AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 230 - 239
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Wm. Miller. Teste: Samuel, Nancy, and Wm. Miller. Proved, 26th
January, 1807. Executor qualifies.
Page 119.--15th January, 1807. Alexander Scott's will--To brothers,
John and Andrew, all carpenter shop tools; to brother, Thomas; brother,
William; to Hugh Nelson, who married my sister Mary; to sisters, Catherine,
Elizabeth, Rebecca Scott; to brother, Thomas, lot 57 in Chilicothe,
bought of Nathaniel Massie. Executors, brothers John and Thomas. Teste:
Joseph Wright. John B. Moses. Proved, 23d March, 1807. Executors
qualify.
Page 121.--7th April, 1800. Sampson Mathew's will, Sr., of Bath
County--Has executed deed to John Coalter as trustee for wife Catherine.
and another to Samuel Clarke as trustee for self, both recorded in General
Court. Suit in Federal Court in Chancery to set aside those deeds. To four
children, viz: John and Sampson Mathews, Ann Nelson, Jane Clarke.
Executors, Samuel Clarke, Jacob Kinney. Teste: Andrew Barry, W. Herron.
7th April, 1800, Codicil--Makes daughter Jane residuary legatee. Proved,
24th March, 1807.
Page 125.--17th April, 1807. Receipt of heirs of James Bell to John
Bell, administrator, viz: William Bell and wife Mary; Samuel Bell and
wife Jane; Israel Patterson and wife Rachel.
Page 126.--22d June, 1807. Michael Garber's, Sr., deed of
trust--Conveys nail works on his place on Middle River.
Page 130.--28th January, 1807. Abby Ciplinger's will, widow--Executor,
Abraham Lamb; to sons, Philip, John, Peter; to daughters, Catherine and
Mary; son-in-law and daughter, John Lamb and wife Elizabeth. Proved,
22d June, 1807. Executor qualifies.
Page 131.--3d February, 1807. Margaret King's will--All estate to be
divided between sons and daughters. Executors, son-in-law John Denison
and James Allison. Teste: John Denison, Jr., and Patsy Philip. Proved,
23d June, 1807.
Page 132.--19th April, 1807. James Craig's will--To wife, Jane; to son,
John; to sons, James, Samuel, George, William, Elijah, Robert; to daughters,
Sarah, Betsy, Agness, Jane; daughter, Mary McGill. Executors, son-in-law
Robt. McGill, son Jno. Craig. Teste: James Rankin, Archibald
Dickson, Jno. Shields. Proved, 22d June, 1807.
Page 133.--20th April, 1807. John Wilson's will--To son, Samuel,
William, James, John; daughter, Agness. Executors, James Henderson, Wm.
Davis. Teste: Jas. Lynch, Alex. Boyd, Jno. Caldwell. Proved, 23d June,
1807.
Page 140.--18th June, 1806. Rebekah Sawyers' will--To nephew, Alex.
Crawford; to niece. Nancy Tolman (for to school her children); to niece,
Mary Armstrong (for to school her children); to David Sawyers; to niece,
Nancy Crawford (to school her children). To niece, Jean Crawford; to
Rebecca, daughter of Alex. Crawford; to Polly, daughter to Alex. Crawford;
to Rebecca Ann Tolman. Executor, friend, Alex. Crawford. Teste:
Francis Gardner, Wm. Bell, Ann Gardner. Proved, 28th September, 1807.
Page 142.--22d November, 1805. Ann McCune's will--To sister Elizabeth's
son, Alex. McCune Henry, horse left to Ann in her father's will; to
Rebecca Gay; to James Frazer and his wife Ann; to brother, Samuel
McCune; to brother, John McCune; brother, Archibald; to heirs of brother
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William; to sister Mary Lessley's heirs. Teste: James Paul, John W.
Frazer, Archibald Gay (Gray?). Proved, 28th September, 1807.
Page 150.--26th February, 1793. James Patterson's will--To sons,
Joseph and Mathew; daughter, Elizabeth Gray; to granddaughter, Elin
Henderson, daughter to Archibald Henderson; to Ellin Dickey, her
grandmother's chest; to daughter, Isbald Dickey (legacy to Isbold Dickey
provided Jno. Hickey provide a slave in lieu); to son Joseph's sons, Joseph
and James. Executors, Jno. Dickey, Jno. Bell. Teste: James Young,
Francis Brown, Robert Young. Proved, 29th September, 1807. Executors
qualify.
Page 153.--36th January, 1807. William Brown's (son of James Brown,
deceased) receipt (now being above 21 years) to his uncle, John Brown, his
guardian.
