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2 revisions | maxineh at Jun 10, 2020 10:09 PM 26132[253] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1794.
WILL OF COL.GEORGE TAYLOR, COPIED FROM RECORDS OF ORANGE COURT.
By Dr. Andrew C. Grinnan.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, George Taylor of the County of Orange, being in good health & of sound and disposing memory, thanks be to God for the same, do make &ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following.
Imprimis. I desire all my just debts be first paid.
Item- I give to my son James all the household furniture that were mine,where he now lives, and a young negro woman named Rachel now in his possession, also two young negroes between the age of five and fifteen, such as my Ex'ors shall chuse, to his and his heirs forever.
Item.- I give to my son Jonathan five pounds current money.
Item.- I give to the Ex'ors of my son Edmund for the use of his estate five pounds current money.
Item.- I give to my son Richard five pounds current money.
Item.- I give to my son William five pounds current money, also three negroes, Phill., Adam & Doll, now in his possession. The aforesaid three negroes being of equal value to four such as I gave to my other children, also thirty-three pounds current money, being the balance of one hundred and fifty pounds current money.
Item.- I give to my son Charles five pounds current money.
Item.- I give to my son Francis four hundred acres of land including the farm, the plantation,I now live on,also a negro named Frank now in his possession, also one other grown negro and two young negroes, such as my ex'ors shall chuse to make them equal in value to such four I gave to my other children, which land and negroes I give him & his heirs forever.
Item.- I give to my son Benjamin four negroes, two of them to be grown & the other two of them to be young men, also I give him four other negroes such as my ex'ors shall chuse in lieu of my not giving his land or money which said negroes I give him to him and his heirs forever.
Item.- I give to my son George five hundred and twenty five acres of land in Fayette county on Kentucky River to him and his heirs forever, he paying to the ex'ors of his brother Edmund the expense attending taxing up and surveying the same.
Item.- I leave the remaining part of the land I live on with one hundred and fourteen acres I purchased adjoining the lower part of my tract to be sold by my executors or the survivor of them for raising money for the payment of my debts & legacies.
Item.- I give all the rest of my estate to be equally divided among all my beforementioned sons and their represenatives to them and their heirs forever- and, my last will & testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fifth day of September 1789.
(Signed) GEORGE TAYLOR (S.)
N.B. As the will contained in this paper is wrote by my own hand it requires no witness. George Taylor.
From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. 32[253] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1794. IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, George Taylor of the County of Orange, being in good health & of sound and disposing memory, thanks be to God for the same, do make &ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following. Imprimis. I desire all my just debts be first paid. Item- I give to my son James all the household furniture that were mine,where he now lives, and a young negro woman named Rachel now in his possession, also two young negroes between the age of five and fifteen, such as my Ex'ors shall chuse, to his and his heirs forever. Item.- I give to my son Jonathan five pounds current money. Item.- I give to the Ex'ors of my son Edmund for the use of his estate five pounds current money. Item.- I give to my son Richard five pounds current money. Item.- I give to my son William five pounds current money, also three negroes, Phill., Adam & Doll, now in his possession. The aforesaid three negroes being of equal value to four such as I gave to my other children, also thirty-three pounds current money, being the balance of one hundred and fifty pounds current money. Item.- I give to my son Charles five pounds current money. Item.- I give to my son Francis four hundred acres of land including the farm, the plantation,I now live on,also a negro named Frank now in his possession, also one other grown negro and two young negroes, such as my ex'ors shall chuse to make them equal in value to such four I gave to my other children, which land and negroes I give him & his heirs forever. Item.- I give to my son Benjamin four negroes, two of them to be grown & the other two of them to be young men, also I give him four other negroes such as my ex'ors shall chuse in lieu of my not giving his land or money which said negroes I give him to him and his heirs forever. Item.- I give to my son George five hundred and twenty five acres of land in Fayette county on Kentucky River to him and his heirs forever, he paying to the ex'ors of his brother Edmund the expense attending taxing up and surveying the same. From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. 261--------
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WILL O~" COL. GJtORGE TAYLOR, COPIE:D FROU RECOHDS Olf 01\AltG:a;COUH'l.
i3y .Dr. Ju1~1
ruw c. Orinnar1. ,
Ut :uu~ NA~t~ o:&1OOD) A.luEli. I. Geor~ •;) taylor
o.t· t11~ county or orru1ge 1 oeing
in goorJ. neal tr. & 01· i:SOUllti ~.mt <11apu~1n& i!lero.ory,tlla.fJlCS be to Go<l tor the sarae
~ o.o
make &oro.a.1n this rny laet wlll auu teutaroe :nt, ln maru1er a.mi .:corm 1'ollcnv1ng ..
I m )rlrnis.
