1858 - Rock to John Rock, et al - Caroline Co, VA

1858 - Rock to John Rock, et al - Caroline Co, VA

01/11/1858

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I Thomas Rock of the County of Caroline and State of Virginia, do make this my last will as follows. I do hereby emancipate and forever set free my son John Rock and my daughter Eleanor Rock (the wife of Robinson Lomax) both of whom now belong to me. I also emancipate and forever set free the children of the said Eleanor Rock, namely Nancy Ann, Sarah Francis, John James, Robert Franklin, Patsy, Jacob Thomas, and Maria Louisa, and any other child or children that she may hereafter have, I direct my tract of land to be sold by my Executors, also my household furniture, stock, crops and out of the proceeds thereof to pay my debts, if any and funeral expenses, the balance whatever may be remaining I wish my Executors (provided it can be done conveniently) to divide equally among my three children Jacob, Rosanna and Maria Rock, who are slaves in the state of Kentucky, but if there shall be any difficulty or uncertainty of transmitting said balance to my three children last above named then I request my Executors to divide said balance between my two children John Rock and Eleanor Rock named first above. I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends William A. Moncure and William Cassius Moncure Executors of this will requesting them or which ever of them may act, to attend to and see that my children John Rock and Eleanor Rock and all the children of the said Eleanor are property registered in the clerk’s office of the Court of Caroline County, and have prepared and delivered to them one or more certified copies of this will with the seal of the county court affixed, thereto: I desire and request that no security be required of my Executors or either of them when they appear in court to qualify to this will. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 3rd day of March 1834.
Signed sealed and acknowledged Thoms Rock (seal)
In our presence
Levi Stern
Charles E. Hutcheson
John B. Chandler

In Caroline County Court December 14th 1857.
A paper writing to be the last will and testament of Thomas Rock deceased was produced in court & Levi Stern one of the witnesses to said will being sworn and examined deposeth as follows that the said Thomas Rock acknowledged said paper in his presence and in the presence of the other subscribing witnesses & that he and the said subscribing witnesses signed the same in the presence of the testator and of each other, and that the said testator was of sound mind at the time of the said execution.
And in Caroline County Court January 11th 1858
A paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Thomas Rock deceased was again offered for proof, and further proved by the oath of John B. Chandler another witness thereto, and is ordered to be recorded. On motion of Wm C. Moncure one of the executors named in said will he having taken the oath of an exor & entered into & acknowledged a bond in the penalty of twelve thousand dollars, conditioned according to law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will in due form.
Teste,
John L. Pendleton Clk

WB 29:584

Last Will & Testament

all manumitted individuals are the children and grandchildren of the manumitter