Page 155.--__ _____, ____. Martin Miller's will--To son, Henry's
children, viz: Martin and others; to son-in-law, Luke Collins, executor.
Teste: Robt. Doak, David Shultz, Godlieb Stone. Proved, 23d November,
1807. Executor qualifies.
Page 156.--26th August, 1807. William McPheeters' will--To wife,
Rachel; daughter Rebecca Gamble, wife to Jno. Gamble; to daughter. Polly
Kelso, wife to Charles Kelso, daughter, Patsey Walker, wife to Joseph
Walker; daughter, Rachel Logan, wife to John Logan; son, William;
daughter, Elizabeth Campbell, wife to William Campbell (to be paid to
Rev. Samuel Brown, Jacob Kinney, Wm. McPheeters as trustees); to
Sophronia McPheeters, daughter to son James, deceased; to Philander
McPheeters, son to son James, deceased; to Theophilus McPheeters, son
to son James, deceased; to Jas. Augustus McPheeters, son to son James,
deceased. Executors, wife Rachel, Jacob Kinney, Wm. McPheeters, Jr.
Teste: Jno. Young, Jno. Moffett, Jr.; James and Robt. Trimble. Proved,
23d November, 1807. Jacob and William qualify.
Page 157.--Rev. Archibald Scott's estate settled by Executor James
Ramsey, 2d February, 1807Principal and interest of a debt due the late
Mrs. Scott by the will of her father, which is in the hands of the executor,
James Ramsey.
Page 172.--6th July, 1807. John Finley's will--To wife, Sarah; to sons,
John and William; to daughter, Sally Finley; daughter, Peggy Hutchinson;
daughter. Jinny Frasor; son, Samuel; to Peggy Mooney, something to be
done for her. Executors, Wm. Finley, Andrew Ramsey. Teste: Andrew
Ramsey, Isaac McClure, Adam Russell, David McClure. Proved, 28th
December, 1807.
Page 173.--Daniel Friel's estate in account with executors--2d October,
1799, paid Wm. Burgess for schooling.
Page 175.--John Kilkeney's estate in account with Sarah Jones (late
Sarah Kilkenny) and Andrew Horouff (Harouff), administrators.
Page 179.--1st May, 1802. William Caldwell's will--To wife, Ann; to
sons, John and David; to daughter, Jean Caldwell, living in Carter's Valley;
to daughter, Mary Young; daughter, Ann Henderson; daughter, Annis
Davis. Executors, son John Caldwell, son-in-law Wm. Davis. Teste:
James Frazer, David Caruthers. Proved, 28th March, 1808. Executors
qualify.
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Page 180.--27th July, 1802. William Curry's will--To wife, Frances;
son, James; son, Alexander; son, Robert; son, Benjamin; daughter, Jean;
daughter, Mary; daughter, Elizabeth; to daughter, Margaret. Executors,
sons Alexander and Benjamin. Teste: Samuel and Robt. Erwin, Robt.
Usher. Proved, 28th March, 1808.
Page 189.--5th April, 1808. Casper Snider to son. Henry Snider--Deed
of gift of personalty.
Page 190.--1st February, 1806. Francis Hull's will--To sons, Henry and
Daniel; to daughters, Elizabeth Fulwider, Molly Hanger, Barbara Cook;
son, Frederick; daughter, Catherine Wiseman; son, John; daughter, Susanna;
windmill to son John. Executors, Daniel Hull, James Harris.
Teste: John and Hugh Daugherty (affirmed); David Byers (sworn).
Proved, 28th March, 1808, by Jno. Daugherty, and 26th April, 1808, by
others. Executors refuse. Administration granted Jno. Hull.
Page 193.--George Craige's estate in account with Wm. Craig, surviving
executor--17th November, 1807, paid James Collins, taylor; sundries to
James Craig, Jr., orphan; ditto to Nancy Craige, ditto; ditto Peggy Craig,
ditto; ditto to George Craig, ditto; ditto Polly Craig, ditto; paid James
Boyle, schoolmaster; paid Sarah Thorp, account of a legacy left her by her
father.
Page 197.--10th May, 1808. William Johnston's will--To wife, Jane;
to brother-in-law, Wm. McKnob, living on Watago, North Carolina; to
Katherine Kerns, wife to Alexander Kerns; to half-sister, Jane Shields,
wife to Patrick Shields, living near mouth of Missouri River; to Hugh,
Ruery, and Lilah Dreddan, children of Wm. Dreddan, of Madison County,
Kentucky; to sons and daughters of David Dreddan, living on South Fork
of Holston River; to tenant, Henry Hartman. Executors, James and Robert
Rankin. Teste: Michael Cline, Henry Hartman, Jr.; Henry Hartman, Sr.
