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1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 295-300
In the Name of God Amen. I ROGER ABBETT of Saint Marks Parish in the County of Culpeper in the Colony of Virginia Planter being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind & memory, Praised be God for the same and calling to mind the mortallity 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 (this is to say), First and principally I give & recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Burried in a Christian Decent Burial at the Discretion of my Executors hereinafter mentioned .. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give demise & dispose of the same in the manner & form following.
Imprimis I leave and bequeath unto my Dear & Loving Wife ANN ABBETT during her widowhood, the labour Benefit and Profit of Eight Negroes ( named) together with my plantation and all my personal Estate of what kind soever Except six head of young cattle which I give immediately after my decease to my Son in Law JEROME ROSSON & his heirs forever, as also three cows & calves which are at my Quarter I give to my Daughter LUCEY TRIPLET and her heirs forever immediately after my decease and after the widowhood or decease of my loving wife Ann, I give and bequeath all my Estate real and personal in the following manner Except four negroes to my daughter Lucey Triplet (named) which four negroes I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucey Triplett during her natural life immediately after my decease, and after the decease of my daughter Lucey aforesd I give the four negroes with all their future increase to be equally divided between my daughter Lucey Triplett's Children (Namely ROGER TRIPLETT and his Sister ELISABETH TRIPLETT, to them and their heirs of their body lawfully begotten forever).
Item I give and bequeath unto my son WADDINGTON ABBETT & his heirs forever, Three negroes (named) them and their increase to him and his heirs forever which negroes are already in his possession & he to have no more of my Estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law JAMES [mm White] Two Negroes ( named) them and their increase to him and the heirs of his Body lawfully begotten forever, also after the widowhood of my Wife Ann I give the said James aforesd a fourth part of all my personal estate of what kind so ever ( my negroes and Still only excepted), and he to have no more of my Estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter MARY CUMMINS & after the widowhood of my wife Ann all my Right & Title of that Lott of Land I hold of the Estate of ROBERT Escr. also a fourth part of all my personal estate of what kind soever ( Except as before Excepted) to her and her heirs forever and to have no more of my Estate. Item I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law JEROME ROSSON Two negroes (named) them and their increase to him & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever which sd Negroes are already in his possession also after the Widowhood of my Loving wife Ann I give to the said Jerome aforesd a fourth part of all my personal estate of what kind soever (Except as before Excepted) and to have no more of my Estate
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Triplett and after my wife Ann's widowhood a fourth part of all my personal estate of what kind soever ( Except as before Excepted) to her and her heirs forever also it is my will and desire that the Delivery of the above sd four negroes immediately after my decease to my daughter Lucy aforesd shall be delivered and I hereby give and order to be given to her with the said Negroes twelve barrels of my Indian Corn anything construed as above herein to the contrary and notwithstanding and she to have no more of my Estate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson WILLIAM ABBETT a son of my son EDWARD ABETT deced during his natural life all that part of my land whereon I now live lying on the South side of the Mountain Run and bounded by Chicken Branch Together with five negroes after the widowhood of my loving wife Ann (named) and after my grandson William Abbotts decease aforesd I give and bequeath all that part of the land together with the sd five negroes and their future increase to EDWARD ABBOTT a son of my Grandson WILLIAM aforesd to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever, also my desire is that my Still be and remain on my Plantation for the whole and sold use Benefit & Profit of my two Grand children to whom I have divided all my lend and their heirs as aforesaid forever. Item I give and bequeath unto ROGER ABBETT a son of my son WILLIAM ABBETT deceased all the Remainder part of my land lying on the said Branch together with five negroes after the widowhood of my Wife Ann (named) also the other negroe children which I formerly lent to my son William Abbett Deced Father to the sd Roger aforesd. during his natural life named Tom land Dolly all which sd Land and five Negroes aforesd and all their future increase and after my loving Wife Ann's Widowhood I give and bequeath unto my sd Grandson Roger Abbett son of my son William deced aforesaid to him and his heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever, also my will and desire is and after the widowhood of my loving wife Ann that he may have an Equall benefit and use of my Still, but neither of my Grandsons aforesd to move it off of the Manuel Plantation. Item I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES ABBETT two negro men (named) to him and his heirs forever which two negroes are already in his possession and he to have no more of my estate and furthermore it is my will and desire and I do hereby constitute appoint and Ordain my Dear and Loving Wife ANN ABBETT my son in Law JEROME RAWSON & my grandson, WILLIAM ABBETT, a son of my son Edward Abbett Deced to be my whole and sole Executrix & Executors of this my last Will and Testament .. Furthermore my desire is that my Wife Ann have the whole and sole command of this my estate during the limited time aforesaid without any molesltation, hindrance or I nteruption of any of her children or any other person whatsoever And at the expiration of my Wife's widowhood as abovementioned my Desire is my children shall be content to divide the personal estate as above willed what they find she has remaining. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of July Anno Seventeen hundred and sixty two.
