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1756-1761 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 13, [Mike Marshall]; Page 114.
Vaulx's Will
I Robert Vaulx being sick and weak but of disposing sense and memory do dispose of my estate in the following manner.
Imprimis, I give unto my friend John Elliott 400 acres of land in Prince [William] County during his natural life and after his decease to his two sons and their heirs forever. Which 400 acres of land here intended to be devised his part of a larger tract in the aforesaid County. The residue of the said lands together with another lying and being in the province of Maryland I devise to John Bushrod, Augustine Washington, Edward Ransdell and William Bernard and their heirs in trust to be sold for the payment of my debts but my will is that if Mr. McLain [Paul McClan/ McClain] who formerly lived with my mother should be liable to purchase the tract of land in Maryland, that my aforesaid trustees shall convey it to him in fee simple upon his paying to them £100.
Item I give to my daughters Milly Vaulx and Molly Vaulx my tract of land in Brereton Neck into the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten equally to be divided.
Item I give to my daughters Caty Vaulx and Kenner Vaulx into the heirs of their bodies begotten all my land in Nominy, Machodoc Neck to be equally divided between them.
Item I give [missing] and child my wife [missing] bodies begotten by tract of land adjoining to the land of Col. Philip Ludlow Lee to be equally divided between them.
Item I give to my two daughters Betty Vaulx and Sally Vaulx into the heirs of their bodies begotten the tract of land I purchased of John Elliott to be equally divided between them.
Item I give to my daughter Caty Vaulx the tract of land whereon I formerly lived called the “Ruins” and to the heirs of her body begotten. Also I give to her a tract of land which I purchased of Hugh French.
Item I give to my daughters Betty Vaulx and Sally Vaulx and the heirs of their bodies begotten a mill lying in being in Washington Parish.
Item I give and devise to the child my wife now goes with if a boy all the before mentioned tracts of land to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever and if my said son should die without heirs then my will and desire is that my land shall descend and go to as before is directed.
Item I give to my friend John Elliott during his life the use of part of a tract of land which I purchased from him, viz; from Horse Swamp along the line of Lawrence Washington’s tract of land back into the woods as far as can tend with his own labors. I also give him the use of certain stocks sold to me by bill of sale during his life and afterwards to descend to his two sons forever. I also give to the two sons a Negro a piece to be delivered to them when they shall arrive to the age of 21 years; but as there is a contest upon the validity of Major John Elliott’s will, if the said will should be established and if the said John Elliott or his heirs should recover any part of the said land I purchased of him I do hereby revoke all the devise and request to the said John Elliott his sons.
Item I give to John Elliott during his life the use of a Negro fellow Harvey and after his death to return and be divided in the same manner as the residue of my Negroes is here before directed to be divided.
Item I give to my daughter Caty Vaulx a Negro girl named Hannah.
Item I give to Brereton Kenner a Negro ranch name Moll in Brereton Neck.
Item I give to my beloved wife during her widowhood all the Negroes mentioned in a certain marriage contract together with my waiting man Peter, Lettice, Rose and Whipster and my desire is if my said wife should marry again that all the Negroes devised to her should be equally divided amongst my children.
Item I devise the rest of my Negroes to be equally divided among my children and my desire is that my executors shall only add so many to the Negroes secured by marriage contract to the children of my present wife as shall make [missing] daughters equal in the whole.
Item [missing] my [missing] profit of my mill during her widowhood upon her paying one third part of the charges in repair.
Item I devise that my wife may work any part of the lands devised to her children with her Negroes until the children shall arrive to the age of 21 years or are married.
Item I devise to my wife after my debts are paid the guardianship of my children by her and their respective estates before devised to them.
Item I give to each of my daughters by my former wife a good feather bed and furniture, the rest of my household goods except a desk, scultore and chest of drawers which I devise to be sold for the payment of my debts, I give to my beloved wife forever.
Item I give to my wife the use of all my plate (except a punch ladle which I give to Augustine Washington) for her life and after her death to the child she now goes with, if a boy otherwise to be equally divided among all my children.
