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Facts and Events
John Henderson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Will Transcript
- In the name of God, Amen, the eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, I John Henderson of the County of Greenbrier & STATE of Virginia, Being in perfect health, mind and memory Thanks be given unto God therefore : and Calling to mind the mortality 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: That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of God that gave it as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the Direction of my executors. Nothing doubting that at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God : and as touching my worldly Estate, as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this world, I give and Bequeath in the following manner and form.
- I Bequeath unto Ann my Dearly beloved Wife, one Negro "Woman named Hannah during the state of her widowhood, and afterwards to Descend to my children and one large Grey mare I had Late of Capt. Wright (exclusive of her offspring) together with her bed and furniture I give to her without exception to be hers forever and the plantation I now live upon with all the working tools and two horses to work the same, to be for her support during her widowhood to enable her to raise & school my children, and all my Stock and personal Estate I now possess, I allow to be continued (as above during her Widowhood for the purposes above mentioned, and that if by increase they should become more than necessary, I allow them to be disposed of at the discretion of my Executors for the purposes afforesaid — and my covering Horse for that purpose untill this Ensuing Season Expires and after that to be sold at the discretion of my Executors, as above mentioned and all my Estate in Land I bequeathe to my Four sons Viz: Samuel, John, James, and William, to be equally devided to each, his proportion: to them and their Heirs forever and when any of my children comes to maturity, I allow their part to be given them by my Executors.
- And I do hereby revoke and disannul all former Wills and Testaments by me in any wise before this named.
- Ratifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my Last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
- (Signed) John Henderson. (Seal.)
- Sign.d seal.d and deliver.d by the said John Henderson to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us
- Thos. Wright
- John Hutcheson,
- Wm. Hutcheson.
- N. B. I continue and appoint Wm. Hutchison and Colo. James Henderson to be my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
- Witness my hand. John Henderson.
- At a Court holden for Greenbrier County the 26th. June 1787.
- This Instrument of Writing was presented in Court as & for the Last Will & Testament of Jno Henderson Dec'd & proved by the oath of Jno Hutchison one of the Witnesses thereto & the Executors therein named refusing to take upon them the Execution thereof on the motion of John Hutchison & Samuel Henderson,
- Administration of said Estate is granted them with the Will annexed.
- Teste John Stuart.
- Greenbrier June Court 1787.
- This Will was proved by the oath of John Hutchison & ordered to rec'd.
- John Stuart Clk.
- [John Henderson died March 24, 1787, and his eiiate consisted of near two thousand acres of land in the New Eiver and Kanawha Valleys, with the following personal property, which includes four negro servants]:
- A list of the Apraisement of Slaves and personal Estate of John Henderson Dec'd.
- £
- One Negro woman @ 70
- One Negro boy six years old @ 45
- One do. three years old @ 38
- One do. girl child @ 12
- One Stone Horse three years old @ 40
- One Bay Mare three years old @ 25
- One Dappled Gray Mare four years old @ 22
- One light gray Mare five years old @ 20
- One blue gray Mare five years old @ 18
- One Gray Mare ten years old @ 15
