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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Ellington |
| Gender |
Male |
| Marriage |
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to Unknown |
| Will[1] |
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| Death? |
1783 |
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References
- ↑ Last Will & Testament
AMELIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
WILL BOOK #3 - 187
JOHN ELLINGTON
5 MARCH 1783
I JOHN ELLINGTON of the County of Amelia being of sound and disposing mind
and memory do make and ordain the following as my last will and testament.
First, I give unto my son DAVID ELLINGTON one negro wench named Venus and
her increase and one negro fellow named Dick which he now has in
possession.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN ELLINGTON one negro fellow named
Jemie and a negro fellow named Ceasar.
Item, I give unto my son WILLIAM ELLINGTON one negro wench named Doll and
her increase except her oldest child and all ??? except the one ???
excepted and one negro fellow named Frank.
Item, I give unto my son DANIEL ELLINGTON one negro fellow named Tom which
he now has in possession one negro fellow named Prince and one negro
boy named Scott.
Item, I give unto my son PETER ELLINGTON one negro fellow named Sam which
he now has in possession and one negro fellow named Hampton.
Item, I give unto my daughter MARY FARLEY one negro woman Nancy and all the
child she now has and may hereafter have and which she now has in
possession.
Item, I give unto my daughter ANNE MARSHALL one negro woman named Sarah
which she now has in possesssion and all the increase she now has and
hereafter may have and one girl named Aggy.
Item, I give unto my daughter BECCA FARLEY one negro woman named Tabb which
she now has in possession and all the children she now has or
hereafter may have.
Item, I give unto ELIZABETH ROBERTS one negro wench named Jude and all the
children she now and hereafter may have and one negro girl named
Myrta.
Item, I give unto my grand daughter ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, one negro girl
named Sylvia for and during the term of her natural life and to be
disposed of among here children after her death and should she dir
without making such disposition that then the said negro and her
increase be divided among her children.
Item, I give unto my grandson ELLINGTON MORGAN one negro boy names Jemie.
Item, I give unto my grandson JOHN MORGAN one negro boy named Sterling.
Item, to my granddaughter MARY ELLINGTON daughter of PETER ELLINGTON one
negro girl named Chloe now in her possession.
Item, I give unto my said son PETER four hundred acres of land whereon I
now live to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give unto my grandson JOHN ELLINGTON son of DANIEL ELLINGTON two
hundred and forty four acres of land more or less in the County of
Prince Edward to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give unto my nine children above mentioned all the residue of my
estate of whatsoever kind nature or quality soever to be equally
divided among them share and share alike.
Item, I hereby constitute and appoint my sons WILLIAM and DANIEL executors
to this my last will and testament signed this fifth day of
March 1783.
Signed sealed published )
and declared to be his last )
will and testament before us.) John Ellington
Rece Newman
Benjamin Lawson
J. H. Briggs
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