1860 - Carroll to unnamed individuals - Carroll Co, VA
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Manumitted
Number of Persons
unknown
Text of Freedom Document
I John Carroll of the County of Carroll and State of Virginia do hereby make and ordain this as my last will and testament, being of sound mind and disposing memory as follows. First it is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. Second. It is my will that all my property both real and personal, except my slaves be sold by my Executor herein after appointed. The real property for one fourth of the purchase money in cash and the balance in one two and three years equal payments the purchaser giving bond and good security and a lien retained on the bond for the security of the deferred payments. My personal property to be sold on a credit of twelve months for all sums over five dollars the purchaser giving bond and good security. All sums under give dollars cash in hand.
I further will that my Executor hereinafter named shall hire out my slaves to some careful person or persons who will use them well until such time as he shall have collected the money arising to my estate and then it is my will that my said slaves shall be free as well such as are living at the time of my death as those that may be born afterwards.
I further will that should my said slaves prefer going to a non slave holding state that my Executors appoint some faithful agent if he cannot perform the duty himself to buy lands for them in such state as will be of the value of all the money in the hands of my Executors except such sums as will be necessary to defray the expenses of their removal and buy such personal property as will be sufficient to enable them to work the lands so bought.
I further will that they shall have the benefit of and I hereby will to them equally to be divided amongst them all my money arising from the sale of my property as before directed and from collection of debts due me or arising from the hire of said slaves to be expended as herein before directed.
I further will that if there be any doubt about my said slaves being entitled to their freedom at the end of such time as my Executor shall settle up and make collection as herein before directed, then that they be free at my death and be removed from the state as by how they may be required, as I have before directed. I hereby nominate and appoint my friend Hon. Andrew S. Fulton of the County of Wythe and State aforesaid as Executor of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this the 7th day of March 1860.
Witness Jno. Carroll (seal)
WP Haller (seal)
J.A. Carter (seal)
Virginia, Carroll County Court June Term 1860
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of John Carroll deceased was produced in court and proved by the oaths of William P. Haller & John A. Carter the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded & Andrew S. Fulton who was nominated executor of said will having by a writing sworn his hand which is ordered to be filed & received with the will, renounced the Executorship thereof. The court proceeded to appoint an administrator with the will annexed & on motion of John Early who made oath according to law & together with James Early, James B Johnson & Michael Kinser his securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of thirty thousand dollars with condition according to law. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will as administrator with the said will annexed in due form of law.
A Copy Teste W.H. Sutherland D.C.
I further will that my Executor hereinafter named shall hire out my slaves to some careful person or persons who will use them well until such time as he shall have collected the money arising to my estate and then it is my will that my said slaves shall be free as well such as are living at the time of my death as those that may be born afterwards.
I further will that should my said slaves prefer going to a non slave holding state that my Executors appoint some faithful agent if he cannot perform the duty himself to buy lands for them in such state as will be of the value of all the money in the hands of my Executors except such sums as will be necessary to defray the expenses of their removal and buy such personal property as will be sufficient to enable them to work the lands so bought.
I further will that they shall have the benefit of and I hereby will to them equally to be divided amongst them all my money arising from the sale of my property as before directed and from collection of debts due me or arising from the hire of said slaves to be expended as herein before directed.
I further will that if there be any doubt about my said slaves being entitled to their freedom at the end of such time as my Executor shall settle up and make collection as herein before directed, then that they be free at my death and be removed from the state as by how they may be required, as I have before directed. I hereby nominate and appoint my friend Hon. Andrew S. Fulton of the County of Wythe and State aforesaid as Executor of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this the 7th day of March 1860.
Witness Jno. Carroll (seal)
WP Haller (seal)
J.A. Carter (seal)
Virginia, Carroll County Court June Term 1860
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of John Carroll deceased was produced in court and proved by the oaths of William P. Haller & John A. Carter the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded & Andrew S. Fulton who was nominated executor of said will having by a writing sworn his hand which is ordered to be filed & received with the will, renounced the Executorship thereof. The court proceeded to appoint an administrator with the will annexed & on motion of John Early who made oath according to law & together with James Early, James B Johnson & Michael Kinser his securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of thirty thousand dollars with condition according to law. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will as administrator with the said will annexed in due form of law.
A Copy Teste W.H. Sutherland D.C.
Record Location
WB 2:63
Document Type
Last Will & Testament
Notes
Money to be provided from estate to transport to a free state if desired - did this occur? See account inventory for names of individuals freed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1860 - Carroll to unnamed individuals - Carroll Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed November 14, 2024, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1896.