- One bay Horse six years old (5) 15
- One do. five years old @ 12
- One black Mare ten years old @ 11
- One sorrel Mare three years old @ 12
- One Black mare four years old @ 3
- One bald faced mare brown eight years old @ . . . . 6
- One chestnut Sorrel horse three years old @ 10
- One old Brown Mare @ 5
- One year old Horse Colt dark greay @ 15
- One year old dark gray mare Colt @ 10
- One year old Strawberry gray horse colt @ 6
- One year old mare colt black @ 5 10
- One Eed brindled Cow @ 3 10
- One red Cow and Calf @ 3
- One red Cow @ 2 15
- One py Cow @ 2 10
- One white do. @ 2 15
- One brown do. and a calf @ 3
- One py do. @ 2 15 o
- One brindled pyd heifer @ 2 5
- Three heifers @ 1.10 each 4 10
- One year old Bull @ 1 5
- Two yeares old 1 heifer 1 Steer at 20/ each 2
- Ten sheep @ 3/ each 4
- Five breeding sows @ 20/ each 5
- Fifteen Small Hoggs @ 6/ each 3
- Three hoggs 3 years old @ 20/ each 3
- One Sow and five shoats @ 1 10
- One bar share plow and tacklen @ 1 5 Q
- One Shovell plow and Clivishs @ 10
- One Do. and clivish @ 8
- One Trone 4/6 ; 1 drawing knife 2/ : 1 iron wedge 1/6 83 Augers 2/6 each; 1 Chisel and gough 1/3 each . . 10 2 Do. @ 1/ each; 1 pitching ax @ 10/ 12
- 1 flat Iron 2/; 1 Mattock 7/6 9 6
- 1 hand saw 6/; 1 pitching ax 5/ 11
- 3 pitching axes @ 7/6 each 15
- 1 Set of Maul rings 5/; 1 spring lock 8/ 13
- 1 lamp & snuffers 2/; 1 coze nogen & flems ( ?) . . 3
- 1 Set tug traces 6/ 6
- I lronkettle48/;lpot30/; 1 do. 7/6 4 5 6
- 1 Iron kettle lid and hooks 4/2 ; pair pot hooks and rack 12/ 16
- 1 frying pan 7/6 ; 1 Curry Comb 2/6 10
- 3 sickles 6d each ; 1 pair nippers 1/6 3
- 1 Sword and belt @ 3
- 7 pewter plate 1/3 each; 3 do. 1/6 each 13
- 1 pewter dish 7/6 ; 3 do. @ 3/ each 16 6
- 1 pewter basson 10/; 1 small do. 5/ 15
- 4 small do. 2/6 each; 1 soup spoon 2/6 12
- 19 pewter Spoons 3/; 6 tea do. 2/6 5 6
- 7 tins 2/ ; 4 knives & forks 3/ ; 1 tin tumbler 2/ . . . 7
- 1 Do. Coffee Pot 2/6 2 6
- 1 funnel and pepper box 1 6
- 6 stone plates 7/6; 4 delph do. 4/; 2 do. bowls 1/6 14 6
- 1 Delph pitcher 2/; 1 do. teapot 1/3; 1 do. bowl 1/0
- 6 tea cups and saucers 5/ ; 3 do. and Cream jugg 2/6 7 6
- 1 Glas tumbler 2/6 ; 1 gilted tumbler 6/ 8 6
- 1 Rifle gun @ 1 16
- 1 Case bottle, 1 wine do. 1/6 each 3
- A Number of old Books, 18
- 1 Rule 2/6 Compases 1/6 4
- 1 powder horn and shot bagg 6
- Wooden Vessels, 16
- 6 Chairs 1/ each 6
- 3 Spinning wheels 15
- 1 Chacle Reel 5
- 1 Loom and Quil wheel 1 13
- 2 Bedstead and cords 7/6 each
- 1 do. & cord 4/; 1 cord 2/ 1 1
- 1 Womans Saddle 1 10
- 4 baggs 5/ each ; 1 grind stone 3/ 1 3
- 20 lb wool 2/ per lb; 15 lb of backl
- Kcather [?] bed and furniture
- I Do. and do 11 H 1)
- 1 Do. and do 7 U
- 1 Do. and do 7 10
- 1 Do. and do 7 10
- 45 bushels of coru @ 2/ pr bushel ^ 10
- [Total Valuation]: £536 19 03
- Appraised by us this 11th. July 1787 being first duly Qualified.
- Hugh Caperton
- Henry McDaniel
- Nichles Henry
- John Thonipason.
- Presented at a Court 31st. July 1787.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Family tree maker. (MyFamily.com, Inc., c2003).
John Henderson (b. 17 Jan 1740, d. 24 Mar 1787)
John Henderson (son of James Henderson and Martha Hamilton)996 was born 17 Jan 1740 in Augusta County, Virginia996, and died 24 Mar 1787 in Greenbriar County, Virginia996, 997. He married Anne Givens on 1765998.
More About John Henderson:
Military service: Served as Lt. in American Revolution.
More About John Henderson and Anne Givens:
Marriage: 1765998
Children of John Henderson and Anne Givens are: i.Samuel Henderson, b. 07 Sep 1766, d. date unknown.
ii.John Henderson, b. 30 Aug 1768, d. date unknown.
iii.Margaret Henderson, b. 12 Feb 1771, d. date unknown.
iv.James Henderson, b. Abt. 1772, d. date unknown.
v.Jean Henderson, b. Abt. 1773, d. date unknown.
vi.William Henderson, b. Abt. 1774, d. date unknown.
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