Powhatan County, VA - Will Book 16 (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 51 Last Will and Testament of Martha Jordan I, Martha Jordan, of the County of Powhatan & State of Virginia do make this my last Will & Testament as follows to wit. I do most earnestly request all of my Brothers and Sisters who are living and the Children of those who have died to give my sister Page Talbott my negro woman Judith and all her increase to be held by my Sister Page Talbott during her life and after her death to be divided equally between all her Children and their heirs. My Sister Page Talbott and her family have aided me in raising this family of negroes and I do hope my relations will comply with my request, and whereas my Brother Martin Tucker have given me his negro girl Ellen in Consequence of my not charging him any hire for my negro man Edward. After my death and after the death of my Brother Martin Tucker and his wife I give to my sister Page Talbott the said negro girl Ellen and her increase to be divided between all her children and their heirs. And I give to my brother Martin Tucker after my death all the money I may have in my possession & all the money which may be due me from every source whatsoever. And after my death I give to my niece Emily N. Talbott all of my house furniture. And lastly I appoint my brother Martin Tucker my Exor. to execute this my last Will and revoking all others. I hereunto affix my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty four. Signed Martha Jordan. Wit: Jno. B. Harvie and Jno. W. Murphey. In Powhatan County Court January the 5th 1863, The foregoing last Will and Testament of Martha Jordan deceased was presented in Court and proved in due form by the Oaths of John B. Harvie and John W. Murphey subscribing Witnesses to the same and ordered to be recorded. Recorded in Will Book 16, page 51, Powhatan County, Virginia. Contributed by Carol A. Morrison (morrison@apcserv1.apcnet.com) Uploaded to USGenWeb Archives by Carol A. Morrison Not to be copied by any commercial organization or used for any commercial purposes. Page 163 Last Will and Testament of Martin Tucker I, Martin Tucker, of the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia being of sound mind do make this my last will & Testament as follows: I appoint my friends Dr. Jno. B. Harvie & Col. Henry L. Hopkins the executers of this my last will and I request Dr. Harvie to give his personal attention to the management of my property during the life of my wife Mrs. Rebecca A. Tucker if he be living when I die & if he should not be living at my death I request Col. Hopkins to attend to the said property until my wifes death. I give to my friend Jno. B. Harvie the use of my man Chester a Black smith during the life of my wife on condition that the said Dr. Harvie shall take the said Negro Chester & my blacksmiths tools to his house at my death & allow my wife during her life such portion of the profits of Chester's actual labour as he & she may agree in either by paying hire to her or allowing her a portion of accounts for the work he does And if the said negro man Chester be living when my wife dies I give him to Dr. Harvie as his absolute property and if Chester be dead when my wife dies then I give my negro man John to Dr. Harvie. I give to my wife Rebecca A. Tucker during her life all my estate real & personal after the payment of my just debts & I desire that my executors shall sell such property as my wife may think she can best spare to pay my debts. After the death of my wife I give to the General Baptist Association of Virginia fifty dollars to be paid to the Treasurer of said society. And I also give fifty dollars to the Virginia Foreign Missionary society to be paid to the Treasurer of said society. I give to Danl. W. Tucker three hundred dollars but if said Danl. W. Tucker should charge any thing for his services while he lived with me then such sum as he shall charge shall be taken out of the three hundred dollars above bequeathed to him. I give to my sister Martha Jordan my negro girl Ellen and her natural increase to dispose of as she may think proper. The family grave yard now owned by me I desire not to be sold but to be kept under a suitable inclosure as a family grave yard forever. The fish pond now owned by my friend Dr. Harvie & myself must never be cut down[?] without Dr. Harvies consent. And after the death of my wife & paying & delivering the specified legacies as above directed I give all my estate real & personal to my Sister Martha Jordan during her life or widowhood and at the death of my said sister Martha Jordan I give all my said estate equally to be divided between my brothers & Sisters except my brother William who has no children does not need any assistance from me & if any of my brothers & sisters be dead when my sister Martha Jordan dies then the heirs of such sister or brother shall divide equally such portion of my estate as said brother or sister would have taken under this bequest had he or she been living at my said sisters death. But