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Caroline County
Wills and Probate Records
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Will of John Bell
Low and weak but of sound mind and disposing memory.
To my niece Suckey Rowe (widow), two tracts of land in Carline County, one called Summers' containing 128 acres which I purchased of John Griffin the elder, the other called Sanders' which was given to me by my mother, containing 100 acres during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided among her present children.
Also to my niece Suckey Rowe, nine Negroes Phebe, Hensley, Mary, Sylvia, Edmund, Jacob, Bellum, Joe, Winny, during her natural life, at her death to be equally divided among her present children; but if all the said children die without lawful issue, then the two tracts of land and Negroes to be equally divided among the surviving legatees, the children of the deceased legatees to share the part of their decd. parent.
To my nephew James Wright, three Negroes Peter, Spencer, and Jane, during his natural life, and at his death to be equally divided among his lawful issue if any, and if none, then to deed [sic] in the same manner as the estate devised to Suckey Rowe.
To my nephew Robert Wright, six Negroes Ben, Celia, Julius, Delphy, Sampson, and little Jenny, to him and his heirs forever; but if he die without lawful issue, then the said Negroes to be equally divided among the surviving legatees and their lawful issue, the children of the deceased legatees to share the part of their deceased parent.
To my nephew Harry Wright, my tract of land in Caroline County on Morocosick Creek which I purchased of his late father Robert Wright deceased, containing 235 acres, also my blacksmith DAvy with all my blacksmith's tools, my Negro fellow Andrew, Tom, Seivie, Letty, Inno, and Old Suckam to him and his heirs forever; but if he should die without lawful issue, then the said land and Negroes to pass in the same manner as those devised to Robert Wright.
To my niece Frances Hall, wife of John Hall, four Negroes Fanny, Randal, Judah and Lucy to her and her lawful issue forever; but should she die without lawful issue, then to pass in the same manner as those devised to Robert Wright.
To my niece Elizabeth Jones, wife of Robert Jones, three Negroes Sally, James, and Milly, during her natural life, and at her death to be equally divided among her lawful issue if any, if none then to go to Harry Wright to him and his heirs forever; but should he die without lawful issue, then to pass in the same manner as those devised to Robert Wright.
To my niece Nelly Wright, four Negroes Caroline, Charlotte, Reuben, and Evelina to her and her heirs forever, but should she die without lawful issue, then to pass in the same manner as that devised to Robert Wright.
To my niece Fanny Smith, wife of Samuel Smith, two Negroes Charles and Betty to her and her heirs forever; but should she die without lawful issue, then to pass in the same manner as that devised to Robert Wright.
To my niece Suckey Rowe, her choice of 12 head of cattle out of my stock, two horses Dolphin and Damon, two sows and 13 shoats, two feather beds and furniture and £150 cash out of the monies arising from the sale of crops, stocks and c [sic] to her and her heirs forever.
That my estate both real and personal be kept together until the crop is finished, then all my crop of corn wheat and tobacco now on hand together with the crop now growing also my stock of every kind, not heretofore disposed of my household and kitchen furniture and plantation utensils, &c be sold on such credit as my executors may deem most advantageous and the money together with all my outstanding debts after satisfying the legacy of £150 to Suckey Rowe applied to the payment of my debts and the surplus if any to be equally divided among Henry Wright, James Wright, Robert Wright, Nelly Wright, Elizebeth Jones, Frances Hall, and Fanny Smith.
Executors: my two friends Harry Wright and Robert Wright.
Executed March 10, 1804. John Bell.
Witnesses: George Alsop, David Tinsley, William Tinsley, William Tinsley.
Codicil: To my niece Susannah Rowe (widow), for the natural love and affection I bear to her, a blue painted book case which I purchased at the sale of her deceased husband Reuben Rowe, 80 barrels of Indian corn, 1200 pounds of pork, 50 feet of top fodder, 1000 pounds of blade fodder for her own use, also six pounds cash to be laid out at her descretion in necessary clothing for her two daughters Polley and Betsy Rowe.
Executors: Henry Wright and Robert Wright.
Executed October 28, 1804 John Bell
Witnesses: George Alsop, John Fletcher, Harry Wright, Robert Wright, James Wright.
Probated December 11, 1804
(transcription by Mrs. E. E. Evans; part of Library of Virginia accession #20407: "Personal Papers, Bell Family Records and Notes: Caroline and Orange Counties, Virginia, 1932")
25 May 1758. Returned.
Pages 268-69.
William Lucas. Inventory. Made pursuant to order of 23Feb. 1758. Total valuation £425.7.2, including six slaves willed to Jane Lucas alias Warren, William Lucas, Eliza. Lucas, Saray Farguson, Moses Lucas and Zachariah Lucas, valued at £152., and £128.5.6 in cash of which £88 willed to Zach. Lucas and £25 willed to Mary Ham.
Thomas Jarman
Bradley Kimbrough
Jn. Foster
25 May 1758 Returned.
Page 270.
Patrick Leonard. Inventory. Total valuation £15.4.0.
Bryan Sisson
John Morton
Joseph Thomas Jr.
25 May 1758. Returned
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