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VA "In the name of God Amen, I, Edward Cockram, Senr, of the county of Franklin, and State of Virginia being of weak body but of perfect memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appd onst for all men to die, have made this my last will and testament. First of all I resign my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it to me, and my body to be buried in Christian-like Manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God at the General Reseraction at the last Day. And as touching my worldly estate whare with it has bin Please to Bless me with, I give and Bequeath my whole Estate real and personal to my Beloved wife Mary so long as she lives and after her Disseas the whole that is left Land and other Property of every kind to be sold at publick auction on a Credit of twelve months by giving Bond and approved Security and the money arising from such Sale to be Equally divided between by ten Children namely: Leah Pedigo, Nathan, Isham, Rachel Wood, Lydia, Preston, Mary, Edward, Charlotte, Sarah Proffitt. Also, I appoint my wife Executrix Nathan my son, Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged this twenty sixth day of May in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. (Signed) Edward Cockram Teste: Thomas Hale, Brice Edwards, John Wood Proved: July 1, 1816 Submitted by Truman Adkins Pages 297-299 Will of Richard Stockton 10 Aug 1819 In the Name of God, Amen I Richard Stockton of the County of Franklin & State of Virginia being of sound disposing mind & memory and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do hereby constitute this as my last Will & Testament, revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made. First I recommend my Soul to God who give it existance and that my Body be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix and Executors hereafter named. Item my will and desire is that all my Just debts be paid also that my loving Wife Elizabeth Stockton have the use and benefit of the Land and plantation whereon I now live, including the Lands I purchased of Samuel Luttrell and Willis Luttrell with all the appurturances thereunto belonging, also the following Negroes, namely, Simon and his wife Aggy, and their daughter, Amey, also Gilbert and Letty, with all the Plantation Tools, household and Kitchen furniture with all Stock of every kind, also my Still except as hereafter mentioned, all which I lend to my beloved wife during her natural life. Item I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth Copland the land I purchased of Dennis Marshall and the Title conveyed to me by Elisha Arnold and Joseph Pedigo also a Negro Man named David, which land and Negroe my said Daughter has already in possession. Item, I Give to my Daughter Christiana King Two Negroes namely Hercules and Edimund & which she has already received. Item I Give to my Daughter Nancy Wingfield the following Negroes towit. Siney and her two Children named George and Aggy, Also a girl named Jinney, all of which she now has in possession and with their future increase. Item I Give to my Daughter Maria Craig, two Negroes, namely Lucy and Malinda with their future Increase, which said Negroes she now has in possession. Item I Give to my Daughter Sophia Stockton, three Negroes, namely Delila & Frances and a boy named Simon (son of Aggy) with any future increas of the said Delila or Frances, and after my Wifes decease, a half Dozen Table and Tea Spoons of Silver now in my possession, also a horse, Saddle, & bridle out of my Estate after my wifes decease and upon her arrival to Lawful age or marriage to have a feather bed & furniture and a Cow and Calf. Item I Give to my son Peter C. Stockton our negroe man named Tom, also one hundred and thirty pounds, and which said Negroe & money my said son has already received. Item I give to my son Charles Stockton and Negroe man named Patrick and one hundred pounds in cash, also one obligation on Joseph Collins of South Carolina for one hundred and five pounds, Virginia Currency, also after my decease my Negroe man named Will and a female Negro named Caroline with her future Increase. Item I Give to my Son Copland Stockton a Negroe man named Stephen also a horse out of my Stock, such as he may choose also a feather Bed and furniture and a Cow and Calf to go into his possession on his marriage or on his arrival to Lawful age. Item I Give to my son Preston Stockton a negro boy named Ben, also a horse, such as he may choose also a feather Bed and furniture, and a Cow & Calf out of my Estate on his Marriage or arriving to lawful age. Item my will is that the whole of the Land I now own in Franklin County be after my wifes decease divided by the following lines to wit, Beginning on a toped(?) red oak in the line between me and William Campbell and seven poles northwest from where Campbells line crosses a branch, flowing down from Campbells field and running from thence, North seven degrees East twenty one poles to a persimmon tree, thence north seven degrees west forty seven poles to a Stake, thence North thirty degrees East one hundred and five poles crossing a branch to the line dividing my Land from Benjamin Cooks, and I Give to my son Copland after my wifes decease all the Land lying Southeast of the above mentioned line and to my son Preston after wifes decease the residue of my Land lying Northwest of the before discribed line. And I further desire and direct that during my wifes life the said Plantation be cultivated in the manner that I have of late Practiced (viz) that no part be tended in corn of lesser than once in every third year and after my wifes decease I Give to