Orange County Virginia - Wills - Henderson ------------------------------------------------------- USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. Submitted by Deborah Thurman Parks ------------------------------------------------------- Orange County Will Book 3 (abstracts below) Pages 63-64 Will of John HENDERSON...my beloved wife, Sarah Henderson...my son, John Henderson, for the maintenance of his mother and after her decease to be equally divided amongst my sons and daughters, John HENDERSON excepted. My three sons, James, Richard and Samuel HENDERSON twenty five pounds...my daughter, Ann BURRUS, one Negro girl; to Sarah BURRUS, the Negro girl at the decease of her mother, Ann BURRUS....my children, Joseph, Richard and Samuel HENDERSON, Mary ELIS, Sarah THURMAN, Susanna WHITE, Elizabeth MONTAGUE, Ann BURRUS, Isbell THOMPSON...my son John Henderson, executor....this 25th day of January 1779. Witnesses Samuel Brockman Joseph Duncan signed William Zachary. John Henderson At a court held....28th August 1783...presented...John Alcock and Samuel Brockman, his securities...bond in the penalty of two thousand pounds. Pages 67-70 Appraisal of estate of John HENDERSON, deceased, 24th day of September 1783. Appraisers John Stevens, John Oaks, William Pollock. Value L959.9.9 1/2 Returned into court 25th day of September 1783. Page 372 Will of Sarah HENDERSON....I give unto my beloved children, Joseph HENDERSON, Samuel HENDERSON, Richard HENDERSON, John HENDERSON, excepted, Mary ESTES, Sarah THURMAN, Susanna WHITE, Elizabeth MONTAGUE, Ann LINNEY, Isabel THOMPSON, Hanner RICHARDS....I appoint John WHITE, executor.....this 27th day of June 1790. In the presence of Robert COBBS, Chapman WHITE Signed - her mark Sarah Henderson At a court held ....26th September 1796.... presented by John WHITE....with George CHAMBERS, his security....bond sum $1000. Pages 465-466 John HENDERSON, executor of John HENDERSON. Sale of property. Some entires: paid cash of L39.7.1. 1/2 each to legatees Samuel HENDERSON, Joseph HENDERSON, Richard HENDERSON, Elisha ESTES, his wife; John WHITE, his wife; Benjamin THURMAN, his wife; Peter MONTAGUE, his wife; William LINNEY, his wife. In my hands as trustee for Hannah RICHARDS L39.7.1. 1/2. Cash paid Samuel BROCKMAN for two judgments obtained in Orange Court by Robert THOMAS and William HUGHS vs. Joseph THOMPSON. By balance due Joseph THOMPSON L2.12.1 1/2. Account examined by John ALCOCK, Thos ELLIS, 4 April 1798. Returned into court 24th September 1798.