Person:John Williams (568)

Land Records in Virginia

From "Deeds - Greenbrier Co., Virginia, 1780-1798", Shuck:

65 25 Jul 1789 Andrew HAMILTON 386 acres for £50 upper end of Great Levels adj Wm PRICE, John WILLIAMS, Patrick LOCKHART by patent granted John LINDSEY assignee Julius CHRISTY. Wit; Lewis NEWTON, Wm McCOLLOCK, Francis MARA, Ann EDGAR, Polly EDGAR.

74-75 1 Jun 1790 John FLINN sold to Abraham HAPTONSTALL one negro man and livestock. Wit; John WILLIAMS, John PATTERSON.

287-89 21 Jun 1791 Joseph McCLUNG indebted by £138:15 provides 300 acres to John STUART adj Richard WILLIAMS, John WILLIAMS, Charles DONNALLY. Wit; Robt PARKS, Mary CAVENDISH, Charles ARBUCKLE.

334-35 30 Jul 1793 Robert ARMSTRONG and wife Jane ARMSTRONG 460 acres for 5 sh to George REIDER adj Wm RENICK, James BOGGS Jr, James MAZE, John WILLIAMS’s survey.

407 25 Feb 1794 David McCOY and wife Mary McCOY, John BLAKE and wife Agness BLAKE 151 acres for £100 to John WILLIAMS on Culbertson Ck adj John BLAKE. Wit; John BLAKE, Ann BLAKE.

705 6 Sep 1797 David McCOY and wife Mary McCOY release, quit claim, etc. any rights unto John BLAKE of 385 acres adj Charles LEWIS dec’d on big Sinking Ck and does not affect John WILLIAMS’s right to 150 acres of the 385 acres.

712 18 Sep 1797 John WALTON and wife Nancy WALTON 400 acres for 5 sh to George LEWIS on Indian Ck and Roaring Ck adj John WILLIAMS including the salt petre cave.

Will Transcript

Will of John Williams

9 Sept 1836, Greenbrier, VA, Probate Oct 1839, Will Book 2, page 240

Trustees of will, John Watts and Peter Burr

In the name of God Amen, I John Williams of Greenbrier County and State of Virginia Revoking all others appoint this to be my last will and testament after my debts be paid I leave to my beloved wife Elisabeth Williams Eight hundred dollars in good cash paper which she agrees to take for her thirds and right of dower to be paid by my administrators after my discease for which she has given me her word to be well pleased. I also leave hur (sic) half of all the horses and cattle we have raised since we have been together after we make use of in my life. She give all hur (sic) propperty (sic) to her daughter Ammy Except one bed and some few articels (sic) that she is also to have.

I give my son Henson Williams nine hundred dollars five hundred in the land he now lives on and fore (sic) hundred to be paid by my administrators. I give to my son Richard Williams nine hundred dollars five hundred dollars paid him in the land Henson Williams lives on three hundred and thirty dollars paid him in cash Leaving him a ballance (sic) of seventy dollars to be paid by my administrators.

I give my son John Williams Eight hundred dollars now paid I give my son William Williams two hundred and thirty acres of land which he now lives on.

I give my daughter Nancy Mathews in Ohio fore (sic) hundred dollars.

I give my daughter Susan Eagle in Ohio fore (sic) hundred dollars I leave to John Watts and Peter Burr fore (sic) hundred dollars for my daughter Polly Danks to be delt out to hur (sic) as they may think she needs it for hur support.

I leave to my daughter Betsy Raden four hundred dollars out of which I have paid hur (sic) Eighty Six dollars leaving a balance of three hundred and fourteen dollars for my administrators to pay.

I give my daughter Sally Burr five hundred dollars to be paid out of the Bonds which is now in his hands three hundred and ten dollars of this money Sally has had for some time leaving a ballence (sic) of one hundred and ninety dollars, my plantation I leave to be sold at publich (sic) sale one forth paid in hand the other payments to be maid (sic) as my administrators think best my other property to be sold at twelve months credit and after what I have left every one to be paid then if there be any ballence (sic) my will is that it shall be equally divided between Henson Williams, Richard Williams, Nancy Mathews, Susan Eagle, Polly Danks, Betsy Rader and Sally Burr.

I wish my wife to have the use of my house and garden until the land be sold if she wants it.

I appoint John Watts and Peter Burr for my administrators of this my last will and testament.

(Signed) John Williams [Seal]

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presince (sic) of theas (sic) witness this 9 of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.

Test.

John Watts

Salathiel W Watts

Samuel Parkins

Greenbrier County Court

October term 1839

This paper purporting to be the last will & testament of John Williams deceased was presented in Court proved by the Oaths of John Watts & Salatheal Watts subscribing witnesses there to who also proved the hand writing of Samuel Parkins one other of the subscribing witnesses thereto & that he had left the commonwealth and the same is ______ to be Recorded and thereupon John Watts & Peter Burr the Executors therein named appeared in Court and took the Oath required by Law and entered into Bond in the sum of $10,000, with Jesse Bright & John Burr their ______ as the Law directs Therefore Sellers Testamontary is Granted them on due form of law.

Source: Genealogy Trails

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