LOUDOUN COUNTY – WILL OF GEORGE TAVENNER ~ 1823

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Will of George TAVENNER 
signed 5 Nov 1823 
found in Loudoun Co., VA 


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Be it remembered that I George Tavenner of the County of Loudoun and State of 
Virginia being advanced in years, but through divine favor, of sound mind and 
memory and being assuaged of the uncertainty of time do hereby make this my last 
will and testament in manner and form as follows, viz.:--- 

First--It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid---

Secondly---That it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Tabitha Tavenner 
keep possession of and enjoy the use of my dwelling house in which I now reside 
together with the kitchen, smoke house, milkhouse, cornhouse, stable and garden 
which are now in my possession and that my son Eli Tavener furnish her with six 
barrels of flour, ten barrels of corn, one thousand pounds of Bran and Shorts 
and six hundred pounds of pork yearly and every year during her natural life and 
that the said Eli do furnish her with sufficient firewood delivered at her door, 
and to pasture one horse and three cows and furnish them with a sufficient 
quantity of hay and straw each and every winter during her life and I also give 
to my said wife one horse and three cows of her own choice with as much of my 
household and kitchen furniture as she may think sufficient for her use and to 
have the thousand dollars which I shall hereafter direct to be paid by my son 
Eli.---

Thirdly---I give to my daughter Hannah Wildman her heirs and assigns forever one 
half section of land (which I purchased from Jesse Hirst) in the state of Ohio 
in Township No 15 and now in possession of her----

Fourthly--I give to my son Richard Tavener the sum of ten shillings having 
already given him what I believe to be nearly his part of my estate. My son 
Joseph Tavener has likewise had my assistance in purchasing his land. I also 
give him ten shillings having already advanced a considerable sum to him. Unto 
my son Jonah Tavener his heirs and assigns forever I give and devise the tract 
of land he formerly lived on and which he sold to David Reece for which I have 
made a conveyance I give and devise to my son Isaac Tavener his heirs and 
assigns forever one moiety of all that tract of land which I purchased of David 
Taylor that part on which the said Isaac now lives, but the said Isaac is to pay 
to my Executors within two years after my decease the sum of one hundred pounds 
Virginia currency unless he discharges the same after the date hereof and 
previous to my decease ---I give and devise unto my daughter Barsheba Silcott 
her heirs and assigns forever the other moiety to half of said Barsheba is to 
pay to my Executors within two years after my decease the sum of one hundred 
pounds Virginia currency subject to the same exceptions as in her brother 
Isaac's case. I do hereby direct my executors to pay my daughter Sarah Hatcher 
one hundred dollars per years for five years provided she should live so long 
which sum I consider sufficient having previously given her a part of my estate. 
Unto my son James Tavener I give the sum of ten shillings having given him what 
I believe to be his part (as can be seen by referring to an article of agreement 
recorded in the office of the county court of Loudoun dated January 1823 and it 
is my will that my son James be released from the payment of all the money I 
have charged him with before this date. I give to my daughter Mary Tavenner one 
thousand dollars and one feather bed and bedding the money to remain in the 
hands of my executors and they to pay her the interest annually, and what ever 
more they think will be sufficient for her support unless she marry and have 
lawful issue then and in that case the money to be at her disposal. But if the 
said Mary should die without lawful issue it is my will that her daughter Betsy 
be entitled to her legacy to be paid to her the said Betsy when she arrives to 
the age of eighteen years or should marry. I also give to my granddaughter Betsy 
daughter of my daughter Mary one hundred pounds Virginia currency, the money to 
remain in the hands of my executors they to pay the interest annually to support 
and school the said Betsy until she arrives to the age of eighteen or marries. I 
do hereby direct my executors to pay to my daughter Tabitha Batson two hundred 
dollars annually for four years provided she should live so long, having 
previously paid her the sum of two hundred dollars—