Item I give my beloved wife the stocks upon the plantation of Lawrence Washington during her life and after her death to her children by me, I desire the rest of my stocks may continue upon the respective plantations for the use of my wife and family till my children respectively come to their age or are married and then to be equally divided.
Item I give to my beloved wife 2000 pounds of tobacco per annum to be paid her by my executors out of the rents of my lands exclusive of the lands in the marriage settlement.
I give her also my chair and horses, a woman’s saddle in a horse called Spanker.
Item I give to my daughter Betty Vaulx my horse called Jocky and a saddle
I give to Lawrence Washington his choice of my unbroken horses
I give to William Bernard my law books
I give to Thomas Shadrach the stocks he made over to me by bill of sale,
I give to my son-in-law Lawrence Washington a suit of mourning clothes.
I give to Thomas Hughes wife 500 pounds of tobacco for taking care of my children.
I remit to Edward Muse and John Muse their respective debts.
I desire James Russell may be discharged from my service. I remit also to him his debts.
I give James Russell, Sr. 500 pounds tobacco which I desire may be paid him out of a debt due from Thomas Davis which he has in his hands by virtue of a desties made on the said Russell for rent.
I give to Edward Ransdell my gun.
I give to John Bushrod my sword.
I give to John Storke my cutter.
I give my friend Francis Williams one ram and 10 ewes.
I desire [missing] blacksmith Dick may be discharged from my [missing] to make lease to [missing] reserve [missing] rents 950 pounds tobacco per annum.
I give to Washington Parish four thousand pounds tobacco after my debts paid to be paid 1000 pounds per annum
I devise my executors may provide a suitable tombstone and wall in the graveyard with a wall three brick thick.
I give a suit of black in a suit of blue close already made Brereton Kenner.
The rest of my wearing clothes I give to John Elliott
If any of my land should be recovered from any of the children to whom it is devised, my will is that the other children shall make up that lost to the losing child out of their estates.
I give to my friend Francis Williams liberty to be at 100 gallons of cider per annum for six years out of my orchards, Elliott’s plantation and that my negroes assist him to be at it.
Item as I suspect a judgment will pass against John Elliott and myself for 100 pounds which I am sensible must be paid out of my estate my desire is that the tract of land for which that debt was contracted may be sold for the payment of my debts.
Item I devise the bricks now made in the “Ruins” together with the shells may be burned immediately and if the child my wife now goes with be a boy that my executors hereafter named rebuild the house out of the profits of my estate as soon as may be and if the child my wife goes with is a girl and she is inclined to rebuild the house and be at two thirds expense I desire my executors to pay the other one third; and to her heirs all the plank surveyed by my sawyers at Brereton Neck.
Item I desire my executors immediately to repair after the last mannor the house I now live and to add to it a shed 12 x 16 for the use of my wife and children.
Item I desire my daughter Elizabeth Vaulx remain with my dear wife till she arrives at the age of 18 or marriage.
I desire my good friend Mrs. Ann Washington to take my daughter Sarah Vaulx to live with till she arrives to the age of 18 or marriage.
I desire my good friend Mr. Ransdell to take my daughter Molly Vaulx until she arrives to the age of 18 or marriage.
I appoint John Bushrod, Augustine Washington, Edward Ransdell and William Bernard executors of my will aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of August 1754.
Signed sealed and published in the presence of us R. Vaulx
Thomas Shaw
John Muse
Francis Williams
Lovell Harrison
This by way of codicil my will which I desire may be annexed.
It is my desire and wish that Sarah Pearce have my daughter Milly Vaulx.
I give to William Vigour, carpenter [missing] him his trade.
My will is in case Richard Pearce should be so aged that my executors shall be of the opinion that he cannot support himself that then and in that case he shall be well supported out of my estate.
I give William Goff 's all his time due to me.
