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COURT OF APPEALS.

Judges BToekenbEough and John Y.
Mason were in favor OF admitting The
Will Of 1871 and lie. Codieils TO pro-
baie-Judge Cabell dissented. The
following arrests most material provis-
ions:
The WIN % ~ nnd ssb-squeas cssiieIls.
.' In the name Of gOd. Amen. I. John RAN
dolPh Of Roanoke. 90 order this nay last will
and testament, hereby resOkiDs all other Wills
whAisOeyer.
J. giys and bs 4assth 20 all my slave. The ir
freedom, heartily rsgreliing that have ever
been the owner Of one.
2 ! give 10 my Executor . sum not exceed
ing eight thousand dollars. or 80 much thereof
as may be necessary 10 transport and settle
said slaves TO AMI IN some other State or Ter
ritory Of the u. -. giviag TO al above the sge
Of forty not less than tea ncres % land each.
To my old aud faithful servants. Essex and
his wife hetiy, Who ! trust may be permitted
10 remain IA the Stale, give and bequeath
three and a half barrels of corn. two hundred
weight Of pork. pair OF strong shoes, a suit
Of clothes. aud a blanket each, 10 be paid
them annually; also 80 annual hat To Es.nx,
and ten pounds Of eoilee aud iuepiy-of brown
sugar.
TO my woman servant. Nancy the like al
lowanee e. 10 her mOthsf. TO Juha (sliaa
IuP'ter) the same; to Queen the same 10
Johony, ~ body servant, the oloduring
their respectful natural iivea
confirm 10 nv brother Beverly the slaves
| gave Liai, aud fsr which l have n recon
Veyanee.
| bsqueaih 20 John Randolph Clay four hun-
dred dollars annually, - complete his eiuca-
ton, until be shall arrive at the aSe OF twenty.
four years, earnestly requesting hInI never 10
vai thc 6reSd of iliehess OF dependence.
] begaesth 10 NV camesakc John Rardoirh
( Gry ss, ny god ~Iieh ei4aia ani seals. aud
nc choice Of ny horses ! bequeath u hi.
brother Thomas, The choice VI Iso " my
horses
| e, WIN. Leigh Of Halifax. bequesih %
hin AID his hears forever. ~ the Iand 90
witch live, i!iag ocireeo the o~sB'sFerry
road ant CsTrsngtUas, Cookies, LipscOmb ;
Sld Motors iires.
I Also, she books. plates. Inca. houschold and
kitchen furniture, nqurr~. stock, tools. and
ever thing as u How stands hereby sppoini-
Jog bim ny solo Executor; agd 30 desire
/ that DC may not be required o. give security
/ ~ make 90 inventory VI un, thing here that
= al ny mansion houSe OF the mi3die qulrtsr
teGf 90 - ths figinaI) Is DgdlsJ an hs
interest have under tao viii Of Sn. Martha
/ Ccrran.
My io,erest under he N,ll of Mr.. judith
Randolph. iesire nv ENscutsr l. sell, Il Le
a'Iaii sec o.. but not otherwise.
/ Tie land above tbs Ousu', Perry road and
the lover quarter, aud the land bought II
the Reals. 10 be sod al my said Executors
discretion, aud whatever m teui oat ~ IA sri-
ginSl Ny debt. give sud b'qaeath 10 Fran
eis Scott key Hnd The Rev. William Nea e, 20
De dispersed II towards bottorins the condition
/ q HIauumitird slaves" sc SC.
| Witness my band aa1 seal. Cat out ia iss
I 0yiEiRHi) U.sl
Ia presence OF Richard Randolph, Il"
The codieiis To this Will arc vari.
Gus.
The LIT is dated the 5lh December, Is2I -
| u reyokss The bcquest 10 Dr.. Dudley. aud be-
qleaihs the same 20 his Executor 10 whom he
also gives in fee simpi al i've lots and house.
IN FarmVille. aud eVeIy other species Of pro-
PsFiy which he died possessed Of, saving the
aforesaid sPociiiestIon ia his will.
(Cui eat ia he SrigiaaI)
"Amelia county"
"The reason Of the above revocation / have
communicated TO YIN, J. Bsrksdsle. ESQ"
COdieii Of January 2lSI, ls20.
- Ia the name of God, Amen I, John Ran
doiPh Of Roanoke, being of sound mind aud
memory. Dat Of mtiun heath, do Ordaia this
|
the possession Of WIN. Leigh. Esq Of Hall
fax county, Virginia. executor thsreof, which
SAID appointment DO freely confirm, with all
the requests mads TO him therein, and be-
quests 90. and for the benefit Of all, each and
every Of my states, whether by name or other
wise, aud ALI ny beques:s ~ him and them,
which may be contained IN any esdicil 10 my
said last wilt"
The Codieil goes on % make provision for
his seTvaat John and wife, aud for Tuba and
his wile, and another woman: ''And here
| BY request DAYS he) the General Assembly
(the only request that ever preferred 60
thslh) 20 let the above named, and such other
q my Old and faithful slaves - desire II, TO
remsin in Virgins; recommending them each
aod all % The care u nay SAID Executor, who
J know Is too wise and just and humane 20
send them 10 Liberia, or any other place 10
Africa, OF the West indies ~
| The same codioil reyokes every beq0rsl
made in has said v III or former codieh. ex-
eePt % his Executor. W. Leigh and his SLAYER,
&c. 10 also beqIeaths 90 his Executor the
land that he bad bought Of P. LIpscomb's IS
tate also other tracts % land that are speci-
/ hed N the codicil.
- give and bequsaih 20 my friend Thomas
u. Beaten, eli that part u he tract ef land
that ! bought Of jonathan Reads heirs. that
I lies on ile Southeastern section Of Little Ro-
hnoke, containing about 500 acre., a. a marx
II my regard 10 onu whose Friendship towards
me Vas not expressed merrly IN woFds ! also
give him my large pistols, made By wogden
snd Barton.
To g,y frisnd. ~ John BrockcnbrouEh. I
leave ~ ny plato. made BY Rumble. Bridge.
= Runiio"--l0 pieces-snd all tho rest of bis
plate, furniture of every sort SC, he leaves
90 Mr.. Wan. Leigh with his books. Sc, EEK
eoPi three folio manuscript volumes bound IN
parchment, which bequeaih 20 ihe Master
aiii foiloas-- and their success9rs--og Trini-
/ y College, Camhriigc. old Engisnd -ihe 6rs,
Coiloss Of Me hfsi University in TIE word =
/ These contain he recefds u the LooJon
c0mpsnyl
ife nakss several bequesis 20 he friend 81
,. bafksdsis. iucludinE "thc choicc of any Ia
ny mares sr hllics"--to n Kiddcr Randolph
/ ~ q Island 10 Edward lriy. sod a. pe,ios
1 itenduIph. ard the rest sad frsidus ~ kis cs-
tate, real rf pcfsouai hs bsquosfs ~ bis Ak
acuiof, tm Leigh.
codicii If GA .Nav, is1S.
u rs-astrfis 40 viii 10 ths possession Of
Wen Leigh, aad rovokes Ell others. u also