POUNCEY ANDERSON Will of Saint Martins Parish in Louisa County Being in perfect Sence & Memory blefsed be God for the same but Yes it Considering the Brevity of this life and that ^ is appointed once for all men to Die I do This Make Constitute and Appoint this my last Will & Testament In Manner & form Following First Commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hoping through the Meritorious Death and my Blefsed Saviour to receive free pardon and remifsion of all my Sins. Next, I Commit my Body to the Earth to Buriedin a Christian Burial According to the Direction of my Ex’rs hereafter Named and as to my Small Estate both Real and personal which is ^ pleased God to blefs me With. I give and Bequeath following but first I will that all those Debts I owe in Right to any person be Discharged & fully Satisfied paid Within Covenient time after my Decease, and then the remainder part of my Estate I Give & Bequeath in Manner & form as followith that is to say Item I lend to my Well beloved Wife Elizabeth Anderson During her remainding my Widow all that land and plantation Whereon I now live Containing four Hundred Acres more or lefs I also lend unto my sd Wife During her remaining her remaining my Widow one Negroe Woman I have Named Sebina & her Eight Children Together with all their future Increase and as the Feath or Marriage of my sd Wife my will & Desire is that the sd Slaves Sebina & her Eight Children and all their future Increase Shall be Equally Divided into three parts one third part I give to my Son Richard Anderson or the survivors of him one third parts I give to my Son Michael Anderson or the Survivors of him and the Other third part I give to be Equally Divided Amongst the Children of my Daughter Judith Dabney to remaind my two Sons Richard & Michael Anderson and their Heirs Forever ## I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Wife Elizabeth Anderson the following Slaves Viz, Paul, Tom, Judith and her four Children Viz Nanny, Sam, Richard Walter and all their furter Increase to her and her heirs forever; also all my whole household and Kitchen furniture With all the Stocks of Cattle, hogs, horses, and sheep that is on this Plantation Where I now live to her and her heirs forever________ Item I give & bequeath to Well beloved Grand Daughter Francis Anderson Daughter of Richard & Mary Anderson, Viz, one Negroe Woman Slave Named Fanny and her Child named Tom now in my Pofsefsion With her futer Increase to her and his Heirs forever Item I give & bequeath to my Well beloved Grand Daughter Mary Anderson Daughter of Richard & Mary Anderson one Negroe Girl Named Lucy Now in my Pofsefsion with her futer Increase to her & her heirs forever _____ Item I give & bequeath to my Well beloved Grand Daughter Judith Anderson Daughter of Richard & Mary Anderson one Negroe Boy Named Isaach now in my Pofsefsion to her and her heirs forever . _______ Item I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Grand Son Richard Anderson Son of Richard & Mary Anderson one Mulatto Boy Named Abraham Now in my Pofsefsion to him & his Heirs forever _________ Item I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Grand Daughter Christian Anderson Daughter of Richard & Mary Anderson one Negroe Boy Named Billey now in my Pofsefsion to her & her heirs forever ______ Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Jane Anderson Daughter of Richard & Mary Anderson one Negroe Girl Named Liby now in my Pofsefsion with her futer Increase to her & her heirs forever ______ Item I give and bequeath my Grandson Thomas Meriweather Anderson of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Woman Slave named Doll and her child named Pager now in my Pofsefsion with their futer Increase to him & his Heirs forever __________ Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Ann Anderson Daughter of Michael and Sarah Anderson one Negroe Girl Named Sebina now in my pofsefsion with her futer increase to her & her heirs forever ________ Item I give and bequeath my Grandson Pouncey Anderson Turn Over Son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Girl namd Dilcey now in my pofsefsion With her futer increase to him and his heirs forever _________ ItemI give & bequeath to my Grandson Reubin Anderson Anderson son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Girl namd Betty now in my Pofsefsion With her futer increase to him & his Heirs forever __________ Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson William Anderson son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Boy namd Adam now in my Pofsefsion to him & his heirs forever __ Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson Edmund Anderson son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Girl namd Morning now in my Pofsefsion with her futer increase to him & his heirs Forever __ Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson Richard Anderson son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Negroe Girl named Hannah and one Negroe Girl Named Kesiah now in my Pofsefsion with her futer increase to him & his heirs Forever __ Item I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Grand Daughter Elizabeth Johnson Daughter of James & Judith Dabney the following Slaves Viz one Negroe Woman Slave Named Molley & her three