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BRUNSWICK COUNTY,VIRGINIA

WILL BOOKS

Volume 5

1804 - 1812

Abstracted byDr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr.

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56-(67) Account 1799·· 1804 for the estate of Sarah Firth by Hubbard Saunders. Named:Hery Abernathy Mary Firth John Murrell Hubbard SaundersDaniel Duggar Thomas Firth Percivall & Halliday Abraham VaughanHowell Dugger William Firth Willis Pilkinton Dr WalkerRichard Field James Haldane

Audited by Aaron Brown & Thomas Maclin.Returned to Court 28 Jan 1805.

William GholsonMark GrantCharles HarrisHubbard Hobbs

Stephen JacksonBenja JonesSaml T. KirbyDavid Kirkland

Stephen KirklandThomas LanierCharles Lucas

Noted were 8 legatees; Nancy Bass's children; "my mother" (presumably the executor's?)Audited by Wm Edwd Brodnax, Sterling Ruffin, Phil Claiborne.Returned to Court 24 Dee 1804.

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William StainbackWood TuckerEdmund WebbWilliam WilkersonBurwell WilkesLew WilliamsPeter WilliamsLud Worsham & Williams

John Wyche

William PrenticeJohn RiceDavid RobertsonWilliam RuffinHubbard SaundersJames Saunders

Joseph SaundersLewis SaundersTurner SaundersWilliam Saunders

Roger MallorySmalwood MarlowJames McInvaleThomas McInvaleWilliam MeridithRandle MitchellParham

Wm T. PenningtonJos PercivallJesse Peterson

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Drury StithRichard StithThomas Stroud

Edwd TarpleyMrs Martha TarpleyMaj TaylorDarville ThompsonBenja TrotterThomas S. TrotterJohn Tucker

Sterling TuckerDaniel VaughanWilliam WeaverMr WhitlockThos WhitlockMiles Williams

57-(68) Account 1803 - 1805 for the estate of Benjamin Ingram by Thomas Manson. Named:John Allgood John Goodwyn Freeman JordanMeritt Birdsong Hickerson Grubbs Jesse LaffonRichd Bland James Gunn Matthew Matthews

Edwd Boesman Thomas Hailey Samuel MatthewsNicholas J. Bourdon John Hamlin Thomas MorgainJesse Brumbelow Thos Hamlin Henry PatilloWilliam D. Claiborne Smith Hampton John PaupThomas Clait Jas Harper Edward PegramAbraham Coley Nathl Harper James PritchettJohn Connelly Mr Holloway Josiah ReaseChristopher W. Conner James Holsey Robertson & Yates

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Alexr Dameron Benjamin Ingram dec'd David RobertsonJohn Dixon Benja Ingram Jr Turner SaundersJos Dunman Charles Ingram J. A. Scha ...?Thos Edmunds I Mary Ann Ingram Banister ShacklefordUpton Edmunson Pr~sley Ingram Peter StainbackDr Enderson

Also' named were,Abram Billy Charles Hamlin

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James Jesse Toney VirginJenny

Also noted was a fee for a copy ofMr Claiborne's deed in Nottoway Co; noted was land surveyedin Nottoway Co.

The auditors noted that Ben, James & Virgin were to be sold to pay the debts; the widow wasallotted negroes Charles & Abram as her dower; since only the 4 negroes Isaac, Billy, Hamlin &Jesse were left & there were 6 legatees, no division was made.

Audited by Stephen Jones, Joseph Maclin, Darville Thompson.Returned to Court 28 Jan 1805.---------------------------------------

58-(72) Accoupt 1797 for the estate of Ralph Maddox by Joshua Pritchett admr. Named:Daniel Epperson Nathaniel Laffon Lazarus Maddox James Parish

Garland & Brodnax John Maddox Thomas Maddox ,It was noted that Ralph Maddox was guardian of Thomas Maddox.iAlso noted was the widow's

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dower of the personal'es!ate. /Audited 26 Jan 1805 bY''Jo.hnPaup, Saml Roberts, Matthe Bi&l1~p.. /

Returned to Court 26 Jan 18Q.~. /"\ /

59-(73) Will of John(x)Judd Sr \Jan 1805 28 Jan 1}05"sick & weak in body" \ I

To my son William - negro man P~ter, S200 besiq6 what I have already given him.To my daughter Nancy Dunnington ~\l!=ndto h~f negro boy Harry during her life & after her'\ /.

decease sd Harry to go to my grandson Johh,DuI}l1mgton.To my 3 granddaughters Peggy Dunnington:Pel~ilia Dunnington & Dolly Dunnington - £50 each.To my son John - negro woman Beth, man S~n'l woman Silvy, man Owen, woman Lizza.I •

To my son Thomas - all my land, negro m~n Adam\woman Sue with her 2 children Isaac & SaILTo all my children. namely, William Judq(Nancy Dunnington, John Judd & Thomas Judd - all my

property not yet given away except for 1,thare which I ~i.ye to Richard M. Smith.

Ex, my 2 sons John Judd & Thoma~/Judd "Wit. William Latimer, John Kelly, ,Lewis Lenoir, Wm(x)$mithProbate indicates that John Judd & T'homas Judd qualified to ~~cute with Cuddy Cheely & Grief

Tally their securities. i,i' "\"! ~60-(74) Will of Joseph Crook //28 Sep 1800 28 Jan 1804,"Weak in body" / "'"

My whole estate to be kept together to maintain my wife Elizabeth & children & to educate my

children, but excepting 1 m~re I give to my son Berry Cook, 1 colt to my son J~~ph Crook; the sdestate to be kept together until my wife marry or my son Berry Cook arrive to age 21, & then mywife to have a third of my whole estate, & then the rema~nder ofthe estate to be kept together by mywife until my son Joseph Crook come of age & the remaining balance until my son David Crookcome of age & the remaining balance until my daughter Marry Ann Crook come of age or marry.

All my children, namely Berry Crook, Joseph Crook, David Crook & Marry Ann Crook to havean equal share of my estate at the different times.