Nelson County, VA - Will Book L (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 408 WILL: John F. Camden, 1862 SOURCE: Nelson County Will Book Will Book L, Page 408 CONTRIBUTOR: Sylvia Ray -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Page 409 ADMINISTRATORS BOND: John F. Camden, deceased SOURCE: Nelson County Will Book Will Book L, Page 409 CONTRIBUTOR: Sylvia Ray ---------------------------------------------------------- Know all men by these presents that we Henry Loving, Orville Loving, and Ro Whitehead are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Virginia in the just and full sum of fifteen thousand dollars current money to the payment whereof well and truly be made, we bind ourselves and each of us and each of our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 27th day of October 1862. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Henry Loving to whom certificate has this day been granted by the County Court of Nelson for obtaining letters of administration with the will annexed on the Estate of John F. Camden, deceased, shall faithfully discharge the duties of his said office or trust then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Henry Loving [seal] Orville Loving [seal] Ro Whitehead [seal] At a Court held for Nelson County the 27th day of October 1862. This Bond was executed and acknowledged in open Court by the parties thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste: S. H. Loving, Clk Page 489 INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL OF THE ESTATE OF John F. Camden, deceased, 1863 SOURCE: Nelson County Will Book Will Book L, Page 489 CONTRIBUTOR: Sylvia Ray -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We the undersigned Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Nelson at its October term 1862 to appraise the property belonging to the estate of John F. Camden, deceased, after being duly sworn, do make the following report. 1 Folding table $2., 10 chairs $6.00, 1 Dressing Table $1. $ 9.00 1 Bed Bedstead & Counterpane $30., 1 Cupboard $7. $ 37.00 1 Lot Tableware $5., 2 Candle Sticks $1., 1 pr. Steel Yards $1.50 $ 7.50 1 Side Board $5.00, 1 old clock $2., 1 Candle Stand $2 $ 9.00 1 Secretary $20, 1 Cut Reel $3., 1 Shot Gun $5 $ 28.00 2 Bureaus $25, 1 Bed Stead & Counterpane $15 $ 40.00 3 Andirons, 1 pr. Shovel and Tongs $5.00, 1 Bed Bedstead & Bedding $20 $ 25.00 1 Chest $1., 1 lot bureaus & old chest $2 $ 3.00 2 Old Boxes $1, 1 old spools & bottles $2, 1 straw Basket & dried Damsons $2 $ 5.00 1 pr. Saddle Bags & Saddle $3., 2 Bunches feathers 50 cents , 1 Bucket & Washpan $1 $ 4.50 1 Lot Blk smith Tools $10., 1 Loom & fixtures $10., 1 spinning wheel & foot wheel $8 $ 28.00 5 Tubs & 2 Pails $2.50, 4 Dinner Pots & 4 ovens $7., 2 Bakers $2 $ 11.50 1 Large Kettle $5., 1 Tea Kettle $1., 2 Smoothing Irons $1 $ 7.00 2 Pot Racks, 3 Pot Hooks & Grit Iron $4., 6 Butter Pots $3, 1 Box 50 cents $ 7.50 3 Flour Barrels & 1 scalding tub $2., 1 Coffee Mil 50 cents, 2 Hackles $2 $ 4.50 2 Whiskey Barrels $1., 1 Millstone $1., 1 Lot Carpenter's tools $4., 2 sets Gear $2 $ 8.00 2 Scoop Plows & 1 coulter $4., 