BATH COUNTY, VA – Will Book 1 (partial) Page 17 CONTRIBUTOR: Merry Hanning --------------------------------------------------------------- ESTATE OF WILLIAM MOORE Know all my by these presents that we Margaret Moore John McClung & John Edde are held and firmly bound unto John Dean George Poage John White & James Robinson gentlemen Justices of the County Court of Bath now sitting in the sum of six hundred pounds to the payment whereof will and truly to be made to the said Justices and this therefore we bind ourselves and each of our heirs Exor and Adtor jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 12th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety two and in the 19th year of the Commonwealth - The condition of this obligation is that the said Margaret Moore & John McClung administrators of all the goods chattles and credits of William Moore deceased do make a true and perfect inventory of and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased which has or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of them the said Margaret Moore & John McClung or in the hand or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same do made & exhibit into the said Court they shall be thereto required by the said Court and such goods chattles and credits do well and truly administer according to law and further do make a just and true account of his actings and doings when therebe required by the said Court and all the rest of the said goods chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administrators the same being first examined and allowed by the justices of the said Court for the time being shall deliver and pay unto each person respectively as an indebted to the same by law and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the decd and the same be proved in court and the executors obtain a certificate of the probat therefor and the said Margaret Moore & John McClung do in such case being required render and deliver up his letter of administration then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force Sealed and delivered Margaret Moore in presence of ---- John McClung John Edde At a Court held for Bath County the 12th day of Dec 1792 this bond was acknowledged by the subscribed thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste Chal Cameron Clk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Bath County, Virginia Will Book 1 Page 18-19 AN INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM MOORE DECEASED One Sorrel Horse 16 1/2 hands high 6 yr old One Dark Bay Horse 16 and one inch 8 yr old One Black Do 16 hands high 7 years old One Brown Mare 16 1/2 hands high 7 yr old One Bay Mare 13 1/2 hands high 7 yr old and colt One Bay Mare 13 1/2/ hands high 5 yr old and colt One horse not sun supposed by Geo. Poage One Cow One do One do One do One do One heifer One do One do One do One do One Cow One Heifer Three Sheep Seven Calves One Rifle Gun One pot Crook Two Smoothing Irons One Duch Oven One Kettle One pot One pot Sundry iron tools Two beds and furniture One saddle TOTAL 106.19.6 We the subscribe\rs being first sworn have appraised the above mentioned property to the best of our knowledge to the respective sums thereto anexed certified under our hands this 17the of December 1792 Sworn before me Wm Sharp Geo. Poage Thos Brock Owen Kelsy Bath County January Court 1793 This Inventory and Appraisment of the estate of William Moore deceased was returned to court and ordered to be recorded Teste Chal Camerson Clk PG 87 - 88 WILLIAM STEUART, 1796 Contributor: Merry Hanning -------------------------------------------------------------- In the name of God Amean -- I William Steuart of Bath County & State of Virginia weack in healt and low in body though perfect in memory & sence at present calling unto mind do this twentyth seventh day of December in the year of our Lord 1796 six mak and ordain my last will and testament in the manner and form hereafter mentioned: first to my well beloved son James Steuart I leave him all my right title and claim of all the lands that I hold or claim in the Cowpasture to him the sd James Steurt and heirs for ever except my one hundred & twenty three acres of land lying on the Bullpasture Mountain which I herafter mention to another of my heirs I next to my dear & well beloved wife Margret Steuart I leave her all my right title and claim of the tract of land I now I posess personall and real during her time of life in Bullpasture and at her death I order that sd estate before mentioned to my wife Margret to desend to my fourth son William Steuart Junior on provise that he the said William Steuart do maintain and clouth sufficiently his younger brother Usher Steuart noncorposmentus the time of sd Ushers life if sd William Steuart after the estate coming into his hand does or will not maintain and clouth his before mentioned brother then he is to pay anuly the sum of twelve pounds Virginia curency during life of sd Usher who is to be suported by William or his heirs of the benefits of that real estate Liquse for further provisions for sd Usher I do leave that certain track of land on the Bullpasture Mountain containing one hundred twenty three acres before mentioned to be valued by the three brothers Edward, John & William Steuart at the expiration or term of two years after this present date after the valuation of the sd three there the before metioned James Steuart to enjoy inherit and posess him and his heirs for ever by paying the sum of ten dollars annuly until the valuation or sum is fully payd unto Usher Steurt his Gaurdean or Executor lawfully chosen and said Gaurdean is to covert that sum of ten dollars anuly to usuary otherwise to necessary call and if Usher is called away before the time of payment expiring then the remaining sum or sums to fall into the hands of my wife Margret to do and make use of as she thinks fitten to conduct at pleasure and if neither my wife Margret or yet my son Usher surviving until those payments being fullfilled by my son James then my son Edward to enjoy and call on sutch sum or sums then remaining or payable of that estate to him or his heirs duyly and payable as before mentioned Liquise on further concideration I do leave to my afore mentioned wife Margret the Sorel mear and that Sorel mears colt to do and conduct with as she my