Will of Joel Campbell, Sr., 1832 - Amherst Co. VA

Amherst Co., Va. Wills 1761-1865; Book 8; Reel 20; pg. 206 (VSL)

I Joel Campbell of the county of Amherst, do make my last Will and
Testament in manor and form following, that is to say, after the payment
of all my just debts I devise that Nanny Mills shall recieve out of my
Estate one hundred dollars annually for her support during her life and
if she shall choose to live with any one of my children each child
furnishing her with comfortable board and clothing shall be entitled to
recieve the said sum of one hundred dollars annually for her support.

I give to my son Wiley Campbell one hundred acres of my land to be laid
off at the lower end of the tract, by a straight line a crop from
Burrus? tract to Wingfields line; the residue of the tract I devise to
be divided into two equal parts "according" to quality and quanity so
that there may be a dwelling house on each one ? of which I devise to my
Executors hereafter named as trustee for the safe sale use and benefit
of my daughter-in-law Susannah Campbell wife of Lewis Campbell and for
the maintenance and support of the said Lewis Campbell's children as
well those now in existence as any that may be hereafter born devising
that the same as well as the other estate hereafter bequeathed for the
same purpose may be kept together during the life of the said Lewis and
of the said Susannah his wife shall survive him, during her life or
widowhood, also ? That he may participate in the enjoyment of the annual
profits as to recieve support in common with the rest of the family, at
the same time expresly ? that the sum or any part thereof is not
intended to be subject to the control, contracts or liabilities of the
said Lewis not to any debt of his already contracted or to be hereafter
contracted: and that the benefit hereby tended for him is to be entirely
personal to himself and not in any wise transferable and that the annual
profits only to be applied to the purpose of aforsaid and after the
death of the said Lewis and the death or second marriage of the said
Susannah his wife, that the same be equally divided between the children
of the said Lewis, giving the portion of any that may first die leaving
issue surviving at the time of division to each issue.

I divide the other ? of the land to my ? as testators for the estate ?
And benefit of my daughter-in-law Nancy Campbell wife of Catlett
Campbell and decrie that the sum together with the ? Of a bequeath for
the same purpose may be held by my Executors as Trustees for the same
purpose on ? To the said Catlett and his family as before promised as to
the said Lewis and his family subject in all respects to the same
conditions compliations? provisions and final disposition. (This page
was hard to read as the top portion and part of the right side was not
on the micro film.)

The remainder of my estate I devise to be equally divided among all my
children as follows: The portions which my deceased son Cornelius
Campbell and my deceased daughter Lucy Lively would be entitled to I
devise to be held by my Executor here in after named in trust for the
benefit of their children to be distributed among the said children as
they may respectively get married or arrive at twenty one years of age,
and the portion of my daughter Milly Dinwiddie is to beld held by my
Executors in trust for her sole and separate use during her life free
from the claim, control,  covtniet?, contracts, debts or libilities of
her husband and at the time of her death to be equally divided and
distributed among her lawful heirs, excluding her husband. Never the
less the portion of my sons Lewis and Catlett Campbell are not to go to
them, but to be held by my Executors in trust for the purpose herein
before set forth.

In the equal division of the residue of my Estate last provided for my
daughter Stilly Allcock  is to be charged four hundred dollars for a
negro woman here to fore advanced ? portion advised to my Executors as
Trustee (the paper had a fold in it making it hard to read) for the
family of my son Catlett is to be charged two hundred dollars for a
negro boy advanced, and my son Wiley is to receive one hundred and fifty
dollars extra to make his advancements equal to my other children and
Lastly I appoint my son Wiley Campbell and my friend John Warwick
Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others.

    In Testamony where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this
seventh day of April 1832.

Joel Campbell
Signed, sealed published and delivered
as for the last Will and Testament of Joel
Campbell before us who in his presence and
in the presence of each other have hereto
subscribed our names as witnesses.
Robert Wingfield
Tho. Wingfield
Joel Campbell, Jr.


Submitted by Betty Y. Gollwitzer <bob.by.gollie@erols.com>