Presence: DANIEL FIELD, Roger Abbett
John Singleton. Richard Young
Be it known to all men by these presents that Whereas I Roger Abbett of Saint Marks Parish in the County of Culpeper in the Colony of Virginia Planter have made and declared the within writing to be may last will and testament bearing date the second day of July Anno Seventeen hundred and sixty two as on the other side of these Presents may more at large appear, I therefore the said Roger Abbett by this Present Codicil do Ratify and confirm my sd last Will and Testament my will and desire being only to add the following Codicil or schedule to my said last Will and Testament in the following manner (Viz) I leave and bequeath unto my Dear and Loving wife during her widowhood the Labour Benefit and Profits of my young negroe men purchased for my by CAPT. HENRY FIELD named King and Peter and after the widowhood or decease of my Loving wife Ann Abbett I give and bequeath one of the said Negro men named Peter to my son JAMES ABBETT to him and his heirs forever also my will and deisre is that after the widowhood or decease of my Loving wife Ann aforesaid I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law JEROME ROSSON the other negro man named King to him and his heirs forever also my will and desire is further and I do nominate constitute and appoint my dear and loving wife Ann Abbett and my son in law Jerome Rosson my Grandson William Abbett a son of my son Edward Abbett deceased to be my whole and sole Executors & Executrix of this my last will and Testament and my will & meaning is that this Codicil or Schedule be and be adjudged to be a part of and Parcell of my said Last Will and Testament and that all things herein mentioned and contained to be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply complied with in every respect as if the some were 30 declared and set down in my said last Will & Testament on the other side. Witness my hand and seal this Twenty Eighth day of August In the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and sixty two.
Presence: RICHARD YOUNG, Roger Abbett
HENRY FIELD JUNR., JOHN MUNROE
At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Thursday the 18th day of November 1762
The last Will and Testament of Roger Abbett Dead was exhibited to the Court by Ann Abbett & WilLiam Abbett two of the Executors therein named together with the Codicil] thereto and was proved by the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded, the said Executors having sworn to the same and given Bond and Security according to Law, Liberty being reserved for the other Executor therein named to Join in the Probat when he shall think fit.
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1790-1792 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book Q; [Antient Press]; Page 108-110
THIS INDENTURE made the 15th day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety one Between WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. & WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR. of the County of Culpeper of one part and ROBERT B. VOSS of said County of other part: Witnesseth that whereas ROGER ABBETT deceased by his Last Will (now of Record in the Court of the said County) devised a certain tract of land situate on the South side of MOUNTAIN RUN in the said County to the said WILLIAM ABBETT SENR., for the term of said WILLIAM ABBETT SENRs. Life & from and after the determination of the said life Estate devised the same land to EDWARD ABBETT deced., (Son of said WILLIAM ABBETT SENR.) in taille, of which Estate (after the Act of Assembly Entitled An Act declaring Tenants of lands or slaves in Taile to hold the same in Fee Simple), the said EDWARD ABBETT was seized in Fee absolute and whereas the said EDWARD ABBETT died without issue and the said EDWARD ABBETTs Estate in remainder has descended to WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR., Heir at Law to the said EDWARD ABBETT deced., And whereas the said WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. and WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR. have agreed to sell their several & seperate Estates in the quantity of Five acres of land (being part of said tract so devised by the said ROGER ABBETT as above set forth) to ROBERT B. VOSS, NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. & WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR. in consideration of the sum of fifteen pounds to them in hand paid by ROBERT B. VOSS, by these presents do bargain sell & confirm unto ROBERT B. VOSS his heirs a certain parcel of land (being part of the tract devised above stated by ROGER ABBEIT deceased) bounded, Begining at a small red Oak in the Dividing Line between the said ABBEfTs Tract & MARCUS's Tract, (now possessed by JOHN STRODE Esquire), thence runing South forty five degrees East thirty six poles, thence South fifty degrees West eighteen poles, thence North seventy five degrees and a half degree West sixteen poles, thence North thirty two degrees West nineteen poles to the said Dividing Line between the said ABBETTs & said MARCUS, thence to the begining, containing Five acres; To have & to hold the tract of land with all its appurtenances to ROBERT B. VOSS his heirs free from all encumbrances; And WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. & WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR. for themselves their respective heirs the tract of land to ROBERT B. VOSS his heirs against all claims will warrant and forever defend by these presents; In Witness whereof the said WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. and the said WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR. have hereunto severally & respectively set their several & respective hands & seals the day & year first above written
Sign'd seal'd & delivered in the presence of
JOSEPH ABBETT, WILLIAM ABBETT
JAMES his mark X PRICHETT WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR.
EDWARD VOSS JUNR.
April 19th 1791. Recd. the full consideration mentioned
Teste JAMES DUNCANSON WILLIAM ABBETT JUNR.
WILLIAM ABBETT
At a Court continued & held for Culpeper County the 19th day of April 1791
This Indenture of Bargain & Sale from WILLIAM ABBETT SENR. and WILLIAM ABBETT
JUNR. to ROBERT VOSS, together with a Receipt thereon endorsed, was acknowledged by
the parties & ordered to be recorded
Teste JOHN JAMESON, Cl Cur
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