JAMES ABELL Will
Prince William County Will Book K, pg. 178
14 May 1805; proved 07 Dec 1812
I JAMES ABELL of Prince William County and State of Virginia
being at this time in perfect health and sound mind thanks be to the Allmighty
for the same, do hereby make ordain and publish this my last will and testament
expressly hereby revoking & disannuling all others heretofore made by
me. Item I give and bequeath to my
daughter JANE the feather bed she now uses & all the furniture belonging to
it a cow & calf also the weaving loom & tackle a deep pewter dish &
half a dozen pewter plates. Item I give
and bequeath to my daughter MARY the feather bed she now uses with all the
furniture belonging to the same also her choice of a cow & calf, a deep
pewter dish and half a doz. Pewter plates also a horse by the name of
Frederick, a womans saddle & bridle.
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter CECELIA, WILLIAM
COPIN’s wife a feather bed and furniture.
Item I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM a feather bed and furniture.
Item I give & bequeath to my daughters JANE & MARY
all the provisions which may be in the house at the time of my death as also
all the grain of every kind in the house or a growing and all the stock which
may be up a fattening at the time of my decease, and all the residue of my
estate not allready disposed of after my just debts & funeral expenses are
paid shall be divided amongst my children as follows, one fourth part shall be
given to my daughter JANE, one other fourth part shall be given to my daughter
MARY & the other two fourths shall be divided in three parts, and one third
of said two fourths shall be given to my daughter ELIZABETH wife of JOHN
SINCOCKS, one third of two fourths shall be given to CECELIA wife of WILLIAM
COPIN, and the other third of two fourths shall be given to my son WILLIAM
ABELL. Lastly I constitute & appoint
my good & worthy friend STEPHEN HOWISON whole & sole executor of this
my last will & testament & as I am clear of debt I request that he be
not obliged to give security upon his administration & my further will
& desire is that my executor if he thinks proper may not sell my estate
only to have it appraised & divided amongst my children – agreeable to the
appraisement & in such proportions as I have before directed them to
receive it & if any dispute as to choice in any of the property not
specifically disposed of let them draw lotts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this
fourteenth day of May eighteen hundred and five.
JAMES ABELL {seal}
Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us
WM. BARNES
WILLIAM SMITH
THOMAS CHAPMAN
At a Court held for Prince William County Dec. 7th
1812
This last will and testament of JAMES ABELL decd. was
presented to the Court by STEPHEN HOWISON JUNR. and being proved by the oaths
of WILLIAM BARNES and WILLIAM SMITH is ordered to be recorded. And it appearing to the Court by the oath of
WILLIAM ABELL that the STEPHEN HOWISON mentioned in the said will as Exor. was
intended for STEPHEN HOWISON JUNR.
Therefore the said STEPHEN HOWISON JUNR. came into Court and having took
the oath of an Executor certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate
thereof in due form. The Court having
dispensed with security it appearing by the last will and testament of said
JAMES ABELL that his Executor should give none.
Teste, J. WILLIAIMS
No comments:
Post a Comment