Cumberland County, VA - Will Book 4 (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 ************************************************************************ Page 214 SARAH HATCHER Summary of will at WB 4, p. 214 3 Mar 1808 Will of Sarah Hatcher of Cumberland County. Mentions dau. Mary Booker, dau. Sally Bransford, dau. Nancy Gordon, dau. Lucy Bransford, son Benjamin Hatcher (who is executor), and codicil mentiones debt of deceased son Frederick Hatcher. Will and codicil both witnessed by Thos Gordon and John Hatcher. Admitted in April Court, 1813. DRURY HATCHER Estate of Drury Hatcher - no will found Inventory of Estate of DRURY HATCHER Will Book 7, page 127 The Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Drury Hatcher this 13th day of November 1822 as follows viz Micael $450 Peter 450 Joe 500 Simon 500 Pleasant 500 Anderson 500 Jane 125 Eady 300 Letty 250 Maurice 250 Major 237.50 4063;50 One yellow mare 40 Young yellow mare 50 Bay Horse 30 Bay Horse (one eye) 20 140:00 1 yoke old steers 30 1 yoke young steers 40 7 old cows 72 6 head young Cattle 30 3 Calves 4.50 176:50 15 sheep 22 24 Hogs 72 14 Pigs 7 101:00 4 Sythes 8 6 hoes 2 5 axes 5 1 pair wedges & frow 7.50 2 Drawing knives & auger & Hand saw 2. " 1 foot addz ".50 2 old dagon plows 3.00 3 Crowell plows 3. - 1 harrow Complete & Iron teeth 2.50 1 Ox Cart & ox Chain 14. " 1 Spade 1. " 3 sets plow harnefs 6. " 1 old wheatfan 1. " 49.50 2 raw hides 2.00 4553.50 Accounts broth rear 4553.50 Parcel of Corn 100. " 100:00 1 leasen warping bais & Harnefs 7. " 6 Beds, steads & furniture 170. " 3 dining tables 18. " 1 Pine Prefs 15. " 1 Pine Chest 1. " [Will Book 7, Page 128] 1 Shot Gun 12. " 1 doz. Split bottom Chairs 5. " 1 Reasen & Cators 4 1 Lot earthen ware waiter & tables) 3 tumblers & decanter ).... 4 1 Walnut Desk 8 1 Large Walnut prefs 35 440 1 Looking Glafs .50 1 Bag Feathers 6. - 1 pair And Irons 2.50 1 set Knives & forks 1.50 1 pair domestic widow curtains 2. " 30 Geese 15.00 1 Pot, I Tea kettle 1 ovan 1 Skillet 5.50 6 old Casks 2. " Parcel of wheat supposed to be 150 Bushels 150 6 Stacks fodder 33 Tofs fodder shueks contains 10 228.00 $5324.50 The Crop of tobacco now hanging in the house the value of which we say nothing Signed by us the above date Jas. Allen Jr Admr of Sam Hobson Drury Hatcher decd Peter T. Phillips Edward Walton John Hatcher Cumberland County Sat Edward Wattson, Peter T. Phillips and John Hatcher made oath before me to the Correctnefs of the with Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Drury Hatcher decd. Given under my hand 13th Nov 1822. Saml Hobson, jp Sam Hobson made oath before me in like manner as above - Given under my hand 13th Nov 1822 Peter T. Phillips At a Court held for Cumberland County the 27th day of January 1823. This Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Drury Hatcher decd was presented in Court, Ordered that the same be Recorded. Teste William Powell DC Division of Lands of Drury Hatcher - although subsequent deeds make reference to County records for division, nothing has been found in the Will Books or the Deed Books. The Land Tax Book for 1824, however, reflects the division of the land into eleven parcels. The owners of the new parcels and the information about each in the land book is as follows. ELIZABETH HATCHER, on premises, for life, 150 acres, Dower Rights, 5 miles E of courthouse, value per acre $10.44, value added by buildings $1000, total value $1560~; tax $1.25. Alienation "from D. Hatcher Est." LUCY HATCHER, on premises, in fee, 30 acres, Lot No. 1 of Drury Hatcher Est., 5 m. E of courthouse, value per acre $3.78, total value $113.40; tax $0.09, from Alienation " from do" [Est. of D. Hatcher] MARY HATCHER, on premises, in fee, 37 acres, Lot No. 2 of do [Drury Hatcher Est.], 5 m. E of courthouse, value per acre $3.78, total value $139.86; tax $0.11, Alienation "from do" [Est. of D. Hatcher] JOHN HATCHER, on premises, in fee, 32 acres, Lot No. 6 of do [Drury Hatcher Est.], 5 m. E of courthouse, value per acre $6.28, total value $200.96; tax $0.16, Alienation "from do" [Est. of D. Hatcher] Wm HATCHER, reside Bucks, in fee, 37 acres, Lot No. 11 of do [Drury Hatcher Est.], 6« m. E of courthouse, value per acre $6~, total value $222~; tax $0.18, Alienation "from do" [Est. of D. Hatcher] ELIZ. ADAMS CHILDREN, on premises, in fee, 37 acres, Lot No. 10 in division of Drury Hatcher Est., 6« m. E of courthouse, value per acre $6~, total value $222~; tax $0.18, Alienation "from Est. of Drury Hatcher" JOHN COCKE & WIFE, on premises, in fee, 30 acres, Lot No. 7 in division of Drury Hatcher Est., 5 m. E of courthouse, value per acre $6.28, total value $188.40; tax $0.15, Alienation "from Est. of Drury Hatcher" John D. Garrett, on premises, in fee, 17 acres, "FED HATCHER'S Lot No. 3 in division of D. Hatcher Est.", 6 m. SE of courthouse, value per acre $9.72, value added by buildings $400, total value $165.24 [seems incorrect as total ignores value of buildings]; tax $0.13; Alienation "from Fed Hatcher." John D. Garrett, on premises, in fee, 32 acres, "H HATCHER'S Lot No. 4 in do" [division of D. Hatcher Est.], 6 m. SE of courthouse, value per acre $6.28, total value $200.96; tax $0.16; Alienation "from H Hatcher." John D. Garrett, on premises, in fee, 32 acres, "BEN HATCHER'S Lot No. 5 in do" [division of D. Hatcher Est.], 6 m. SE of courthouse, value per acre $6.28, total value $200.96; tax $0.16; Alienation "from B Hatcher" Wm JENKINS, on premises, in fee, 27 acres from Drury Hatcher's Est., 6« m. E of courthouse, value per acre $6~, total value $162~; tax $0.13; Alienation, "from Jno W. Nash" Wm JENKINS, on premises, in fee, 28 acres, "Lot No. 8 fell to him & wife of sd Est.", 5 m. E of courthouse, value per acre $8~, total value $224~; tax $0.18; Alienation "from D. Hatcher's Est." Submitted by James Maloney