such portion of my estate as under this will may go to my sister Jane O. Toney must be divided between Sarah Jane Tucker and Sarah Jane Stratton & their heirs. And I hereby revoke all other wills or parts of wills or codicils heretofore made by me and have hereto subscribed my name this 7th day of July 1856. Signed Martin Tucker and witnessed by William Old, Jr., and Charles Old. N.B. Whereas I have given to my friend Dr. Jno. B. Harvie in the above will my man Chester & he having been disabled so that he cannot work in the blacksmiths shop I give to him the said Jno. B. Harvie my man John in the place of my man Chester. And whereas I have become security for Tho. E. Talbott to a bond due his brother Jno. Talbott, if I should have to pay my portion of the bond which I am bound for then in that case I desire that my Exor. should pay to each of the children of sister Page Talbott and their heirs out of the property which I have will to sister Page Talbott equal in amount to that I have paid for Tho. E. Talbott before the property is divided. Signed Martin Tucker. At a Court for Quarterly session begun & held for Powhatan County at the Courthouse thereof on Monday the first day of February 1864. The foregoing last will & Testament of Martin Tucker decd. was presented in Court & proved in due form by the oath of Wm. Old, Jr. & Charles Old subscribing witnesses to the same and ordered to be recorded & a Codicil annexed to the said will & thereafter written was proved to be wholly in the handwriting of the said Martin Tucker decd. by R. F. Graves & Hilary Harvie who were sworn & examined[?] by the Court & also ordered to be recorded to be recorded with the said will as the last will & Testament of the said Martin Tucker decd. And on the motion of Jno. B. Harvie one of the Exors. named in the said Will who made oath thereto according to law & with Ben. W. Finney & Wm. Old, Jr. his securities who made oath as to their sufficiency entered into & acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Forty five thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificates is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form And H. L. Hopkins the other Executor named in the said Will by his not (sic) in writing this day filed refused to qualify as such. Recorded in Will Book 16, page 163, Powhatan County, Virginia. Contributed by Carol A. Morrison (morrison@apcserv1.apcnet.com) Uploaded to USGenWeb Archives by Carol A. Morrison Not to be copied by any commercial organization or used for any commercial purposes. Page 392 James V. Sledd's Will Powhatan County VA, 1868 Will Book 16 page 392 James V. Sledd's Will I James V. Sledd of the County of Powhatan being of sound & disposing mind do make and publish this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me I give to my grandson Jno J Maxey the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to him when he becomes twenty one years old I give to the five children of my son Wm J. Sledd decd one seventh of the balance of my estate I give to my daughter Sarah L Maxey one seventh of my estate I give to my son Ro N Sledd one seventh of my estate less one thousand dollars I give to my son Ro N Sledd as trustee for my daughters Elizth M Atkinson and Pamelia F Sledd two sevenths or one seventh for each of my said daughters and it is my wish that the Interest arising from the portions given to Robt N. Sledd as trustee aforesaid should be paid to them semiannually & in the event that they should die without heirs of their bodies then the portions given them shall go to my surviving heirs I give to my son David J. Sledd one seventh of my estate And To my dear Son James A. Sledd I give one seventh of my estate I give to my son Ro N Sledd one thousand dollars less in consideration of the property heretofore given him by me I appoint Ro N Sledd & Jefferson D. Maxey my executors to see that every thing which may be found belonging to me at my death after paying all my just debts be faithfully applied as above directed Witness my hand & seal this 21st of April 1867 Witness James V. Sledd (Seal) Wilson Winfree James S. Crostick At a court of Monthly session begun & held for the County of Powhatan at the Courthouse thereof on Monday the 2nd day of March 1868 The foregoing last will and Testament of Jas V Sledd decd was presented in Court & proved in due form by the Oaths of Wilson Winfree and James S. Crostick subscribing witnesses to the same and ordered to be recorded And leave is granted the Executors named in the said Will to qualify as such hereafter upon their giving bond With a good security in the penalty of Forty thousand dollars Examined Teste R. F. Graves C See page 196 for Exors. bond Ro N. Sledd qualified as Exor: the 4. Apl. 1868 and J D Maxey relinquished his right to qualify. Did not check the executors bond, but suspect it should read "page 396 [or 496] for exors. bond" Copied and Transcribed by Paul D. Justis c 1997 No Commercial Duplication without written permission. Paul Justis 212 6th St Jupiter, Florida 33458 PaulJust@concentric.net