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- Widow of William Cave.
Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/Travers-VA-1717.txt
URL title: Will of Giles Travers of Stafford County, Virginia, 1717
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TRAVERS, Giles of Stafford County, Virginia, 1717
Will of Giles Travers of Stafford County, Virginia, 1717
Sparacio, Ruth & Sam; Abstracts of Land Causes Prince William County, Virginia, 1790-1793 (McLean, Virginia, The Antient Press, 1992) Page 32-33.
"Page 335-337, May 1791
"In the name of God Amen, the first day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventeen, I Giles Traverse Gentleman living in Stafford County in the Colony of Virginia, being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following; that is to say, first & principally, I give my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it to me and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the might power of God, And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise bequeath & bestow the same in manner following; .. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter, Elizabeth, four hundred acres of land beginning at the Landing Run and so running out round to compleat it & I give to my Daughter, Elizabeth, that land above Deep Run being about one hundred and sixty acres. I owe unto my Daughter, Elizabeth, Negroe Dick & Negro Dick & Negroe Jack & Negro Nubb. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter, Elizabeth, two beds with Canvas Ticks & the furniture belonging to them; Negro Betty being with Child & if it lives I give the Child to my Grand Daughter. .. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter, Ann, the Plantation where I now live & all the remainder of the land when my Daughter has hers. I give unto my Daughter, Ann, Negroe Giles & Negroe Peg & Peter & Roger & two feather beds and furniture, and I give unto my Daughter, Ann, at the day of marriage, two new Rugs and two pair of Blankets to paid out of the Rents of Occoquan. .. I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Million, all my land above Occoquan. I give unto my Daughter, Million, a Negroe called Bess & a Negroe called Phillis, & a Negroe called Tony and a Negroe called Sarah. I give unto my Daughter, Million, two feather beds & furniture at the day of Marriage, two new rugs and two pair of blankets to paid out of the rents of Occoquon and I give unto my Daughter, Million, twelve barrow hogs at the day of marriage three years old apiece and the rest of my hogs to the family use and all the remainder of my personal Estate to be equally divided between my three Daughters; .. And my will is that if John Cave, should bring any of the Estate to Appraisement that he shall forfeit all his Estate that belongs to his Wife and the part to be equally divided between my Daughter, Ann, and my Daughter, Million, .. And I make and ordain my loving Brother, Rawleigh Traverse & my son in law, John Cave, my full and whole executors and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and annul all and every other former Testament Will Legacies Bequests and Execution by me in any wise before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
"Signed sealed published pronounced & declared by the said Giles Travis as and for his Last Will & Testament. In presence of us, Tho. Ellzey, Edwd. Watts, James Jervers. "Giles sig GT Traverse
"At a Court held for Stafford County the 11th September 1717, The Last Will and Testament of Giles Travers, deced, was presented into Court by Raleigh Traverse & John Cave, his Executors who made oath thereto and the same being proved by the oaths of Thomas Ellzey & Edward Watts witnesses thereto the same is admitted to Record, And upon the motion of the said Raleigh Traverse and John Cave and their performing what is usual in such cases, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form. "George Mason, C. S. C. "From Lib:H, folio 679. From the Record True Copy. H. Tyler, C.S.C."
Elizabeth TRAVERS m1 John CAVE m2 Lewis ELZEY
Anne TRAVERS m1 William CAVE m2 Thomas DENT
Million TRAVERS m. Joseph WAUGH
Source: John Bennett Boddie, _Historical Southern Families_, vol. 2, and also 'The Register of Overwharton Parish Stafford County, Virginia 1723-1758,' by George Harrison Sanford King. On Page 247-248, King states that Elizabeth was the only daughter by Anne WAUGH.
Contributed by: Kathleen Much kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU
By way of: ccharity@ccharity.com
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James Hughes 2005-12-20 18:48:19
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Court Record Data
Context Extract
Defendant Merryman Spilman
Deponent / Affiant George F. Vowles; Thomas Mountjoy (66); William Butler; Benjamin Berry; William Mountjoy (67); William Butler; Charnock Cox; James Butler
Locality Stafford Co.; King George Co.; Fauquier Co.
Marriage Andrew Edwards -mr- FNU Withers, widow of Cain Withers
Marriage Thomas Dent -mr- Anne Cave, widow of William Cave
Plaintiff William Alexander
Plat land in dispute between William Alexander & Merryman Spilman
Tobacco reference to Caves Warehouse
Tract Bellview
Administrative Information
Record title Alexander vs Spilman
Year recorded 1805
Contributed by: James Hughes
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1729-1748 Stafford County, Virginia Will Book M; [Antient Press]; Page 338-339 In Name of God Amen I WILLIAM CAVE of Parish of Overwharton and County of Stafford Planter being very weak of body but of perfect Sense .. do make this my Last Will and Testament .. Imprimis I give unto my son JAMES all my Lands and Tenements with their appurtenances situate and being in said Parish to him and heirs of his body Lawfully begotten, for default of such issue then I give the same to my daughter ELIZABETH and heirs .. and for default of such heirs then I give the same to my Right heir at Law. Item I give unto my said Son three Negroes (named) and his heirs. Item I give unto my said daughter Elizabeth three Negroes to wit (named) and her heirs. Also I good new feather bed bolster and Pillows, a pair of sheets, a Quilt and a rugg with a Cord and bedsted. Item I give unto my dearly beloved wife ANNE one third part of all my Lands and Tenements aforesaid during her natural life also the three following Negroes (named) to be at her own will and disposal. Item I give unto my dearly beloved wife Anne my son James and daughter Elizabeth all the Residue of my Personal Estate of what kind or nature Soever to be Equally divided among them. Item I desire that these three Negroes to wit Brooker, Winny and London may be sold at auction to the highest bidder by my Executors hereafter mentioned and the money arising from the Sale to be by them applyed towards the payment of my debts. Also I make my beloved wife Anne and Mr. JOHN WAUGH Executors of this my Last Will .. Revoking all former wills .. this 17th July in year 1742.
Presence Jno. Hamilton, Will. Cave
John Frogg, H. Tyler
At Court held for Stafford County Sept 14th 1742 Last Will .. presented by ANNE CAVE and JOHN WAUGH who made oath .. being proved .. admitted to record Certificate granted for obtaining probate ,,
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ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, FAIRFAX CO., VA.
(Liber A, B, Wills-by Eula K. Woodward)
Dent, Thomas, Truro Parish, 7 Dec. 1750-27 Mch. 1751.
To w. Elizabeth; to dau-in-Iaw Elizabeth Withers, condition her husband. & she withdraw all claims to land her
father Wm. Cave lived on;
to Richard Sanford;
to his s. Richard Sanford, Jr.,
to friend Robert Sanford;
to bro Wm. Dent & hrs. after wife's d. residue.
Exrs Wife Elizabeth, bro. Wm. Dent, Maj. Peter Hedgman, Hugh West & Capt. John Minor,
Thom. Dent.,
Wit. John Minor, W. H. J. Terret, Richard Sanford, Robert Sanford (p. 460
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1705 - Bef 1748 (< 42 years)