General Notes

Will of Henry Given, dated 09 May 1851, proved April 1853 E
xecutor:  friend,Stephen A. Porter Wit: Caroline Benson, D
avid G. Cleek, Charles F. Francisco
Bequests:  wife to have 1/3 of all personal property excep
t bonds and money;wife to occupy the plantation where I n
ow live; at her death, all propertyto be sold and proceed
s divided equally between all my children, viz  MustoeB.
, William D., Jane Catherine, Henry K., Charles F., Adam, J
ames M., George, Elizabeth S., John C., and Caroline B. t
o son Adam - $50 to children JamesM., George, Elizabeth S.
, John C., and Caroline B. Given - $100 in additionto thei
r proportionable part of my estate these last 2 bequests t
o Adam, James M., George, Elizabeth S., John C. and Carolin
e B. are made with the viewof rendering them equal with m
y older children to wife - slaves John, Andrew,Ellen, as l
ong as wife remains a widow and keeps my children with he
r Allslaves except those bequeathed to wife to be divide
d equally among all my children should the children of my f
irst wife, viz, Mustoe B., WilliamD., Jane Catherine, Henr
y K., Charles F., and Adam, claim the Negroes to which the
y are entitled by right of their mother, then said slaves v
alue is taken from that portion of my estate to which the
y were otherwise entitled residue equallyto all my childre
n.
Inventory of estate of Henry Given - 19 May 1853 Administra
tor:  Wm. H. Revercomb, sheriff & admr.  Appraised by:  Joh
n F. Bratton, Adam G. Cleek, George Gillett
Slaves: Patsy, age 48 Andrew, age 24 Ellen, age 20 Isabella
, age 18 Mary, age 15 Samuel, age 13 Aaron, age 9 Martha, a
ge7 Isaac, age 5 William, age 5 Peter, age 2 Patsy, age 5
0 Charlotte, age 23 Rachael, age 15 Charles, age 10 Lewis
, age 2 William David, age 2 John, age 37Harriet, age 23
Estate sale - 20 May 1853
01 Jun 1852 Power of attorney fromMustoe B. Given and wife
, Elizabeth B. Given, William D. Given and wife, Rachel B
. Given, Charles A. Given and wife, Mary A. Given, Henry K
. Given and wife, Juliann C. Given, all of McHenry Co., IL
, to Adam Given, son of Henry Given, of Bath Co., VA. p. 12
0a, Dist. 8: # 155/155 - indexed "Givin" and "Givins" Henr
y Given, 64, M, Farmer, $2000, b. Bath Co., VA Susan [2nd w
ife], 37, F, b. Pendleton Co., VA Jane Gross [widowed dau]
, 27, F, b. Bath Co., VA Nancy Gross, 9, F, b. Allegany Co.
, Va, school George Gross, 7, M, b. Bath Co.,VA, school Ja
mes Given, 14, M, b. Bath Co., VA, school George Given, 13
, M, b. Bath Co., VA, school Elizabeth Given, 7, F, b. Bat
h Co., VA, school JohnGiven, 5, M, b. Bath Co., VA David W
. [Gibson?], 7, b. Pendleton Co., VA