Will of David vaughan Lunenburg Co., VA

Will
David Smith Vaughan
Lunenburg Co., Virginia
August 1825
Submitted by David Vaughan

I David Vaughan of the County of Lunenburg do hereby make my last will

and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say,

1st I give to my son Willis Vaughan one negroe man named Daniel, (to be
valued by men here- after named) which I give to him and his heirs &
assigns forever.

2nd I give to my two sons, Balam & Pleasant Vaughan the tract of land
whereon I now live to be equally divided between them, which is also to be
valued to them and their heirs forever.

3rd, My will and desire is that the rest of my negroes (to wit) Peter, Nancy,
Fanny, & Peggy all my household furniture, Plantation utensils stocks of
all kinds, an crop or any part of crop that may be at hand at my decease
(unless necessary to keep the estate together) to be equally divided among
the rest of my children at valuation namely, Mary Perkins, Robert
Baughan, Elizabeth Clark and James Vaughan, my Intent and meaning is
that Each of my children above named shall have one seventh part of my
Estate by valuation, which may be done by paying & receiving.

Its my further my desire that there be no legal appraisement of my Estate.
But request that my friends James Wilson, William Overton, & William
Bragg, assist in dividing the same; and that James Vaughan my son being
in debt to me for sixty dollars with interest from the 20th of Novem. 1824
and Pleasant my son the sum of one hundred dollars with interest from
the same date, which if not paid to be charged with in the Division as
above stipulated.

Its my further will that my son Willis Vaughan act as my Executor, &
further desire that he give no security, hereby revoking, all other, or
former wills by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty second day of August 1825.

David Vaughan (seal)

Witness: John Knight

In the Luneburg County Court the 10th day of October 1825.

The within written last will & Testament of David Vaughan dec'd was

presented in Court and proved by the oath of the witness thereto

subscribed and ordered to be recorded as to personal Estate. And on the

motion of Willis Vaughan the Executor therin named having made oath

according to law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of said

will in due form, who gave bond with approved security for that purpose

as the law requires.

Test: Wm. H. Taylor, CLC

Recorded Will Book 8, page 515
Lunenburg Co., VA

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