Louisa County, Virginia, Wills: George Bell Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shawn Martin smarcmar@adelphia.net ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Louisa County, VA Will Book 3 1783-1796, Pages 182-191 Be it known to all men that I Geo. Bell of Louisa County being weak of Body but of Sound mind & Memory for which I desire to be thankful to the Lord and Calling to mind the uncertainty of Life do hereby make & ordain this my last Will & Testament and dispose of my Worldly Goods in manner & form following (viz) Item I give & bequeath unto my Son Saml. One Horse with one bed & Furniture with fore Negro’s all to which he hath thereto for received to him & his Heirs. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Furniture with five Negroes all to which she had heretofore Received to her & her Heirs. Item I lend to my beloved wife Cisilia the Plantation whereon I now live with one Hundred & Fifty acres of Land beginning at my Corner on Nathan Bell’s line running down my spring branch to the Creek then Down the Creek so far as with a Streight or parallel line to make out the Quantity to my old South line or first Purchase this I lend to her with all my stock of very line all my Household & Kitchen Furniture during her Widowhood & she marries after my Deceased my will is that my Executors hereafter named may take it out of her hands for the use of my Children hereafter named all but one Horse & Saddle with one Feather Bed & Furniture. I lend to her during her natural Life & then to return to my children hereafter named to be Equally Divided as the rest of my Estate. Item I give & unto my son Robert all my Lands lying & being on the North side of Fosters Creek on proviss he pays Each of his Younger Brothers L20 Lawful Money of Virginia as they come to Lawful age. Item I give & bequeath to my son George all my lands lying & being on the South side of Fosters Creek & on the West side of the old Mountain Road to him & his Heirs. Item I give & bequeath unto my Three sons (viz) Nathan, Ashley and Anthony the Balance of my lands lying & being on the South side of Fosters Creek and South Ann River to be Equally Divided as near as may be having regard to Quality and Quantity by the Judgt. of men Chose for that purpose setting the Difference between the Goods to be paid by them to whom the Valuablest Lots shall fall & my Will & Desire is that the same Land shall be so Loted out when my son Nathan comes to Lawful age & further my Will is that all my Lands be continued in the hands of my Widow or in case of her Future in the hands of my Exors. For the Benefit & support of my Children to whom it is given only Each son shall take his part as he comes to Lawful age. Item I give & bequeath unto my son Pleasants the Land which I lent to my Wife before Mentioned containing one Hundred & Fifty acres to him & his heirs after the Decease of my Widow or sooner if she Marries as before provided. And further my will is that if either of my sd. Sons to whom I have bequeathed Lands should die without Lawful Issue that the part allotted them be Equally Divided amoungst the Surviving Brothers Children of my Last Wife and it is my Will & Desire & the true Intent and the meaning of the tone to my Wife as above mentioned that my younger Children be maintained & Educated out of the Profits of the same until they come of Lawful age & as they arrive to Lawful age that they shall be entitled to receive out of the Profits of my Estate (if sufficient) but if not out of the principal of the same lone the following articles (viz) to each of them One Horse Saddle & bridle with one Feather Bed & Furniture with Such Stock as can be spared from the Estate at the discretion of their all other having regard to Equality as near as may be & my Will to wit her is that all the movable part of the Estate be equally Divided among my 6 last mentioned sons at the Deceased of their Mother. And I do hereby appoint my following friends to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament (viz) Elijah Johnson, Robt. Bell and my wife whom I desire should be Executors of this my last Will & Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of the third month one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven. George Bell (seal) Signed & acknowledged in Presence of Forest Green Saml Henson James Watson At a Court held for Louisa County Sept. 10th 1787. This will was this day exhibited in Court by Robt. Bell one of the Exors therein named; & was provided by the Oaths of Forrest Green, Saml. Henson & Jas. Watson whereof the Witnesses thereto, ^ beg the Court is ordered to be Recorded. And These Exors. Having sworn what is usual in such cases having entered into Bond with approved Security. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Know all men by these presents that we Robert Bell, David Morris & Saml. Henson are held & firmly Bound unto Thos. Johnson Gentleman the first Justice in the Commission of the Peace for Louisa County for & in behalf & to the sole use & behoof of the sd. Justices of this County & Their Successors in the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds Current Money to be paid to the sd. Thos. Johnson his Exors. Admrs. Or assigns to the which payt. Will & truly to be made we bind ourselves & every of us, our & every of our Heirs Exors. & Admrs. Jointly & severlly firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals & Dated the tenth Day of Septr. 1787. The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bound Robt. Bell Executor of the last will & Testament of George Bell Deceased do make or cause to be made a true & Perfect Inventory of all & Singular the Goods, Chattles Deceased which have or shall come to the hands Possession or Knowledge of the sd. Robert Bell or into the hands & possession of any other Person or persons for him & the same so made do Exhibit into the County Court of Louisa at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the sd. Court & same Goods Chattles & Credits & all other the Goods, Chattles & Credits of the sd. Deceased which at any time after shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the sd. Robert Bell or into the hands or possession of any other Person or persons for him do well & truly administer according to Law & further do make a true & just account of all his actings & doings wherein when thereto required by the sd. Court & also shall well & truly pay & deliver all the Legacies contained & specified in the sd. Testament, as far as the sd. Goods Chattles & Credits will extend & the Law shall Charge then this obligation to be void & of none Effect or else to remain in full force & Virtue. Sealed & Delivered Robt. Bell (Seal) In Presence of David Morris (Seal) Jas. Poindexter Saml. Henson (Seal) At a Court held for Louisa County September 16th 1787. This Bond was this day in open to wit Acknowledged by Robert Bell, David Morris & Saml. Henson to be their act & Deed & by the Court is ordered to be Recorded.