Item I give my daughter Caty Vaulx the purchase I made of Richard Steele of a certain stream and woodland ground for a water mill to her and her heirs forever
given under my hand and seal this eighth day of August 1754
Sealed and acknowledged in presence of R. Vaulx
Francis Williams
B. Weeks
Thomas Hughes
Westmoreland Sct. At a court continued and held for the said County the 26th day of March 1755 this last will and testament of Robert Vaulx, deceased and his codicil’s was presented into Court by John Bushrod and Augustine Washington, Gent two of the executors therein named who made oath thereto as the law directs that the will was proved by the oaths of John Muse and Francis Williams in the first codicil by Benjamin Weeks and Francis Williams the said will and codicils ordered to be lodged for further proof and on motion of the said executors and their performing what the law in such case requires certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Test: George Lee CCW
Westmoreland Sct. At a court held for the said County this 27th day of September 1757 the above will of Robert Vaulx, Gent, deceased being further proved by the oath of Lovell Harrison a witness thereto and the first codicil further proved by the oath of Thomas Hughes a witness to the last will and codicil, and ordered to be recorded
recorded the second day of October 1757 Test: George Lee CCW
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1773-1787 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 16 & 17 [Mike Marshall]; Page 321.
Ball to John Rowand Indenture
This indenture made the 14th day January 1787 between Mary Ball of the County of Northumberland of the one part and John Rowand, the younger of the County of Westmoreland of the other part. Whereas Robert Vaulx late of the County of Westmoreland, Gent., Deceased was in his lifetime seized and possessed of and in several tracts of land as well in the County of Westmoreland as in the County of Northumberland, and being so seized and possessed departed this life sometime in the year 175[5] (living at the time of his death seven daughters, viz; Betty, Sally, Milly and Mary by his first wife and Katy, Kenner and Peggy by his second wife, whom he left a widow ensient with a child which afterwards was born alive and proved to be his son who died in his earliest infancy, having first made his last will and testament in writing bearing date the fifth day of August 1754 and thereby amongst other things devised fifth to his daughters Milly and Mary his lands in Brereton Neck, Northumberland County to be equally divided between them in tail, to his daughters Katy and Kenner his lands in Nominy and Machodoc in tail, to his daughter Peggy and the child his wife was ensient with (if a girl) his lands adjoining Col. Philip Ludwell Lee to be equally divided between them in tail, to his daughters Betty and Sally the lands he purchased of John Elliott and a mill to be equally divided between them in tail, to his daughter Katy the land called the “Ruins” in the lands he purchased of Hugh French in tail, and to the child his wife was ensient with (if a son) all the before mentioned lands in tail annulling all the before mentioned devices to his daughters but if his son should die without issues his land should go to the heirs before directed. And whereas Milly and Kenner died under age without issue, Katy intermarried with Dr. James Bankhead and being possessed of the lands in Machodoc Neck had a child born alive and has together with the child departed this life leaving her husband possessed of the said estate as tenant by the courtesy of England, Sally intermarried with [Rev. James Marye] and is since dead leaving issue now living, Peggy intermarried with John Skinker and died possessed of the estate devised to her in the year 1777 without ever having had a child, Betty intermarried with [John Newton], and the said Mary party to these presents intermarried with James Ball. And whereas the said Mary Ball is entitled to and has an interest in part of the tract of land adjoining to Philip Ludlow’s land. Now this indenture witnesseth the said Mary Ball in consideration of 400 pounds current money of Virginia has sold by these presents unto John Rowand all the estate right title and claim which he hath in the said tract of land before mentioned adjoining to Col. Philip Ludlow’s land. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Sealed and delivered in presence of Mary Ball
Hudson Muse, Thomas Parker
Joseph Pierce, Jr., Thomas Edwards, Jr.
Spencer Ball, William P. Flood
James N. Ball, Laurence Muse
At a court held for Westmoreland County the 30th day of January 1787 this indenture of bargain and sale and receipt thereon endorsed proved by the oaths of William P. Flood, James N. Ball and Laurence Muse, three of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste James Bland CWC
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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