my son Copland my Desk and Bookcase, and to my son Preston, my Still and Cupboard. And my Negroes not herein named are to remain with my wife during her life, and after hes decease, all those Negroes loaned to her with any owned by me or belonging to the Estate, and not herein bequeathed all the Stock of every description and every Species of property which may remain of my Estate is to be equally divided amongst my before mentioned Children or their legal Representatives in any manner that a majority of them or their legal Representatives may agree on, but should any of my aforesaid Children or their representatives, enter into any lawsuit about the distribution herein made or directed, in that case I do hereby most solumnly Revoke all legacy herein given to such Child or Children, except one Dollar to each of such individual Child or Children or Representative or Representatives. Lastly I hereby appoint my beloved wife Executrix, and my son Peter C. Stockton, Christopher Wingfield, Robert Innis and Benjamin Cook Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have and do hereunto set my hand & seal this tenth day of August 1819. Witnesses Richard Stockton (seal) John Cook P. Dickinzon Willis Luttrell Peter Campbell Zacheriah Finney These Negro slaves are mentioned in the will of Richard Stockton, dated 10 Aug 1819 in Franklin Co. VA - Will Book 2 pgs. 297-299. Extracted by Sheila Genser - SheilaGenser@hotmail.com Simon Aggy, wife of Simon Amey, daughter of Simon and Aggy Gilbert Letty David, Hercules Edimund Siney George, child of Siney Aggy, child of Siney Jinney Lucy Malinda Delila Frances Simon (son of Aggy) Tom Patrick Will Caroline Stephen Ben Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sheila Genser Page 529 Will of Benjamin Sweeney, 1823 In the name of God Amen I Benjamin Sweeney of the County of Franklin and state of Virginia being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make ordain this my last will and Testament and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it does god to bless me in this life I give demand and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I give and bequeath as much of personally property as will discharge all just and lawful debts. Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Sweeney my dearly and beloved wife all my real and personal property to be for her benefit during her life or widowhood. If the said Elizabeth Sweeney should marry the said estate is to be the personally part is to be equally divided between Joel and Jonathan Sweeney. The lands at the death or the marriage of their mother is to be divided between Joel and Jonathan Sweeney. Joel Sweeney is to have the upper part of the said land lying on the north side of the said land. The dividing line between Joel and Jonathan Sweeney is to begin at the level towards the hollow field and a chestnut tree and thence from the chestnut north east and south west from the same. Item I give also unto Rebacca Moore the wife of William Moore five dollars to be paid out of my personalty estate if it remains at the end of her mothers widowhood or decease. Item I also give unto Ann Sweeney one bed and furniture to be her lawful right and property and one little wheel and cotton cards. I likewise constitute make and ordain Abraham Jones and Moses Jinney the executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke and disamerict and every other former wills legacies and execution by me in any wise named and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In willingness whereby I have hereunto set my hand and seal seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three. Benjamin Sweeney (seal) Test. John Knoles Joel Sweeney Johnnathan Sweeney At a court held for Franklin County at the Courthouse the 5th day of January 1824. This last will and Testament of Benajmin Swinney, deceased was produced in Court by Moses Jinney and of the Executor herein named and proved by the oath of Joel Swinney and Jonathan Swinney two of the subseriting witnesses hereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the Said Moses Jinney who made oath according the law and together with John Jones his security entered into and acknowledged his hand on the penalty of four hundred dollars certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form liberty being reserved to Abraham Jones the other executor herein named to join in the probate when ever he shall think fit. Teste Caleb Tate cfc Submitted by Barbara Blackwell Locker Pages 604 - 605 Inventory of Benjamin Sweeney, 1824 Franklin County Court, Rocky Mount, Virginia Will book 2 page 604 - 605 January 24, 1824 16 head of hogs $21.00 8 head of cattle 62.00 2 bee stands 3.00 9 bee gums 4.00 5 tubs 2 keggs 2.00 1 laddle 1.67 1 padlock .25 Sundry tools 10.00 1 cross cut saw 3.00 Sundrys 2.50 1 iron wedge .50 1 sifter 1.00 Sundrys 2.00 1 grindstone 3.00 Iron pot-ware 10.00 4 axes 4.50 Sundrys 7.00 7 basons 4.00 Sundry pewter 3.00 Sundry ware .33 Sundry .50 Sundry earthenware 2.00 5 bottles .50 1 coffee mill 1.00 Sundrys 1.75 2 jugs .75 1 pair steelyards 2.00 2 saws 3.50 Sundrys 1.75 1 hatchet 1.00 1 looking glass 1.25 Sundrys .75 Sundrys .75 1 cupboard and furniture 2.50 2 tubs 1 sifter .75 6 chears 1.25 2 flax wheels 1 cotton wheel 6.00 1 shot gun 7.00 1 chest 1.00 1 bed and furniture 15.00 1 bed and sheet 12.50 Sundry books 8.00 Sundreys 3.50 Sundreys .50 $217.15 Signed Joel Walker John Knowles Jacob Sigmon At a court held for Franklin County at the Courthouse the 18th day of June 1824. This inventory and appraisment of the estate of Benjamin Swinney Dec=d was returned and ordered recorded. Teste: Caleb Tate C of C Submitted by Barbara Blackwell Locker