Proved, 27th June, 1808. 27th March, 1809, James Rankin qualifies.
Page 207.--1st June, 1807. Frederick Hanger, of Boone County, Ky., to
William Mathews, Jr.--Power of attorney to settle his affairs.
Page 216.--17th July, 1808. John Black's will--To brother, William, and
sisters, Peggy and Sally; to brother Anthony Black's five sons, John, Hugh,
William, Samuel, James; to sister Eleanor Shields's two sons, Robert and
Thomas Shields. Executors, brother Anthony, Samuel Long and Samuel
Blackwood. Teste: Joseph Long, Samuel Black, Samuel Black. Proved,
26th September, 1808.
Page 218.--6th May, 1808. Jas. Cunningham's will--To wife, Margaret;
to sons, John, Robert, James, William; to daughter, Sarah Bell; daughter,
Rebecca (unmarried). Executors, wife Margaret, son Robert, and son-in-law
Samuel Bell. Teste: John Young, Ester Ralland, Margaret Armstrong.
Proved, 26th September, 1808.
Page 219.--19th October, 1807. Rosanna Steele's will--To son-in-law,
Halbert McClure; son-in-law, Archibald Blackburn; son-in-law, Samuel
McClure; son-in-law, Robert Cooper; grandson, Nathaniel Steele (infant),
and his sister, Sally; granddaughter, Rosana Blackburn; granddaughter,
Elizabeth Cooper. Executor, Halbert McClure. Teste: Pleasant Ware,
Thomas Love, Jacob Bare. Proved, 26th September, 1808.
Page 220.--16th February, 1808. Mary Ann Kirk's will--To daughter,
Rachel Cunningham; daughter, Jane Kirk (unmarried); son, James, who
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is to pay John and William; to son, John; son, William, legatee; (daughter?)
Agnes Bratton. Executors, son James. Proved, 26th September, 1808.
Page 221.--11th October, 1808. John Ott's will--To wife, Mary; to son,
John (Jack horse and Allen Mare); to each of three daughters and
granddaughter; son, David; to daughter. Sally (unmarried). Executors, wife
Mary; son, John, and Alexander Berryhill. Teste: Thos. Young, John
Cooper, Wm. Cooper, Samuel Young. Proved, 28th November, 1808.
John and Alexander qualify.
Page 282.--3d December, 1808. Benjamin Stuart's will--To son,
Archibald; son, John (lot in Waynesboro); son-in-law, George Hutcheson; son,
Benjamin (infant); to daughter, Nancy (land in Tazewell County on head
of Loral Fork of Wolf Creek); to daughters, Polly, Betsy, Sally, Nancy;
to three married daughters, Polly McClung, Betsy Hutcheson, Sally Diddle.
Executors, Robert Stuart, Andrew Fulton, son Archibald Stuart, son-in-law
Geo. Hutcheson. Teste: Alex. Hall, James Diddle, James McCord, Jno.
Alexander. Proved, 26th December, 1808. Executors qualify (except George).
Page 224.--8d August, 1808. Samuel Curry's will--To sons, William,
Samuel, Isaiah; daughter, Mary. Teste: Alex. Robertson, Samuel Forsythe,
Jno. Keith. Proved, 26th December, 1808. Samuel and Isaiah qualify.
Page 226.--25th November, 1808. John Blair's will--To wife, Jane;
daughter, Polly Blair (unmarried); to son, Mathew; daughters, Margaret
Ewin and Rachel Young; to son, Alexander; to daughters, Jean Curry and
Rachel Kirkland. Executors, Col. Alex. Robertson and eldest son, Alex.
Blair. Teste: Wm. Wilson, Jno. Gamble, Jno. Bell. Proved, 26th December,
1808. Executors qualify.
Page 240.--John Brown's estate further settled--Paid Edward Taylor,
one of the heirs; paid Daniel Brown, an heir; paid James Brown, an heir;
paid Sarah Brown, an heir; paid Jane Risk, an heir.
Page 242.--Jane Blair's estate in account with James Allen, administrator,
and James Ligget, and Jane, his wife, late Jane Blair, administratrix.
Page 261.--26th July, 1805. Geoge Kice (German) to Polly and Betsy
Kice (Rice), his granddaughter--Deed of gift of personalty.
Page 268.--23d January, 1809. John McCausland's will--To Mary
McCausland, $1; son, James, $1; daughter, Patsy Frame; to daughter,
Elizabeth Glenn, all property either in Pennsylvania or Virginia, except
miniature set in gold, which he leaves to granddaughter, Patsey Glenn; to
friend, Mr. George Haller; executor, son-in-law Hugh Glenn. Teste: James
Allison, Samuel Curry, Jno. Gibson. Proved, 26th April, 1809. Executor
qualifies.
