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1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 60-61
In the name of God Amen. I SAMUEL BALL being sick in body but of perfect sence & memory .. do make this my last Will and Testament ..
Item I give to my loving Wife ANN CATHARINE BALL the use of one Negro man Adam during the time she lives my Widow & afterwards to my son WILLIAM BALL ..
Item I give to my son William Ball all my land & six negros by name . . . and for want of such heirs then as followeth.
Item I give to my Daughter MARGARET BALL lfive negros by name .. . . & a feather bed & furniture & a Mear Fille & her colt and my horse Batcheller & if in case my son William should die without heir then I give Four hundred acres of land which is already bounded to my Daughter Margaret Ball & her chayce of two negros belonging to her Brother's part & the rest to be Equilly divided amongst the three sisters
Item I give to my Daughter JUDITH HACKLEY two negros by name & two hundred & sixty acres of land .. in case her Brother should die as aforesaid & the other part of the land if it should happen with her Brother & I give her more is because she has had her part already,
Item I give to my Son William Ball all my Estate that is not mentioned already ..
Item I give to JAMES POLLARD five acres of land bounded thus Beginning att a Spanish oak the South side Brooks Run along close by the run Westward to a red oakthence along the old line northward up the branch to a wite oak thence Southward to the Beginning more or less
Item I do appoint my son William Ball & my two sons in Law JOHN HACKLEY and ROBERT GREEN to be whole & sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament In witness whereof .. this sixteen day of August 1751.
PAUL HOWELL, Samuel Ball
WILLIAM RAINS
It is my desire that my Estate be not aprase.
At a Court held for County of Culpeper on Friday the 22d day November 1751
The last Will and Testament of Samuel Ball decd was this day proved by the oath of William Rains a witness thereto and at a Court held for said County on Thursday the 16th April 1752 the said Will was further proved by the oath of Paul Howell another Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded being sworn to by John Hack ley one of the Executors therein named and on his motion Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form he giving security according to Law and Liberty is reserved to the other Executors therein named to Joyn in the Probat when they shall think fit.
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1791-1803 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book D; [Sparacio]; Page 321-324
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I JOHN HACELEY of the County of Culpeper being of perfect mind and memory but calling to mind the uncertaining of life do make this my last Will and Testament as in manner following.
First my will is that all my just debts be paid with my money I may have on hand when I die and money that may be oweing to me and if that is not sufficient the difficency to be made up by the sale of my Riding Sorrel Horse, my Grey Horse and my Grey mare lately purchased of JAMES GARROTT and if all these are insufficient to pay my Debts then the balance to be paid out of money ariseing from the sale of my land in the Western County.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Aunt MARGARE BARROW one hundred dollars to be paid to
her by my Exor, to be herein after named out of money ariseing from the sale of my Western lands,
Item I give and bequeath to my Friend GENERAL JAMES WILLIAMS of Orange County to him and his heirs forever the Tract of land whereon my Uncle WILLIAM BALL now lives together with the following negroes Viz. Kitt. Cloonda. Rose. Gabriel, Will, Mary & her six children, Viz. Sally, Rose, Nancy, Pleasant, Winey & Simon Juda & her six children (Viz) Charles, Easter, Philip, Noah, Ambrose and Mariah Cate & her two children Viz. James Fanny & Charity Lucy & her two children viz Juda & Jane together with the future increase of the said females also nine head of horses, Viz. one dark
colored Horse, one black Do, three Bay mares, two bay mare colts near two years old and
two do near one year old with the future increase of the said mares all my stocks of Horned cattle Sheep and hogs my household and kitchen furniture and all my plantation utensils of every kind.
Item It is my will and earnest desire that my following negroes Viz Billy, Frank and her three children Viz. Charles James and Rachel & Fielding be immediately after my Death set free as I omitted to include iin the proper places the future increase of the above named female slaves I here declare that it is my will in case of such increase born shall also be set free.
Item It is my will that all the residue of my Estate of what nature quality or quantity not above named or distributed shall be distributed in the following manner, Viz.
One eighth part I give and bequeath to my Brother in Law THOMAS JAMES;
one eighth part I give & bequeath to my Brother in Law SAMUEL REID;
one eighth part I give in Trust to my Brother in law THOMAS JAMESON for the Benefit of my Sister SUKY JAMESON three children;
one eighth part I give to the children that may be living at my death to my Sister ANN TALIAFERRO Decd to be equally divided among them
one sixteenth part I give & bequeath to my Nephew JOHN JAMESON Son of JAMES & LUCY JAMESON one sixteenth part I give and bequeath to my Nephew JOHN REID Son of SAMUEL and SARAH REID to him & his heirs forever and
it is my Will that the remainder three eighth parts be put in the hands of my two above named Nephews John Jameson and John Reid in Trust for the use and benefit of my Sister ELIZABETH HACKLEY Wife of RICHARD HACKLEY and her children to dispose of by them the Trustees in any manner they shall judge most likely to promote the end it was intended for lately.
