| Tazewell County, Virginia |
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| Will Abstracts |
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| Will Book 1 |
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| Source -- John Newton Harman, Sr. Annals of Tazewell County, 1800-1922, in Two Volumes (Richmond VA: W. C. Hill Publishing Co., 1922), Reissued as 2 vols. in 1 in 1975 by Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Springfield, VA, Vol. I. Extracted and submitted by: June White |
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| REES
BOWEN. Will probated March, 1828.
W. B. No. 1, p. 239. Devises his
property as follows: To his wife
Rebecca; to his daughters, Lill,
Elizabeth, Levicie; to his
brother's son, Rees T. Bowen; to
his sister's sons David Ward and Reese Ward;
to his nephew Rees B.
Thompson; to his niece Lilly Heldridge...Henry
Bowen and John Ward, Executors. Vol.
I, p. 275-276. JAMES BROWN. Will
probated Sept., 1814. W. B. No. 1,
p. 73. Devises his property
to his wife, Esther; to his son
William; to his daughter Elizabeth
McGuire; to the children of his
deceased daughter Mary Claypool; to
his sons John, Thomas, James; to
his daughters, Margaret, Ann, Rebeccca Shortridge, Sarah Oney, Katy.
He mentions his sons-in-law; Joseph
McGuire and William McGuire. Vol.
I, p. 272. JAMES
CARTER. Will probated February,
1831. Will Book 1, p. 324. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife Elizabeth;
to his daughters, Catherine French, Rebecca French, and Nancy Carter. SIMON
CARTER. Will probated April, 1814.
W. B. No. 1, p. 72. Devises his property
to his wife Catherine; to his sons,
John, Daniel, Samuel, and Joel. He
states that he had previously made provision for his other children. Vol.
I, p. 277, p. 272. JOHN CUMPTON, SR. Will probated June,
1828. W. B. No. 1, p. 244. Devises his property as follows: To his wife, Eleanor; to his sons, Elihu, Joseph, William, Hiram, Hickman; to his daughters, Nancy Cartmal, Rebecca Shannon, Sally. Vol. I, p. 276. JOHN DESKINS. Will
probated Aug. 13, 1801. Will B. No.
1, p. 4. Devises his property
to his wife, Mary. MARY DESKINS. Will probated Sept. 16th,
1802. W. B. No. 1, p. 21. Devises to her three
sons, John, Smith, and Stephen. Vol. I, p. 271. WILLIAM
DILLS. Will dated April 24th, 1820.
W. B. 1, p. 187. Devises his property
as follows: To his daughter, Gressa
Smith, to his son Peter Dills, to his daughters, Susanna Thorn and Rebecca
Suiter. To his children by his
present wife, to-wit: Peggy,
William, Lydia, Henry, John and Benjamine Robbins.
Appointed his wife Rebecca as Executrix. Vol. I, p. 275. ROBERT EVANS.
Will probated Feb. 11th, 1802. W.
B. No. 1, p. 10. Devises his poperty
to his wife Mary; his sons, James,
Thomas, William, Robert, David and Moses; to
his daughters, Jereta Outhocess, Martha Ommer, and Dorothy Blead. Vol.
I, p. 271. WILLIAM GENT.
Will probated Nov. 15th 1804. W.
B. No. 1, p. 34. Devises his property
to his sons, Kuziah, Mark, Jushua, William, and Josiah;
to his daughter Eleanor. Vol. I, p. 272. DANIEL HARMAN,
SR. Will probated Jan. 25th, 1820.
W. B. 1, p. 116. Devises his property as follows: To his sons Mathias, William, Daniel, Henry, Adam, Buse and to his daughters Pheby Davidson, Christina Harman, Rebecca Wright, Nancy Milam, Levicy Harman; to his son-in-law, Adam Harman. HEINRICH (HENRY)
HARMAN, SR. Will dated Feb. 18th,
1804. Probated July 23rd, 1822.
Will Book No. 1, p. 167. Devises his property
as follows: "First to my son,
Elias; second to each of the lawful
heirs of my son Daniel, deceased; thirdly,
to my sons, Henry, Adam, George and Hezekiah, and to my sons-in-law William Neel
(husband of Rhoda) and James Davis (husband of Louisa)...Fourthly, to each of
the children of my son Mathias, deceased..."
Appoints his sons Hezekiah and Elias as Executors.
Vol. I,
p. 273, p. 274. HANNAH HARRISON:
Will probated June, 1830. W.
B. No. 1, p. 311. Devises her property as follows: To her sons Thomas, James, Joseph, Samuel, Audly (or Adley) and Alexander; and to her daughter, Nelly Thompson; and to her grand-daughter, Hanny Thompson; and to her grand-daughter, Hannah Harrison (Thomas Harrison's daughter) and to her daughter-in-law, Polly Harrison; and to the heirs of her daughter, Mary Gillespie, deceased. THOMAS HARRISON:
Will probated Aug., 1815. W.
