Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Oglesby, Thomas February 4, 1786
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Victor Oglesby http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00016.html#0003880 February 23, 2007, 4:24 pm

Source: Photocopy Of Original Will And Estate Inventory
Written: February 4, 1786
Recorded: January 9, 1787

Will of Thomas Oglesby

In the name of God Amen the forth [sic] day of February One Thousand Seven 
Hundred and Eighty Six I Thomas Oglesby of Campbell County being in Health of 
Body and of Sound mind and memory therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my 
Body knowing that it is apointed [sic] for all men once to die do make and 
ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say punctually and first I 
give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me and 
as Touching such Wordly [sic] good wherewith it has pleased God to bless me 
with in this life I give and Dismise [sic] and dispeace [sic] of the same in 
the following manner and form.  Item I lend unto my loving Wife Lucy enduring 
[sic] her natural Life the Thirds of the Land and plantation the House Included 
where I now live and after her Discease [sic] I give unto my son Richard one 
hundred acres of the said abovementioned Land the abovementioned House Included 
I also give unto my Son Thomas Three Hundred acres of Land being the remaining 
part of the aforementioned Tract I also give unto my Son Richard One Hundred 
and forty six acres of Land ajoining [sic] the Tract I Formerly gave him I also 
give unto my loving Wife Lucy Seven Hundred and Thirty acres and an half acres 
of Land lying in Buckingham county laying [sic] on The Branches of Wreck Island 
and James River dispose of as she pleases I also lend unto my loving Wife Lucy 
the Third part of the negroes namely Peter Sepear Jane Jude Sam Jack Ben Rachel 
Nan Bob Pat Fanna also of the Stock and moveables Induring her natural Life I 
also give unto my Two Sons Richard and Thomas the remaining two Thirds of the 
above mentioned negroes Stock and moveables.  Item I give unto my Grand Son 
Thomas Oglesby Rosser one negroe man named York under the care of Jonathan 
Rosser.  I likewise constitute my son Richard Oglesby and Lucy my Wife 
Executricks [sic] of this my last Will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and date above mentioned.

									  his
Teste								Thomas X Oglesby
									 mark

Benjamin Pendleton John Harris Mary x Harris

At a Court held for Campbell county January 9th 1787:  The within last Will and 
Testament of Thomas Oglesby Decd was proved by the oaths of Benjamin Pendleton 
and John Harris Witnesses thereto Subscribed and Ordered to be Recorded.  And 
on the motion of Richard Oglesby the Executor herein named who made oath 
thereto according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining probate 
thereof in due form giving Security Whereupon he together with Charles Hall 
William Gilliam Charles Gilliam and John Helm his Securities entered into and 
acknowledged Their Bond in the Penalty of Two Thousand pounds conditioned as 
the Law Directs for the said Executors due and faithful administration of the 
said Decedents Estate and performance of his Will Lucy Oglesby the executrix in 
the said Will named having Refused in Open Court to Join in the Probate thereof.

Ex.				Teste.
___					Ro Alexander C. C. C.


T. Oglesbys Invy &c.:

Agreeable to an Order of the Worshipfull Court of Campbell we the Subscribers 
have appraised the Estate of Thomas Oglesby Decd as follows—

One negro Woman Jude and two children		[Pounds] 	120.0.0
One negro man Peter L75 – one negro Boy Ben L40			115.0.0
One negro boy Sam L55 – one negro boy Jack L45			100.0.0
One negro Woman Jenny and three children				140.0.0
One negro Woman Pat L15 – one negro man Scippio L82.10		 97.10.0
One pair Stilyards 12 s. – one Mare Sadle Bridle and Boll L12	12.12.0
One Gun 12 s. – one Bed and furniture L7.0				 7.12.0
One Loom two Slays and Harness 15 s. – one Horse L11		11.15.0
One two year old colt							12.0.0
One Mare Sadle Brdile and Sundrie other articles			11.9.6
One Bed and furniture							  5.10.0
Three Tan Cow hides hand Saw and Chisel				  1.7.6
Five Sheep and Sixteen Hogs						  9.5.0
To Sundry Articles of Houshold furniture				
	  5.13.0
Twenty Head of Cattle							 35.12.0
One Dutch Oven								   
0.16.0
									
	_______

							Whole amount	682.2.0

						Chas. Hall
						William Brown
						John McAllister
						John Helm 		Apprs.

At a court held for Campbell County October 4th 1787:  The within Inventory and 
appraisment of the Estate of Thomas Oglesby Decd was produced in court and 
ordered to be Recorded 

Exd.					Teste.	
___						Ro. Alexander C.C.C.     

Additional Comments:
[Thomas Oglesby first patented lands in the 1740s in Goochland Co. on Totier 
Creek & Hardware River; sold these to Hugh Morris several years later and moved 
to the Wreck Island Creek area in Albemarle County [later Bedford, then 
Campbell, now at approximately the Appomattox/Campbell Co. line, near 
Stonewall/Concord].  Along Wreck Island Creek and into Buckingham Co. he 
eventually held 1151 acres of land.]

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