Samuel Cobbs
Last Will and Testament
(Amelia County, Virginia
Will Book I)
(Transcription)
Samuel Cobbs of Amelia County, member of Church of
England. Will proved 28 July 1757. Witnesses: Walter Scott, John Farguson,
Richard Smith. Executrix: Edith Cobbs.
Legatees:
Theodosia Cobbs, daughter
Judith Cobbs, daughter
Samuel Cobbs LeNeve, grandson son of John and Mary
LeNeve. ... 190 acres in Prince Edward
County, Virginia, the plantation where Francis Rice lives, and at death of said
Francis and his wife, to my grandson.
Edith Cobbs, wife.
... all my lands in this and all other counties, city, or towns. She shall have full power and absolute
authority to sell and convey estate or any part thereof, the sale thereof to
pay my debts and legacies for the advantage of her children. All remaining in my personal estate in trust
to wife Edith Cobbs for purposes aforementioned. When debts paid, my wife to have full power to convey by deed or
will any of my lands to my sons in her discretion, to wit: Samuel Cobbs and
John Catlin Cobbs. She shall have full
power to give to one or more of my children or grandchildren. Should wife Edith die before making conveyance
to younger son or without will, I give John Catlin Cobbs 400 acres adjacent to
tract where I now live on Flatt Creek which I purchased of Richard Clarke. If my wife should have sold the 400 acres, I
give my son John Catlin Cobbs 500 acres of land, part of tract I now live on,
beginning at Hector Trulys former line between Col. Harrison and myself, up
that line to Flatt Creek.
Rev. John Ornsby has be indenture of April 21, 1755,
conveyed to me 1,816 acres in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and in that
county court acknowledged the same July 8th following, which
conveyance made with intent to prevent said from lapsing for want of
cultivation, and for which purpose it was including in a patent granted me for
a larger quantity, the expense whereof has been at and is no part of my estate,
though I think necessary to mention it in the will to prevent future doubt or
disuse, therefore I gave aforementioned 1,816 acres to aforesaid John Ornsby.
I have given a very extensive power to my wife, the
inducement thereto and in gratitude to her I now mention... she has been my
wife 40 years during which time has always been kind and loving and obedient to
me without affectation. My children are
heres and I commit them to her care as my circumstances are now I could provide
for both, and I think it my duty to provide for my wife now in the decline of
life who so well deserves it from me.
... desire my estate not be appraised.
I&A returned 22 December 1757 by Executrix Edith
Cobbs.
Further estate inventory (tobacco sold James Donald)
recorded September court 1758, by Executrix Edith Cobbs.
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