Page 269.--26th February, 1790. James Patterson's will, far advanced in
years--To sons, Joseph and Mathew; daughter, Elizabeth Gray; to
granddaughter, Elin Henderson, daughter to Archibald Henderson. (This will
recorded p. 150, supra) recorded there as to personal estate. Now, 26th
April, 1809, proved by deposition of Robert Young, taken in Montgomery
County, Ohio, corporation of Dayton, before William McClure, president
of the corporation, 13th August, 1808.
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Page 274.--7th February, 1809. John Patrick's will, old and infirm--To
wife Jane; sons, William and Charles; to grandchildren, Robert, Margaret,
Samuel, Jenny, John, Mary, and Rebecca Downey; daughter, Isabella
McCatchen; grandson, John Patrick McCutchen. Executors, sons William
and Charles. Teste: Robt. Porterfield, Andrew Ramsey, David Bell.
Proved, 22d May. 1809. Executors qualify.
Page 276.--24th May, 1809. Johin Frazier's will--To nephew, Samuel C.
Frazer, son to deceased brother, Samuel, adjoining testator's brother, James;
to brother James; to nephew, Jno. W. Frazer, and his brother, James.
Teste: James Paul, Ezekiel Cooper, Archibald Gay. Proved, 26th June.
1809. Administration granted James Frazer.
Page 278.--19th April, 1809. William Brown, Sr.'s, will--To wife, Jean;
son, Thomas; grandson, John Brown, son to Thomas; son, Samuel, and
his son, William; son, John (infirm); son, William, and his son, William
(under 18); daughter, Jean Hays, wife to Patrick Hays; daughter, Mary
Mitchell, wife to James Mitchell, Jr.; youngest son, Robert (tract called
Cross Keys tract); five sons. Executors, son Robert and son-in-law Pat.
Hays. Teste: James Asten, John Asten, Sr. and Jr. Proved, 26th June,
1809. Executors qualify.
Page 280.--18th June, 1806. James Alexander's will, of Long Meadow
"Son, John Alexander, and William Alexander, and Gabriel Alexander";
son, Andrew; son, James; daughter, Mary Alexander; daughter, Dorcas
Pilson; daughter, Martha Alexander; daughter, Margaret Alexander;
daughter, Elisebeth Alexander. Executors, sons John, Andrew, William,
Gabriel. Teste: John Thompson, Geo. Pilson, Jno. Brady, Gabnel Alexander.
Proved, 26th June, 1809. Executors qualify except Andrew.
Sureties, Gabriel Alexander, Sr. and Jr.
Page 283.--18th May, 1808. Christian Hess' will--To wife, Elizabeth;
daughter, Elizabeth Noll; son, Joseph (to be paid by son Christian); son,
John; son, Christian. Executors, Jacob Swoope, Barnet Lowman. Teste:
Joseph Ewing, Jacob Lowman. Proved, 26th June, 1809.
Page 294.--13th July, 1803. Jacob Sheetz's (German) will, advanced
in years--To daughter, Margaret, wife to Garrett Daulton; granddaughter,
Elizabeth Miller; son, Jacob (infant by second wife); son, John; son,
Philip; son, Daniel; son, Peter; son, Andrew; son, Henry; wife. Executors,
sons John, Daniel, Peter. Teste: Jacob Kinney, Jno. Fackler, W. Chambers,
M. Garber, Jr; Geo. Fackler. Codicil, 27th June, 1808--Son Jacob
has so behaved as to forfeit respect and benevolence; bequest revoked, and
to be divided between other six sons, viz: John, Philip, Daniel, Peter,
Andrew Henry. Teste: Samuel Frame, Adam Link, Jas. Crawford, Vincent
Tapp, Joseph Smith. Proved, 24th July, 1809. Executor Daniel
refused to qualify. John and Peter qualify.
Page 298.--Plats accompanying said will above recorded.
Page 301.--_24th July, 1809. Agreement between Elizabeth Sheetz, widow
and relict of Jacob Sheetz and John, Peter, Philip, Daniel, Andrew, Henry
Sheetz. She releases dower.
Page 306.--3d August, 1808. Thomas Turk's will--To wife, Mary;
wife's mother, Easther Woolman; grandson, Thos. Turk McCullough,
infant; grandson, Thos. Turk Rhea (Reah), infant; daughters, Esther
Johnston, Betsey Coger; Rebecca Anderson; son, James Turk; daughters
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Jane Allen, Betty Glave; son, Thomas. Executors, Andrew Ramsey, Wm.
