Tazewell County, Virginia
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Will Abstracts
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Will Book 2

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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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HENRY BAILEY.  Will probated June, 1834.  Will Book No. 2, p. 33.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Elizabeth;  to his children, John P., Philip P., Elijah, James M., and William R.

JOHN BAILEY (of Bluestone).  Will probated March 30th, 1836.  W. B. 2, p. 66.

Devises his property as follows:   To his children, Martha Harman, Rebecca McComas, Jonathan, George, Archibald, and Mastin;  and to the children of his son James, viz:  John Madison, Elizabeth Virginia and Henry Buren;  to his daughter-in-law, Polly Bailey, formerly the wife of his son, James.

REUBEN BAILEY of Bluestone, 75 years old.  Will probated January, 1846.  Will Book No. 2, p. 325.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Milley, to Barissa Waldron, daughter of Samuel Waldron by his daughter Sally, to his sons, William, Reuben and James;  to his daughter Elizabeth Shrewsberry, and to his sons-in-law, Thomas White, Reuben Tanetson, David Mills, Samuel Waldron, Charles Cranforces and Shan Belsha.  Vol. I, p. 277,  p. 278, p. 281.

HENRY BOWEN.  Will probated May, 1850.  Will Book No. 2, p. 524.

Devises his property as follows:  To his daughters, Louisa and Ellen;  to his sons Rees and Henry.  Vol I, p. 283.

WILLIAM BROOKS.  Will probated January, 1841.  Will Book 2, p. 177.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Ann;  to his daughter Polly, and to his sons, Richard, John, Thomas, William, and James;  and to his daughters,  "Margaret Kirk, Nancy Clyburn;  heirs of Lowisa Asberry heirs of Sarah Todd and my grand-daughter Sarah Stephenson."  Vol. I, p. 279.

LOW BROWN.  Will probated February 1841.  Will Book No. 2, p. 174.

Devises his property as follows:  "I give unto my three daughters, Cinthy, Jane, and Elizabeth."  "Unto four of my sons, Joseph, Andrew, George, and Low;  to my daughter Sarah;  grand-son Henry McGrannaham, to sons William and John, daughters Polly and Martha."  Vol. I, pgs. 279-280.

JEREMIAH CLAYPOOL.  Will probated December, 1846.  Will Book No. 2, p. 361.

Devises his property as follows:  To his oldest son, Miles, to his wife, Charity.  Mentions his grand-children Amanda Asburry and Eli C. Asburry;  to his daughter, Elizabeth McGuire.  He then mentions Ephriam Claypool and James Claypool "your brothers" to assist in the division of the estate, then to James Claypool, Senr.  brother of testator.  Testator then says:  "Jeremiah B. Claypool shall have the lot where I live..." Vol. I, p. 282.

FRED COOK.  Will probated, 1834.  Will Book No. 2,  p. 43.

Devises his property as follows:  To his children, George, Elizabeth Steel, Thomas, Nancy, Zachariah, and William. Vol. I, p. 277.

GABRIAL CRABTREE.  Will probated August, 1848.   Will Book No. 2, p. 465. 

Devises his property as follows:  To his sons, Rees H., Thomas B., and Gabriel, and to his daughters, Polly and Catherine.  Vol. I, p. 282.

JOHN C. CROCKETT.  Will probated December, 1840.  Will Book 2, p. 175.

Devises his property as follows:  "To Hannah Peery during her life,"  to his sons, Robert and Addison, to his daughter Maria, his son Samuel and children, to his sons John and Rufus, and to his daughters Jeen, Margaret, and Julia.

TILMAN CROCKETT.  Will probated October, 1839.  Will Book 2, p. 149.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Araminta;  to his three daughters by his first wife, viz:  Ellenor Wilson, Hannah Owens, and Dolly (?) Stump;  and to his other children, Elizabeth Jane, John, and Lavisa Franklin.  Vol. I, p. 279

MARGARET DAILEY.  Will probated November, 1844.  Will Book No. 2, p. 289.

Devises her property to her son, Isaac Dailey.  Vol. I, p. 280.

