Table Of ContentCULPEPER COUNTY,
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WILL ABSTRACTS
1791-1803
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will abstracts.
THE ANTIENT PRESS
VIRGINIA COUNTY COURT RECORDS
WILL BOOK
CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
1791 — 1803
~ This Antient Press publication contains entries from
Culpeper County Will Book D, September 19, 1791
through April 19, 1803.
Transcript of the Original Book by
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CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Will Book D
19 September 1791 - 19 April 1803
In Obedience to an Order of Court for the selling off the Estate of JOHN
ia CHRISTIAN SEPS Decd as follows in October 1788 .. items listed with value of
3 items sold .. total value of sale 53 pounds 15/6 .. Subscribed by MARY SEPS.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Account of Sales of the Estate of JOHN C. SEPS deced was returned into Court &
ordered to be recorded. ; ;
The Estate of John C. Seps deced to the Administratrix. Dr. (some entries) .. paid GEORGE
WHEELER per Bond; paid JNO. and SUSAN YAGER per ditto; paid ADAM GAAR per ditto ..
Cr. cash received of JOSHUA LEATHER, received of RICHARD JINKINS, ditto of HENRY
AYLER; ditto of JOHN STONSIFER; ditto of MARTIN BARNES; ditto of DANIEL BEEMAN;
ditto of JAMES HOWSLEY, ditto of WM. CHAPMAN; ditto of GEO. UTZ; ditto of JOSHUA
BARLER; ditto of JAMES COWELL, ditto of JAMES BARBOUR; ditto of JOHN GIBBS ....
Agreeable to an order of the Court of Culpeper we the Subscribers having met and
examined the accounts and papers of Mary Seps Administratrix of John Seps Decd find
the within statement is Just as appears from the vouchers produced. Given under our
hands this 16th day of September 1791. WILLIAM WALKER, MORDECAI BARBOUR,
EPHRAIM RUCKER.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Settlement of the Estate of JOHN SEPS deced with Mary Seps the Administratrix was
returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.
pp. An Estimate of the Slaves & Personal Estate of ARMISTEAD WHITE deced .. items
3- listed and valued to total! 888 pounds 5/9 .. Certificates to the amount of 1554
4 pounds 2/9 .. (includes five negro men; two negro women each with child, and
five others, three men & two women) ..
Agreeable to an Order of Culpeper Court we the Subscribers have appraised the slaves
and Personal Estate of Armstd. White deced as it appears within. Given under our hands
this 16th day of June 1791. JOHN SLAUGHTER, JOHN S. SLAUGHTER, CADW. SLAUGHTER.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 16th day of September 1791
This Inventory of the Estate of Armistead White deced was returned into Court and
ordered to be recorded.
p. In Obedience to an Order of Court to us directed bearing date the twentieth day of
* June 1791 We being first sworn have appraised the Estate of JAMES WILY de-
ceased as followeth .. items listed and valued to total 92 pounds 13/0 ..
ISABET¢- WILY
Made by appraisers THOMAS JORDAN, ELIAS CLARK,
DANIEL LORY (7).
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Inventory of the Estate of John Wiley deced was returned into Court and Ordered to
be Recorded.
p. Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of WILLIAM GARRARD deced being
agreeable to an Order of the Court held for Culpeper County the 18th day of July
_1791 made by JAMES BROWNING, JOHN MINOR & WILLIAM BROOKE sworn apprai-
Sers .. items listed and valued to total 154 pounds 11/3 .. (includes four negroes appraised
“2- CULPEPER COUNTY WILL BOOK D
to 120 pounds 0/0) ..
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Inventory of the Estate of William Garrard deced was returned into Court and
ordered to be recorded.
pp. An Amountof Sales of the Personal Estate of GEORGE YATES Deced the 20th day of
5- January 1789 on nine months Credit. (some entries) .. Dr.. Colo. SAMUEL CLAY-
7 TON total 29..16.2; to DAVID JAMESON total 13..7..0; TO MRS. MARY YATES total
7..10..6; to WILLIAM PIERCE total 1..19..0; to NATHANIEL ELKINS total 3..3..6: to
KEMP CATLETT total 1..10..6; to JOHN MILLER BELL one black horse 11..0..0; to CHARLES
MILES one flax wheel 0..9..6; to ROBERT LATHAM JUNR. 3..9..3; to THOMAS MARSTON
3..10..3; to DOCTR. JOEL GUSTINE 2..8..3; to RICHARD G. WIGGINTON ten books 0..15..0;
to STEPHEN THRELKELD Colo. Sam. Clayton to pay 9.8..3;
E. Exd. per D. JAMESON Acting Exor.
David Jameson by dificiency on corn and other items.
