfied. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Henry Camden two Negroe slaves, that is Ben and Lucy his wife, to him and his heirs forever. Item the second. I give and bequeath to my grandson William H. Camden one negro boy named Ralph to him and his heirs forever. Item the third. I give and bequeath to my son Jabez Camden one negro man named Nelson and one hundred dollars cash to him and his heirs forever. Item the fourth. I give and bequeath to my grandson Jordan P. Camden the tract of land known by the name of the old cove to him and his heirs forever. Item the fifth. I give and bequeath to my son Micajah Camden two negro slaves this is Gilbert and Caleb to him and his heirs forever. Item the sixth. I give and bequeath to my son Leroy Camden two negro slaves to wit Isado and Sophie to him and his heirs forever. Item the seventh. I lend to my wife Sybell Camden one negro woman named Milly during her life, with the desk, two feather beds and furniture, one folding table, the cubbord, one sorrel mare, one cow and calf and twelve Winsor chairs. I also give her two hundred dollars annually and the property lent her except Milly which I __________ her to Leroy Camden at her death and the balance to be equally divided amongst my nine living children. Item the eighth. I give and bequest to my granddaughter nancy D. Goodwin one negro girl named Susanna to her and her heirs forever. Item the ninth. My will and desire is that Rose and her children be sold and the money arising from said sale of Negroes to be equally divided amongst my five daughters, this is Nancy Whitehead, Pency Whitehead, Sally Lee Dent, Esther Goodwin and Susan H. Duncan, to them and their heirs forever. My will and desire is to have my household furniture that is not lent to my wife and my stock and cows of al kind to be sold and the money divided amongst my nine living children. I give and bequeath to my son Leroy Camden all that tract of land whereon I now live upon his paying his sisters five hundred pounds, that is Nancy Whitehead one hundred pounds, Pency Whitehead one hundred pounds, Sally Lee Dent one hundred pounds, and Susan H. Duncan one hundred pounds to be paid in five annual payments. I give and bequeath to Peter J______ Camden and Polly Ware Camden that tract of land known by the name of poplar cove, it being the tract of land intended for their father, to be them and their heirs forever. It's my will and desire that my Greenway estate with all its appendages thereto belonging, be rented out by my executors until my grandson Jno. Bell Camden attains the age of twenty one years at which time the said estate is to be equally divided between Nancy T. Camden, John B. Camden and Marbelle Camden, except the rent that shall arise from the same until that time. It is my will and desire that my executor pay out of the rent of my Greenway estate the following sums, to wit -- First two hundred dollars to my wife annually so long as she lives, also to Peter Camden three hundred and fifth dollars, also my grandson John whitehead, also Floyed Lee Whitehead one hundred dollars, also James Whitehead son of Richard Whitehead one hundred dollars, to them and their heirs forever. I also lend to my daughter-in-law Sally T. Camden, the widow of Marble Camden, three negro slaves, this is Daniel, Rose and Bob, to maintain her and her children until John B______ Camden, her son, attains the age of twenty one years and then to be equally divided between Nancy T. Camden, John B. Camden and Marbell Camden as before mentioned. I constitute and appoint Micajah Camden, Leroy Camden and John Whitehead my executors to this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 14th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. William Camden {Seal} Witness: Robert L. Cobbs Lucy Camden Sally Duncan At a Court held for Amherst County the 21st day of June 1813, the last will and testament of Wm. Camden, Deceased, was this day produced into Court and proven by the oath of Robert L. Cobbs and Sally Duncan, two of the subscribing witnesses to said will and the same is ordered to be recorded. And Micajah Camden and Leroy Camden, two of the Executors named in said will personally came into Court and qualified as Exors to said will and entered into several and distinct bonds, the said Micajah Camden with James Garland and Jno. Camden, his securities, in the penalty of $10,000 conditioned as the law directs, the said Leroy Camden with Wm. Duncan, Jabez Camden and Wm. _____met, his subscribers, in the penalty of $10,000 conditioned as the law directs, testificate is granted them for obtaining thereof in due form. Liberty is issued the other Executor to obtain a probate whenever he