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1749-1751 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book S, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 77
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen, I WILLOUGHBY HARRISON of Westmorland County being sich and weak of body tho in perfect sence and memory thanks be to God for the same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life thought fitt to make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, First being sorry for all my sins most humbly praying to Almighty God for forgiveness of ye same, I committ my Sole to God my heavenly Father hopeing by the merits of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, to receive it again at the last day of my rezerection and my body to ye Earth to be buryed at ye discetion of my Executors hereafter mentioned;
Item. I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, the Plantation I now live on wth: all ye land belonging to it, it being the land I bought of JOHN RUST, to him & to his heirs for ever; And if my Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, should dey without heir of his body, then the said Land to descend to my Son, JOSHWAY HARRISON& his heirs for ever, and for ye want of such heirs to descend to my Son, DANL: HARRISON, & his heirs for ever; And for the want of such heirs to descend to my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, & her heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, the feather bed he usly lyes on and one iron pott and a Cow and Calf;
Item. I give to my Son, DANL: HARRISON, my Old Plantation, it being the land my Father gave me to him & his heirs for ever, and if this my Son, DANL. HARRISON should dey without heirs of his body, I give ye said land to my Son, JOSHWAY HARRISON, and his heirs for ever, and if my two Sons, DANL. and JOSHWAY HARRISON should dey without heirs of their bodys, then ye said Land to descend to my Son, SAML. HARRISON, & his heirs for ever; and for ye want of such heirs then to descend to my Dafter, DARCEAS HARRISON, and her heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, DANL. HARRISON, the feather bead he usly lies on and the Horse called Toppin, and one iron pott and frying pan and my Horse Colt caled Jack.
Item. I give to my Son, JASHWAY HARRISON, my Still and all its furniture & a young Horse called Fox & my Gun and Sword & all my waring apparel and ye best bed and furniture I have in my house & all my Coopers Tools;
Item. I give to my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, my young Horse Colt called Sesen, and a feather bed she usly lyes on & my largest Pewter Dish & Warming Pan and a small Trunk.
item. I give to my Dafter, ELIZABETH BALEY, one Cow.
Item. My Will and desier is that my Son, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, keep & enjoy what I have already given him without interruption, it being what I intended for his part as a Legacy until the residue be divided and then to have eaqull part with his Brothers & Sisters of ye remainder;
Item. Further my will and desire is that the Crop of tobacco now in my House be equally divided between my Sons, SAMUEL HARRISON, DANL. HARRISON, JASHWAY HARRISON and my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, my Corn and Meat not to bee appraised.
Item. I give all my goods and chattles that I have not all ready given away after my just debts and funerell charges is paid to be eaqule divided between my four Sons and two Dafters, vizt., SAMUEL HARRISON, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, DANIEL HARRISON, JASHAWAY HARRISON, ELIZA: BALEY and DARCAS HARRISON.
Item. I also appoint my two Sons, SAML. HARRISON & DANL. HARRISON Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills before made by me. In Witness whareof I have set my hand and seale this 12th day of Janery
1749/50
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of us
GEORGE LAMKIN, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON
MICHAEL GILBERD,
THOMAS WILLIAMS, MICHAEL his mark ROLOND
Westmorland Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 27th day of March Anno Dom: 1750 This Last Will and Testamt. of WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, deced., being presented into Court by SAML. HARRISON & DANL. HARRISON, his Executors who made Oath thereto as the Law directs, & being also duely proved by the Oaths of GEORGE LAMKIN, THOMAS WILLIAMS and MICHAEL ROLAND, three of the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record. An on the mocon of the sd. Exors. and their performing what the Law in such cases requires, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form
Test GEORGE LEE, C. C. W.
Recorded the 28th day of March 1750, per G. L., C. C. W.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 127
HARRISON, WILLOUGHBY, 12 Jan. 1749-50; 27 March 1750.
Eldest son Samuel land; son Joshua still; son Daniel land; Dorcas Harrison 1 feather bed and horse; dau. Elizabeth Baley 1 cow; son Willoughby estate already in his possession.
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1753-1754 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 12, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 29-30
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I STEPHEN BALEY the Elder of Westmoreland County being in perfect health and memory, God be praised for the same, doe ordaine and opint this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, First, I will that all my just debts be paid;
Item. I give to my well beloved Son, STEPHEN BALEY, all my land in MATTOX to the dividing line between he & his Brother, JOHN BALEY, to him and his heirs for ever;
Item. I give my well beloved Son, JOHN BALEY, my Negro girl known by the name of Hannah to him and his heirs for ever; -
Item. I give to my Son, STEPHEN BAILEY, one Negro girl known by the name of Sue, to him and his heirs for ever; also one feather bed and furniture.
Item. I give to my well beloved Son, WILLIAM BALEY, my Negro girl known by the name of Nell to him and his heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my well beloved Son, JAMES BALEY, one Negro man known by the name of Will to him and his heirs for ever; also one Cow and Calf;
Item. I give to my well beloved Son, STEPHEN BALEY my two Negro boys, Samson and Michel xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daughters, ANN DANIELSON, MARTHA JENKINS and ELIZABETH xxxxxxxxxx the true value of them equally to be divided amongst the xxxxxxxxx Sisters, and each of their heirs;
Item. My will is that my loving Wife, shall have the use of my whole Estate in during her natrall life or marriage if my Wife should marri then to have noe more than the Law will give her;
Item. My Will if that at the death of my loving Wife that all the rest of my Estate not above giving be divided between my Sons and Daughters above named, and Lastly I opint my loving Wife, ELIZABETH, and my well beloved Sons, JOHN and STEPHEN, my whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament;
In Witness my hand and seal the 14th of April 1750
FLEET COX, STEPHEN his mark BALEY
JOHN BALEY
JAS: BALEY
Note; that my will is that there be noe appraisment of my Estate
Westmorland Set. At a Court held for the said County the 28th day of August Anno Dom: 1753 This Last Will and Testament of STEPHEN BALEY, deceased, was presented into Court by all the Executors therein named and being proved by the Oath of FLEET COX, JAMES BALEY and JOHN BALEY, the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record; And on the moron of the Executors and their performing what the Law in such cases requires, Certificate is granted them for obtaininga Probate thereof in due form
Recorded the 5th day of August
Test GEORGE LEE, C. C. W.
Anno Dom: 1753 per G. L., C. C. W.
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ELIZABETH WIFE OF STEPHEN, SR. WHO DIED IN 1753
FID BK 4-123: 6/1/1759 Part of Elizabeth’s share sold for orphans noted Elizabeth was deceased must be the mother, Elizabeth Harrison, as Stephen Junior’s wife was Alice Garland.
WCOB 1758-1761 ESTATE OF ELIZABETH BAILEY 10/28/1760, Page190-91. Account of sales of her estate belonging to orphans of JAMES BAILEY, dec’d. This would be the James who died in 1755. John Bailey, Administrator
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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