5 Hoes $1.50, 1 Log Chain $3., 2 pr clives $1 $ 9.50 1 Lot old Irons $2., 2 axes $1., 1 Lot old Carpets $3., 2 wagons $55 $ 61.00 3 Big Plows $3., 2 scythes & cradles $2., 1 wheat fan $10, 1 Cutting Box $1 $ 16.00 1 Lot Wheat $20, 1 Black Horse $25, 1 Bay Horse $175 $ 220.00 1 Bay Mare $75, 12 head Hogs $75 $ 150.00 1 Yoke Oxen $100, 4 Milk Cows $100 $ 200.00 2 Young Steers $60, 1 Bull $10, 1 Calf $4 $ 74.00 1 Negro woman (Ellen) $1000.00 1 Negro woman (Mary) $ 400.00 Daphney (Old Woman) $ 100.00 1 Negro Man (Fox) -------- 1 Negro Man (Claiborne) $ 600.00 1 Negro Man (Anderson) $1400.00 1 Negro Man (Sam) $ 950.00 1 Negro Man (William) $1400.00 1 Lot Carpenter Tools $1.50, 2 Ploughs $2 $ 3.50 2 Coulters & old axe $1., 4 Hoes $1., 2 Scoop Plows $2 $ 4.00 1 Grind Stone $3., 2 Sits Wagon Gear $5 $ 8.00 H. C. Bond & Wm. O. Watts Bond due January 1st/63 $ 300.00 Jacob Warwick's Bond due 4 February 1861 $ 40.17 Jos. A. Burnett & Chas E. Baird Bond due 1st January 1861 $ 113.21 William B. Perkins Bond due 1st January 1862 $ 150.00 October 26th 1862 Joseph Fulcher A. G. Pettit Henry Wood At a Court held for Nelson County June 22nd 1863. This inventory and appraisement of the estate of John F. Camden, deceased, was this day returned into Court and ordered to be recorded. Teste: S. H. Loving, Clk Sale of the personal property belonging to the Estate of John F. Camden, deceased, sold by Henry Loving, Executor, 26th December 1862. Purchaser's Name Property Dr. Carter 1 Set Plow Gear $ 1.80 Charles Mays 1 Set Plow Gear $ 2.60 Dr. Carter 1 Set Plow Gear $ 2.10 Dr. Carter 1 Lot old Irons $ 1.90 Dr. Carter 4 Hilling Hoes $ 2.80 Shelton Wright 4 Clevis & pins $ 2.00 Charles Mays 2 Grubbing Hoes $ 1.05 John Campbell 1 Hoe Shovel & Keephook $ .90 Charles Mays 1 Shovel Plow $ 1.75 Dr. Carter 2 Shovel Plow $ 6.00 Dr. Carter 1 pr. Stretchers & 4 Single Gears $ 5.50 Dr. Carter 1 Coulter & 2 Plow Stocks $ 7.70 John H. Campbell 1 Axe $ .80 Robert Massie 2 Scythe $ 5.20 Dr. Carter 2 Big Plows $ 5.00 Henry Wood 1 Set Gear & Collar $ 5.00 Reubin Ware 3 Hoes $ 2.10 John H. Campbell 5 Forks $ 4.00 Dr. Carter 4 Single Lures & Clevis $ 3.25 Dr. Carter 2 Axes $ 2.60 Wesley Campbell 9 Harrow Teeth $ 4.75 Dr. Carter 1 Lot Casting $ 4.50 Henry Wood 2 Coulters $ 2.75 Henry Wood 1 Shovel Plow $ 2.30 Dr. Carter 1 Lot Plows $ 1.25 Henry Wood 1 Old Wagon Body $ 6.10 Thomas Massie 1 Log Chain $ 6.25 John L. Cash 1 Clevis & Pin $ .60 Dr. Carter 1 Harrow $ 10.00 Dr. Carter 1 Wagon & Rake $ 42.00 Dr. Carter 1 Wagon & Body $ 39.00 Dr. Carter 1 Hand Saw $ 2.10 William Perkins 1 Lot Blk Smith's Tools $ 21.00 Dr. Carter 1 Hand Saw $ 3.10 Dr. Carter 1 Lot Carpenter's & Cooper's Tools $ 8.50 George Campbell 1 pr. Steel Yards $ 1.75 Louise Camden 1 Baker Pot & Oven $ 5.00 Dr. Carter 1 pr. Steel Yards $ 2.00 Dr. Carter 1 Pot & Oven $ 8.00 Dr. Wright 1 Big Pot & Hooks $ 11.25 Dr. Carter 3 Ovens & Lids $ 4.50 Dr. Carter 1 Big Kettle & Hooks $ 15.00 Dr. Carter 1 Tea Kettle & Boiler $ 3.60 Dr. Carter 1 Big Wheel $ 15.00 Dr. Wright 2 Buckets & 2 Pails $ 4.50 Dr. Carter 1 Little Wheel $ 14.50 Dr. Carter 1 Churn $ 1.00 Mrs. Jane Camden 1 Butter