Children Trisham, Morning and Moses which is now in my Pofsefsion & one Negroe Girl Namd Doll now in her Pofsefsion with their futer increase to her & her heirs forever __ Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Cicely Dabney Daughter of James & Judith Dabney one Negroe woman Slave Named Miloved & her Child named Jane now in my Pofsefsion with their futer increase to her & her heirs forever __ to Item I give and bequeath ^ my grand Daughter Ann Anderson Dabney Daughter of James & Judith Dabney one Negroe Girl namd Nanney now in my pofsefsion with her futer increase to her & her heirs forever ____ Item I give and bequeath to my Grand son Wiliam Dabney son of James & Judith Dabney one Negroe Boy named Richard now in my Pofsefsion to him & his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Mary Dabney Daughter of James & Judith Dabney one Negroe Girl namd Lucy now in my pofsefsion with her futer increase to her & her heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Charity Dabney Daughter of James & Judith Dabney one Negroe Girl namd Tr now in my pofsefsion with her futer increase to her & her heirs forever Item I give & bequeath to my well belovd son Richard Anderson the following Slaves (Viz) Jack & Judith his wife & Hannah now in my pofsefsion With their futer increase to him & his heirs forever ______ Item I give & bequeath to my well belovd son Michael Anderson the following Slaves (Viz) my two Smiths David & Will & Smiths tools and Henry & Charles I also give my son Michael Anderson Two acres Land & Mill Lying on the South side Pamankey River after his Mothers Deceasd now in my pofsefsion to him & his heirs forever Turn Over Item I give & bequeath to my well belovd Daughter Judith Dabney one Tract of Land I purchasd of Owen Dabney Lying on Taylors Creek Containing 200 & 60 Acres more or lefs I also I give my Daughter Judith Dabney the following Slaves _u F (Viz) Great Nanney, Pat, Barstos Adam now in my pofsefsion With their futer increase to her & her heirs forever . ____ Son of Michael & Sarah Anderson one Tract of land I purchased of David Henderson Containing one hundred & Eighty Acres land more or Lefs now in my Pofsefsion to him & his heirs forever ______. Item I will that the remainder part of my Negroes be equally Divided into there parts one third part I give to my son Michael Anderson & one third part I give to my Daughter Judith Dabney to them & their heirs forever _____ Item my Will & Desire is that if either of my GrandChildren Should lofe their Negroe I have left them in this will before they Come of age or Married I will that my Son Richard & Michael Anderson & James Dabney shall pay the Value of any of their Negroes as may Du to the Child is belongs _______ Item my Will is that my Estate Shall not be Appraised nor my Ex’rs give Security for their Due performance Lastly I Nominate Constitute & Appoint my well beloved Wife Elizabeth Anderson my son Richard Anderson & Michael Anderson & my son in law James Dabney Whole & Sole Ex’rs of theis my last Will & Testament and I hereby revoke all Other Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made and acknowledge this only as my last Will and Testament In Winnefs Whereof I have hereunto set my habd & affixd my Seal this twenty fourth Day January one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty one Signed Sealed and Acknowledged} Pouncu Anderson in the presence of us nathan Sims Mary Sims Samuel Dabney At a Court held for Louisa County on Monday ... Day of August 1781 This Will was this Day Exhibited in Open Court by Michael Anderson and James proved Dabney two of the Ex’rs therein Named and was ^ by the Oaths of Nathan Syms and Samuel dabney two of the Witnefses thereto and Ordered to be Certified at a Court held for Louisa County the 8th Day of October 1781 this Will was this Day further proved by the Oath of Mary Sims the other Witnefs thereto and by the Court Ordered to be Recorded Teste()()Anderson, (Viz)() n hath&t __________________Sl DeSeer&&w&leC,& to& & &dr l&&(?)(?)T after his Mothers Deceasd the Tract of Land & Plantation I now live on Containing four hundred acres more or lefs I also give my son Michael Anderson T Item I give & bequeath to well belovd Great Grand Daughter Ann Anderson Johnson Daughter of Christopher & Elizabeth Johnson one Negroe Boy namd Peter now in my Pofsefsion to her & her heirs foreverArerts one third part I give to my Richard Anderson one third part I give to my son ******************************************************** In the name of God amen December fourteenth in the year of our Lord one thou =sand seven hundred and ninety six I Michael Anderson of the County of Louisa being in perfect and sound memory do make this my last Will and Testament ........... I give unto my dearly beloved wife Salley during her natural life the tract of land whereon I now live suppose to contain six hundred Acres ...... same more or lefs, together with the Mill and all other tenements whatever likewise the following Slave John Kinney Davy Kinney Bettey Kinney Mouring Davy Lucy James Bunch, Isaac Davy Hannah with her four Children, John Salley Queen and Jasper. Item I give unto my dear son Edmund and his heirs forever the following Slaves Stephen and Paul the last named negroe Paul now living with Edmund