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Continued: Orange County Will Abstracts 1778-1821 p. 101 (334-336) Will of Thomas Bell ... give to my daughter, Sucky Bowling her husband, John Bowling .. To my daughter, Becky Clark her husband Larkin Clark... to my son, Roger Bell.. To my son Brockman Bell ... to my son, Thomas W. Bell .. To my son, William Bell .. Lend unto my beloved wife, Sally Bell ..the balance of my estate .. Appoint my wife, Sally Bell, my sons, Roger Bell and Brockman Bell, executrix and executors .. This 25th day of August 1803. In the presence ofSigned Thos. Bell Thomas Ellis, Lewis Brockman, Lewis Harris At a court held 28th August 1809 .. proved .. ordered to be recorded. At a court held 27th November 1809 motion of Sally Bell and Brockman Bell .. together with William Lindsay and Henry Bell, their securities .. bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars. (will abstract may have come from Ruth and Sam Sparacio:Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange Co., VA, p211) p. 159 (339-340) Brockman Bell, executor to the estates of Thomas and Sarah Bell. May 13, 1819 from sales of Thomas Bell's estate $6315.37 ½; amount of sales of Sarah Bell's do. $1450.80. Legacies of $1216.80 to Roger Bell William Bell, John Boling, Larkin Clark, Dabney Wright, Brockman Bell. Account settled by Thos Coleman, Wm. Steven, Richard Johnson. Returned into court 22 nd May 1820 p. 159 (342-344) Account of sales of the estate of Thomas Bell, dec'd 13 May 1819. Sales made to Dabney Wright, Brockman Bell, William Bell, Roger Bell, John Bowling, Oswell Murphy, James Robinson, James Daniel ... totaling $2400 Returned 23 May 1820 Orange County Will Book 4, 1801-1814 The Will of Thomas Bell (transcript) I, Thomas Bell of Orange County, Va. being mindful of the uncertainty of the human life and being desirous to dispose of such worldly goods as it hath pleased to God to bless me with, doth make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following which is to say: Item-it is my will and desire that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid out of my estate. Item-I give unto my daughter Suky Bowling one negro girl named Winney and her increase, one horse, saddle and bridle, and one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever, which said property in now in the possession of her husband John Bowling. Then I have to my daughter Becky Clark, one negro girl named Ester and her increases, one horse, saddle and bridle, one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever, which said property is now in possession of her husband Larkin Clark. Item-I give to my son Roger Bell all the property he has at this time in his possession that he has received from me to him and his heirs forever. Item-I give unto my son Brockman Bell one horse, saddle and bridle which he has in his possession, one feather bed and furniture, and one hundred pounds cash to him and his heirs forever. Item-I give to my son William B. Bell one horse, saddle and bridle which is called his, one feather bed and furniture, one hundred pounds cash and one negro girl named Milley and her increase to him and his heirs forever. Item-I give to my daughter Polly Bell one negro girl named Fanny and her increase, one horse, saddle and bridle worth one hundred pounds and one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever. Item-I give to my daughter Sally Bell one negro girl named Mary, one horse, saddle and bridle worth one hundred dollars and one feather bed, and furniture to her and her heirs forever. Item-It is my will and desire that should either of the negros given my two last mentioned daughters, die before my said daughters shall be reinstated with another negro from my estate of the same value of the one or both so dying. Item-I lend unto my beloved wife, Sally Bell during her natural life or widowhood the balance of my estate not already divided, both real and personal. Item-It is my will and desire that at the death or marriage of my widow that part of my estate lent her, shall be sold and the money arising from the said sale shall be equally divided among all my children to wit: Suky Bowling, Roger, Becky Clark, Brockman Bell, Thomas W. Bell, William B. Bell, Polly Bell, and Sally Bell, to them and their heirs forever. Item-Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Sally Bell, my sons Roger Bell and Brockman Bell executrix and executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other or former wills, by me made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twenty fifth (25th) day of August, eighteen hundred and three (1803) Thomas Bell (seal) Witnesses: Thomas Ellis Lewis Brockman Lewis Harris At a court held for Orange County at the courthouse on Monday the twenty eighth day of August 1809 this last will and testament of Thomas Bell, deceased was proved by the oaths of Thomas Ellis and Lewis Harris witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste. Father: Roger Bell b: ABT 1705 (perhaps King & Queen Co. or England) Mother: Elizabeth Unknown
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