Notes for Thomas Jeffress, Sr.




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Notes for Thomas Jeffress, Sr.

Another source gives place of birth as "South Farnham, Essex Co., Virginia, questionable."

Nottoway County, Virginia Will Book Number 1, pp. 121-123.
Will of Thomas Jeffress, Sr.
I Thomas Jeffress Senior of Nottoway County being sick and weak of Body but of sound mind & memory do hereby make my last will and Testament and Dispose of my worldly Estate ass follows Viz. Imprimis I will that my Estate be not appraised. I will that all my just Debts be paid by my Executors. I give & bequeath to my Son James Jeffress his heirs & assigns the Tract of Land which I purchased of John Journey Containing Two Hundred & Forty acres more or less, also the part of my Land which I purchased of Cyrus Minor which my son James, has now in his Inclosure. I give & Bequeath to my Son Thomas Jeffress his heirs & assigns the Tract of Land whereon he now lives lying on the north side of Dry Creek, Containing one Hundred & ninety Eight acres more or less. I give & Bequeath to my Son John Jeffress his heirs and assigns Two Hundred & fifty acres of Land more or less which I purchased of Cyrus Minor lying on the South side of Dry Creek - also fifty seven acres which I purchased of Joseph Mineor which fifty seven acres I lend to my wife to work her hands on at her Discretion during her life and after her Decease & the Legacies be paid off the said fifty Seven Acres of Land to be Possessed by my son John his heirs and assigns and not before. I give & Bequeath to my son Coleman Jeffress his heirs & assigns the Tract of Land I purchased of Billips & Cyrus Miner lying on the northside of Dry Creek to be possessed by him at my wife’s Death & after the Legacies be paid off & notbefore. I give & Bequeath to my Son Elisha Jeffress his heirs & assigns the Tract of Land whereon I now live containing one Thousand and Twenty nine acres more or less; I will that my Daughter Edith Jeffress have the use of one Room belonging to my Dwelling house and have the liberty to work her negroes upon any part of the said Land whereon I now live (Except) that part I Purchased of Hardiway During her life, or until she married & no longer, & after my Wife's Decease and the Legacies be paid off the said Land to be Possessed by Son Elisha his heirs and assigns and not before but if my Son Elisha Should Decease Leaving no heir lawfully begotten of his body. I Will that the said land be Equally Divided among my Surviving Sons, after my Wife's Decease & the legacies be paid off (Except) the part heretofore mentioned for the use of my Daughter Edith During her life, or until she Married & no longer. I give & Bequeath to my Son Richard Jeffress his heirs & assigns the Tract of land I purchased of Tomson lying on both sides of Dry Creek in Lunenburg County containing four Hundred & Seventeen Acres more or less to be possessed by my son Richard at my wife's Decease and after the legacies be paid off & not before, also Two Hundred & Fifty pounds Specie to be Raised out of money and crops on hand or by Croping as soon as Conveniently Can be, to be laid out in Land by my Executors for my Son Richard but if my Son Richard Should Decease leaving no heir lawfully begotten of his body. I Will that the said land be Equally Divided Among my Sons: Viz James, John, Thomas and Coleman; after my Wife's Decease & the legacies be paid off. I give and bequeath to my Son James Jeffress his heirs & assigns Two Negro Men Named Jack & Abraham; which he has now in his Possession; I give & bequeath to my Son Thomas Jeffress his heirs & assigns one negro man named Brister now in his possession; I give & Bequeath to my Son John Jeffress his heirs & assigns: one negro man named James; which he has now in his possession. I give & bequeath to my Son Coleman Jeffress his heirs & assigns: one negro Boy named Jery: which negro he has now in his possession: Also Sixty Pounds Specie: to be paid to him at my Decease: to purchase him a negro. I give & bequeath to my Son Elisha Jeffress his heirs & assigns: one negro man named Ben: at my Decease; Also Two negro boys named Tom Lawson & John: To be possessed by him at my Wife’s Decease and after the legacies be paid off: but if my Son Elisha should decease leaving no heir lawfully begotten of His body: I will that the said negroes be Equally Divided Among my Surviving Sons & Daughters; their heirs and assigns. I give & bequeath to my Son Richard Jeffress his heirs & assigns one negro man named Sam at my decease: Also Two negro boys named Tom & Patrick