Thompson. Item I give unto my dear son Davy and his heirs forever the following Slaves Fountain Peter Quincey of Abraham, Peter of Quincey now living in Kentuckey. Item I give unto my dear son Reuben and his heirs forever the following Esther and Randolph. Item I give unto my dear son Richard and his heirs forever the following Slaves Charles. Item I give to my dear son Pouncey and his heirs forever the follow=ing Slaves Sam and a negroe known and called by the name of Buck Kinney. Item. I give unto my dear Daughter Elizabeth and her heirs forever the following Slaves Will, Frank, Fanny and Matt. Item all my Lands on the other side of the river lying in Louisa & Hanover County suppose to contain four hundred acres more or lefs to be sold and the money arising therefrom to be applied to the payments of my just debts, except the land on the upper side of the Holley Swamp I give unto my dear son Thomas to him and his heirs forever. Item the negroes now in pofsefsion of my dear son Thomas viz Anthony Adam & Robin I give unto him and his heirs forever also four ewes and Lambs. Item I give unto my dear wife the following horses the old Black Mare Ball, Blaze and a horse in Kentuckey a sorrel Colt and a sorrel horse called the Partnership. Item all my horses in Kentuckey together with the waggon and all plantation utensils are to be equally divided between my sons Pouncey Reubin and Richard except the blaze horse given unto my dear wife. Item I give unto Edmund Thompson now in his pofsefsion a negroe by the name of Aaron to him and his heirs forever and as a pledge of affection four Ewes and four Lambs. Item I give unto my dear son Thomas a mare by the name of Polley Todd. Item I give unto my dear wife during her natural life all the remainder of my stock of every denomination whatever. Item I give unto my dear son Edmond one bed six plates six Knives and Forks one pot and one frying Pan. Item I give unto my dear son Davy one bed six plates six knives and forks one Pot one frying. Item I give unto my dear Daughter Elizabeth one bed six plates six knives and forks one pot and one frying pan. Item I give unto my dear son Reubin and his heirs forever one hundred pounds out of the sales of my estate. Item I give unto my dear son Michael and his heirs forever five hundred acres of my land in Kentucky taking it from the lower Pouncey end of the line. Item I give unto my dear sons ^ Reubin, Richard Edmund and Davey four hundred acres each of my lands in Kentucky after the division takes place of the said land between the purchasers thereof and the said Land should hold out more than bequeathed to the last Mentioned Legatees I then give unto my son Thomas two hundred acres and also to Edmund Thomp=son two hundred acres and the remainder to be equally divided between my sons Pouncey, Reubin, Richard, Edmund and Davey. Item The land supposed to ontain six hundred acres more or lefs where on I now live above bequeathed to my dear wife together with the mill and all other tenements, may be sold any time during her life if she wishes to remove to Kentuckey, and out of the sales of the said Land I give her five hundred pounds whenever she may wish to go to Kentuckey, and the balance of the money arising from the above to be equally divided between my dear sons Pouncey, Reubin, Richard, Edmund and Davy. Item after the death of my dear wife the above mentioned Slaves bequeathed unto her viz John Kinney Davy Kin=ney Betty Kinney Mourning Davy, Lucy, James Bunch, Isaac Davy a lad. Hannah with her four children, John Salley Queen & Jasper I give unto my Dear son Michael and his heirs forever. Item all my stock of every denomination after the death of my dear wife heretofore bequeathed unto her I leave to be equally divided among all of my Children. Item I give unto my dear wife during her na=tural life all of my furniture including the plate and everything of that sort and after her death to my son Michael and his heirs forever. Item if my dear wife removes to Kentuckey or after her death in either case _ I give unto my dear son Thomas my ox cart and four steers to him and his heirs forever I give unto my dear Daughter Elizabeth on her marriage or at the age of twenty one one hundred pounds to be paid out of the sales of my estate. I leave my dear wife an executrix together with my dear sons Thomas Pouncey, & Reubin as executors to this my last Will and Testament Given from under my hand and seal the year and date above written Signed & seald in presence of us Michl Anderson (seal) A Kean William Pulliam Dudley Diggs At a Court held for Louoisa County on the 9th day of October 1797 This will was this day exhibited in open Court by Thomas Anderson one of the executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of Andrew Kean William Pulliam and Dudley Diggs witnefses thereto and by admitted to record and the said Executor having made oath thereto according to law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form on his giving security. Whereupon he together with Thomas Johnson, David Johnson Berryman Johnson Richard Anderson and Edmund Thompson his securi=ties entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of three thousand six hundred pounds, conditioned as the law directs. 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