DANIEL DAY.  Will probated January, 1839.  Will Book 2, p. 127.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Christina, and to his daughters who are not married, viz:  Lucy, Edy, Christina, Malinda, and Isabella;  to his son James and three other sons, whom he doesn't mention by name.  He does not mention the number or names of his married daughters.  Vol. I, p. 278.

SAMUEL FLUMMER of Bluestone, 76 years old.  Will probated April, 1845.  Will Book No. 2, p. 300.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Elizabeth, to his son William, and to his sons-in-law:  George B. Clark, David Tabor, Allen Justice, and Constantine Adams, who married his daughter Nancy, and to his son Solomon.  Vol. I, p. 281.

MATTHIAS FOX.  Will probated August, 1834.  Will Book No. 2, p. 36.

Devised his property as follows:  To his wife Barbary;  to his children, Davis S., Peggy Ana, Barbary, Mathias, Malindy, Peter, Elizabeth Gose, Sally Wynn--lately, Baldwin.  Peter Fox and Stephen Gose, Executors.  Vol. I, p. 277.

JOHN GOODWIN.  Will probated May, 1849.  Will Book No. 2, p. 481.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Nancy, and to John Sayers and said Sayers children by his first wife, viz:  Nancy, William, Susan, Alexander, Sally, John, David, and Margaret;  to Nancy, Elizabeth and Robert Goodwin, children of Robert Goodwin, deceased.  Devised to his son Thomas Goodwin;  to Samuel D. Goodwin, infant son of David Goodwin, deceased.  To Grace Higginbotham, wife of Thomas Higginbotham, and to Sally Wilson, wife of Edward Wilson.  Vol. I, p. 283.

ISABELLA GOSE.  Will probated May, 1835.  Will Book No. 2, p. 52.

Devises her property as follows:  To her children, Betsy and Eveline, now in the state of Indiana, and remainder to her sister, Sallie Heniger, and to the mother of testatrix.  Vol. I, p. 277.

JACOB HAGER.  Will probated February, 1850.  Will Book 2, p. 516.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Sarah, to his son, Squire;  to his daughter, Polly:  "To all the rest of my heirs" not mentioned by name.  Vol. I, p. 283.

SAMUEL HANSHEW.  Will probated Sept., 1847.  Will Book 2, p. 428.

Devises his property as follows:  To his son John and "daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, Gemima, and Barbary."  He mentions his wife also, but does not give her name.  Vol., I, p. 282.

HENRY HARMAN (of Burk's Garden).  Will probated February, 1848.  Will  Book No. 2, page ____.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Polly, to his sons Henry J., and Adam;  to his daughters, Christina, Nancy, Sally and Lewanne.  He also mentions the fact that his brother Adam had willed to him certain property.

HEZ. HARMAN.  Will probated July 3, 1845.  Will Book No. 2, p. 302.

Devises his property as follows:  Directs that his Executor pay out of his estate $50.00 for the support of the Gospel in the way he has heretofore done;  2nd, to his wife, his son Kiah, his daughter Polly Davidson, his son Erastus G., his daughter Jane G. Harris, Martha B. Neel, Nancy N. Fudge, Rhoda N. Harman, and to his sons, Henry B., Elias G. W., and William W.  He further directs that Henry and Ruth, two slaves, be liberated upon the death of the testator's wife;  and directed that said slaves be well taken care of in their old age.  "I allow my estate to give them a comfortable support in their old age, till death."

MATHIAS HARMAN.  Will probated February, 1850.  Will Book No. 2, p. 515.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Nancy;  to his sons, Elias V., Daniel H., William B., and Mathias H.

WILLIAM HARMAN.  Will probated November, 1843.  Will Book No. 2, p. 266.

Devises his property as follows:  To his son John B., to his wife Anna, to his son Henry H., to his daughter Nancy Dills, wife of William Dills, Peggy Havin, wife of John D. Havin;  to his sons James H., and William R., His daughters, Jane, Louisa, and Marietta Harman.  Vol. I, p. 282,  p. 281, p. 283,  p. 280.

HOWARD HAVEN.  Will probated January, 1833.  W. B. 2, p, 19.

