1849 - Hale to Edalina, et al - Carroll Co, VA

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Title

1849 - Hale to Edalina, et al - Carroll Co, VA

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Manumitter

Number of Persons

4

Text of Freedom Document

In the name of God Amen. I Peter Stephens of the County of Carroll and State of Virginia do ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills whatsoever. I give and bequeath to John Early my negro woman Edalina and her children and Susan and her children to take care of as it is my wish that they shall have their freedom. I also give and bequeath my boy David also to John Early. I give and bequeath to my brother James Stephens my boy George and [?Mon?]. I give my boy Rubin to my brother Joseph Stephens’ widow. I give and bequeath my Pierce Sam to John Early. I give and bequeath all my land in the County of Carroll to John Early by he paying to Margaret Seaton twelve hundred dollars at two installments, one half in eighteen months and the other half in three years. I wish all of my personal property to be sold and my debts paid and if there should not be a sufficiency to pay, then I wish some of my land sold that is in Wythe County and the balance I will and bequeath to my brother Joseph Stephens’ widow, all claims existing between John Early are to be considered settled. I wish my hands to remain as they are until fall and then I desire a sale of all my personal property. I desire John Early to control my hands and attend to the making of the crop. I wish my brother James and John Early to act as my executors, whereof I have set my hand and seal.
May 20 1849
Peter Stephens (seal)
P.S. If there is should be any error in the above will, I wish it to be corrected and hold good as I have above made it. May 20 1849.
Peter Stephens (seal)
Teste,
Daniel B Sanders
Andrew J Hardy
Henry Hardy

Virginia: In the County Court of Carroll County July Term 1849
This writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Peter Stephens dec’d bearing date on the 20th day of May 1849 was produced in court by John Early and James Stephens, the Executors named in the said writing, in order to be proved and Samuel Coffee and Rebecca his wife and William Dobbins and Elizabeth his wife, which said Rebecca Coffee & Elizabeth Dobbins are sisters and heirs at law of the said Peter Stephens dec’d appeared and opposed the proof of the said will: whereupon divers witnesses were sworn and examined, and the parties aforesaid fully heard by their counsel: on consideration whereof it was the opinion of the court that the said Peter Stephens deceased at the time of executing the writing aforesaid dated the 20th day of May 1849 was of sound and disposing mind and memory and that he was under no undue influence. And Daniel B. Sanders, Andrew J. Hardy and Henry Hardy, the subscribing witnesses to the said writing having testified in court that the said Peter Stephens signed and published the same in their presence, as and for his last will and testament that they subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testator and at his request and that the said Testator was of sound mind and memory as far as they know or believe; it was ordered that the said writing of the 20th day of May 1849 be recorded as the last will and testament of the said Peter Stephens deceased. And on the motion of John Early and James Stephens the Executors in the said will named, who made oath thereto and together with John Jackson, Fielden L.. Hale, James Early and William Sayes their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $12,000 conditioned as the law directs, certificate was granted them for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form.
Teste,
Fielden L. Hale C.C.

Record Location

WB 1:213

Document Type

Last Will & Testament

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Citation

“1849 - Hale to Edalina, et al - Carroll Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed November 14, 2024, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1894.