I ucaire
al.l my Just
debts
oe l.'1rst ~a.1<1.
I tern- I g1ve to my sou Ja.mea aJ...l the ho ;u3ehold ntrnl tur·e that wer~ :m1r.te, wnere
110 non 11ves, and a youne ne gro woman rw.mea Hachel now 111 his possession,
also two
young ne[~roes oetween tne afi:t? or t1ve am1 :t.'itteen,
sucl.1 as my EX' ors f.3.i:iall c11use~
to .t11m n.tHi n1 s he 1re ro rev er.
Item.- - I ~.,;1v
... to :my son Jonatllan
Itel'l.-
I ,~;
ive to the
poun1s current
Item.-
money.
.five pouncta current
.money.
EX' ors ol' my son lt(lmuru1 i'o:r tlle uue ot ll.18 estate
I give to my son H.lchura. :rJ.v~ :t;OW'ids current
11ve
mon~y .
It~m. - l §.r
,1v to my oon v11111aiu.1'.1vepowia.1:.1current 1uoney, alao tl:lree neGrooe ,
.. , AQ.am & r>o.l.1, now in ;. is pulclaeusion.
i'.ne a1·oreaa1a t.f.'lri.:1~negro a uoing ot
equal value to l'oui· such u.s I ;J):J.Ve tu my other cn11,.1ren, u.lso tt 1rty-three
11ounds
current noney, t.Ht1nt! the balance ol' one nund.;rea and !il ty you.nr.\ij current money .
Ph1ll
Item.-
I glve to my son Ci1u.rl~s
.Uv-e pcuntJ,a current
moi ey ..
I te u . - I g1ve to ll:J920n n~uoen 1'1ve poumts curre:n t mi.mey.
Item.-
I t:iv~ to my son Fra11c1s ro-ur ttur1t.lrea acres 01· land 1ncluct1ug th
on.al~o a negro named Franit now 1u his pesaession,
one other £rovm negro anQ two youn~ neg.roes, such as my ex•ors shall cl'lufie to
them er!Ual. in value to such .t'cur I gave to my other oh11<1ren, Which laml and.
groes 1 r:;1ve hlm & ti1s heirs
rorever.
th.~ IJlantc:.'!.tlon, I new live
1·arm1
al.so
make
ne-
Item.- l {r~
1ve to my son :a~nJu.m1n1'our ne~otiFJ, tr,o er ·t.tlem to ·be i~own &
ether two or t nem to be _younL~men, aJ.20 I give .ti1m tour ot1'ler negrues such aa the
my
~x•ors sl1all c1'luae 1n l1eu. o.r 1.nynot gl.ving .n1m latJ.4 or money which Sc.t1d .uegroes
I
0
ivo tu:m
to 111m· a.nu h1o nt? 1rs
1·oreV'er.
l: tem~- I [~1ve to my sen <h~org~ rive 11un<1rtH1w11 twenty 1"1ve u.cree or l~ma 1n
Fayette
county on i~ntUC!.lCYRlver to h1m anr.1 h1s heirs rorever~ tie paying to the
ex•ors ot' his brotnar
Wtmund t ne expense a.ttem11lig the taking
up and survcylng the
aame.
Iter:l.- I lea-ea tht~ remaining part ot· the land. I l1ve on wltb ono tiundrea.
fourteen acres I purchased adjoln1ng the lower part ot rey tract 'to be sold by a.n<l
executers 01~ tlrie survivor or tl1em ror raising money ;for the paymunt 01· my r.lebtsmy&
lo ga c1es.
Item.- I g;1ve all the rent o.t· my estate to be equally <liV ldo<l among all my r>efc;rer :Mnt1oned sor;.a amt their re1)resentat1vea
to them arHl the1r 11e1rs 1·orevor- ana..
Lastly.I uo nominate amt a,l:)volnt my sons Francis & nenja.wl.n e.x;;i.cut.ors oi' this
If'3 l an t w1ll & te strunent reVQk1n« all other w1.1.1s ·by me fieretotore
made.
IN 'WIT1U£SSw11ez·eor 1 have nerew1to liSet my tia.rHl & eea.J. this
1·11'tt1 fiay of
sei.,temoer 17139.
( ~lf;;(ie<l)
( S, )
n.;a. As tile wlll contm1nect 1n th1a paper 1~ wrote by my own han<1 1t?AYLOR
rt-,quir':tS
no witness.
Geort1e taylor
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in the Southern Historical
Collection,
University
of North Carolina Library,
Chapel Hill.
FOR REFERENCEONLY: PERMISSION TO
PUBLISH MUSTBE REQUESTED.WARNING:MOSTMANUSCRIPTSARE PROTECTEDBY COPYRIGHT.
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