Devised his property as follows:  To his wife Matilda and to his children, John, Matilda Whitley, wife of David Whitley, and Nancy Bane, wife of Russell Bane.  Vol. I, p. 277.

WILLIAM HENIGER of Burk's Garden.  Will probated January, 1845.  Will Book No. 2, p. 293.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Elizabeth, to his sons Isaac, Phillip, Thomas, and Samuel;  and to his daughter Peggy Tolbert, to his two grand-sons, Harvey and Thomas Heniger, sons of Abraham Heniger, dec'd.  Vol. I, p. 280.

JOHN HENINGER.  Will probated May, 1839.  Will Book No. 2, p. 148.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Sally, and to his grand-son John, son of Henry, deceased;  to his grand-son William Heninger, son of his son Joseph, deceased;  to his son Solomon, to his daughter Sally Lewis' son, Wiliam Lewis;  and daughter Lewisa Lewis;  to his sons, Shadrach, Philemon, and Christopher;  his daughters, Anna and Caty Wilson;  to his sons Charles, Nicholas, and William;  and to his daughter Jane Wynn.  Vol. I, pgs.  278-279.

WILLIAM JONES.  Will probated January, 1850.  Will Book No. 2, p. 513.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Sally;  to his son Minatree, and to his daughters, Dorothy and Reginna.  Vol. I, p. 283.

DANIEL JUSTICE.  Will probated December 1833.  Will Book No. 2, p. 219.

Devises his property as follows:  His oldest son, John, his daughter Anna Robinett, his sons, Moses, George, Daniel, his daughter Elizabeth Compton, wife of Hickman Compton, and to his daughter Sally Justice, than to her son George Washington Thompson;  and to his daughters Betsy Robinett, Nancy Robinett, and Caty Robinett.  Vol. I, p. 280.

ELIJAH KING.  Will probated June, 1847.  Will Book No. 2, p. 415.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Polly.  Then he emancipates all his slaves at the death of his wife.

SUSANNAH KING.  Will probated December, 1848.  Will Book No. 2, p. 471.

Frees all her slaves and divides her estate among them.  Vol. I, p. 282, p. 283.

JEREMIAH LAMBERT.  Will probated July, 1835, Will Book No. 2, p. 54.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Sally, and to his grand-daughters, Delila and Sally Lambert;  his grand-son, William French, and the balance to be divided among his children, Levicy French, Nancy Stowers, and Sally Lambert, wife of his son Philip.  Joseph Stras, Executor.  Vol. I, pgs. 277-278.

WILLIAM McGUIRE.  Will probated April, 1837.  Will Book No. 2, p. 86.

Devises his property as follows:  "To my two daughters Nancy and Priscilla...to my grand-daughter, Mary McGuire, of John."  To his sons John, Jashua, William, Daniel Johnson,  (son-in-law) Squire McGuire, Hannah Johnson, Polly Wingo, Eleanor Huckaly (or Huckaby),  Rachel Lewis.  Vol. I, p. 278.

ARCHIBALD MALONY.  Will probated April, 1840.  Will Book No. 2, p. 162.

Devises his property as follows:  To his son John, and to his daughter Mary Pruett, and to his wife Rachel Malony.  Vol. I, p. 279.

JAMES H. MOORE.  Will probated December, 1846.  Will Book No. 2, p. 259.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Jane, and to his children:  Mary Kezia, Samuel Lycurgess and Sara Christina.

JOSEPH MOORE.  Will probated February, 1848.  Will Book No. 2, p. 435.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Christina, to his daughters, Rhoda, Attillia, Cynthia, Nancy, Polly and Martha.  Vol. I,  pgs. 281-282

JOHN PERRY.  Will probated August , 1844.  Will Book No. 2, p. 277.

Devises his property as follows:  "To his grand-son Hiram P. Peery and Clarissa Steel, his daughter and to Reuben Steel."

JOSEPH PERRY.  Will probated Sept., 1847.  Will Book No. 2, p. 418.

Devises his property to be equally divided among his children, but mentions only one by name--"my daughter Angeline."  He mentions the fact he is a brother of Henry Peery.

