1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/05ae2ff209272f94b44243636b623753.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=FaC6FyanxwWe7qAuiC0EgOsWnxzXkCaOiuh-B8KqAylEverBQfdeyLiJvGiHH9xXmSk6Rvqv80zpYgPicLb-U-9Z75Z0L-X-4Gd0%7EZkqJ0CVoyX4xBC3ohGioVJoqwVRKToT0JQnEZLkeFxV4mLIHri3WloDhqV%7EPGOVa5Em0Dq-yZiseH%7ENRJv29bcpY9Bu4bO10%7ExL8sPJhiUo%7E0SyEljNdzw%7E%7ElxpfPG0O9BTNadmTeIPWAUHImegOIKUnlf%7EdOa%7EY0UgN42AIGdFLaip82NS4EIVYjjFvKZDwP9ulCnfN4hr6hLcftayRhftUY-x2keEVw3uZKrMWZ8zhSGBxw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 121f088e31e7e4d06faea3393d56163d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bedford County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Bedford VA Manumitter Thomas Arthur Witnesses John Murphy Jr., William Murphy Executor John West Manumitted John King Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document Wills Book 5, Pg 169 In the name of God Amen I Thomas Arthur of Bedford County Virginia being weak in body and sound and purified memory to make this my last will and testament as follows to wit first committing my soul to God my body to be decently buried Item I lend to my beloved wife during her widowhood one third part of my estate except the land my son John now lives on and at his marriage and increase I give the said third part to be equally divided among all my children Item I give to my son John the land and plantation whereto he now lives on Ammons Branch combining one hundred acres to him and his heirs forever Item I give all of my other lands to be equally divided among my other children at my death Item I give all of my other estate to be equally divided among all my children in manner and form as follows viz it is my will and desire that my negro boy called John King be set free at twenty one years of age and will them to remain with my wife for her use if she should die before he is twenty one years old it is my will and desire that he be hired out from year to year until the age for the list price that can be got from such persons as shall be bound to use him with all the profits arriving from the hire of him to be equally divided among all my children every year in as soon as collected and whereas my Married children have had some part of my estate Viz. my son William has had the value of two pounds my daughter Priscilla 4 pounds and 3 shillings my son John 4 pounds my daughter Nancy two pounds my son Harrison one pound ten shillings my daughter Fanny four pounds my son Joel two pounds my daughter Molly two pounds and my daughter Sally three pounds ten shillings all of which it is my will shall be valued with the rest of my personal estate and an equal division from first to last of the whole to be made among all my children NB my son Steven has also had fifteen dollars and my son Benjamin twenty dollars of my estate award them equal parts and lastly I constitute as affiant right in appoint my son Thomas Arthur and my son in law John West to be executors of this last my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills I do now declare this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. Thomas P Arthur His x Mark Signed Sealed Acknowledged and delivered in the presence of J Murphy Jr. seal until his handwriting John Murphy Junr. William Murphy I Thomas Arthur Bedford County being weak in body but sound mind do make the following addition and alteration to my last will annexed to this Viz is the part of my estate which I will to my son Wm Arthur I now give to his son William my grandson and his heirs forever I also give to my wife the use and service of the negro woman called Molly until the owner of her John Anthony Junr. shall repay the money to redeem her according to contract which is seventy pounds, In witness of the above I hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of December 1806. Thomas T. Arthur seal His X Mark in the presence of Levina Martin Her X Mark Jacob Krantz At a court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 24th day of January 1820 this last will and testament of Thomas Arthur decd. was proven by the oath of John Murphy Jr. what also by the said John Murphy Jr has the handwriting of J Murphy a witness and who is dead and the codicil proved by Jacob Krantz of Lynchburg witness and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of John West the Exer. therein named who made oath and gave bond and security according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste J Steptoe CBC Document Type LW&T Record Location B5, P169 (wills) Date Court Date 01/24/1820 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1820 - Arthur to John King - Bedford Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1820 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bedford Co Court Clerk