WILL:  John F. Camden, 1862 
SOURCE:  Nelson County Will Book Will Book L, Page 408
CONTRIBUTOR:  Sylvia Ray  <SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com>
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In the name of God Amen.  I, John F. Camden, of the County of Nelson and State of 
Virginia do make this my last will and testament as follows, that is to say my desire 
is to be buried with as little expense as decency will permit and that all my debts 
and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my demise as conveniently may be.

First, I give and bequeath unto my son John S. Camden and Susan his wife one hundred 
acres of land lying on the south side of Little Piney River adjoining the lands of 
William Fulcher, James Ogden, and Joseph P. Camden as their full portion of my estate.

2nd.   I give and bequeath unto William Wright who intermarried with my daughter 
Rachel, one cent his full portion of all my estate and no more.

3.   I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel Wright one hundred and four acres of 
land where she now lives on for her natural life and after her decease to be sold and 
the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between her eight children that 
is now living with her at this time;  the land adjoins John Mays, Sr., James Thompson, 
and others.

4.   I give and bequeath to Joseph P. Camden ninety seven acres of land lying on the 
south side of Little Piney River adjoining the lands of James Ogden and others.

5. & 6.   I give and bequeath unto my two sons Robert M. Camden and Jackson Camden my 
tract of land lying in the forks of Big Piney and Little Piney Rivers to be equally 
divided betwixt them, that will be their full portion of my estate.

7.   I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Hundley's three children namely 
William, George, and John C. Hundley, six hundred dollars each making the sum of 
eighteen hundred dollars, that will be their portion of my estate.

8.   I give and bequeath unto my son James S. Camden all the land on the south side of 
Piney River whereon he now lives at the price of five dollars per acre and what the 
land lacks of making two thousand must out of the other property till it makes the sum 
before mentioned.

9.   I give and bequeath unto my sons William S. Camden and Alexander Camden twenty 
five hundred dollars each to be raised out of the tract of land whereon I now live and 
the balance to be raised out of sales of other property such as Negroes, stock and the 
land to be put at four dollars per acre.

10.  Furthermore it is my will that the property which I give to my sons Robert M. and 
Jackson Camden shall in the event of their death or either of them, be held by their 
widow only as long as she remains his widow and in the event of either of them 
remarrying the property shall pass into the hands of a trustee to be held specially for 
the benefit of the heirs of my sons Robert M. Camden and Jackson Camden.

Teste:                                                  John F. Camden
  Samuel C. Gibson
  David S. Woodson
  John H. Campbell
 At a Court held for Nelson County the 27th day of October 1862.
        This instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of 
John F. Camden, deceased, was this day produced into court and proved by the oaths 
of Samuel C. Gibson, David S. Woodson, two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered 
to be recorded.  And on the motion of Henry Loving who made oath and together with 
Orville Loving and Robert Whitehead, his securities entered into and acknowledged, 
a bond in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars conditioned according to law.  
Certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration with the will 
annexed upon the estate of John F. Camden, deceased, in due form.

                                        Teste:      S. H. Loving, Clk

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