Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05

heirs forever.
] give and bedueath unto my be-
loved wife, Mary Smith. five negroes
called VIII. Jack. Judith. Jane. Sue, dur
the aforesaid negroes. my will is that
my aforesaid wife shall have them en-
tirely at her own disposal. My will
further Is that after the deceased Of
my loving wife, that my son. Obadiah
Smith, shall have two slaves called
Jack and Jane: my son. William. shall
have Sue. Item: I give and bequeath
unto my loving wife, Mary Smith. one
half of the stock, hogs. cattle sheep
and horses, and one-half OF the houses
and onc-half OF the land, all being at
her choice after divided, and one-half
OF the furniture and movablcs on plan
tation Gland exceptcd) entirely at her
own disposal. My will further Is that
my aforesaid wife. Mary Smith, shall
pay e 10 shllings out OF what arises
from the above part OF stock and fur
niture. TO be equally divided between
my seven children. John. Obadiah.
Jacob. Luke. Elizabeth, Ann, Mary
tMolly) Smith.
Item: My will further is that my
son, William Smith, shall pay e. and
10 shillings to his brothers and sisters.
Ny will further is that My loving son.
executor of this my last Will and tesla
ment. October 20. in -. &C. LII. IV17AA.
OBADIAH SMITH.
Witness. Nathaniel Vandervall John
Pleasant and James Allen.
Recorded by Bowlez Cooke, clerk.
Martin Smith, son Of Obadiah go.
jacob t2). Obadiah % and Mary Cooke
Smith. WIN book 80. J. page 332, Hen
rico Courthouse.
]. Martin Smith. being Of iniirm body.
sound mind and memory, do make and
order this as my last will and tesla
mcnt. rcvoking all others heretofore
made by me. Ny viii and desire is
that all my Just debts be paid In order
to enable my executors hereinafter
named to accomplish SO desirable an
end. do enter upon and sell all my estate
both real and personal or of whatever
kind may consist mot here mentioned),
donncd at such times and upon such
terms that they may think advantage
Gus to my estate
My viii and desire is that my execu-
tors do convey TO Jacob Smith by deed
the land Wherein ne lives. 10 that part
running from corner pine or. Robert
Gordon's lire, along a line of marked
trees to a corner poplar, and timber on
old mill pond branch, thence to the
poplar TO William Young.s line so as to
include the little meadow.
My Will and desire is that nv ex-
ecu,ors do convey by deed TO John
Hawkins L.yddall Bowlrs CHS brother
in-law) and Jacob Smith one fourth
part TO each Of them. two acres of land
in the city of Richmond. Va, which was
purchased of Jesse Smith bv myself.
John hawkins, Lyddall Bowlcs and
jacob Smith. the said deed having been
made TO me by the said Jesse Smith so
soon as each of them shall complete
the third and last payment for the
same.
give and bequeath unto my sister,
Nancy Smith, $1,000 10 be paid TO her
by my executors as socn as the sale
can he made OF my estate by them. and
her heirs forever.
lend TO my mother. Elizabeth Bur-
ton Smith. during her lifetime my negro
wdman. Lenora and her child Moses
together with her increase. and at her
death give and bequeath them to my
sister. Nancy Smith, to her and her
heirs forever.
Ny will and desire that my mother.
Elizabeth Burton Smith and Aunt Lucy
burton Price, and my sister Nancy
Smith, shall have the use Of the plan-
tat!on whcreon they now live, which is
owned by myself end brother. Jacob
smith; also two small pieces of land ]
bought of Thomas Butler and Jones
Tyler. SO long as they live or marry
and at the death or marriage of all OF
them, give and bequeath the same
land 10 my brother, Jacob Smith. and
Lydda!i Bowles. to them and their
heirs forever.
My viii and desire that the remain
inG part of my estate to be divided in
the following manner. One-hfth part
between all the children of my sister
Mary King, which she has or may have
as we'll az those by her first husband.
John Ryall, deceased. as those bv her
II T..G hIl hD nd
One-fifth part between all the chill
GTcn of my sister, Lucy Smith Hawk
ms dead; onc-ffth part between all
the children OF my brother. Jacob
Smith, which he has or may have
One part between all the children
of my sister, Elizabeth Smith Bowles
which she has or may have, and the
remaining fifth to ms sister, Nancy
Smith
My will and desire is if either Of the
children of my sister, Mary King. or
those left by my sister, Lucy Hawkins.
should claim any part of the land
which their mother heircd as one OF
the heirs Of my father. Obadiah Smith.
deceased, which 7 purchased that they
shall not have any part OF my estate
before devised
give and bequeath to my brother,
Jacob Smith. all the interest I have
in the wagons, mules, which we have
from all accounts, whether by note or
open account. upon his paying five
hundred dollars annually during her
lifetime out OF that part Of my estate
which have given him
Lastly, 7 appoint Lyddall Bowles and
Jacob Smith and benjamin Sheppard
executors. in testimony whereof have
hcreunto set my hand and seal this
MARTIN SMITH.
Witnesses: John Burton, ST. Daniel
Burton, John Burton. Jr.
Notes anil Queries.
am very anxious to ind the an
cestry of Elizabeth i'ettus. who mar
ried DR.. Arthur Hopkins between ITO
l7l5. He was born 1890. Virginia
man has sent us n very carefully COM
piled gcncalogy of the Pcttus family.
which says that she was the daughter
IF Captain Thomas rct'us, Jr. ana his
wife. Miss Dabncy. He was me son
OF Colonel Thomas Pettus. OF York
County. who was vestryman of l'ru-
ton Church, Williamsburg. and was