• General Notes

  Will of William Shelton, 1800 - LOUISA COUNTY VIRGINIA
  
  October 31, 1800
  
  In the name of God amen, I William Shelton of the County of Louisa being of
  sound and disposing mind, do make this my last Will and Testament in the
  manner following.  I lend unto my wife during her natural life all that part
  of the tract of land I live on, lying on the north side of  Owen Creek with
  the appurtenances, also the following Negroes, Dinah, Bellar, Esther, Rachel.
  Fanny, Daniel, Charles and Moses, and the present and future increase of
  Esther and Rachel, except Marcus and Stephen, children of  Rachel, also half
  my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one half of my household and
  kitchen furniture.
  Item - I give to my son John two Negroes, Patrick and Susannah and the
  increase of Susannah to him and his heirs.
  Item - I lend unto my daughter Martha Lucas, three Negroes, Mentes, Isaac and
  Tabb. and her increase after my decease, also ten head of cattle a feather
  bed and furniture, also one half of the tract of land I purchased of James
  Heron (to be taken off of the lower part of the tract) during her natural
  life and at her decease the land Negroes etc. to revert to my estate and be
  divided as hereafter directed.
  Item - I lend to my son William, the land I live on after my wife decease, in
  lieu of the land I sold of his in Prince Edward County with the liberty of
  working immediately that part of the land lying on the South side of Owens’
  Creek.  I also lend him three Negroes, Marcus, Watt, and  Judd and the
  increase of Judd, also ten head of cattle, a feather bed and furniture during
  his natural life and at his decease, the land lent him, I give to my son John
  and his heirs the Negroes etc. to revert to my estate and be divided as
  herein after directed.  I direct my son William shall not rent the aforesaid
  land, or any part thereof.  I also appoint my executors hereafter named,
  Trustees to my son William.
  Item - I give to my son Jesse, three Negroes, Simon, Judd and Fanny and the
  increase of Judd and Fanny to him and his heirs.
  Item - I give to my son James, three Negroes, Bob, Matt, and Dorcas and the
  increase of Dorcas.  Cato and Fanny excepted to him and his heirs.
  Item - I give to my daughter Susanna Farrar, three Negroes, Jacob, Sampson,
  and Rachel and the increase of Rachel to her and her heirs.
  Item - I give to my daughter Ann Woodson, four Negroes, Isaac, Harry, Dilcy
  and Nelly to her and her heirs.  But in case she should die, not leaving
  lawful issue at the time of her death, the Negroes, Isaac, and Dilcy excepted
  to revert to my estate and be divided as hereafter directed.
  Item - I give to my daughter Sally Grubbs,(wife of Matthew Grubbs?) three
  Negroes Sawny, Davy and Anny and the increase of Anny, Mourning excepted to
  her and her heirs.  I lend unto my daughter aforesaid during her natural life
  one hundred and fifty acres land of the land I bought of James Heron to be
  taken from the upper part of the tract and after her death I give the said
  land to her children and their heirs, but it is to be understood that the
  value of the land aforesaid is to be deducted from her proportion of my
  estate in the general division thereof, and I direct accordingly.
  Item - I give to the children of Peter Crawford by his first
  wife(grandchildren?) three Negroes, Frank, Betsy and Jany  and the increase
  of Betsy and Jany to them and their heirs.  I also give them one hundred and
  five pounds, which I lent their father Peter Crawford in October one thousand
  seven hundred and eighty four, with the legal interest thereon from that
  period; be considered and taken as so much of their proportion of my estate
  in the general division thereof.
  Item - I give to my granddaughter Elizabeth Shelton, daughter of my son
  Robert, one Negro girl Lucy and her increase to her and her heirs.
  Item - I give to my grandson William Shelton, son of my son Robert, one Negro
  boy Charles to him and his heirs.
  Item - I give to my grandson James Shelton, son of my son Robert, one Negro
  girl Polly and her increase to him and his heirs.
  
  
  
  Item - I give the residue of my estate including the Negroes and personal
  estate lent my wife, weather real or personal to my children namely John,
  Martha Lucas, Susanna Farrar, William, James, Jesse, Ann Woodson, Sally
  Grubbs and the children of Peter Crawford by his first wife, the latter
  meaning the children of the said Crawford to inherit by stock and not by
  heads, in other words they are jointly to have but one share of my estate in
  the clause mentioned, but in case any of my children named in this clause die
  not leaving lawful issue at the time of their death, that then that part of
  my estate specified in this clause to be divided between the survivors, or
  the legal representatives of those that had lawful issue at the time of their
  death, but no division of that part of my estate lent my wife to take place
  before her death.  I direct that the Negroes given my daughters Martha Lucas
  and Ann Woodson shall not be carried out of this State.  I direct that no
  security be given or required of my executors for the faithful discharge of
  the trust I hereby repose in them.  And lastly I do hereby nominate and
  appoint my son John and James and my son in law Peter Crawford my executors. 
  In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first
  day of October 1800. 
  William Shelton - seal
  Signed sealed and declared to be the last Will and testament of William
  Shelton in presence of Cornelius Dabney, Richard Johnson, Reuben Sanders
  At a Court held for Louisa County on the 12th day of January 1801.  This Will
  was this day in open Court exhibited by John Shelton, James Shelton and Peter
  Crawford the executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of Cornelius
  Dabney and Richard Johnson two of the witness thereto, and by the Court
  ordered to be recorded.  And the said executors having made oath thereto
  according to law on this motion certificate is granted them for obtaining a
  probate thereof in due form without giving security.
  Teste - Jn. Poindextor, C.L.C.
  
  Will submitted by Wayne Shelton for transcription by Eileen Coppola <E5jc6@@aol.com>
  Dec. 1999
  

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