Augusta County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Elliott, William July 7, 1771
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Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 10
Written: July 7, 1771
Recorded: March 21, 1786

Augusta Co Va Court House Staunton Va Aug 21, 1923
Will Book 4 Pages 417 & 418
      Will of William Elliott
            I William Elliott of the Co of Augusta & Colony of VA being sick 
in body, but in perfect judgement & memory etc.  I this July 7, 1771, make & 
publish this, my last will & testament in manor following, to wit, leaving my 
soul to a Marsyfull [sic] God & my body to the earth to be buried deasently 
[sic] & as to my worly estate as follows:
I leave my loving wife, my plantation & all my movable estate for while she 
lives a wedo & if she inclines to Mary, I allow her a horse & saddle, her own 
cloas, & bedding of cloas upon these Farms & I empower my wife to my estate if 
that she takes care to scoul my children & to portion them of at her 
discretion.  As for my son Jame [sic], I allow him £5 & for the remainder of 
his improvements, I allow him £8, according as she can spear [sic] it & as for 
my son William, I allow him that mare & colt that was named his & that black 
colt that I work, I allow him the value of him in other creatures & what his 
mother sees caus besides & if my son John is plyable to his mother & 
willing to undertake to work the plantation & assist his mother to scool [sic] 
& portion of the rest of the children & for his trouble I allow him the 
plantation at his mother's diseas & what she pleases to give him & if he does 
not incline to stay & undertake this trouble, she may choose anyone of the 
rest & give them the same after & I allow Archibald Scouling & put the 
Smith tread [sic] & Lantz scouling & let him choose his trade & I appoint my 
wife Jane & my son John Elliott to be Exrs of this, my last will & testament & 
I do hereby disannul & revoke all former wills I made by me in word or in 
writing.  In witness hear of, I have set to my hand & seal the day & year 
above written.   William Elliott. Witnesses: Robert Clark, John Stephenson, 
James Clark.  Proven Aug 21, 1771 by said witnesses & Jane Elliott & John 
Elliott granted letters with Archibald Armstrong & John Dickinson bondsmen.
On pages 448 451 is listed the appraisement filed Nov 10, 1771 by James 
Graham, Christopher Vachub & John Graham Apprs which among many other articles 
shows:
William Crawford's note               £8. 7.6
Margaret Clarke's note                 4.10.
James Blean's account                  1. 8.6
William Blean's note                   3.15
Robert Graham's account                6. 8.
Not added
            over

In Will Book 6 Page 521, the Exrs in settlement of estate charge themselves 
with the footing of the 4 pages amtg to £188.14 & take credit for 18 different 
payts, among them being:
To William Elliott   acct pd him  £ 4. 4.
To George Elliott, acct pd him   .15.
To James Elliott, legacy agreeable to Will 13.
To William Elliott, legacy agreeable to Will   16.10
To Jeans Elliott, legacy agreeable to Will 16.19.3
To Elizabeth Elliott, legacy agreeable to Will    16.19.
To Archibald's Elliott, Dead legacy agreeable to Will  16. 5.
To Ann's Elliott, Dead, legacy agreeable to Will  37.10.
To Lantz Elliott, deceased in his minority Will   7. 6.6
To Margaret's Elliott, Legacy agreeably to Will 32.
To Sarah's Elliott Legacy agreeably to Will   
28._______                                                     

        £198.19.5 1/2
which shows an overpayt of 10.5.1 1/2. Agreeably to order of 
Court to us directed we have examined the acct of John Elliott 
Exr of estate of Wm Elliott decd & find vouchers for the 
several sums charged as above except for the sum of £16.5.0  charged Archibald 
& £7.6.6. to Lantz who are deceased & John Elliott says their estates to that 
amt were apportioned amongst the surviving children to mutual satisfaction.  
And also that sum of £16.10.0 to William Elliot there is no voucher, but it 
appears to us agreeably to the will to be his proportion.  And that John 
Elliot appears to have paid her the above account stated, the sum of £10.5.1 
1/2 more than the amt of the estate per the appraisement bill.  Given under 
our hands this 20th day of March, 1786, Alexander St Clair, Rd Gamble.

The estate of Jane Elliot is credited with:
one negro wench  £66.10.0
& same is distributed to:
To Robert Givens         £33.5.0
To Sarah Elliot           33.5.0
Agreeably to order of Court to us directed, we have examined 
the above acct as stated of John Elliot, guardian to Margaret & Sarah Elliot & 
find vouchers for the equal division of the 
above £66.10 which appears to have been left them by their mother, Jean 
Elliott decd.  Given under hands this 20th Mch 1786 Alexander St Clair, Rd 
Gamble Augusta Co Court Mch 21, 1786
      This account of the estate of William Elliott decd by John Elliott Exr 
was returned to the court also the sd John Elliot's acct as gdn of Margaret & 
Sarah Elliot which together with the report of the examiners hereon are 
ordered to be recorded.  Test J. Lyle Jr D.C.

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