An Inventory of the slaves and personal Estate of George Yates deced .. items listed and
valued to total 232 pounds 7/6; includes a negro man & two girls appraised to 135
pounds; made by appraisers JOHN MASON, STEPHEN THRELKELD, JAMES THRELKELD.
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Inventory and Account of Sales of the Estate of George Yates deceased was returned
into Court and ordered to be recorded.
pp. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I JOHN MILLER BELL being in my perfect sences and
8- of sound mind and memory calling to mind the uncertainty of life do make and
9 ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following. I recom-
mend my Soul to Almighty God & my worldly goods I bestow as follows. Item It is
my will and desire that all my just Debts be paid. Item It is my will and desire that my
Executors ALEXANDER DOWNEY & ROBERT SLAUGHTER do convey the land whereon I
now live to PHILIP SLAUGHTER his heirs & assigns forever & I do hereby authorize &
impower them to make such deed or deeds to the said Philip Slaughter his heirs &
assigns as shall be sufficient to pass the fee simple Estate in my aforesaid land to him as
aforesaid for which he is to pay four dollars per acre. Item I lend to my beloved Wife
POLLY BELL two negroes a male & female her choice of all the Negroes I have dureing
her life then to return & be equally divided between my children WILLIAM, HARRY,
POLLY, SUSANNA & BETSEY. Item I give to my daughter Polly Bella negroe girl named
Claroe to her and her heirs for ever. Item I give to my beloved Wife Polly Bell one half
of all my household & kitchen furniture and one half of all my stock of horses, cattle,
sheep & hoggs to her and her heirs forever. Item I lend to my beloved Wife Polly Bell
during her life one sixth part of the remainder of my Estate and after her death the
Negroes to return & be equally divided among my children. Item I give the remainder
of my Estate to be equally divided among my children, William, Harry, Polly, Susanna &
Betsey to them and their heirs for ever. Item It is my will and desire that my Executors
do sett at full liberty old Malborough and old Venus. Item It is my will and desire that
my Executors do educate in the best manner that the Estate will allow and when either
of them come of age or marries to give them their share of the Estate & so on as every
one of them comes of age or marries And lastly I do hereby appoint my Brother in Law
Alexander Dawney,. FRANCIS MADDISON, ROBERT SLAUGHTER, SAMUEL SLAUGHTER &
PHILIP SLAUGHTER Executors of this my last will & Testament. In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand & seal this Twenty sixth day of July One thousand seven
hundred & ninety one.
CULPEPER COUNTY WILL BOOK D _¥-
In presents of us RICHD. HAYNIE, John M. Bell
THOMAS WRIGHT # , ZACHARIAH PETTY ¢. ,
JAMES SLAUGHTER.
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Last Will and Testament of John Miller Bell was exhibited to the Court by PHILIP &
UEL two of the Executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of Richard
Haynie, Thomas Wright and Zachariah Petty three of the Witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is granted them for
obtaining a Probat thereof in due form they having given Bond & Security according to
Law, Liberty being reserved for the other Executors therein named to qualify when
they shall think fitt.
The Slaves of the Estate of CHRISTOPHER HOOMES deced amount by valuation to
p.
the sum of Eleven hundred ninety pounds which at the request and consent of
the Legatees who was present was laid out in Lotts & drawn for by the parties,
who agreed to stand to the said division, and those who should draw a lott which
exceeded the average according to the apprais'd value to pay up to those whose lott was
less than their share, the average amounting to 170 pounds, the said Lotts as below:
Lott*1 drawn by NATH. SPILMAN; Lott *2 drawn by GEORGE FREEMAN; Lott *3 drawn
by FANNIE FREEMAN; Lott *4 drawn by THOMAS FREEMAN; Lott #5 drawn by WILLIAM
SHERRIL; Lott *6 drawn by JAMES SHARPE; Lott *7 drawn by JONAS GARNER & ISAAC
ANDERSON. Legatees listed as Wm. Sherril, Thomas Freeman, James Sharpe & George
Freeman. Executors JAMES PENDLETON, JOHN WIGGINTON. March 1785.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791.
This Allotment and drawing of the Estate of Christopher Hoomes deced was returned
into Court and ordered to be recorded.
pp. An Account of Sales of the Estate of CHRISTOPHER HOOMES deced 11th March 1785
10- (some names in account) .. Sales to John Read, George Freeman, Fanny Freeman,
11 Elizabeth Freeman, William Withers, Thomas Freeman, James Sharpe, George
Slaughter, Isaac Anderson, John Dillard, William Sherril, Jonas Garner, David
McDonald, David Carnaggie, John Green, Armistead Green, John Matthews, John Ander-
son, John Lear .. the corn & fodder divided among the Legatees and the meat given up
by consent of the parties for the use of the family as also the beds. Exors. James Pen-
dieton and John Wigginton.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Account of Sales of the Estate of Christopher Hoomes deced was returned into Court
and ordered to be recorded.
