Lunenburg County Virginia, Will Book No. 12, 1841-1846 (partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Page 19 SAMUEL SKINNER SR., 1841 In the name of God amen I Samuel Skinner senr of Lunenburg County & State of Virginia being Low in health but sound in mind do make this my last will & Testament my wish & desire that [sic] after my decease that my beloved wife Martha Skinner to have all my Estate both real & personal to have during natural life then to dispose of as she may think proper Given under my hand & seal this 1st day of March 1841 Signed Sealed & his delivered in presence of Samuel X Skinner [seal] mark James Inge Jno Inge Wm B Skinner In Lunenburg County Court 14 June 1841 The foregoing last will & Testament of Samuel Skinner dec was produced in Court & was proved by two of thse witnesses & ordered to be recorded Teste Wm H Taylor Submitted by Thomas Walter Duda ---------------------------------------------------------- Page 54 I Elizabeth Wallace of Lunenburg County & State of Virginia being of sound mind I do make this my last will & Testament hereby revoking all other Wills whatsoever in Manner & form following in the first place I lend to my brother Benjamin Wallace the tract of Land whereon he now resides during his life and at his death one half of said Land I give to two of his Children Thomas & Elizabeth Wallace the other half to be divided between the remainder of the said Benjamin Wallace’s children. Secondly, I give one half of all the other property that I may have at my death to Benjamin Wallace’s children & the other half ______ to Richard Wilkes’ children. Thirdly I nominate and appoint Hugh Wallace, Ussery Wallace, Anderson Wallace and William Wallace executors to this my last will & Testament. In Testamony whereof I leave hereunto set my hand & seal this 26th day of October 1829. Witnesses her Turner Abernathy Elizabeth X Wallace [SEAL] Robt Bagley mark Jesse Brown At a Court held for Lunenburg County ____ day of November 1841 the forgoing last will & testament of Elizabeth Wallace dec’d was produced in Court & was proved by the oath of Jesse Brown one of the witnesses hereto and the ______writing of Turner Abernathy another of the witnesses hereto was proved by the oaths of Jas D. Wright and Robert A. Allen whereupon the said will was ordered to be recorded. Submitted by Judy Penrod Purcell Page 99 Elizabeth F. Wallace Will For the name of the Lord Amen. It is my will and desire at my death that my feather [father] and mother have the use of my negro woman Betsey and offspring during there life or during the time they live Single Should one of them die and the other marry again that my brother Wm have them the aforesaid negroes and his heirs forever likewise all other property belonging to one as witness my hand and seal this the 12th of July eighteen hundred and thirty four. her Teste Elizabeth X Wallace [SEAL] Wm D. Goode mark Sally C. Goode John Robertson Isaac M. Arnold In Lunenburg County Court 11th May 1835 the fourgoing last will and testament of Elizabeth F. Wallace decd was presented in Court and proved by the oath of two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Wm Wallace who having made oath according to Law certified granted him for attaining letter of administration on the Est of Said directed with her will annexed whereupon he entered into bond with approved security for that purpose condition _______ as the law directs. Teste Wm H. Taylor Submitted by Judy Penrod Purcell Page 219 Jno. J. ALLEN to Emily C. FOWLKES, 30 November 1844. Surety: John R. Carter. Married 18 December 1844 by William Wilson Page 255 Abstract of Will of John Stembridge of Lunenburg Co., VA - 1830 Will recorded Will Book 12:255, in Mecklenburg Co., VA Dated: ? [need] Recorded: 18 Oct 1830 From the files of JoLee Gregory Spears 24 Nov 1998 Abstract of Will of John Stembridge of Lunenburg Co., VA In the name of God amen, I John Stembridge of the county of Lunenburg & state of Va... 1st Just debts be paid... Item My son James Stembridge my tract of land lying in the county of Mecklenburg which my son John Stembridge died seized of. Item My son Baker Stembridge and my daughter America Slaughter to them & their heirs one negro woman named Ron [or Ren/jgs] with all her increase to be equally divided between them also I give unto them one dollar each. Item I give unto my daughter Sally Stembridge & to her heirs forever my tract of land lying in the county of Hancock state of Georgia which my son John Stembridge died seized of Item It is my will and desire that all the rest of my estate both real & personal (not heretofore bequeathed) at my death to be equally divided between my following mentioned children Towit Betty Townsand?, James Stembridge, Lucy Smith, Polly Roberts and William Stembridge. Lastly I nominate & appoint my son James Stembridge Exec. to this my last will and testament. Witnesses: [sig] John [his mark] Stembridge John S Jeffers [or John L Jeffers?] Lattney M. Gregory Drury A. Harris At a Court held for Mecklenburg County on the 19th day of July 1830 The foregoing last will and testament of John Stembridge decd was this day produced into Court & proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses thereto & Ordered to be recorded and at another court held for said county on the 18th day of October 1830 James Stembridge the Executor therein named appeared in court and refused to take upon himself the burden of the execution thereof and on motion of John S. Jeffries who made oath thereto and together with Thomas B. Puryear and John G. Baptist his securities entered to and acknowledge their bond in the penalty of $6000. conditioned according to Law certificate is granted him for obtaining letter of administration with the will on record in due form. E. L. Tabb