Nottoway-Lunenburg-Amelia County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Williams, Eliza J. March 15, 1853
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Source: Nottoway Mw&i 1789-1865 Pp123-123a
Written: March 15, 1853
Recorded: August 3, 1854

In the name of God Amen, I Eliza J. Williams of the county of Nottoway state 
of Virginia being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make my last 
will and testament in manner and form following hereby revoking and annulling 
all other wills by me made.
In the first place I commit my soul to almighty God, who gave it and my body 
to the earth from whence it same to be buried in a Christian like manner.
Item I give to my son Joel B. Williams one hundred acres of land joining the 
fifty acres given him by his farther (sic), and two negroes Creasy and Clay.
Item I give to my daughter Sarah E. Streel (Street) Ama and her children.
Item I give to my son Richard H. Williams one hundred and fifty acres of land 
and two negroes named Joanna and Sussex.
Item I give to my daughter Cornelia R. Williams two negro girls namely Susan 
and Lucy.
Item I give to my daughter Martha N.? Williams two negro girls namely Nancy 
and Eliza.
Item I give to my son Thomas W. Williams one hundred and fifty acres of land 
and two negroes Enos and Ridly.
Item I give to my daughter Anna L. Williams two negroes namely Tazwell and 
Rhody.
Item I give to my son James L. Williams one hundred fifty acres of land and two
negroes namely Moses and Mariah.
Item I give to my son Frank S. Williams one hundred fifty acres of land and 
two negroes namely Jerry and Minnie.
Item I give to sons David D. Williams and William Ovid Williams the four 
hundred and fifty acres belonging to the house lot & I wish that four hundred 
and fifty acres worked for the benefit of my three youngest children.  I also 
wish it to be kept as a house and home for my single daughters untill William 
O. Williams is twenty one years old and then to be equally divided between 
David D. Williams and William O. Williams.  I also wish them to draw two 
negroes apiece.
Last  my Item I give to my daughter Mary A. Williams the said negroes: Mary, 
Julia and Helen.
Item In case my farther Joel Blackwell should will my children any part of his 
estate or money, so as to give one of my children more than another, I wish 
that that child or children to take less of my estate, so as to make them 
equal, except Sarah E. Streel (Street), she comes in for no more than the said 
negroes Ama and her children.
the balance of my negroes that I have not named I wished kept together for the 
support and education of my five youngest children, with all the household and 
kitchen furniture, stocks of all kinds kept for the benefit of my single 
daughters and five youngest children, James and Frank untill of age; and to be 
equally divided between my children except Sarah B. Street when William Ovid 
is of age.
I constitute and appoint my sons Thomas W. Williams and Richard H. Williams 
executors of this my last will and testament --  15th March 1853.
						Eliza J. Williams    Seal

In Nottoway County Court  3rd August 1854
This writing, purported to be the last Will and Testament of Eliza J. Williams 
was produced in Court, by Rich’d H. and Thomas W. Williams, the Exors. therein 
named, and offered for proof: and there being no subscribing witnesses therein 
named, Lucy B. C. Hardy, Martha A. Grigery and James G. Blackwell being duly 
sworn depose and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting of s’d 
Eliza J. Williams and that they verily believe the said writing and signature 
thereto to be wholly written in the proper hand writing of the said Eliza J. 
Williams, whereupon the said writing is ordered to be recorded as the true 
last will and testament of Eliza J. Williams dec’d.  And on the motion of 
Tho’s W. Williams and Rich’d H. Williams the executors named in the said last 
will and testament, who took the several oaths required by Law & with security 
entered into and acknowledged a bond in the 0penalty of $50,000.00 (which said 
bond is ordered to be recorded.)  Leave is granted them to receive a probat of 
said will in due form.
				Teste       P. Stith Jr.    D.C.

Additional Comments:
Joel Goodwin Blackwell of Lunenburg married Sallie B. Gunn and had Sallie and 
Eliza James (1805)  In 1821 he married again Martha F. Dance and had William 
Fletcher.
Eliza James Blackwell married William Williams, Jr (believed to be son of 
William Willams and Mary Jordan, this William Williams believed to be the son 
of Thomas Roper Williams and Elizabeth Watson (1st wife) of Amelia County.)

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