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Southside Virginian Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/southsidevirgini3198485 VIRGINIA B[ACH""-'PUBUC LIBRARY INFORMATION' ^^''l^^O^' 1985 |r MAY 1 3 936 SofPFMDFHCE BOlllEVARD Vi« BEACH, VIRGINIA 23455 DL. Ill, NO. 1 OCTOBER 1, 1984 :he southside virgevian THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIAN Volume 3 October 1984 Number 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FROM THE EDITORS/BOOK REVIEWS 2 THREE WILLS FROM "BURNED COUNTIES" FROM SUSSEX COURT SUITS 3 AMELIA MARRIAGE FEES 1770,1771 10 INTERMENTS IN BLANDFORD CEMETERY, PETERSBURG 11 SUSSEX COUNTY POWERS OF ATTORNEY 1802-1823 14 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY WILL BOOK 1754-1784 22 PRINCESS ANNE MARRIAGES 1737-1744 27 CUMBERLAND COUNTY TITHABLE LISTS FOR 1759 30 UNRECORDED WILLS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY 35 UNRECORDED SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY DEEDS 40 LUNENBURG COUNTY INSOLVENT MILITIA FINES, 1846 44 SOME UNRECORDED MINISTER'S RETURNS FROM POWHATAN, CUMBERLAND, 45 AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES WARWICK AND YORK COUNTY MILITIA FINES 46 QUERIES 47 Lyndon H. Hart, J. Christian Kolbe, editors Copyright 1984 The subscription price is $16.00 per annum. All subscriptions begin with the October issue of the volume. Issues are not sold separately. Correspondence should be addressed : Box 118, Richmond, Virginia 23201. for Reference ^ot to be taken from this library . FROM THE EDITORS Dear Subscribers, We wish to thank you for your continued support. Getting your renewals in -before September 1 was a great help to us. We again send out a plea for Southside Bible records with genealogical information prior to 1853. We have a handsome new outside cover. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Bobby Shepherd of Richmond, Virginia for designing the cover Sincerely, The Editors A Bedwell Family by Larry King contains information on 14 generations of the Bedwell family from their arrival in 17th century VA up to the present. The section for each generation contains a brief introduction folio x^ed by short biographies of the individuals for that particular generation. For further information write Mr. Larry King, 100 Longview Drive, Longview Acres, Hender sonvi 1 1 e , TN 37075. RECORDS OF ESTATES, HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by David B. Gammon We wish to briefly mention an excellent new book on a North Carolina county with numerous Virginia ties. This book concerns Halifax County and is an abstract of the loose estate papers of that county covering the years 1816-1823 and 1865-1900. It is alphabetically arranged by the name of the decendent and has a full name index. The heirs are listed when available as is their residence. The book has paper covers with velo-bind spine and contains 153 pages. We heartily recommend this work as a useful genealogical tool to those whith ties northeast North Carolina and southside Virginia. To order: Send $14.00 + $1.10 postage & handling (NC orders add 63$ sales tax) David B. Gammon, 119 Brooks Ave., Raleigh, NC 27607. THREE WILLS FROM "BURNED" COUNTIES FOUND IN SUSSEX COURT SUITS by Gary M. Williams I. The Will of Ludwell Jones of Dinwiddle County Dated October 27,1759; Probated April 21,1760 (Note: This will was filed with the papers of the detinue case of Thom as Hardaway, Sr. vs. Edward Powell, which was commenced by the said Hardaway for the recovery of six slaves detained by the defendant. Hardaway married Sarah Jones, sister of the testator, who died in 1761, and he filed the suit in March of 1789 on behalf of his son, Thomas Hardaway, Jr., eldest son and heir of the said Sarah. Notes in these papers reveal that William Jones was the father of the testator and that he died intestate. Loose Court Papers of Sussex County, Virginia, 1754-1870, Box 139.) In the Name of God Amen the 27th day of October 1759. I Ludwell Jones of Dinwiddle County being at this present of sound and perfect memory do ordain, constitute and appoint this to be my last will & testament. Imprimus. My will & pleasure is that all my stock of cattle, horses, hogs, &c. be sold and all my household goods ^ the money purchased thereby to pay all my just debts and the remainder thereof with all the debts that are due to me to be then equally divided between my executors hereafter mentioned- accept five pounds which I give to my godson Young Whitmore and ye same to be paid for learning. Item. I lend unto my mother Mary Jones during her natural life six slaves