Will And Inventory Of James Williams - 1735 ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Anne Baker abaker@searnet.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. 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Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Son William Williams all the Tract of Land and plantation whereon I now live and which was purchased of Charles Taliaferro. To him and his heirs forever. I Give unto my Said Son William one Moiety of that Tract of Land lying upon Muddy Run in the fork of Rappahannock River unto him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath the other Moiety of the said Tract of Land on Muddy Run unto my son John Williams unto him and his heirs forever. Item I Give unto my Son John Williams all that Tract of Land and Plantation in the fork of Rappahannock River Containing four hundred acres of Land Granted me by pattent dated the thirtieth day of May in the year 1726. To my Said Son John and his heirs forever. Item I Give unto my Son William Williams a Negro Woman Named Hannah and a child now at her breast, two Negro boys named Harry and George and a Negro Girl named June. To him and his heirs forever. Item I Give unto my Son John Williams five Negroes named Cate Charles Jenny Tom and Frank. To him and his heirs forever. Item I give unto my Loving wife Ann Williams five Negroes named Jack, Mingo, Maria, Jockey and Judy. To her and her heirs forever. Item I Give unto my brother in Law Richard Tutt a Gray Stallion named Diamond. Item I Give all the rest of my Estate both real and personal To be Divided in Three Equal parts between my Two Sons William and John Williams and my loving wife Ann Williams Excepting what money as shall be paid out of the Estate of Charles Taliaferro Deceased in Compensation of land which Col. Henry Willis hath Lately recovered of the Tract of land I live on. My will and desire is that the Same be Equally Divided between my two Sons William and John Williams. Item I do appoint my brother in Law Richard Tutt Guardian To my Two Sons William and John Williams (in case of my wife's marriage) untill they arrive To the age of twenty one years. Lastly I do Nominate Constitute ordain and Appoint my Brother in Law Richard Tutt Sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament and I do hereby revoke all other wills and Testaments by me formerly made. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seale this thirtieth day of May Anno Domini 1735 James Williams (SEAL) M. Battaley John Conner William Spencer WILL OF JAMES WILLIAMS PROBATED AUGUST 5 1735 At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday August ye fifth 1735 This Will being Exhibited and Sworn to by Richard Tutt the Executor therein Named was proved by the oaths of Mosely Battaley, John Connor, and William Spencer the witnesses thereto, and Admitted to Record. Teste John Waller Court Clerk INVENTORY FOR JAMES WILLIAMS By an ordre of Spotsylvania Court Dated August the 5th, 1735 we the subscribers being first Sworn by a Justice of the peice for the foresaid County have Appraised the following Estate belonging To James Williams Deceased as was produced to us by Mr. Richard Tutt Executor To the said Estate Vist. Negroes Mingo .................. 22:00:00 Maria....................... 22:00:00 Harry ..................... 26:00:00 Kate ............. ..... 18:00:00 June ..................... 14:00:00 George.................... 13:00:00 Frank ................. 9:00:00 Charles ............... 9:00:00 Jocky .... .............. 16:00:00 Jack .... 12:00:00 Judy . ...... 22:00:00 Hannah and her child Betty ..... 30:00:00 jenny. .... ... 12:00:00 Tom.. ..... 8:00:00 one Bed and furniture .............. 5:00:00 one Bed and furniture ....... 6:10:00 one Bed and furniture ........... 6:00:00 2 Tables ...................... 10:10:00 Chairs ... ...... .00:19:06 5 Cows and Calves .............. 10:00:00 2 Barrin Cows and three Yearlings . 4:16:00 5 Sheep ................ 1:17:06 One Stallion .................. 5:00:00 One pair Stillyards ............... 0:03.00 One horse......................... 9:00:00 One mare and Colt ................. 4:00:00 The horse German ............... 2:00:00 One Young Stallion .............. 3:10:00 One parcell Books .... .......... 0:09:00 one cubbord ....................... l:05:00 One looking Glass................ .0:02:00 One Case without Bottles ....... 0:03:06 One Hour Glass .................... 0:01:00 One old Trunk ................... 0:01:06 Two Razors .. ..................... 00:02:06 Two old Chests and one old Trunk ........ 00:06:06 One Woman's and one man's Saddle ......... 02:10:00 One Warming pan...................... ... 00:02:00 One Brass Small Kettle ............... 00:01:06 31 pounds Puter.... *................... 01:00:08 25 pounds Old Puter .................. 00:10:05 Two mustard Potts ......................... 00:01:06 2 Plates ............. 00:01:06 2 Pepper Boxes, 2 Kandlesticks, I pr shears . 00:04:06 one Parcell of Iron Ware. ... .......... 01:14:00 One Box Iron .......... ..... 00:08:00 One pr pistols and houlsters ............. 00:02:04 Two Sifters 00:02:04 One parcell Tin Ware .................... 00:05:06 one parcell of Lather (Leather?) ..... 01:00:00 38 pounds old Iron ................... 00:03:02 3 cows and Calves ....................... 06:00:00 one old Cow and Calf ................. 01:10:00 3 Young Steers ............. ........ 03:15:00 1 Barrin Cow ........................... 40.01:10 6 Young Cattle ........... ..... ... .08:06:00 (Carried over) L 313:10:?) The amounts for the rest are unreadable 25 Young Hoggs, One gun, one parcell Working Tools, One Cart Saddle, One parcell of Old puter, Two potts, one frying Pan, 4 butter Potts, Two Piggens 3 old Chairs. A Small Parcell of Wool.1 old Cat Tail Bed and furniture 1 Pincer, one Warming Pan one Grindstone One Parcell Working Tools Brought over 313:10:?? L ???:15::2 John Grayson Ambrose Grayson John Gordon G home Richard Tutt Executor At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday October the Seventh 1735 Richard Tutt Executor of James William Deceased Returned this Inventory and Appraisment of the Deceased Estate which was ordered to be recorded. Teste, John Waller, Court Clerk