Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Kindred, Henry, 1849 

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Henry KINDRED (1810-1849), undated will, recorded 19 Dec 1849 

In the name of God Amen, I Henry Kindred being in sound mind & disposing memory 
do make this my last Will and Testament.

1st   Pay all my just debts

2nd I give my wife Lucy W. Kindred the plantation whereon I now live including 
the Williams, the Vick, and the McMials tract: I also give her one third of all 
my money and bonds due my estate, when after my estate being settled, I also 
lone(sic) her one third of my negro slaves during her natural life:

3rd  I give my son David H., Sarah V., and Elizabeth S. Kindred, also to the 
chile(sic) which is not yet borned(sic), one thousand four hundred Dollars to 
each one of them making five thousand six hundred Dollars to be divided between 
the four children:

4th  I give my Daughter Louisa J. Kindred four hundred Dollars:

5th If there should not be money enough to the amount which I have given away, 
to my children my wish is for negroes to be valued to make that amount without 
selling them to make the amount of money which I have given away to my children;

6th My desire is that all the balance of my estate to be equally divided 
between John J., Louisa J., David H., Sarah V., and Elizabeth S. Kindred 
including the chile(sic) which is not borned(sic):

7th If either of my before named children should die before they should arrive 
to the age of twenty one years the portion of my estate which they would be 
entitled to should be equally divided between all of my surviving children, 
excep(sic) one shoul(sic) die having a lawful isshue(sic) of her boddy(sic), 
then my wish is that her isshues(sic) should receive the mothers portion of my 
estate which the mother would of got provided she had a lived until twenty one 
years of age: 

The slave which I have loned(sic) my wife Lucy W. Kindred at her death is to be 
equally divided between John J., Louisa J., David H., Sarah V. and Elizabeth 
Kindred and the chile(sic) which is not yet borned(sic): if either of the above 
named children should die before the death of my wife my wish is that the 
portion which that chile(sic) or children would received at her death to be 
equally divided betwen all my surviving children or there(sic) lawful 
isshue(sic) of their body:

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in presence 
of enterlined before I assigned: I leave my son John J. Kindred and Benjamin B. 
Kindred my Executors to this my last Will and Testament:
                                               Henry Kindred 
Signed and sealed in presence of} 
   Exum Bryant                  } 
   Benjamin J. Pope             } 
   Richard (hismark) Atkinson   } 

At a court held for the County of Southampton on the 19th day of December 1849. 
This Last Will and Testament of Henry Kindred decd. was proved by the oaths of 
Exum Bryant and Benjamin J. Pope two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and 
ordered to be Recorded : And on the Motion of John H. and Benjamin B. Kindred, 
the Executors therein named who made oath and together with Richard Darden, 
Peter Edwards and Harrison P. Pope their securities entered into and 
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Sixty thousand Dollars conditioned as the 
Law directs: certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat of said Will in 
due form.
                                               Teste  L.R. Edwards  C.C. 


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 14, 1847-1852, pp. 234-35 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 21 

images online at The Brantley Family Association Southampton Project: 
http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/southampton_project_list.htm

[Transcribed by Dale Whitfield (whitfieldroots@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[ATKINSON, BRYANT, DARDEN, EDWARDS, KINDRED, MCMIALS, POPE, VICK, WILLIAMS]