may think it proper. Submitted by: Diane Skidmore Kuras Page 657-659 Will of John Tinsley, 1816 - Amherst Co. Va Will Book 5, page 657-9 In the name of God Amen. I John TINSLEY of Amherst County and State of Virginia being sound in mind and memory Calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I do give and bequeath the same in the following manner to Wit. In the first place I wish my just debts to be paid. I wish my Negro Man Edmund to be sold as soon as may be convenient after my decease and the money to be equally divided among the five children of my deceased daughter Frances Harrison namely Polly, Sally, John, Charles, and Nancy HARRIS and their respective parts of the said money to be paid to them by my executor, hereinafter mentioned, as soon as they respectively arrive to lawful age. To my Granddaughter Sally HARRISON I give and bequeath one Negro Girl Betsy aged at this time about five years with her future increase to be enjoyed by her the said Sally HARRISON and the heirs of her body former but in case she Should die with out any such heir She Said Nergo girl and her future increase to be divided as a part of my personal estate hereinafter mentioned. I wish my tract of land whereon I now live to be sold, and the money to be payable in three payments the time of which payments to be at the discretion of my executor, and the money for which it is sold to be equally divided amongst my Son Edward TINSLEY, my Daughter Elizabeth WEST, my Son Anthony G. TINSLEY, my Daughter Sally SLEDD, my Son Robert TINSLEY, my Daughter Lucy FOWLER and my Son Oliver TINSLEY to be paid to them or their heirs severally be my executor hereintafter mentioned my son James TINSLEY, my deceased daughter Francis HARRISON and my Son Lindsey TINSLEY having received their proportionable benefit of the land I give to the said James TINSLEY the heirs of said Frances HARRISON ;and to my son Lindsey TINSLEY no part of the money arising from the sale thereof after taking out the out the[sic] Negro man Edmund bequeathed above to the heirs of my daughter Frances HARRISON and the girl Betsy and her increase given as as [sic] Mentioned above to Sally HARRISON, I give and bequeath the ballance of my Slaves and all my other property of every discreption the negro Girl named Lucy which I have lent to my son Oliver TINSLEY included to my son James TINSLEY my son Edward TINSLEY, my Daughter Elizabeth WEST, the five children of my daughter Francis, Polly, Sally, John, Charles, and Nancy HARRISON, the said five children to be entitled to one share and that to be equally amongst them, my Son Anthony G. TINSLEY my daughter Sally SLEDD, my Son Robert TINSLEY, my son Lindsey TINSLEY, my daughter Lucy FOWLER, and my Son Oliver TINSLEY to be equally divided amongst them and to be enjoyed by them and their lawful heirs forever provided that the part of said five Children of Frances HARRISON Polly, Sally, John, Charles and Nancy HARRISON Shall be during their minority under the sole Management of my executor and their respective parts shall be by him paid to them as soon as they shall respectively become of lawful age And lastly I do constitute and appoint my son Robert TINSLEY the Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills heretofore by me made In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal to affixed, this fifth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen John X TINSLEY(his mark) Signed, sealed, acknowledged and declared to be the last will and Testament of the said John TINSLEY in the presence of us who in his presence have hereunto subscribed out names R. TINSLEYEdward TINSLEY Jr David TINSLEY Senr John HUNTER James DUNN [---] Court here for the County of Amherst the 21st day of July 1817 This last Will and Testament of John TINSLEY, deceased Was this day produced into Court and [pronened] by the Oaths of R. TINSLEY, Edward TINSLEY and David TINSLEY three subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and Robert TINSLEY the Executor named in said Will personally appeared in Court qualified and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the sum of $20000 with Reuben PENDLETON, David TINSLEY, George TINSLEY his securities conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining probate thereof in due form TesteAmherst County VA, will book 6, page 376-79 The receipts and disbursements of the John TINSLEY estate were recorded 18 Aug 1823. Payments by the estate totalled $4035.215 The estate's value totalled $10,971.87, which included: 11 slaves, 5028 pounds of tobacco, 85 bushels of wheat, and 356 acres of land. Each heir received a slave. Submitted by Sandra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/7259