PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - WILLS – William Carr, 1791 ----¤¤¤---- Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Weaver place: 1937 Nov. 16 Research made by Susan Rogers Morton NOTE: This will was located in a Survey Report titled “Weaver place” dated Nov. 16, 1937 Will of Wm. Carr, copied from Will Book G, Folio 479 I, Wm. Carr in perfect health, thanks be to God, I do make this my last will and testament as follows. I give my dear wife during her natural life, as follows: The house and plantation, I now live on, with all the land this side of Church Run, running into the run below Quarry Hill, with all my stock of horses, cattle and hogs and all my household furniture and the slaves now working on my land. I further give the use of the aforesaid land, negroes, stock and household furniture during her natural life then to go as hereafter mentioned, with one hundred pounds specie to be paid her annually by my Executors hereinafter mentioned, and if not privately paid, I desire she may distrain all or any of tenants to that amount so one hundred pound of specie a year may be secured her for life. I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Dunny, her natural life, as follows: the lands where Wm. Bennett lived, bought of Daniel Payne, bought of Edward Rigsby, adjoining the land purchased of Wm. Elzry, the land purchased of John Seale, the land purchased of Mrs. Mary Tebbs and Deskin Tebbs and Wm. Tebbs, the land purchased of Wm. King, Ashby and the Bridwells, with a negro Hannah and her children. I say, I give the above cited lands and negroes to my daughter Betsy Tebbs, her natural life and then to her child or children, if any living at the time of her death, to be equally divided, if none living, then to my sons Wm. and John Carr for life, then to be equally divided between them or their children, and the square of lots in the Town of Dumfries where the Brick House stands, I give and bequeath to my son, Wm. Carr during his natural life the lands purchased from Nathanial Triplett the lands purchased of Mr. Luckett, the lands purchased of Thos. Attwell, the square of lotts where my old store stands and where Mr. Wm. Alexander now keeps store, the lands purchased of Wm. Fitzhugh Esq. and the lands recovered in the District Court of Dumfries of Thompson Mason’s Executors, at Chappawamsic where James Triplett lived and part of my land adjoining the town of Dumfries from the Church Run below the Quarry Hill to the Beaver dam branch, including all the land purchased by my Father of Thomas Calvert except the meadow below the house where I now live. My land in Fairfax County purchased of Kirkland, now rented to James Foley and at the death of my loving wife a negro, Aga and all her children. I say, I give and bequeath the aforesaid lands negroes to my dear son, Wm. Carr, during his natural life and at his decease, to his child or children, if none, to my son, John Carr and my (As “Dunny” appears as Betsy throughout the rest of the Will, this evidently was a nickname.) daughter Betsy Tebbs for life, and then to be equally divided among their children. I also give and bequeath to my son Wm. Carr, al my law books. I give and bequeath to my son, John Carr, during his natural life the lands I now live on after the death of my dear wife, from the Church Branch falling into the Quantico Run below the Quarry Hill including the meadow devised to me from my father, and all the lands purchased of Col. Ewell, whereon my grist mill stands with my lot in Dumfries, purchased of Alexander Doyle, the land purchased of John Berryman, the land purchased of Alexander Scott, called Mount Horeb, with all the lands adjoining purchased of James Napier Knox, and the land purchased of Wm. Bales, with negro, Lucy and all her children, Tim, Harry and Nancy. I say, I give the said cited land, negroes to my son John Carr, during his life and then to his child or children, if any living at his death, if none, then to my daughter Betsy Tebbs and my son Wm. Carr during their life and then to their children, to be equally divided, and my will and desire is that my slaves shall go immediately to these to whom they are devised, and that none of them be sold out of the family of my wife and daughter and sons, that they become immediately liberated and I do hereby desire that they be free to all intents and purposes. I give and bequeath to Simon Luttrel and Thomas Chapman in trust for Daniel and Archibald Nell, who have assisted me in acquiring the property, I now possess, I say, I give and bequeath to the aforementioned Simon Luttrel and Thomas Chapman in trust for the said Daniel and Archibald Nell, one thousand pounds sterling worth of goods if so much is in my store at the time of my death, that they may carry on the business of Merchandise in the store house purchased of Alexander Doyle, devised to my son John Carr, during the minority of my son, John, rent free, that the money due them be immediately paid by my Executors, that they have the full use of the said one thousand pounds sterling worth of goods to their own emolient all the remainder