Patrick, Robt. Porterfield. Teste: Paley (her (X) mark) Belew, Wm.
Patrick, John and Christian Fauber. Proved, 24th July, 1809.
Page 309.--31st October, 1806. James Henry, Sr.'s, will--To wife,
Mary; daughters, Sarah and Nancy; son, John; son, James; to Sarah
Alexander, wife of Wm. Alexander; to granddaughter, Matilda; children,
viz: James, Robert, Sarah, Nancy, Mary, John. Executors, sons James
and Robert. Teste: Jno. McFaddin, Samuel Eakin, James McClung, James
Poage. Proved, 28th August, 1809. Executors qualify.
Page 312.--10th July, 1809. John Dickey's will--To five daughters, viz:
Jean Young, Elin Lamb, Mary Johnston, Margaret Rankin, Beckey Dickey,
lands in Kentucky. Executors, sons-in-law Richard Johnston, Abraham
Lamb, Thos. Rankin. Teste: James Allison, Francis Brown, Thomas
Young. Proved, 28th August, 1809. Executors qualify.
Page 315.--6th August, 1806. Francis Acord's (German) will--To wife,
Dorothy; children. Executors, Philip Hains and Jacob Eccord. Teste:
Daniel Fall, Jno. Roberts. Proved, 23d October, 1809. Executors qualify.
Page 317.--25th February, 1804. Ulrich Fulwider's will--To wife,
Margaret; son, George (two entrys made in Beverly's lands); to five daughters,
Margaret Cline, Susanna Bright, Mary Wearly, Betsy Hanger, Catherine
Hefner (Margaret and Susanna are dead); son. Henry (?); to Margaret
Gaul; son, John (?). Executors, Robert Harris and Margaret Fulwider.
Teste: James and Thomas Harris. Proved, November Term, 1809. Margaret
qualifies.
Page 325.--25th June, 1805. Hugh Donaghe's will--To wife, Anne; son
William W. Donaghe, infant; daughter, Elisabeth Campbell, wife to Robert
Campbell; to son, John; grandson, Hugh Donaghe, son to son James, deceased,
and sisters of said grandson Hugh; to children, Sarah and James.
Executors, Archibald Stuart and son, Jno. Donaghe. 26th February, 1807.
Codicil--Wife Anne is dead, their children were three, viz: William W.,
Sarah, and James. Robert Campbell and family have conducted themselves
improperly towards testator. Teste: Eleanor Stuart, Mary P. Hall. Proved,
25th December, 1809. Executors qualify.
Page 349.--12th February, 1810. Francis Long's will, of South River--
To nephew, William Long, son to David Long; to brother David Long's
daughters, viz: Jane, Elizabeth, Dorcas, Rebecca Long, and niece, Alex.
Lang, lands descended to testator from brother, Dr. Alexander Long; to
niece, Alex. Long, daughter to brother David; to brother, Samuel; to
nephew, Wm. Lang, son to brother David. Executors, brother Samuel
Long and nephew Wm. Long. Teste: Gabriel Alexander and Joseph Bell.
Proved, 26th February, 1810. Executors qualify.
Page 361.--30th May, 1809. James Allen's will--To wife, Margaret;
son, James; daughter, Polly Lewis; to grandsons, Allen Trimble, Allen Page,
Allen McCue; has heretofore deeded land to his children. Executors, sons
William and James. Teste: James Allen, Peter Hanger, James Kinney.
Proved, 28th May, 1810. James qualifies.
Page 362.--4th June, 1808. Thos. Hughart's will--To grandson, Thomas
Montgomery, home plantation in Calfpasture, joining Thomas Phillips; to
granddaughter, Easter Montgomery; to grandson, Jno. Montgomery; to
grandson, Wm. Montgomery; grandson, Hughart Montgomery. Executeor,
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Rev. John Montgomery; to daughter, Agnes Montgomery; to brother, James
Hughart; to Patsey Hughart and her mother. Teste: J. Ramsey, Jno.
Ramsey, Wm. Ramsey. Proved, 23d May, 1810. Executor qualifies.
Page 364.--22d May, 1809. William Chambers' will--To wife; son,
Thomas; daughter, Catherine H. Levier (Lewin); to son, Mustoe Chambers;
daughter, Margaret; daughter, Ann; to son, Jacob Kinney Chambers;
daughter, Jean; son, William; to young daughter, Harriet Maria; wife's
mother to be provided for for life. Executors, wife, Ann; sons, Thomas
and Mustoe. Teste: Samuel Clarke, Geo. G. Mclntosh, Wm. Boys, Joseph
Cowan. Proved, 30th May, 1801. Widow and Mustoe qualify.