Pot $ 3.25 Dr. Carter 1 Butter Pot $ 3.00 James North 3 Small Butter Pots $ 3.50 Dr. Carter 1 pr. Bars $ .65 Mrs. Jane Camden 2 Hackles $ 2.75 John Bowling 1 T Bucket Strainer & Candle Moulds $ 5.10 Madison Evans 2 Pot Racks $ 5.50 Mrs. Sally Maddox 2 Tubs & Tray $ 1.25 Mrs. Jackson Camden 1 Loom & Fixtures $ 14.00 Mrs. Ro Camden 1 Lot Wagon Gear $ 39.00 Dr. Carter 1 Cross Cut Saw $ 7.00 Dr. Carter 3 Whiskey Barrels (80 cents each) $ 2.40 Mrs. Jackson Camden 1 Bed, Stead & furniture $ 53.00 Dr. Carter 1 Lot Chairs (90 cents each) $ 5.40 Dr. Carter 1 Little Table & Brush $ 1.00 Jefferson Massie 1 pr. Andirons, 2 Shovels & Tongs $ 4.00 Dr. Carter 1 pr. Candle Sticks & Snuffers $ 5.25 Dr. Carter 1 Waiter & Contents $ 4.00 Mrs. Jane Camden 6 Silver Spoons $ 12.00 Daniel Maddox 1 Large Table $ 9.00 Dr. Carter 1 Knife Box & Contents $ 3.00 Dr. Carter 2 Large Dishes $ 2.75 Dr. Carter 1 Lot China Ware $ 4.00 Nancy Wright 1 Press & Contents $ 25.00 Dr. Wright 1 Side Board $ 20.00 Dr. Carter 1 Block $ 14.50 Dr. Carter 2 Bunches Feathers $ 1.75 Henry Wood 1 Arm Chair $ 4.00 Mrs. Jane Camden 1 Press $ 35.00 Thomas Massie Jr. 1 Bureau $ 20.00 John Page 1 Bureau $ 24.00 Henry Wood 1 Carpet $ 10.00 Mrs. Daniel Maddox 1 Bed & Stead $ 26.00 Dr. Carter 1 Bed & Stead $ 50.00 James Camden 1 Big Chest $ 3.00 Henry Loving 1 Cut Reel $ 10.00 Dr. Carter 2 Middlings Bacon $ 10.00 Shelton Wright 1 Lot Barrels $ 7.00 William L. Camden 1 Meat Box $ .25 Dr. Carter 1 Grind Stone $ 7.00 T. J. Massie 1 Shot Gun $ 12.00 Dr. Carter 1 Black Cow (white face) $ 7.00 James Evans 1 Black no horns Cow $ 37.50 Dr. Carter 1 Red Heifer White Face $ 13.00 Dr. Carter 2 Black Steers $ 84.00 Dr. Carter 1 Brindle Bull $ 17.50 Henry Campbell 1 Black Cow with Long Horns $ 26.00 Dr. Carter 1 Black Cow & Calf $ 50.50 Henry Loving 1 Yoke Oxen $ 131.00 Mrs. Ro Camden 1 Black Horse $ 93.00 Charles Baird 1 Bay Horse $ 241.00 William L. Camden 1 Bay Mare $ 110.00 William S. Camden 1 Wheat Fan $ 18.00 John H. Campbell 1 Old Coate & Sheepskin $ 7.00 Wm. S. Camden 1 Cutting Knife & Box $ 3.50 W. L. Camden 1 Lot Shucks $ 4.50 Shelton Wright 5 Barrels Corn ($15.40 each) $ 77.00 Dr. Carter 3 Barrels Corn ($16.10 each) $ 48.30 James Camden 3 Barrels Corn ($16.10 each) $ 48.30 Dr. Carter 1 pr. Flat Irons $ 2.75 Dr. Carter 6 Hogs $ 80.00 Dr. Carter 3 Pigs $ 1.25 Dr. Carter 2 Table Cloths $ 7.25 Mrs. Alex Wright 1 Wash Pan $ 2.00 Nathan Rexroad 1 pr. Saddle Bags $ 13.50 Dr. Wright 1 Candle Stand $ 2.00 Henry Loving Anderson (Negro Man) $ 2025.00 William L. Camden William (Negro Man) $ 1860.00 Archy Baird Samuel (Negro Man) $ 1660.00 Henry Wood Claiborne (Negro Man) $ 800.00 Thomas Massie Sr. Ellen (Negro Woman) $ 1400.00 Jackson Camden Daphney (Negro Woman) $ 170.00 Henry Campbell Mary (Negro Woman) $ 810.00 $10627.50 Old Negro Man Charlex sold at the lowest bidder to Jackson Camden for $195. Henry Loving, Admr. With the will annexed of John F. Camden At a Court held for Nelson County the 22nd June 1863. This Sale bill of the personal estate of John F. Camden, deceased, was this day returned unto court and ordered to be recorded. Teste: S. H. Loving, Clk