namely. Old Will, Indian Moll, Doll, Tom, Ostin, & Negro Moll and at her death then the sd. six slaves and all ye future increase of ye sd. female slaves to remain to my brother Wm, Jones & to his heirs forever. Item. I give and devise unto my sister Lucy Worsham & to her heirs forever six Negroes namely Agge, Bob, Antony, Milly, Jack & Ned with all ye future increase of ye said female s laves Item. I give and devise unto my sister Frances Tucker during her natural life ye use of two slaves namely Tabb and Murrear and at her death then the said slave named Tab_ and all her increase to remain to my said sisters son Baraman (Berryman) Tucker and to his heirs forever and Murrear and her increase then to remain to Colston Tucker son of my sd. sister & to his heirs forever. , . during her give and devise unto my sister Sarah Jones Item. I Jerimy, natural life six slaves namely, Linda, Bess, Sue, then to Nancy, Lidda and at her my said sisters death such, but remain to ye heirs of her body if she have any slaves to remain to & if she hath none such then ye said my brother Wm. Jones & to his heirs forever. right brother Wm . Jones my whole Item. I give & devise unto my and four slaves & title which I have to ye x,rater mill same to namely, Phebe, Beck, Phillis & young Will & the remain to him & his heirs forever couzen Ludwell Worsham and to I sive and devise unto my Item, Sam, Juda, Nat, young his heirs forever six slaves namely, Moll, Dilca & old Ned. all my land shall be will & pleasure further is that I tern, My equally divided sold and ye purchase money thereof to be & my two cousens namely Lewellini between my brother Wm . Jones of them as be alive Worsham & Ludwell Worsham, or so many at ye time of such division. cousen Robert Tucker son of Isaac I give and devise unto my 1 1 em said Negro to Tucker one Negroe boy named Davy and the forever. remain to the sd, Robert and to his heirs Isaac Sc brother in law Wm . Jones my Lastly I appoint my brother will & testament Tucker to be executors of this my last further is that my estate shall not be and my pleasure ^ whereof I have set my hand & apprais ' d . In witness seal the day & date within mentioned. Ludwell Jones (L.S.) Sign'd sealed & deliver'd acknowledge_ by the sd. Ludwell Jones to be his last of us will St testament in presence John Curtis Kezia Jones Mary Jones Copy Test Wm. Watkins D.C. 21st 1760 At Court held for Dinwiddle County April & Isaac Tucker the will was presented in Court by Wm . Jones This oaths of J°^n Executors therin named and the same was proved by the thereto and ordered to be & Mary Jones two of the witnesses , Curtis. made oath according recorded! an7on the motion of the said Executors who probat thereof to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a with Wood Tucker in due form giving security whereupon they together & Joshua Worsham their security entered into & acknowledged their bond in the sum of three thousand pounds with condition as the law directs . Test Geo. Nicholas C.D.C, Copy Test Wm. Watkins D.C. II, The Will of Joshua Wynne of Dinwiddie County Dated June 15, 1811; Probated November 18,1811 (Note In the name of God Amen. I Joshua Wynne of Dinwiddie County being of sound mind and dispos£y of memory tho weak of body, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following. Imprimis, tis my desire that my body shall be hurried in usial form, Item, I will and desire that my beloved wife Lucy Wynne shall have all the negroes that I got by my inter-marriage with her, one first choice feather bed & furniture, one bay mare Dolly, gigg and harness, and all the cattle that I got by her four in number, to her and her heirs forever. I further loan£ her a negro man Thomas during her life or widowhood afterwards to be sold and equally divided among my children. Item. I will and desire that all my plantation be equally divided between my four sons namely John H. Wynne, Robert Wynne, Boiling D. Wynne and Binns Wynne to them and their heirs forever; Binns Wynne is to have one fourth part of the land with the settlement of houses on Xi7hich I will .. and desire my beloved wife Lucy Wynne to live during her life. Item . I will to John H. Wynne a horse worth fifty dollars it being in consideration of so much given him by his grandfather Joshua Wynne. 1 1 em I will to my daughter Peggy Wynne, one negro girl Jane and her future increase to her and her heirs forever. I tern I will to my daughter Salley Malone, one negro boy Watt and one bed and furniture now in her possession to her and her heirs forever.
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