to be possessed by him at my wife's decease and after the legacies be paid off: but if my Son Richard Should decease without lawful heir begotten of his body: I will that the said negroes be Equally Divided Among my Surviving Sons & Daughters their heirs and assigns. I give and Delivered in Possession to my Daughter Susanna Walker one Negro Woman Named Judy: Also I lend to my Daughter Susanna Fifty pounds Specie to be laid out in the purchase of a negro by my Executors at my decease: Which negro I lend to my Daughter Susanna During her natural life & after her Decease to be Equally Divided among my Daughter Susannas Daughters Viz - Mary, Elizabeth Susanna; Edith, & Jane their heirs and assigns. I give & bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Fowlkes her heirs & assigns" one Negro Woman named Chloe: With her past & future Increase. Also fifty pounds Specie to be Raised out of money and Crops on hand or by Croping as soon as conveniently can be. Also a Feather Bed and a horse allowed her at the general Division, it being a Marriage Contract; I give & bequeath to my Daughter Edith Jeffress her heirs & assigns Two Negro Girls named Milly & Anacha. Also one Hundred Pounds Specie: to be Raised in like manner as above directed. Also a Feather Bed & a horse Bridle & Saddle; I give & bequeath to my Daughter Lucrecy Smith her heirs & assigns Two Negroes girls named Easter & Aggy. Also a feather Bed & a horse Saddle & bridle; I give & bequeath to my Daughter Diecey Jeffress her heirs & assigns Two negroes girls named Anna & Biddy: Also one Hundred Pounds Specie to be raised in like manner as above directed; and Also a Feather Bed & a horse bridle & saddle; I give & bequeath to my Daughter Jane Wooten her heirs and assigns one negro girl named Nancey. Also Fifty pounds Specie which she has Received: Also a Feather Ned & a Horse: Saddle & bridle. I give & bequeath to my Son in Law Joseph Jennings who married my Daughter Mary five Shillings & nothing more. I give & bequeath to my Grand Daughter Patsey Coleman Jennings her heirs & assigns one negro girl named Easter together with her Increase to be possessed by her when she arrives to lawful age or Married. I give & bequeath to be Equally Divided after my wife’s Death Between my two youngest Sons Elisha & Richard, all of my Household and Kitchen Furniture (Except) a Bed apiece as Directed for my other children. I lend to my Beloved Wife Mary during her natural life my Land and plantation whereon I now live Containing one Thousand & Twenty nine Acres more or less together with the Slaves given to my four youngest sons all the rest of my slaves not before given; Also the use of my Two Single Daughters & grand Daughters negroes till they are severally of age or marry. The Rest of my Stock of all kind with every thing else I possess Within Doors & Without Doors for her use & Support & for the Support of my Children in there minority & Daughters while Single, and for Raising the Specie Legacies as above directed. I will that all the Rest of my estate lent my wife be it in Slaves or Whatever Kind or Quality be Equally Divided among all my Children now living at my Wife's death and whatever shall fall out to be my Daughter Susannas Part; I lend to her During her natural life, and after her Decease to be Equally divided: Among her five Daughters; Viz: Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna, Edith & Jane and whatever may fall to the Rest of my Children I give the same to them; their heirs & assigns. I will that nothing herein Contained be misconstrued for want of Term or form in law. I do hereby Constitute & appoint my friends Henry Stokes, Gabriel Fowlkes, Junior & my Sons James & John Jeffress Executors; of this my last will & Testament. As Witness my hand & Seal this 7th Day of June 1793
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of Thomas Jeffress, Senior {seal}
Richard Bennatt, Junior &
John Overstreet &
Robert B. Munford
Barbear Miller
At a Court held for Nottoway County the 2nd day of October 1794 This last will & testament of Tho. Jeffress deceased was offered to proof by James & John Jeffress executors therein named & was proved by three witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the executors a certificate for obtaining probate of the Will is granted them whereupon they took the oath of an executor & with David Crenshaw & Will Doswell there securities entered into & acknowledged a bond according to Law.

Teste Peter Randolph C.N.C.
Truly recorded
Teste Peter Randolph C.N.C.

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