Page 389.--11th March, 1810. John Percy's will, aged and infirm--To
wife, Hannah; son, Joseph; to George Deanmor, or his next brother;
daughter, Rebecca. Executors, son Joseph and John Waddle. Teste: Henry M.
Smith, Peter Waggoner, Frederick Carrew. Proved, 23d July, 1810.
Executors qualify.
Page 390.--16th July, 1809. Nicholas Hope's will, of Greenville in
Augusta County--To wife, Rachel; to Joseph and Benj. Huston, provided
they will each name a child Nicholas Hope; to Sally Huston and Adam
Gains; to Thomas McKirgan. Executors, wife Rachel and Joseph Huston.
Teste: Wm. Steele, N. Torbet, Ballard Smith. Proved, 27th August, 1810.
Rachel qualifies.
Page 390.--__ _____, 1808. Joseph Parks' will--To son, James;
grandsons, Joseph, Thomas, and John Parks; children of son, Thomas,
deceased, infants; to son, Joseph; son, William; son, David; daughter, Ann
Wilson; daughter, Rebecca Finley. Executors, (son) Joseph Parks and
Joseph Cowan. Teste: Richard, Reuben, Fanny Holt, Jas. Kennerley, Jr.;
Andrew Barry. Proved, 24th September, 1810. Cowan refuses. Parks
qualifies.
Page 392.--1st December, 1807. George Shultz's will--To wife,
Christiana; son, David; daughter, Margaret, married to David Grove; son,
Adam, infant; to son, Henry; grandchildren, John and Geo. Teaford; to
Betty Teaford; son, George. Executors, wife and son, David. Teste: Samuel
Finley, Job. Hart, Jno. McFadden. Proved, 24th September, 1810. Executors
qualify.
Page 401.--26th September, 1810. Robert Crawford's will--To wife,
Sarah; daughter, Elizabeth; sons, Hugh and James; to son, George; to
John Poage (one-eighth of estate); to daughter, Jane; son, Robert; son,
William; son, John. Executors, John and William Poage. Teste: William
and Jas. Craig, Jas. D. Kayser. Proved, 22d October, 1810. Executors
qualify.
Page 404.--25th September, 1810. James Moffett's will--To daughter,
Mary McCallim; to heirs of daughter Martha McGill; to daughter, Jane
Culton; daughter, Sarah Aston; son, James, Jr.; to daughters, Elizabeth
and Ann. Executors, son James, daughter Elizabeth. Teste: Robt. Calleson,
David and James Hamilton. Proved, 26th November, 1810. James
Moffett qualifies.
Page 411.--15th June, 1810. Jacob Sheetz's heirs (see his will, p. 294,
supra) agree to give their brother Jacob the $1,000 left him in the
original will. Heirs are, viz: Daniel, Philip, Andrew, Henry, John, Peter.
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Page 435.--15th April, 1810. Cornelius Adair's will--To sons, William
and John, now living in Pennsylvania; to sons, Francis and James; to
wife, Elizabeth; to all children, viz: John, James, William, Benjamin,
Francis, Polly (wife to Peyton Shumate). Executors, son William and
friend Robert Stuart. Teste: Richard Holt, Robt. Hunter, Daniel Swisher.
Proved, 29th January, 1811, and 20th February, 1811, Robert Stuart refuses,
and 24th February, 1812, administration heretofore granted Andrew
Hunter is repealed, and administration granted to William Adair.
WILL BOOK No. XI.
Page 25.--22d October, 1810. William Young's will--To wife, Elizabeth;
to son, James; son, William; to son and daughter, Robert and Margaret
Anderson; to "Him who was my son-in-law, Robert Harrison"; to grandson,
Robert Harrison; grandson, William Harrison; grandson, James Harrison;
niece, Polly Burgess. Executors, sons William and James. Teste:
John Gamble, Jos. Snapp, Jacob van Lear. Proved, 27th May, 1811.
Executors qualify.
Page 32.--19th March, 1810. William Ralston's will--"Infirmities
natural to old age"; to wife; daughter, Betsey, and sons, William and David;
to daughter, Eleanor; sons, James and Mathew; daughter. Sally; to son,
George; to Betsey Williams and David; daughter, Betsey. Teste: James
A. McCue, Samuel Ralston. Executors, wife; sons, James, William, David.
Proved, 24th June, 1811. William and David qualified.
