GOOCHLAND CO. – WILL:  ARCHIBALD PLEASANTS, 1836

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Goochland County VA

Pleasants, Archibald
Valentine Papers Vol. 2, p. 979

Archd. Pleasants of the Co. of Goochland. Will of. Gives his entire estate both 
real and personal to be held together for the support and benefit of his four 
daughters, to wit: Matilda, Jane, Virginia and Susanna Pleasants so long as they 
can manage it to advantage, or until they or either of them wish a division, and 
when such division is made then the sd. estate is to be equally divided between 
the above four daughters and the testators two sons John W. and Archd. 
Pleasants, and the testators grandchildren Jane, E Sarah M. Warren E. Caroline 
M. and Frederick W. Pleasant, children of the testators son Frederick Pleasants, 
decd. sd. grandchildren taking their decd. father's share. Appoints his son 
Archd. Pleasants and his daughter Virginia Pleasants executor and executrix to 
his will, and directs that they shall not be required to give security. Wit. R. 
W. Pleasants, Henry Satterwhite, Saml. Cocke. Proved and recorded. Archibald 
Pleasants qualifying as executor giving bond for $15,000,00. 
Sept. 19, 1836. Mch. 29, 1836. D. & W. Bk. 31, p. 51.

Children named:
Matilda, daughter
Jane, daughter
Virginia, daughter
Susanna, daughter
John W., son
Archibald, son
Frederick W., son, deceased

Not named:
Charles T., son
Emeline, daughter
Dorothy, daughter
Jane Woodson Pleasants, wife

Grandchildren named:
Caroline M. Pleasants
Sarah (Maria?) Pleasants
Frederick W. Pleasants
Warren Eustace Pleasants
Jane (Elizabeth?) Pleasants

Archibald Pleasants, decd. Inventory and appraisement of his estate. Value, 
$10,075. Appraisers, R. W. Pleasants, Saml. Cocke, John Satterwhite. Executor 
Archd. Pleasants. Recd. Dec. 19, 1836. dated Sept. 20, 1836. D. B. 31, p. 107.