of my estate not already devised, both real and personal. I give and bequeath to Robert Luttrel, Simon Luttrell, and Thomas Chapman, in trust for my dear children Betsy Tebbs, Wm. Carr and John Carr, to be equally divided, that is to say the profits of the said estate shall in the first place be applied to the board and education of my two sons and for the support of the young negroes, devised to my wife during her life and if my residue remains of the interest of bonds, rents and lands, etc., undevised, then that to be devised between my said three children to-wit: Betsy Tebbs, Wm. Carr and John Carr, Betsy Tebbs to have her part for her use, and the two thirds due my sons to be applied as my trustees and my executors may think, proper, my meaning being that the principal debt due on good bonds and land not divided to be kept untouched, nothing but the rents and interests used until my two sons come of age, then the lands and bonds to be divided equally so that each child may know their part, but the principal retained by my said trustees or laid out in lands and negroes by them and my Executors to the use of my children for life, and to go as the other estates devised them. I appoint my dear friend Simon Luttrel guardian of my two sons Wm. and John Carr, and desire that he and Thomas Chapman, if he chooses to continue in the store with Daniel and Arch, have five hundred pounds sterling worth of goods, if so much is in the store to be accounted for in current money. When my two sons arrive at the proper age, that is, one half to Wm. Carr when he arrives at the age of twenty-one years, and the other half to John when he arrives at the same age. I do request my worthy friends Alexander Henderson, James Reed, and John Gibson will act as Executors, with Simon Luttrel and Thomas Chapman, until my two sons Wm. Carr and John Carr arrive at full age, at which time my will and desire is that either or both of them at full age release my forenamed friends, Alexander Henderson, James Reed and John Gibson from their trust, and that Simon Luttrell and Thomas Chapman, Wm. and John Carr, these being my whole and sole executors. Written with my own hand and signed and sealed this 23rd day of January, 1790. William Carr. My negro man Abner, I desire to set free, that my two sons be supported and educated out of the profits of my debts and rents of land not devised, that my bonds be all renewed with good security, those refusing to be sued and the money, when received to be secured as my Executors may think proper, in lands or other bonds. In the donation to Thomas Chapman I have devised if he chooses to engage in business with Daniel and Arch, that he have five hundred pounds sterling worth of goods, at my death and to pay currency for that sterling when my two sons come of age. That my daughter Betsy Tebbs and her children be also supported out of the profits of my estates undevised, as my will and desire is that all my dear children should have an equal share of my estate, the small pittance from Thomas Chapman to my younger children shall not be thought of indeed, my son John Carr should be entirely supported out of the profits of my estate undevised without the profits of the estate devised to him January 23rd, 1790. William Carr. Wm. Carr’s will continued, dated January 23d, 1790. If there should not be goods sufficient to satisfy the donation to Daniel and Arch of the five hundred pounds sterling to Thomas Chapman in my store, at my death, I desire it may be made up out of my debts. Should all my dear children die without issue of their bodies, my dear wife living, one half of the estate to go to my dear wife during hr life, the other half to Thomas Chapman, Simon and Robert Luttrel, and Thomas Chapmans children namely, Carr Chapman, Charles Chapman, and Jenny Chapman, during their lives and then to their children, if any, and after the death of my dear wife, the whole of what she has for life in the last clause, to Thomas Chapman in trust for the aforementioned children, and my trusty boys, Daniel and Arch, equally to be divided between them. Signed and written with my hand January 23d, 1790. At a court held for Prince Wm. the 8th day of February 1791, this last will and testament of Wm. Carr, Gent. deceased was presented to the Court by Simon Luttrel and Thomas Chapman, Executors therein named and it appearing to the court that the said will is all wrote with the hand of the testator, ordered that the same be recorded and the said Executors having preformed what is usual in such cases, certificates are granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Test: Robert Graham C. of C. In Deed Book Z folio 541, this appears, dated 1799. Willoughby Tebbs and Betsy his wife, sold to Thomas Chapman for 210 pounds current money to them paid by Thomas Chapman, trustee, for the use and benefit of Wm. Carr’s children, a tract or parcel of land on Quantico neck purchased by Willoughby Tebbs of David Bland, 1796, the place being formerly called Cock-pit Point. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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