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1756-1761 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 13, [Mike Marshall]; Page 289.
Spillman's Will
This last will and testament William Spillman being in perfect sense and memory tho weak.
Imprimis, I give to my youngest daughter Margaret Spillman, one bed and furniture and one cow and calf and 10 shillings worth in pewter.
Item I give to my daughter Lettice Dulin one cow and calf.
I make my loving sons Thomas Spillman, William Spillman and John Spillman my whole executors and my land and improvements to be equally to be divided between the three brothers, my beloved sons, this being my last will and testament. As witness whereof thereunto set my hand and fixed my seal. William Spillman (his mark)
Robert Frank
William Piper
Peter Jett
Westmoreland Sct. At a court held for the said county the 29th day of April 1760 this last will and testament of William Spillman, deceased was presented into court by the executors therein named who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of William Piper and Peter Jett, two of the witnesses thereto is admitted to record, and on motion of the said executors and their performing what is usual certificate is granted for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
Test: John Lee, Jr. CCW
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 145
SPILLMAN, WILLIAM, no date; 29 Apr. 1760.
Daus. Lettice Dulin and Margaret Spillman 1 cow, pewter and bed;
land to sons Thomas, William and John Spillman.
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Source:
Melville, Malcolm L.,
Spilman papers
Forestville, Calif.: Priv. print., 1965, 489 pgs
S P I L M A N P A P E R S - A P P E N D I X 356
DEED: JOHN SPILMAN TO WILLIAM AND THOMAS SPILMAN Made : 11/24/1767
Recorded: Nov. 1767
(Westmoreland Deeds and Wills: Bk.14, Page 508-511)
THIS INDENTURE made the twentyfourth day of November in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven and in the seventh year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Brittain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith, between John Spilman of the County of King George and Parish of Brunswick in the Colony of Virginia, planter, of the one part and Thomas Spilman of the Parish of Washington and County of Westmoreland, and William Spilman of the same Parish and County aforesaid, which said John Spilman, Thomas Spilman, and William Spilman are the three sons of William Spilman their late father deceased of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said John Spilman for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, the receipt whereof the said John Spilman loth hereby confess and acknowledge and discharge the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, their executors and administrators, hath granted bargained, sold, aliened and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, and confirm unto the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, and to their heirs, all that one undivided third part (the whole in three equal parts to be divided) of and in all containing two hundred acres be the same more or less, scituate, lying, and being in the Parish of Washington and County of Westmoreland, the aforesaid land being part of a tract of land belonging to Robert Frank and on the north side of the main branch of Mattox Creek and bounded as followeth, beginning at a marked black oak and extending west to the line of William Piper to marked red oak, thence along the said Piper line N by W to marked hickorie, thence down the main branch of the said creek and then along the said dam to the uppermost line, thence No. to a black oak, thence East to a live oak in a small branch, finally to the first station, which said tract of land was given and devised to the said John Spilman, Thomas Spilman, and William Spilman party hereto, in and by the last will and testament of the said William Spilman the father, deceased, and all houses, buildings, orchards, ways, watercourses, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises hereby granted or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainers, rents, issues and profits thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, property claim and demand whatsoever of him the said John Spilman, of and in and to the same premises and all deeds, evidences, and writings touching or in any way concerning the same TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said one third part of the said tract and all and singular other the premises hereby bargained and sold and every part thereof with their appurtenances unto them, said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, their heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of them the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, their heirs and assigns forever, as tenants in common and not as joint tenants, and the said John Spilman for himself, his heirs and assigns, doth covenant, promise and grant to and with the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, their heirs and assigns by these presents, that he and the said John Spilman now at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents is seized of a good, sure, perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple, of and in the said third of the said tract of land hereby granted and hath in himself good right, full power, and absolute authority to grant and convey the same to the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman, party hereto, and their heirs in manner and form aforesaid, and that the said premises now are and forever hereafter shall remain and be free and clear of all former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, dower rights and titles of dower intails, judgements, executions, titles, troubles, and incumbrances whatsoever made, done, committed, or suffered by the aforesaid John Spilman or any other person whomsoever claiming under him (the quit rents here-after to grow due for the same premises only excepted) and further that he the said John Spilman and his heirs all and singular, the third part of the said premises hereby bargained and sold with their appurtenances unto them the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman, their heirs and assigns, against him the said John Spilman and all other persons and persons whomsoever, shall and will warrant and for-ever defend by these presents, and lastly it is hereby declared and agreed between the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party here-to, that the remaining two undivided third parts of the said tract of land and premises so given and devised by the will of their said late father William Spilman and also the said third part of the said land bargained and sold unto them as aforesaid shall remain, continue, stand, and be to the use and behoof of them the said Thomas Spilman and William Spilman party hereto, not as joint tenants but in such sort, manner, and form that each of them, their heirs and assigns, shall hold their respective moieties in severally and that the law of survivorship at the death of either of them shall not take place. IN WITNESS WHEREOF all the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Sealed and delivered in JOHN SPILMAN (SEAL)
the presence of us: THOMAS SPILMAN (SEAL)
Robert Frank, James Frank, WILLIAM SPILMAN (SEAL)
Thomas Hollings
Received the day and year first above written, of and from the within named Thomas and William Spilman the sum of twenty five pounds Virginia Currency in full of the consideration money within mentioned to be paid to me, Winess my hand: JOHN SPILMAN
At a court held for Westmoreland County the 24th day of November 1767: This indenture and receipt thereon endorsed was acknowledged by John Spilman, party hereto, and ordered to be recorded.
Teste: JAMES DAVENPORT, Ct. Cirk.
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1768-1773 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 15 [Mike Marshall]; Page 106.
Spilman witt Spillman Division of Land
A division made and indented this 27th day of October 1770. Whereas William Spillman, deceased, did by his last will give to his 3 sons, Thomas Spillman, William Spillman, and John Spillman, a dividend of land in the Parish of Washington and County of Westmoreland one tract of land between his three sons containing 200 or more acres, and as the aforesaid Thomas Spillman and William Spillman both purchased the one divided third part belonging to the said John Spillman, and both by consent made a division agreeable to themselves. Viz; beginning at the mouth of the Meadow Branch formerly called Whitins Meadow and running up the said branch to the main fork, thence North to the back line of the aforesaid tract of land that lot or parcel of land on the east side of the said branch and North line to belonged to Thomas Spillman and his heirs forever; and the other part or lot of land lying on the west side of the said branch and North line in the east side of the main branch of the head of Mattox to belonged to William Spillman;
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us Thomas Spillman
Peter Jett William Spillman
At a court held for Westmoreland County the 27th day of November 1770 this indenture was acknowledged by Thomas Spillman and William Spillman parties thereto and ordered to be recorded. Test
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