Pp. Dr. NICHS. TALIAFERRO Exor. to Estate of WILLIAM THURSTON deced .. account
1 for transactions in 1790 mentions cash paid JOSHUA WILLIS for corn; ditto to
_,. JAMES SCOTT & JOHN STOCKDELL; cash paid RALPH QUARLES for a Bond given by
Said Thurston to WM. BELLS Exors; cash paid DOCTR. CHARLES TAYLOR in part for his
aR for attending Mr. Thurston in his illnesses; cash paid AARON FOUNTAIN; cash paid
a TALIAFERRO for corn; cash paid RICHARD ANDERSON; cash paid CAPT. JOHN STOCK-
a do hereby certify that this is a true statement of the acct of Nichs. Taliaferro Exor.
179] € Bate of William Thurston. Given under our hands this 19th day of September
i. nH N GRINNAN, JAMES THOMAS, DANIEL GRINNAN.
Thi Urt held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
his Statement of the Executorship of Nicholas Taliaferro with the Estate of William P.
es | CULPEPER COUNTY WILL BOOK D
Thurston deced was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.
p. Agreeable to the within order of the Worshipful Court of Culpeper We the Sub-
13 scribers have examined the accounts of THOMAS SIMS Executor of THOMAS SIMS
deceased and from the amount of the sales and debts he has paid for said Estate it
appears he had paid four shillings and four pence more than the Estate sold and that
the Prayer Book was unsold. ANTHO. HUGHES, JOHN STROTHER
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1791
This Settlement of the Executorship of Thomas Sims Exor. of Thomas Sims was returned
into Court and ordeed to be recorded.
pp. I RICHARD QUINN of Culpeper County being in perfect sense.of mind & memory
13- and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give
14 and dispose of the same in the manner & form following. Item I will and desire
the land whereon DAVID CAVE lives now be sold by my Exors to the best advan-
tage they can in order to discharge my debts and if any overplus to return into my
other other, Item I lend to my Wife NANCY QUINN all my Estate both real: and personal
during her remaining my widow and no longer and at the death or marriage of said
Wife I desire that the whole of my Estate be sold and my children hereafter mentioned
to have necessary schooling out of the same then the remainder of my Estate to be sold
and the money arising therefrom be put out on Interest till the youngest child marries
or arrives to lawful age then I will and desire that the whole of the money be equally
divided between my Son GARLAND QUINN, HARDIN QUINN, my daughter LUCY QUINN
and the child my wife is now big with. I nominate and appoint my friends BELFIELD
CAVE, JAMES WOOD and JAMES WHITE Exors of this my last Will and Testament As Witness
my hand & seal this thirteenth day of Janry One thousand seven hundred & ninety one.
Test: LEROY CANADAY, Richard Quinn
EDWARD HERNDON, WM. GLASS
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 17th day of October 1791
This last Will and Testament of Richard Quinn decd was exhibited to the Court by Bel-
field Cave and James Wood two of the Executors therein named and proved by the oaths
of Leroy Canaday and Edward Herndon two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded And on the Motion of the said Executors Certificate is granted them for ob-
taining a Probat thereof in due form they having made oath thereto and given Bond
and Security according to Law, Liberty being reserved for the other Executor therein
named to qualify when he shall think fit.
pp. Dr. The Estate of MARTIN NALLE Decd to WM. NALLE Exor. Account for the years
14 1787, 1788 (some entries) .. DANIEL FIELD for taxes; JOHN BROWN for Smiths
15 work; JOHN WILLIAMS his acct; paid my expenses to Maryland and advertising
the land there; paid WM. MADERSON; HUMPHREY SPARKS for necessaries per
acct from COLO. HILL .. Sales of personal Estate made March 31, 1791. Land whereon the
deceased lived 330 pounds 0/0; a piece called DILLARDS TRACT 40 pounds; piece called
the GRINDSTONE 35 pounds; by Tobacco of JOHN POPHAM; cash of JOHN BRILES: ditto of
MATTHEW HAWKINS; HENRY SCOTT, PETER MARYE; HUMPHREY POPHAM; JOHN HAWKINS,
MASON COLVIN....
Agreeable to an Order of Culpeper Court appointing us the Subscribers to settle the
Estate of Martin Nalle decd with the Executor proceeded to business and passed the ac-
counts as stated above. Given under our hands this 24th September 1791. H. HILL, JOHN
GILLISON, 0. MINOR, JOHN TUTT.
Ata Court held for Culpeper County the 17th day of October 1791