I constitute and appoint my Friend GENL. JAMES WILLIAMS of Orange County Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all Will heretofore made by me. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this Sixteenth day of March 1799
Presence MORDECAI BARBOUR, John Hackley
JOHN THOM, JAMES ALLAN,
JAMES A. THOM
Memn for my Exor Genl. James Williams my will is that my uncle and Aunt Barrow keep the negroes they have had during their lives and then for said Negroes to be set free except my Uncle Ball be living and then it is my desire that they be given up to him during his life all the rest of the property will'd to you I desire that you will let my Uncle Ball keep possession of & have the use & benefit thereof subject never the less to your controul so far as to prevent waste etc during his life If my Uncle or Aunt Barrow be liveing when my Uncle Ball dies it is my desire that you let them keep as much of the land as you may jjudge necessary for their maintenance during their lives and the balance to be given up to my Brother JAMES HACKLEY and to cut the matter short it is my desire that at the deaths of my Uncle Ball & Barrow & my Aunt Barrow that my Brother James Hackley shall have the land they live on and that at the death of my Uncle Ball the negroes in his possession be set free & the Balance of the property to be sold & that one I half of the money ariseing from the sale thereof be given to FANNY BALL LONG Daughter of MAJOR GABRIEL LONG & the other half to FANNY BALL THOMAS
Daughter of EDWARD BALL THOMAS of Kentucky always taking care for it is my real wish that you may do so to keep as much as will fully compensate you for your trouble & expence.
Witness my hand this (blank) day of March 1799 John Hackley
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 15th day of June 1801
This Last Will and Testament of John Hackley decd was exhibited to the Court by James Williams the Executor therein named and was proved by the oaths of Mordecai Barbour, John Thom and James Allan three of the witnesses and a writing also presented by the said Executor declaring him what to do with his Estate was proved by the Oaths of Mordecai Barbour and JOHN McCOULL both of which to be wholy in the hand writing of the Testator are ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executor Certifisate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form he having made oath
thereto and given security according to Law.
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1791-1803 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book D; [Sparacio]; Page 385-386
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I WILLIAM BALL of Culpeper County being in a low state of health but sound in mind and memory do make my last Will and Testament in the following manner Imprimis it is my desire that my crops of every kind which shall be made on the plantation whereon I now live after the same shall be secured be sold by my Executors hereafter named and the proceeds thereof apropriated towards the discharge of my Just debts.
Item If after discharging my Just debts any money should remain I desire that the same may be given and disposed of in the following manner Viz. Five pounds to WILLIAM GRAY JUNR, Son of COL. WILLIAM GRAY, a mourning suit to my Sister MARGARET BARROW and the balance remaining to my nephew COLO. WILLIAM GRAY of Culpeper.
Item It is my request that Cooper Will who is now imployed in making flower barrels in order to discharge the debt I owe Messrs ROBERT PATTON & CO. Merchants of Fredericksburgh be continued in the same imploy by my Executors until he makes a sufficient number of barrels to discharge the whole amount of said debt.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my two Friends GENERAL JAMES WILLIAMS of Orange County and COLO. WILLIAM GRAY of Culpeper County Executors of this my last Will and Testament whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two,
Presence CHARLES BARNS, Wm. Ball
BENJAMIN R. DALANY, CHARLES TRIPLETT
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 19th day of July 1802
This Last Will and Testament of William Ball decd was exhibited to the Court and proved by the oaths of Charles Barnes and Charles Triplett two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of James Williams one of the Executors therein mentioned Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form he having made oath thereto and given Bond and security according to Law, Liberty being reserved for the other Executor named in the said Will to join in the
probat when he may think fit
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1753-1757 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book B; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 385-87.
18 Sept. 1755. John Barrow and Margaret his wife of Culpeper County to Daniel Brown of same. For, 10,000 pounds of tobacco. Tract in the Great Fork of Rappahannock, Parish of St. Mark, being the contents of a deed from the Right Honourable Thomas, Lord Fairfax, granted to James. Pendleton, Gent., for 300 acres 11 June 1749 and by him sold to John Barrow ... corner to John Reynolds, lessrs. George and_Thomas Fairfax's-land ... near a.. branch ... near a small branch ...
John. Barrow
Margaret Barrow
18 Sept. 1755. Acknowledged by the parties. Margaret was first privily examined.
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1762-1765 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book D; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 478-85.
5-6 July 1764. John Barrow and Margaret his wife of St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, to John Fitzhugh of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Gent. Lease and release; for £50 current money. 400 acres, part in Culpeper County and part in Augusta County ... on the south side of the Blue Ridge of Mountains ... crossing some branches of Thornton's River ... on the north side of the Blue Ridge ... which was in 1750 taken up by Thomas Brown who in 1751 sold it to Robert Coleman who sold it to John Barrow by deeds 25 June 1756.
John Barrow
Margart Barrow
Wit: James Buchannan, William Allerson, Diker Thompson, Adam Stuard.
19 July 1764. Acknowledged by the parties. Margaret was first privily examined.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1724 - Aft 1802 (> 79 years)