Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-31

that my Brshy Forest Tract Of Land may be sold and
made chargcablc with such debts and egaces as here
sure to make my will this being made in consequence
Of having cancelled former will this night in presence
OF WIN. Leigh aforesaid the sole executor under that
wii and joint executor under this will, which make
guard against the possibility of dying inesiatc.
have in the Bank Of Virginia, upwards of 900 dol
as OF which sum desire payment TO be nude for the
land purchased by the day before yescrda Elisha
llundiey, and bequeath the remainder to be equally
divided between my said executors Nm Leigh and
>. q. Tucker, Esqs.; and further charge NV Bushy
Forest Estate with further legacy To John Randolph
Leigh, youngest son of VIM. Leigh aforesaid, Of FIVE
thousand dollars
And my will and desire that no inventory be taken
OF my Estate except OF slaves and horses and that no
security be given by or required of my said executors
having full faith their honour; neither shall they te
held TO account any Court or person whatever for
their discharge of this trust conidcd by me in them
To Dr. John peterborough ca% all my French plate
now in Richmond at j. p. Taylor also my chario and
harness, and the horses called John Bull and Jonathan.
alias John We John Wckhan, Esq, my hes, OF
renis without making any professions of friendship for
me, aud the best and wiscst ever knew except
MT Macon, eequeath my mare Flora. and my Stallion
,fasc1gnc together with two old-ashioned, double
handled SILVER Cups, and two tankards unengrayed-
The cups aie here and the tankards or cans in Richmond
and desire that he will have his engraved upon
them, md at the bottom these words From J. II OF
itoaoke, TO John Wekham, ESQ., token of the re spec
and gratitude Which he ceased to feel for his UNI
parallced Kindness courtesy and services"
To Nathaniel Macon, give aud bequcatl my Oldest
high silver candlescks, my silver punch ladle with
wnlcbone handlc pair of silver with handles and
have my crest and j. r. in old English letters engraved
thereonaiso, the plates with the engraving The
choice OF four OF my best young and gedngs aud
The gold watch by Rcskcll, that Tudor s. with the
gold chaia And, may every blessing attend him. the
best and pnrest, and wises, that knew To
my broiher Henry fucker, my gold watch by Barwise-
The chronometcr by Arnold, aud knives and forks &c
rom Rodgers, to go to the heir. To William Leigh all
duplicates OF my books my brood Last Chance
ana Amy. 10 Henry Tucker, young Whalebone and
Young Never Tire Also Topaz and Janus, and Camilla
! JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke. [srAIl
Messrs. Mark Alexander and Jaqucine p. Taylor
were sworn, and deposed that the above will is i'm the
| hand writing oi John Randolph1of H.
Mr. Walter Jones for the plaintiffs presented SER
doiph commenting at considerable length their bear
! ing upon the
tendency ct the evidence which the counsel for The plain
nis should produce, would be to show that Mr. Ran
dolph was at the time Of making the will of 1892 and had
oeen Tor several years previous, IN two
either That of liked and permanent insanity or that OF
unaAc with lucid interralsand mattered not in which
these conditions lac was shown 10 have been; for if il
Should be decided that lac lunatic with lucid in.
