Mecklenburg Co., VA Will of Thomas Owen  1846
Will Book 16, page ?

     Submitted by Patricia Henderson-London  21 Feb 1999
                  trishahen@earthlink.net

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Will of Thomas Owen

I, Thomas Owen, of the County of Mecklenburg, State of Virginia being of 
sound mind and posing memory, well knowing that it is allotted to all men to 
die, I hereby constitute and appoint this my last will and Testament and 
revoking all others heretofore made or since made by me. In manner and form 
as follows: To wit,

1: I desire and wish my wife to have the land lying North of my land, 
commencing at Little Buffalo and going to the cow south  during her natural 
life and then to be returned to my estate.

2nd I desire and wish her to have the fourth part of all of my stock, of all 
things used and also choice, devise and made & 1 fourth part of any 
plantation, tools, also  1 fourth part of my household and kitchen furniture.

3rd I desire that she shall have choice Negro of all of my Negroes, this last 
mentioned property I give her a right to go to her or assignees forever.

4th I desire and wish for my granddaughter Julia Tilloson to have one hundred 
dollars and also my niece Martha Wortham to have one hundred dollars.        

5th  I desire and wish the balance of my property both real and personal  to 
be sold and divided equally between all my children : William Owen, Susan , 
now Susan Gregory, Nancy now Nancy Gregory, Elizabeth now Elizabeth Gold, 
Sarah now Sarah Gold, Margaret, now Margaret Blunks, Thomas W. Owens, Martha, 
now Martha Averett, Francis, now Francis P Pool and Parham Owen, which is now 
deceased. I wish that his part of my estate to be equally divided between his 
two children Elizabeth and Francis Owen the daughters of Parham Owen. John 
Owen who is excused without fees, I leave him one dollar. I leave a Book for 
my Executor to go by, which I left as much assistance as I could so as to 
make all of my all of my children equal in my Estate. I hereby constitute and 
appoint my son and in law, William P Pool my Executors to this my last will 
and testament.

And I desire that he shall sell the property both real and personal will for 
compensation for his troubles 
My hand and seal this 11th day of February 1866.
Thomas (X his mark) Owen		
Witnesses
William P. Pool 	R.H. Walker 	Daniel (+ his mark) Sizemore 	
	Daniel Elias
			

At a Court held for Mecklenburg County at the Courthouse thereof on the 15th 
Day of March 1846 the foregoing last will and testament of Thomas Owen age--- 
was this day produced in Court and proved by the oaths of R.H. Walker, Daniel 
Sizemore, and Daniel Elias subscribing witnesses these ----and Polly Owen 
widow of the deceased appeared and ordered to be reasonable and on the matter 
of William P Pool the executor therein named who since with desires and 
together with Daniel Sizemore and Daniel Elias his executors entered into 
will acknowledged their bond in the paucity of  $10,000.00 consideration  
recording to law certificates as  granted him for obtaining  ---- thereof on 
one form.  
From Tester RB Baptist
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Note added for search purposes: "Margaret Blunks" above may be the same as 
"Margaret Blanks."/jgs