Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-01
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1HE RfNn0Lpu WILL CASE.

Y lie oNenHH.,. ... Court, judge Lomax al
dressed some rem.u IS 10 the counsel for the PLAIN,
III, ON the proprlety of their offering the will o
1921, declaring that he could not conscIenciouSl,
conilne himself IN the JUDGMENT to be given in thi,
case TO evidence relative 10 the will of 1910 when
it was within his knowledge that there was "a sub
sequent paper, BY which, if sustained, the will ol
10 would be superseded. The court had come to
knowledge OF this WILL and the propriety of lis
being presented along with the will OF 1910 seem
ed ndspuahc.
Considerable conversation took place between
the counsel aud the members of the. court. when
the counsel for he plaintiff offered the will of 1921
and the codicils oil 1926 aud lS2S, declining to Of
fer the codic Of 1881.
The papers thus offered are a, follows -
| TIE Will or 1921.
| In the name OF God, Amen |, John Randolph
of Roanoke, do ordain this my last will and tes-
lament, hereby revokine all other wills whatsoey-
cr |. give and bequtalh 10 all my slaves their
freedom, heartily regretine that have ever been
the owner of one. 2 J give to my executor 4
sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars, or So
much thereof rs may be necessary, 10 transport
and settle said slaves 10 and IN some other State or
| Territory of the l. s., giving to all above the
age Of forty not less than ten acres of land each.
To my old and faithful servants Essex and his
wife lleily, who trust may be suffered to remain
IN the State, 1--WE and hegaeath three and bali
barrels OF corn, Two bundled weight of potts,
pair oil strong shoes, suit Of clothes, and blan-
kct each, to BE- paid them annually al,o, an an
nual bat to ESSEX, aud ten pounds Of coffee and
| twenty of brown sugar.
Tony woman servant Nancy, the like allow
ancc as to her Mother 10 luba (alas Jupter)
| the same TO Queen the SINE johnny. my boz
dy servant, the same, during thcr respective naia-
raj lives.
! confirm my brother Beverly the slaves
gave 10 linn, and for which have rcconves-
ancc.
bcqucah to John Randolph Cha, four hundred
dollars annually, 10 complete his education until
he shall arrive ata the age of lwcntY-fonr years,
earnestly cShorlne him never to eat the bread OF
dlcnoSS or dependence
bequcath 10 my uome-sakc J9fn Randolph
Bryan, my gold watch, cham and seals, and the
choice Of my horses. bequeath 10 his brother
Thomas the choice Of Two Of n,y horses
To William Lcish of llaIdax, bcqncath to him
and his heirs forever all the land on which live,
lying between Owens ferry road and Carrine,ons
Cooks, Lipscombe's aud Mouous lines.
Also, all the books plie, linen, llous hold aud
kitchen furniture, liquors, stock, tools, and every
thing as il now stands, hereby appointing him my
sol, E~.s"'..., ..,..3 l:- d.. H. 80. -.-.
required to give security, or 10 make an inventory
ofany thing here that is at my INFUSION house OF
the middle quarter.
Zen, ou) 3. Dudley all the interest
have uadrr the will of Mrs. Martha Cowan.
My inlcrc>, under the will OF Mrs Judith Ran
dolph, | desire my executor to sell, lhe shall SEE
fit, but not otherwise.
The land above Owcn'>fcrry road and the low
cr Quarter aud the lands bought of the Reads, 10
be sold at nv sad Executor, discretion, whatever
m (cut OUT debts, give and be
queath To Francis Scott Key and the Rev Nm.
Meade to hp di~pr..l of towards bettcring the
rondt ~ Iii united slaves.
.4ses .ls#t I'd MY mothers descendants in
my W. .tcause her husband, besides the Whole
profits OF " late fathers estate during the minor
iy of my brother and my sell, has conrlvcd to get
to llimselfthc slaves given by my Grand father
Bland, as her marriage portion, when my father
married her, which slaves were invenioflcd At my
fathers death as part of his estate, and
much his as any Inc had.-One half of them, now
scattered from Maryland to Mississippi, were emit
tied to freedom at my brother Richard, DEATH
and the other would have been at minc. Witness
my hand and seal.
(name cut ont t.. s.
In presence ofRchard Randolph, lr
Codcl' to this my viii, made the 1h of De-
cember, 1921 ] revoke the beques to +. b.
Dudley, and bequeath the same to my EXECUTOR 10
whom also GIVE in fee simple all my lots and hol-
in farmvile, and every other species of proper
ty whatsoever that shall die possessed of, saving
the aforesaid specifications in my will.
(name cut out.)
Amelia County.
The reason OF the above revocation, have com
muucatcd to William J. Barksdalc, Esq.
The will and codiciI of John Randolph of Roa-
! no<e directed 10 be placed with VIM. Leigh, Esq,
his Executor.
Old will cancelled. \. b. to draw another by
it.
TIE CoDIcn or lS26.
In the name of God, Amcn |, John Randolph
OF Roanoke, being Of sound mind and memory but
Of inllrm health, do ordain this codcil to my last
VIII and tcStanent now IN the possession of Will
am Leigh Esquire, of lalfax county, Virginia, ex-
ccuor thereof which sadappontment do hereby
confirm, with all the requests made to him therein
and requests to or for the benefit Of each and ev-
cry my slaves, whether by name or otherwise,
and all bcqucSls 10 him and them which may be
contained in any codicil to my said last will |
make the same provision for my body servant,
John, that | made in my last will for his father,
Essex and the same provision for the said John )
wife, Bctsey, that made for lIetty the wife of
Essex aforesaid and similar provisions for my man
servant, Juba, and his wife Celia and the same
for muIalto Nancy, at the Lower quarter, (An-
kel's wife y and | hunlbly request ac General
Assembly Ohc only request that | eyer preferred
to them) to LEI the above named, and such other
of my old and faithful slaves desire it, to iclain
in irginie recommending them each and all to
the care Of my said Executor, who | know is too
wise, Just and humane TO send them to Liberia or
any othrr Mace in Africa ar thp West Indies