Page 34.--1st January, 1811. George Moffett's will--To wife, Sarah;
to daughter, Margaret, to school her two youngest children, Clarissa and
Joseph; to son, James (900 acres of Glen Creek, Ky., land); son, George
(South Elkhorn Survey in Kentucky); son, William; to five married
daughters; daughter, Sally; daughter, Margaret (Glen Creek Survey
where she now lives); to deceased daughter Martha's daughter, Sally,
and son, George (Glen Creek); Martha was wife of Capt. Robert
Kirk; to daughter, Mary (Glen Creek); to daughter Mary's children by her
first husband; to deceased daughter Magdalene's children, viz: George,
John, Henry, Addison, Samuel, Magdalene; to daughter, Elizabeth, and
her son, George; to daughter, Sally; to brother William's widow and
children, John, Thomas, Mary; to son George's Maria; to sister, Mary; to
Charles Patrick's son, George; to sister, Hannah, and her son, George; to
nephew John Patrick's oldest son; to nephew, John M. Estill, and Benj.
Estill's oldest daughter. Executors, son James and nephew Jno. M. Estill.
Teste: George Crosby, Wm. Young, Jno. A. Sheets. Proved, 26th August,
1811. Executors qualify.
Page 39.--7th November, 1810. Reuben Larew's will--To brother Peter's
three children, viz: Abraham Larew, Sarah Felts, Elizabeth Bodine; to
sister, Anne Drake, and two children; to brother Jacob's children, viz:
Peter Larew, Elizabeth Allen, John Larew, Benj. Larue, Joseph Larew,
Sally Best, Polly Larew, Jacob Larew, Amy Larew. Executors, Benjamin
and Joseph Larew, Wm. Davis, Geo. Zumbro, Walter Davis. Proved,
27th August, 1811. Executors qualified.
Page 43.-- September, 1802. William Robertson's will (in form of
a letter addressed to his son, Mathew)--Mathew is engaged to Miss Satren
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Kennerley, and father advises him to fulfil the engagement; daughter,
Mary; son, James. Proved, 26th August, 1811.
Page 50.--3d September, 1811. Valentine Shirley's will--To son. Henry;
daughter, Betsey; daughter, Anna; wife, Catherine; to John and Jacob
Rush, on account of son Charles, who owes them; to daughter, Barbara
Baker, wife of Samuel Baker; to son, Adam; son Jacob Sherley and
Jacob Bear, executors. Teste: John Barnett, Wm. Craig, Adam Bear,
Jas. Craig. Proved, 23d September, 1811. Executors qualify.
Page 53.--12th June, 1807. James Willson's will--To sons, William and
Joseph; son, George; daughters, Joanna Hogshead, Mary Erwin, Peggy
Trimble; daughter, Olive McFaul. Executors, son Joseph and son-in-law
Jas Hogshead. Teste: Wm. Bell, Samuel Jackson, John Jackson. Proved,
23d September, 1811. Executors qualify.
Page 57.--5th September, 1811. William Knowles' will--To wife, Mary;
children now at home (those married having been already provided for),
viz: Sarah, Polly, Catherine, Susan, Archibald, Daniel, William, John.
Executors, Sampson Eagor and Wright Burgess. Proved, 28th October,
1811, by Geo. Brooks and Geo. Gordon. Executors qualify.
Page 63.--10th January, 1799. William Mathews' will--To wife and
son; daughter, Jane Fulton; daughter, Catherine; to son, Richard; son,
Joseph; son, James; daughter, Mary Rankin; son, William; daughter,
Elizabeth Gains; daughter, Margaret; son, John (executor). Teste: Alex.
Robertson, Wm. Curry, Elj. Robertson. Proved, 23d December, 1811.
Executor qualifies.
Page 81.--2d December, 1811. James Kear's will--To wife, Jean; grandson,
James, son to son John; to daughters, viz: Elizabeth Givens, Margaret
Ramsey, Jane Leard; to each grandson named for testator. Executors, son
John Kear, Alex. Kear, John Johnston. Teste: Mathew Robertson, Jno.
Trotter. Sally Trotter. Proved, 24th February, 1812. John and Alexander
qualify.
Page 91.--14th January, 1811. Jacob Bushong's will--Estate to be
divided into eleven shares, one share to each child; executors, sons-in-law
Philip Hains and Peter Nicholas. Teste: Daniel Fall, Jacob Smith, Peter
Hill. Proved, 23d March, 1812. Peter refuses to execute. Philip qualifies.
Page 118.--17th March, 1812. John McCune's will--To wife, Marget;
son, Allen McCune; son, John; sons, Samuel and James; daughter, Peggy;
to daughters; daughter, Deborah Harris. Executors, sons James and Allen.
