Wills: John KESEE, 1819: Pittsylvania Co., VA 

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Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com) Nov 2007 [brackets, line breaks mine] 

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Pittsylvania Co., VAGenWeb Archives, Wills and Estate Records 
     John KESEE, will, 24 Nov 1819 (20 Oct 1823[?]) 

[p.] 49 [...] 

[margin notes, obscured in microfilm image] 
                 [Kes]ie 
                 [Joh]n.s 
                 [W]ill 

In the name of God Amen  I John Kesee of the County of Pittsylvania and state 
of Virginia being in an Imperfect state of health but of Sound mind and memory 
Calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die  make and ordain 
this my last will and Testament in manner and form to wit, 
1.st I give up my soul into the hands of god and my body to the dust from 
whence they came 
2.ndly after my funeral expenses  it is my Will and desire that my daughter 
Polly Shenault have my slave Fillis a yellow girl and her future Increase 
forever 
3.rdly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Worsley my negro Girl Fanny 
which Negro I lent her some time past and her increase forever, 
4.thly It is my will and desire that the lawful Children of my Daughter Darcas 
Thacker have my negro Woman Caliama and her Increase  if any to them Equally 
when of lawful age  the work and labour of said slave to go to the benefit of 
said Daughter Darcas Thacker so long as she lives or her youngest child 
becomes of age  said slave to be under the entire Controul of my executor and 
said work and labour of said slave or slaves applie.d in any way that my 
executor thinks proper to her said Darcases benefit 
5.thly I give and bequeath unto the oldest daughter of my Daughter Darcas 
Thacker by name Jeney one feather bed and furniture and one Cow and Calf 
6"  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Darcas Thacker Ten Dollars 
7.th Item  I give and bequeath unto my four  children James Kesee, Richard 
Kesee, George Kesee and Nancy Bozzel all the remaining part of my estate  
consisting of Ten negroes to wit Sam, Vilet, amy  Silvy, Sarah, Dan.l, Anna, 
Jenny, Henry, and Billey, Bonds and Money when Collected  due on Bonds a/cts 
stock House hold & Kitchen furniture, Tools, Crops &c the perishable property 
to be 
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[p.] 50. 

sold  amediately [sic] after my death and the whole to be Equally divided 
amongst them  
& I appoint  James Adams my executor to See that my will be punctually 
complied with 
witness my hand  and seal 24" day of  November 1819 ~ 
  Witness                                              his 
 John Parsons, Wht  Pleasants Murphy }            John  +  Kesee  *seal* 
 L.B. Lewis        W.m J. Shelton    }                mark 
         his                         } 
 Benj.a  +  Dalton                   } 
        mark                         } 

[margin note] Examined 

At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 20" of October 182[3?; obscured] 
the last will and Testament of John Kesee dec.d was exhibited in Court and 
proven by three Subscribing Witnesses and ordered to be Recorded  On the 
motion of James Adams the executor there[in] named  who made  Oath thereto 
according to law and with Thompson Robertson  Matthew B. Nowlin, Charles 
Boswell and Richard Kesee his securities entered into and acknowledged bond 
in the penalty of $15 000 ~ Conditioned as the law directs Certificate is 
granted him for Obtaining Probate of Said Will in  due form 
                                        Teste 
                                              Will Tunstall  CPC 

Pittsylvania Co., VA, Will Book 1 (1814, 1820-1845), pp. 49-50 
The Library of Virginia, Pittsylvania Co. Microfilm Reel 32 

[ADAMS, BOSWELL, BOZZEL, CHENAULT, DALTON, KESEE, KESIE, LEWIS, MURPHY, NOWLIN,
 PARSONS, ROBERTSON, SHELTON, SHENAULT, THACKER, WORSLEY]