Louisa County, Virginia - Will - Elizabeth Anderson, 1791 ELIZABETH ANDERSON Louisa County, Virginia 1791 I Elizabeth Anderson of the County of Louisa and Parish of Saint Mary being in perfect Sense and Sound Memory, do Constitute and ordain this last Will and Testament in Manner and form following: Item: I Give and bequeath to my Grand Son Richard, Son to Michael Anderson, the following Negroes & their future increases, (to wit) Paul,Sam, Esther & her Child by the name of Fanny, Nanny and her three Children by the Names of Patt, Dolly & John, likewise Choice of my feather Beds, & furniture, four Cows & Calves, three Sows & pigs & four other Hogs Choice of my Stock, one Grey Horse called Romeo, one Bay Colt Called the bay mare Colt and Ten Barrels Corn to him and his heirs forever, But in Case my grand Son Richard, Son to Michael Anderson Should die without lawful Heir, then my Will and Desire is that the Negroes, Bed, Stock etc Should be equally divided among my Grand Children, Thomas M. Anderson, Pouncey Anderson, Reubin Anderson, Edmund Anderson, David Anderson, Ann Thomson, wife to Edmund Thomson, & Elizabeth Anderson Children to Michael Anderson, to them and their Heirs forever and in Case any of the Children of Michael Anderson above mentioned Should die without lawful Heir, my Will is that their part or parts should be Equally divided among the Surviving Children. Item: I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Judith Dabney, wife to James Dabney, one Bay Mare called Polly, the Colt now by her side my Saddle & Bridle & all my Wearing Aparrel to her & her heirs forever. Item: I give to my Grand Son Thomas M Anderson Son to Michael Anderson Ten pound Current Money to him and his heirs forever: Item: I give to my Son Michael Anderson a Bay colt two years old, to him & his heirs forever. Item: I lend my Son Richard Anderson a Bay Horse by the name of Georgia, and after my son Richard's Death my will is that his Horse should go to his Son Richard Anderson. Item: My Will and Desire is that after paying the above Legacies and all my Just Debts the Residue of my Estate both Real & Personal should be Sold and the money arising there from to be Equally Divided among my Grand Children, Thomas M. Anderson, Pouncey Anderson, Reubin Anderson, Richard Anderson, Edmund Anderson, David Anderson Ann Thomson wife to Edmund Thomson & Elizabeth Anderson Children of Michael Anderson. Elizabeth Anderson Wife to Matthew Anderson, Frances Holland Wife to Christopher Holland, Mary Woodson, Wife to John Woodson, Kitty Perkins, Wife to Robert Perkins, Judith Anderson, Jane Anderson, Susanna Anderson, Richard Anderson, Ann Anderson, Shandy Anderson, & Joseph Anderson Children of Richard Anderson, Cisely Shelton Wife to Thomas Shelton, Ann Hardin, Wife to Thomas Hardin, Polley Dabney, Charity Dabney & William Dabney Children of Judith wife of James Dabneyto them & their Heirs forever. Item: My Will and Desire is that the Legacy I have left my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Anderson, wife to Matthew Anderson should be at her own Disposal and that her Husband should have nothing to do with it. I do hereby Constitute and appoint my Son Michael Anderson James Dabney, and my Grand Son Thomas M. Anderson Executor to this my last Will and Testament in Witnefs Whereof I havehereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this Seventh Day of July one thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety One Sealed & Delivered in Presence of Elizabeth Anderson (her seal) John Thomson (seal) Mark Zachariah At a Court held for Louisa County on the 8th dy of December 1794. This will was this day Exhibited in open Court by Michael & Thomas Anderson two of the Executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of John Thomson & Zachariah Pulliam Witnefses thereto and by the Court the same is ordered to be recorded and therein Executed. On the motion of the said Executors who made oath thereto according to Law. Certificate is granted them for Obtaining a probate thereof in due form. On their into Bond with security They together with John Thomson & Thomas Meriwether Jr. and acknowledged thereint heir Securities entered into Bond Conditioned as the Law directs which is ordered to be recorded. Teste John Poindexter CLC At a Court held for Louisa County on the 8th Day of December 1794 This bond was this day in open Court acknowledged by Michael ___Anderson, Thomas Anderson, John _____Thomson & Thomas Meriwether Jr and by the Court Ordered to be recorded-ed Teste John Poindexter CLC KNOW all Men by the fe Prefents, that we Michael Anderson Thomas Anderson, John Thomson & Thos Meriwether Jr are held and firmly bound to Nelson Anderson, Geo Sunisden William Wash & Malcolm Hart Gentlemen, Juftices of the court of Louisa County __________now fitting, in the fum of Two Thousand _________________________________ pounds, to the payment whereof, well and truly to be mae to the faid Juftices, and their fucceffors, we bind ourfelves, and each of us, our and each of our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, jointly and seve-rally, firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals, and dated this 8thday of Decr ________ Anno Dom., one thousand seven hundred and ninety Four and in the 19th year of the commonwealth.THE condition of this obligation is, that if the said Michl Anderson & Thomas AndersonExecutors of the last will and testament or administrators with the will annex-ed all goods, chattles and credits, of Elizabeth Anderson deceafed, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and sin-gular the goods, chattles, and credits of the said deceafed, which have orshall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of them the said Michl & Tho ___________ or into the hands orpossession of any other person or persons for them and the same so made do exhibit into the County Court at suchtime as they shall be thereto required by the saidCourt, and the same goods, chattles, and credits, do well and truly admini-ster according to law; and make a just and true account of theiractings and doings therein, when thereunto required by the said Court, andfurther do well and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specifi-ed in the said will as far as the said goods, chattles, and credits will extendaccording to the value thereof; as the law shall charge Michl Anderson then this obligation to void, or else to remain in full force. 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