B. No. 1, p. 85. MOSES
HIGGINBOTHAM. Will probated
November, 1826. W. B. 1, p. 211. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife Betsy;
To his sons Joseph, George, Charles, William, Thomas, Moses and Aaron;
also to his daughters, Frances, Jane and Rachel. Vol. I, p. 276,
p. 273. SOLOMON JONES.
Will dated december 9th, 1827. W.
B. No. 1, p. 227. Devises his property
as follows: To his son Juble, who
is to maintain testator and his wife, Sena Jones etc. to his sons, Lewis, Harvey
and John; to his three ddaughters,
Elizabeth, Rhody and Rebecca. Vol. I, p. 275. JOHN JUSTICE.
Will probated January 25th, 1830. W.
B. No. 1, p. 290. PATRICK KINDRICK.
Will probated Oct. 1825. W.
B. 1, p. 201. Devises his property
as follows: To his sons, William P.
and James Q.; to his daughters,
Polly Clark (formerly Kindrick), Jane
Brown (formerly Kindrick), Isabelle Scott (formerly Kindrick), Elizabeth Scott
(formerly Kindrick), Lydia Kindrick, Nancy Kindrick;
and to his wife Elizabeth Kindrick. Vol. I, p. 275. MARTHA KING.
Will probated Feb., 1810. W.
B. 1, p. 53. Devised to her sons,
Elijah and Isaac; to her daughters
Susanah King, Nancy McMillen, and to her grandchildren, Martha, Jane, Robert,
Nancy, and John McMillen and to her sister, Agnes Thompson. Vol.
I, p. 272. JOHN LAIRD.
Will probated May, 1831. Will
Book 1, p. 327. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife, Elizabeth,
to his sons, Samuel and Cornelius; and to his daughters, Jane Witten, Letty
Sayers, Polly Davis and Margaret Pratt. Appointed
James F. Pendleton and Thomas
Davis, his son-in-law, Executors. Vol. I, p. 277. ANDREW LOCKHART.
Will probated January, 1816. W.
B. 1, p. 98. Devises his property
to his wife Mary, and to all his children equally, viz:
Sarah McGuire, William Lockhart,
James Lockhart, Polly McGuire, Jane Belcher and Daniel Lockhart. Vol.
I, p. 273. JOHN McENTOSH.
Will probated March 27, 1821. W.
B. 1, p. 136. Devised his property
as follows: To his sons, John,
George, and his son-in-law Thomas Brewster; and to his daughters, Elizabeth,
Katherine, Peggy, Polly, Anny, Nancy, Sally and Rachel. Vol. I, p. 274. JAMES MAXWELL.
Will probated March 27th, 1821. W.
B. 1, p. 137. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife Jane, his
sons William and Robert, and to his daughter Mary, and to her son Maxwell
Campbell; and to his four other
daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret, Jane and Nancy;
to his sons, John and James.
Vol. I, p. 273-274. BENJAMINE ONEY.
Will probated Aug. 13th, 1801. Will
B. No. 1, p. 5. Devises his property
to his sons, Richard, Joseph, William, and Edward; to his sons-in-law Stapleton and Obadiah Pain.
Vol. I, p. 271 WILLIAM PEERY,
SR. Will probated August, 1830.
W. B. No. 1, p. 314. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife, Sally;
to his sons, Robert George, Thomas, and H. F. Peery;
and to his daughters, Sophia, Emily, Cosby, Polly, Nancy, Olica and
Cynthia. GEORGE
PERRY. Will probated November,
1831. W. B. No. 1, p. 323. Devises his property as follows: To his wife Martha; to his nine daughters, Rebecca Thompson, Polly Gibson, Nancy Muse, Martha G. Carroll, Peggy Hall, June Witten, Elizabeth Peery, Parmala Gibson, Attila Ann Rutledge; and to his sons, Andrew and Thomas. "The tract of land on which I live I intended for my son Joseph, but in consequence of his having traded away his Claim to Jonathan Peery, I now bequeath the said tract of land to Johathan Peery." JAMES PERRY, SR.
Will probated Nov. 27th, 1821. W.
B. 1, p. 165. Devises his property as follows: "I give unto my living children, that is Nancy Bandy, Samuel Peery, Hannah Peery and Michael Peery all the money I have on hand". To his son-in-law, John Crockett a rifle gun, to his grand-son Addison Crockett, his silver watch. He also names his three grand-children, John, Rufus and Robert Crockett. THOMAS PERRY.
Will probated June 27th, 1820. W.
B. 1, p. 132. Devises his property
as follows: "To my two eldest
sons, Johnathan and James, and to William, Thomas, Joseph, Harvey;
to my two eldest daughters, Polly Peery and Nancy Helms, and to
daughters, Rebecca Nelly and Parmilley." Vol. I,
p. 276, p. 276-277,
p. 274, p. 273. GEORGE RHINEHART.
Will probated March, 1830. W.
B. 1, p. 294. Devises his property
as follows: To his sons, Hugh T.
and John N. Rhinehart, and to his wife Patsey. Vol.
I, p. 276. WILLIAM SHANNON.
Will probated May, 1828. W.
