The Will of William Green , filed as an exhibit in the suit of
James Bowen, administrator with the will annexed of Sally Green, deceased, plaintiff
Against
Elizabeth Green, Nancy Green and others, defendents
Filed in the Circuit Superior Court of law and Chancery of Culpeper County
With bill 1st October 1844.
The original will book M in which this will was filed was lost in the 1860’s during the War.
I William Green Senr of Culpeper County being of sound & perfect mind & wishing to dispose of such worldly goods as I may die possessed of, do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following, that is to say:
1st It is my will & desire that my executor hereafter named first pay my funeral expenses and all my just debts.
2ndly. I give to my daughters Elizabeth, Nancy, Rebecca, Polly, Sally, Margaret & my granddaughter Julia Ann Green daughter of my son Aaron Green & to the heirs of their body lawfully begotten, one hundred & twelve acres of land including the house in which I now reside, and all the cleared land on the north side of Indian run and east side of the road and seven thirteenths of the whole of my timberland; but if that should prove insufficient to make 112 acres, then the balance to be laid off on the west side of the road running parallel with the run, but if either of my last mentioned daughters or granddaughter should die without lawful heirs of their bodies then at their deaths their share or shares to revert to the survivor or survivors of my last mentioned daughters or granddaughter.
3rd. I give to my daughters Elizabeth, Nancy, Rebecca, Polly, Sally, Margaret and my granddaughter Julia Ann Green Negroes Betty, Frank, Mary, George, Maria, Henry and Aggy and their future increase from this date and all my personal estate of every description, but if either or all of my last mentioned daughters or granddaughter should die without lawful heirs of their bodies, then her or their share or shares of all my real and personal estate to revert to the survivor or survivors of my last mentioned daughters or granddaughter.
4th. I give to my son James W Green one thirteenth part of the whole of my woodland and a sufficient quantity of cleared land running parallel with and adjoining the land of my above named daughters and granddaughters on the west side of the road to make Sixteen acres.
5th. I give to my sons John, William, Moses, Thomas and my daughter Susan Hawkins all the balance of my land to be equally divided amongst them.
My son Moses Green has in his possession a bill of sale for my said Negro woman Betty, but has no right to her as he bought her for me and the purchase money was paid by me. Now if my son Moses should contend for the said Negro, it is my will that all the real and personal estate which I have hereinbefore bequeathed to him shall be immediately given to my daughters and granddaughter Elizabeth, Nancy, Rebecca, Polly, Sally, Margaret and Julia Ann Green to hold in like manner as the other property which I have given them.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two friends Conway Spilman and John F Latham executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 11th day of July in the year one thousand, eight hundred and twentynine.
Signed, sealed, published and his
Declared as and for the last will and William X Green ( seal )
Testament of the above named William mark
Green in the presence of
Martin Fishback
Fred Fishback
William H Mason
At Court held for Culpeper County the 11th day of May, 1831
This last will and testament of William Green, deceased, was exhibited to the court & proved by the oaths of Fred Fishback and William H Mason witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And at a court held for Culpeper County the 20th day of June 1831 this said last will and testament was again exhibited to the court, and on the motion of John F Latham and Conway Spilman the executors therein named Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form they having made oath thereto, and given bond with security according to law.
Teste
F P Lightfoot
A Copy teste
F Mauzy
Transcribed by Carolyn Green
William H Mason