I give to my son Eli Tavenner the plantation or tract of land whereon I now live 
to him his heirs and assigns for ever (excepting what is already laid off to my 
other children and lot of woodland containing about eighteen acres which I sold 
to my son Joseph Tavenner and was purchased back by me) supposing to contain one 
hundred and forty six acres more or less but the said plantation shall be 
subject to all encumbrances and expenses respecting the provisions and 
privileges first mentioned to be made for my wife during her natural life—

I likewise direct my son Eli pay to wife Tabitha Tavenner one thousand dollars 
in five equal annual payments; the first payment to be made in twelve months of 
my decease. I likewise give to my son Eli all my farming utensils; and I do 
hereby direct my executors hereafter named to sell to the best advantage either 
at private or public sale all the land I may die possessed of excepting such as 
has been herein devised, by this my last will and to convey the same to the 
purchaser or purchasers, and after paying the before mentioned legacies to my 
children and others the remainder of my Estate to be equally divided amongst 
Richard Tavenner, George Tavenner and his children collectively (to have one 
share equal to the above named legatee excepting his son Hiram Tavenner and him 
have the sum of two hundred dollars, the balance whatever it may be shall be 
equally divided into nine parts, one part to my son George Tavenner and one 
ninth part to each of his children except the aforesaid Hiram him to have as 
above stated if any of the children of the said George should die before they 
are of age or have lawful issue their part of the estate to be equally divided 
between the survivors of them, none of the children to receive their legacies 
until they are of age or should marry--)

Joseph Tavenner, Jonah Tavenner, Isaac Tavenner, Barsheba Silcott and Mary 
Tavenner and the children of James Tavenner collectively to have one equal share 
to the above named legatees and the said share to remain in the hands of my 
executors the interest of which to be applied toward to education of the 
children of James Tavenner and the dividend of the said share to be paid to them 
as they become of age. I have four shares in the Leesburg turnpike road company 
which I give; two shares to my grandson George Tavenner, son of my son Eli; when 
they arrive to the age of twenty one years, if either of them should die before 
they arrive to that age the one who may survive to be entitled to the four 
shares. I give to Lucinda Roach (now living at my son Eli's) daughter of Hannah 
Roach the sum of sixty dollars to be paid to her when she arrives to the age of 
eighteen years, but if she should die before she arrives to that age the legacy 
to revert back to my estate and be divided as before mentioned. And I further 
direct my Executors to pay to Hannah Roach the sum of twenty dollars per year so 
long as she lives with my wife after my decease.----

But I do hereby direct that if my son George Tavenner does not exonerate me or 
my Executors from the securityship wherein I am now bound with him to the Estate 
of George Nixon deceased that he shall received no part or dividend of my Estate 
as before mentioned excepting the sum of two hundred dollars aforesaid which I 
direct my executors to pay to his son Hiram Tavener when he arrives at the age 
of twenty-one years but the interest to be paid annually towards supporting and 
schooling the said Hiram. And lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my sons 
Richard Tavenner, Joseph Tavenner and Jonah Tavenner Executors of this my last 
Will and testament fully authorizing them to make conveyances for any land I 
have sold and not conveyed or what they may sell of mine mentioned in this my 
last Will, hereby revoking all former wills made by me. In Witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of November in the year 
of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty three 1823.

his George X Tavenner mark

Sealed, signed and delivered in the presence of 
Jonah Sands 
Joshua Gregg 
J. B. Hamilton 
Nancy Hamilton

At a Court held for Loudoun County March 13, 1826--A paper purporting to be the 
last Will and testament of George Tavenner dec. was presented to the Court and 
proved by the Oaths of Jonah Sands and C.W.B. Hamilton and ordered to be 
recorded---And at another day to Wit---At a Court held for Loudoun County March 
16th 1826 On the move of Jonah Tavenner and Joseph Tavenner the Executors 
therein named who made oath as such and who together with Seve White, Richard 
Tavener, Isaac Nicholls and Garret Walker their securities entered into and 
acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $23,000 conditioned according to Law 
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste J. Birmslelk