SAMUEL PERRY.  Will probated September, 1836.  Will Book No. 2, p. 72.

Devises his property as follows:  To his children, James, Mariah Gillespie (wife of Thomas Gillespie).  Testator then states:  "I allow my three youngest daughters to have their part" etc. but he does not mention their names.  He provides for his wife but does not give her name.  Vol. I, p. 280, p. 282,  p.  278.

SHARTON SMITH.  Will probated December, 1836.  Will Book No. 2, p. 86.

Devises his property as follows:  To his grand-daughter Rebecca Micham.  Vol. I, p. 278.

GEORGE SPRACHER.  Will probated January, 1847.  Will Book No. 2, p. 375.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Pheby, and to his children:  Peter, Barbary Rhudy, John Spracher, Jemima Crabtree, Stephen Spracher, Jacob Spracher, Ann Goodman, Margaret Ritter, and Catherine Spracher.  Vol. I, p. 282.

ELLENER STEEL.  Widow of Richard Steel.  Will probated April, 1840.  Will Book No. 2, p. 169.

Devises her property as follows:  To her sons Richard, Shadrach, and Edmond;  to her daughters Ann Eliza, and Elizabeth;  and to her son Harvey.

RICHARD STEEL.  Will probated February, 1840.  Will Book 2, p. 158.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Eleanor, to his children, Shadrack, Richard, and Harvey;  to his grand-sons, Calvin and Marvin Steel;  and to his grand-daughters, Ann Eliza, and Elizabeth Steel;  to his daughter Nancy Huton (?) and her children;  to his sons, Edmond, Thomas, and Westley;  to his son-in-law George Steel, and to his daughters Sharlotty Steel, and Tony (?) Steel.  Vol. I, p. 279.

MICHAEL STUMP.  Will probated March, 1839.  Will Book 2, p. 147.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Anna and to his children, Christopher, Tazewell, Caty Burton, Peggy Franklin and Berry (or Benny).  Vol. I, p. 278.

WILLIAM TAYLOR.  Will probated March, 1849.  Will Book No. 2, p. 491.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife, Milly;  to his children Latitia Sanders Harrison, Susan Taylor, John Taylor, Sally Buchanan McDonald, Matilda George Taylor, Stephen Sanders Taylor and Charles Taylor.  Testator mentions the fact that he is a son of John Taylor.  Vol. I, p. 283.

ARCHIBALD THOMPSON.  Will probated Sept., 1846.  Will Book No. 2, p. 335.

Devises his property as follows:  To his sons William, John and James B., to his grand-son, George Erastus Thompson, his three grandchildren:  Marthy, Rebecca, and Caroline Thompson, to his daughter-in-law, Margaret Thompson, to his daughters Jane C. Ward, Marthy D. Ward, Mary Thompson, Nancy Rutledge and Liddy Rutledge.  Vol. I, p. 281.

JOHN TRACY.  Will probated August, 1842.  Will Book No. 2, p. 243.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Elizabeth;  and to his children Amen, John,  Sally, and Winston.  Vol. I, p. 280.

DAVID WHITLEY.  Will probated October, 1844.  Will Book No. 2, p. 278.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Peggy, and to his six daughters:  Jane Maxwell, Polly Six,  Peggy Moore, Mary Hendrick, Betsy Hendrick, and Cynthia Whitley;  to his sons Andrew J., James, William and David R.  Vol. I, p. 280.

WILLIAM WHITMAN.  Will probated August, 1844.  Will Book No. 2, p. 278.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Elleanor, and at her death to his brother John Whitman;  to his niece, Elleanor Peery, the daughter of William Peery, and to his Nephew Whitman Peery, the son of James Peery.  Vol. I, p. 280.

GIDEON WRIGHT.  Will probated May, 1845.  Will Book No. 2, p. 301.

Devises his property as follows:  To his wife Eleanor, to his sons, Gideon, Harvey George, Daniel Harman, to his grand-son Gideon H. Totten, to his daughters, Nancy, Eliza Jane, Elean Myrinda, Rebecca and Lucinda. Vol. I, p. 281.