Teste: Claudius Buster, Jacob Wine, George Pilson. Proved, 28th April,
1812, by Claudius Buster, and 25th May, 1812, by Geo. Pilson. Executors
qualify.
Page 121.--25th March, 1809. John Givens' will--To wife, Jean; son,
Alexander (to provide for son John); to daughter, Margaret Fulton;
daughter (?), Ann Robertson. Executors, son Alexander and Joseph D.
Kizer. Teste: James Allison, Wm. Craig, Ralf A. Loftus. Proved, 26th
May, 1812. Alexander qualifies.
Page 139.--17th April, 1812. Agreement between widow Margaret
McNutt, sons and daughters, James, Jane, Robert, Samuel McNutt (part of
the children), heirs of James McNutt, deceased, who died 6th September,
1811, having been insane some years, for assignment of dower and division
of estate. There were also children, Alex. McNutt and Wm. Beard, and
wife.
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Page 153.--6th July, 1812. In Fleming County Court, Kentucky--Isaac
S. Keith is appointed guardian to William and Mathew Thompson, infant
orphans of Mathew Thompson.
Page 165.--29th May, 1809. William Robertson's will--To son, Mathew;
son-in-law, Robt. Givens; to son, James; son-in-law, Thos. Downey; estate
to be divided into equal shares, and one share to each, viz: son, James;
daughter, Jane, wife to John Givens; daughter, Isabella, wife to George
Givens; daughter, Elizabeth, wife to Robt. Douglass; daughter, Lettice,
wife to William Rankin; grandson, Edward Downing, son to Thomas
daughter, Rebecca, wife to David White; to Lettice and Ann Robertson,
daughters; to son, Alexander; to Dorcas and Phoebe Allison, daughters.
Teste: Wm. Patrick, John Porterfield, Chas. Patrick. Proved, 26th
October, 1812. Givens and Robertson qualify. Patrick refuses.
Page 168.--12th December, 1811. Adam McChesney's will--To daughter,
Jane Eliza McChesney; brother, James (Plantation his father bought
of Wm. Rhea); brother, Robert; sister, Sally (now Sally Moffett), the
legacy she fell heir to by her grandfather's (Patrick Crawford's) will;
father and family to live on the land for life; brother Robert's son, Adam
McChesney. Executors, brothers Robert and James. Teste: John and
Rebecca McChesney, Henry Miller. Proved, 29th October, 1812. Robert
qualifies.
Page 169.--Distributers of Rev. Archibald Scott, viz: Jane Scott,
William Wilson, James Scott, Wm. Scott, Jas. McKnight, Archibald Scott,
Andrew Scott, Matilda Scott. 24th September, 1812.
Page 171.--3d June, 1812. Elizabeth Graham's will--To granddaughter,
Elizabeth Redenhouse; grandson. James Nelson Bell; granddaughter. Rebecca
Burgess; a grandson, Lancelot Graham Bell; grandson, John Hamilton Bell.
Executors, Rev. Jno Montgomery. Teste: Ro. Dunlap, Andrew Kinkead, Jno.
Clayton, Jno Montgomery. Proved, November Term, 1812. Rev. Jno. Montgomery,
refuses and adminstration granted John Montgomery, Jr.
Page 173.-- 22d July, 1812. Jean Givens' will--To son, Alex. Givens;
daughter, Margaret Fulton; to granddaughter, Jane Fulton; niece, Ann
Robertson; to daughter Margaret Fulton's children. Executors, son Alexander
and Jas. Allison. Teste: James Allison. Ralph A. Lofftus, Mathew
Givens. Proved, November Term, 1812. Alex. R. Givens qualifies.
Page 180.--2d May, 1811. Abel Griffith's will--To wife, Magdalene;
sons, Isaac and Elijah (land on Green River. Henderson County, Ky.)
to son, William; to son. Abner's two children; daughter, Catherine Carson's
children; daughter, Jane Evilizer's children; daughter, Agness Wood's
(deceased) children; to four youngest daughters, Elizabeth, Ruth, Hanna,
Rebecca; to four youngest sons, Robert, David, Caleb, Hiram (land on
Long Glade). Executors wife Magdalene and Martin Coiner. Teste:
Alex. Robertson, John Bell, Robt. Curry. Codicil--28th July, 1812, the
land he bought of son James he has exchanged with Jno. M. Estill but
has no deed: devised to four youngest sons. Proved, December Term,
1812. Executors qualify.
Page 182.--25th October, 1812. James Mateer's will--To wife, Jane
McTeer; to four children, William McTeer. Mitchel McTeer, Eliza McTeer,
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