Charlotte County, VA - Will Book 10 (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 *********************************************************************** Will Book 10, p163 Charlotte County, Virginia I John C Booth of the County of Charlotte do make and publish this last will and testament in manner and form as follows: First: It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid. Second: I give to my daughter, Martha Francis Booth the sum of two Hundred Dollars to her and her heirs forever. Third: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Cobbs Booth the sum of two Hundred Dollars to her and her heirs forever. Fourth: I give to my daughter Mary Jane Booth the sum of two Hundred Dollars to her and her heirs forever. Fifth: I give to my son John R Booth the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to him and his heirs forever. Sixth: After the payment of my Just Debts and the special legacies above named it is my will and desire that my entire estate, both real and personal, be kept together and managed for the benefit of my wife and children until my oldest child become of age or marries and I hereby request my executors herein named to council and advise my wife in the management of the same. Seventh: It is my will and desire that upon the arrival of twenty one years of age or marriage of my children that they receive from my estate their proportion of the fore mentioned thereof except the household and the kitchen furniture which I wish kept together for the use of my wife and younger children. I ---- except my personal carriage which I leave my wife during her widowed life. Eighth: In the event my wife's marriage again, I consider the following slaves which was loaned or given her by her father, James McCargo dec'd to wit Peter, Anthony, Tyree, Mary, Dolly, Milly, Hannah, Sarah, Arthur, Marente, Clem, and Aolina to be __ for her support consequently it is my will and desire that the household and kitchen furniture together with the plantation tools and stock of every description be returned to my estate, that my lands be rented out until my children become in possession of the lands given them by their grandfather James McCargo dec'd then to be put into a general division supposing that the best interests of my children will be promoted by doing so, as I consider it too small to divide and it is not my wish for it to be ______. Ninth: If I should have more stock than my executors should think necessary for the use of my wife and children, I hereby authorize them to sell such as they may think can be best spared from my estate. Tenth and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Hillery A Booth and Patrick Booth Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the 21st day of May 1851. Jno C Booth (SEAL) Signed , sealed, published and declared in the presence of Wm Bacon Chris H Robertson H M L Goode Whereas I John C Booth of Charlotte County having made and truly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date the 21st day of May 1851. Now I do hereby declare this present writing to be a codicil to my said will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and taken as part thereof: Codicil 1st: It is my will and desire that the piece or parcel of land purchased of Obedience Skelton and not disposed of in my will (in consequence of its having been purchased since the date of my will) containing twenty five acres be the same more or less be disposed of as the balance of my lands are disposed in the foregoing will and herein annexed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal this 13th day of December 1851. Jno C Booth (SEAL) In presence of H M L Goode Milton L Booth William T Chaffin At a court held for Charlotte County the 3rd day of May 1852 the foregoing last will and testament of John C Booth, dec'd together with the codicil there under written were this day produced in court by Hillery A Booth one of the Executors therein named and the said will was proved by the oaths of two of the subscribing witnessess, thereto, and ordered to be recorded and the said codicil was also proved by the oaths of two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on motion of the said Hillery A Booth who took the oath prescribed and together with Zachariah Bugg, William T Chaffin, Hillery M L Goode, William Bacon and John G Smith, his securities, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of forty thousand Dollars conditioned for the use? and faithful discharge of the duties of his said office or trust a certificate is granted the said Hillery A Booth for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form. Examed Teste Winslow Robinson CC Submitted by Gayle Austin