tervais, 1t would only be necessary them to bring
down of the paroxyss nearly to the moment oi
the execution of the testamenlary paper as 10 create
conviction in the mind of the Court that he was not
sane at that peint OF time; did it appear necessary TO
specify any particular act of lunacy that moment but
the Court wond use their discretion in Judging from the
proximity OF The Paroxysm to the estamenary act of the
| state OF mind under which that act was performed He
oeievsd that they should be able TO show that at the
time he wrote the will of ID he was laborinr under
"ae oil tie most violent faroxysms of that unhappy luna
cy, which so dsastrousy himself and his country oh
scured the light of his brilliant mind They should also
show that whenever ia his lucid intervals he spoke of
his will lie always alluded 10 the will of 1901 II; Tho
hands OF Judge Leigh; and that in his last Illness
at fmadelRhia, he spoke of the old will in manner
which showed not only his ofits existence
out MS desire TO give 1T effect
The first paper read by MIR J. was the will of Mr. p
witnessed by Richard Randolph, Jr the name and dat,
oil winch had bc< cat out Il provides for the enamel
patton of ali his slaves and for rir Transportation IN nd
/ or IF III
Satesmakes particular provisions for his iayore ser
wants, Essex Hetty, Nancy ynba, Queen and Johnny;
CONFIRMS 10 ms brother Beverly the slaves FORMERLY oiv
en- him, but re-conyeyed TO Air R-bcoucaths 10 John
randolph Clay $400 per annum for his education until
he shall reach the age of twenty -four yearso his name
sake John Bryan his gold watch chain an seals and
the choice of his horses, and TO Thomas BRYAN the
choice OF two horsesto William Leigh of Halifax all
tle land on which Ar X lived also the hooks plate
linen household and kitchen furniture lionors stock
tools, and every thing it stands hereby appoint.
ing him bis soe executor, without recurring him 10 give
security take Inventory OF any tbipS at his man
sion house, or the Middle QuaEter-io r. b. Dudley r,
part OF this is cut out, the words remaning are Fall Tie
interest have under the will of Mrs Martha Cowan
The viii further desires the executor 10 sell if he shall
see ht, but not Otherwise the csators interest in the
VIII OF Mrs. Judith Randolph, and directs that .ibe
laha above Owens ferry road and the Lower Quarter
and the land bought of the Reads to be sold AT my
SAID executors discretion. and whatever he words are
mere cut OUT the msstng words probably ''inay
remain after the payment of nv so AZ 10 M, :.
read,J may remain after TIE payment of NV debts
give and bceueatb To Francis Scott Kew and Tho Ra,
4
don OF my nIanumilted slaSes The will concludes
with the following passage: - have not included INV
mothers descendants in my wil because her husband
besides the whole profits of my late fathers estate, du
ring the minority of my brother and mysef has conryed
70 get to Eintdf the slaves given by my grandfather
Bland, as her marriage Portion when my father married.
hrr--whIch slaves ingcntoricd at nv fathers
death part of his estate and were as much his az anv
that e bed One half of them now scattered from Ma
ryland to mississippi, entitled to freedom Mt my
brother Richards death aud the other would have been
at mine NRsess sIIy hand Had seal. Name cut out)
IlIiz will, which we have distracted is the one which
VIII be spoken Of in The Of The trial as the will of
1921. w wa "
codicil is attached 20 it as follows "Codeil 70 this
my viii, madeleine 5t day OF Ifeeember 1921: revoke
the bcqoest A. B. Dudley bcaueaf the same to INV
executor to whom also give ia fee simple all my lots
and houses IA Faruvile and very other species Of pro-
perty whatever; that dc possessed Of gnving the afre
said specifications ~ my win.
Amelia County (Namc out)
" Inc reason of the above revocation, have commu-
ncatcd TO William J. Barksdale, Esq"
On the cvelcpc of ss will was the following endorse
ment On the handwriting, il vas afterwards proven
of Mark Alexandcr): " The will and codicI OF John
Randolph Of Roanoke, directed to be placed with WIN
Leigh ESQ., his executor -tnd She following endorse
ment in AIr. RandOphs hand writing: Old will can.
cellcd--N B.-Draw another by it"
Inc next paper III order a codic dated January
81 Ic26 which commences with the confirmation of
all the bcquests teHie William Leigh Esq in Che
WISH ~ his possession and bcqpesis TO or for the bencf
OF each and every Of the tcsiaiors slaves with
some further provisions for his body servant John and
Betsy his wife, for Juba and Lss lye Celia and for n-
3aeo AaScy, Ac and an humble request 10 lie General
Assembly g. The only request ever preferred fo them ~
TO let the above mined. and sIch other Of his faithful
slaves desire it, Tn Virginia rccon,ncn,;n
IN n Inc afh t-