B. No. 1, p. 242. MICHAEL STUMP.
Will probated January, 1832. Will
Book 1, p. 355. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife, Polly;
to his son Crockett, and to his daughter Catherine. Vol. I, p.
277. JAMES THOMPSON.
Will probated Aug. 28th, 1821. W.
B. 1, p. 149. Devises his property
as follows: To his sons, James Doak
Thompson, George Washington Thompson, and to his sisters, Rachel Doak, and Lydia
Doak, and to his brother William Thompson and to William Thompson, son of his
said brother William; also to his
brother Alexander Thompson. He gives a horse each to William Mitchell and
Thomas Mitchell, and also a devise to James B. Thompson, the son of Archibald
Thompson. He appointed his
half-brother Archibald Thompson, one of his executors. JAMES P.
THOMPSON. Will probated April,
1814. W. B. No. 1, p. 79. Devises his property
to his wife, Margaret; to his son
Patton James and to his little daughter, Catherine Shelby Thompson. Vol.
I, p. 274, p. 272. MARGARET
WAGGONER. Will probated July 28th,
1818. W. B. 1, p. 93. Devises her property
to her brothers, Adam and Jacob, and to her youngest sisters, Polly and Nancy.
Vol. I, p. 273. GEORGE WAGONER.
Will probated June 25th, 1822. W.
B. 1, p. 165. Devises his property
as follows: To his sons, Elias,
Adam, and Highram, his daughters, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Peggy. Vol. I,
p. 274. JAMES WALL.
Will probated Sept. 2nd, 1800. Will
Book 1, p. 1. Devises his property
to his wife, Catherine, his sons, James, David and John;
and to his daughters, Barbara, Peggy, Ruth, Nelly, Mary and Lydia. Vol.
I, p. 271. DAVID WARD.
Will probated June, 1827. W.
B. No. 1, p. 221. GINNEY WHITLEY,
Widow of Robert Whitley. Will
probated July, 1812. W. B. 1, p.
67. Devises to her son, David Whitley; to her daughters, Polly Wynn, Sally Wynn, and Jinney Brooks; to her grand-children, Nancy and William Whitley. ROBERT WHITLEY.
Will probated July 15th, 1802. W.
B. 1, p. 16. Devises his property
to his wife, Jane; his
granddaughter, Nancy and grandson, William;
to his daughters, Mary Wynne, Jane Brooks, Sarah Wynne; to his son, David. David
Whitley and Josiah Wynne, his son-in-law, Executors. Vol. I, p. 272, p.
271. JAMES WITTEN, SR.
Will probated March, 1830. W.
B. 1, p. 310. Devises his property
as follows: To his wife,
Rebecca; to his sons,
Samuel, William, Thomas and James; and
to his daughters, Linna Cecil,
Cynthia Quinn, Eleanor Quinn, Eliza Quinn and Matilda Thompson. Vol. I,
p. 276. HENRY WYNN.
Will probated Nov. 26th, 1816. W.
B. No. 1, p. 97. Devises his property to his mother, Philis Wynn, and to his sisters, Polly Peery, Peggy Curren, Anna Charles, Elizabeth, Nancy Wynn, and to his father-in-law, Samuel Witten. To his brother Miner Wynn on condition that he release the land in Burk's Garden devised to him by his father, William Wynn, deceased, to be sold and the value divided betwixed John, Samuel, Robert, Peter, and James Wynn and himself at the time the said Miner should come to the age of 21. PETER WYNN.
Will probated Nov. 24th, 1818. W.
B. No. 1, p. 93. Devises his property to "My sister Currins (?) Son William...and to my brother John Wynn." ROBERT WYNN.
Will probated Aug. 25th, 1818. W.
B. No. 1, p. 135. Devises his property to his wife, Levina, and to his sons Joseph and William, and to his daughter Phillis. ISAIAH WYNNE.
Will probated Feb., 1813. W.
B. 1, p. 70. Devises his property to his wife, Mary; to his sons William, Robert, Peter, Oliver, David, Harman and Josiah; to his daughter Jenney. Appointed his wife, his son Robert and his son-in-law David Whitley his executors. WILLIAM WYNNE,
SR. Will probated July 26th, 1808.
W. B. 1, p. 42. Devises his property
to his wife, Phillis; to his
daughters, Ruth Washburn, Orphey Edward, Sally Janes;
to his son John Wynne, and to Hugh Currin; to his sons of his first wife, viz: William, Josiah, Elkanah, Oliver and Harman;
to his sons, Samuel, Robert, Harry, Peter, Miner, and James, children of
his 2nd wife; to his daughters,
Mary, Pheby, Margaret, Elizabeth, Martha, Anna and Nancy. Vol. I, p.
273, p. 274. DUDLEY YOUNG.
Will probated July 24th, 1821. W.
B. 1, p. 147. Devised his property as follows: To Israel Young's wife, Levicie, and Charles Young's wife, Margaret. Also to his relations, Charles Young, Israel Young, Nathaniel Young, and David Young. Vol. I, p. 274. |