wife thinks fitting and at pleasure Liquise I do leave a certain greay mear two years old past this date to my deaughter Meary Calaghan wife to Charls Calaghan and further to my daughter Jean Hicklin wife of Jams Hicklin I leave the sum of five pounds Virginia curency to be paid in the term of three after my decease or this present date Liquis to my beloved son Edward Steuart I leave the sum of ten pounds Virg. Curency or a horse to that amount or value by any chosen agreeable to the dtr and creditor at the expiration of three years after my decease Liquis and further to my beloved son John Steuart I do leave twenty shillings as before mentioned three years after my decease This being my last will and testamony In the name of God Amean William W. Steuart Teste Executors Jno G. _____ Jas Stuart Alex Wily Wm Stuart Bath County February Court 1797 This last will and testament of William Stuart dec'd was proved in Court by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded Teste Charles Cameron Clk Bath County, Virginia Will Book 1 Pages 89 and 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Virginia Steate Bath County March 26 1797 The following freeholders John Peopls, John Hicklin, Joseph Gwin and Samuel Pollins this day and date above wrote being lawfully and mutually chosen came to the esteate of William Stuart leate dececest and ther being sworn acording to before me one of the Justices of Steate & Cty aforesd to value all and every personal esteate formerly belonging to said William Steuart Des'd leate truly and justly as far as their knowledge affords in justice and equity to all and every heir and legatee belonging thereunto signed and sworn before me this day & date above written Wm Dinwiddie Esqr Teste John Peebles John Hicklin Joseph Gwin Samuel Pullins P S D 13 hogs 14 6 To sundr. such as scyths & axes 2 2 To 6 calfs 5 8 To 1 wagon & three pr of gears 25 To 1 young black mear 23 10 To 1 Chesnut mear 30 To 1 old chesnut mear & 2 colts 24 To 8 milk cows 28 16 To 8 young cattle 16 16 To 9 sheep & 4 lambs 4 10 To 1 plow & irons 1 5 To 1 cutting box & knife & hay fork curry comb 11 To 1 gin still & 5 vessels 7 10 To 1 60 galn vessell 6 To 1 old barrel 2 6 To 1 rifle gun 6 6 To 1 negro wench & child 100 To books & sundrs 11 To 2 spinning wheels & 1 rule 1 8 To 1 jug and other sundrs 6 To 1 large pot & others smaller & pot racks 2 3 To funriture belonging to dresser 2 15 To 1 hide of a steer 15 To 2 chists & one churn 7 6 To 1 loom & three reeds 2 To 1 tub ___ & grindstone 3 Testr John Peebles Joseph Gwin John Hicklin Samuel Pollins Batth County April Court 1797 This Inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Stuart dec'd was returned to Court by the subscribers thereto and ordered to be recorded Teste Charles Camerson Clk Pg. 232-234 JOHN PEEBLES, 1800 Contributor: ---------------------------------------------------- In the Name of God Amen, I John Peebles now in the decline of my days but of sound mind & memory thanks be to God therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body do this nineteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred make & Ordain this my last will & Testament principally & first of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it & for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the Jeneral Judgment I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God & touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in the following manner. I first allow all my Just debts to be paid, secondly I leave to my dear wife Jane Peebles one negro woman named Rachel & her child named Nelly & her choice of the horses & as many horned cattle as she may think proper to take, & likewise I leave her all the necessaries of life that she may stand in need of for her & her family & stock to be given her of the plantation that I bought from my son Thomas in the state of Caintucky & also I leave the same plantation to my son Thomas & also I leave him two molatoe boys the named Tom & the named (Arch) likewise I leave to my son John the plantation that I bought from Charles Cameron & also my negro man named (Daig) & a negro boy named Jery & likewise my still. I likewise leave my son Robert a negro woman named (bet) & a Negro boy named Dick & a negro child named Solomon. I also leave each of my son in laws, Thomas Wilson, John Erwin, & John Deverix, one dollar. I leave to my two Grand children, daughters of Thomas Wilson one negro Girl named Violet & all her ( ) & also twenty five pounds in money to each of them to be paid when they come of age. I likewise leave to my daughter Jane one Negro Girl named liddy & oone hundred pounds to be paid out of the first sail of my home place & likewise leave to my daughter Mary one negro Girl named Ditts & one hundred pounds in money to paid out of the first sail of my place likewise, I leave my son Robert & John each of them one hundred pounds in money. likewise it is my will my home place upon the Bullpasture after my decease be sold with all my stock & farming utensil and after all my Just debts be paid it is my will that there shall be an equal division made of the remainder between my three sons to wit, Robert John & Thomas Peebles likewise the mountain place included with my home place I likewise leave the one half of the land that I located in Caintucky of it is recovered to my son Robert son John & the other half to my son Johns son John. I appoint two sons John Peebles & Thomas Peebles to be my Executor, this I allow and no other to by last will & Testament. & utterly disanul all othr wills gifts or promises whatsoever preceeding this date & hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written John Peebles (seal) Signed Sealed & pronounced & delivered in the presence of us to be his last will & Testament (Sauly) Graham John Miller Robert Carlyle Bath County September Court 1802 This last will and Testament of John Peebles Decd. was produced in Court and proved by the oaths of John Miller and Robert Carlyle witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded Teste Chas Cameron Clk. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, this document may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor or a legal representative of the contributor, AND you provide the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************