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Will of Mary JACKSON
signed 17 May 1854
found in Loudoun County, Virginia Will Book 2I, Pages 255 and
256
Posted by
Cheryl Jackson Malone,
CMalone646@aol.com on Wed, 18 Aug 1999
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I, Mary JACKSON, of the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia
do hereby make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner
and form following that it is to say, I give my trunk and wearing
apparel to my granddaughter Sarah Ann JACKSON. I hereby release
my children Giles JACKSON and William JACKSON from the payment
of all debts due by them to me and authorize Charles B. BALL trustee
in a deed from said Giles JACKSON dated 22nd day of November 1845
conveying his interest in certain negroes for the purpose of securing
to me payment of the sum of $230.95 to release the property therein
conveyed or so much thereof as remains unsold. I give to my son
William JACKSON the interest in certain negroes which he conveyed
to me by deed dated 4th of June 1840. If I leave any interest
in certain negroes now in my possession besides what I am entitled
to under the deeds from my sons Giles and William then I give
such interest to said Giles and William equally to be divided
between them I direct the following described property. Viz: A
house and lot in the Town of Leesburg also the personal property
consisting as far as recollected of one bedstead and bedding one
trundle bedstead, one table, kitchen stove, 1/2 dozen chairs,
ovens, jars, buckets and in the house occupied by son William
JACKSON and 1/2 dozen chairs, one walnut table, one bedstead and
one pine table in the house of my son Giles JACKSON to be sold
by executors hereinafter named and the proceeds after the payment
of my just debts and funeral expenses to be equally divided between
my sons William and Giles JACKSON. I give to my sons Giles JACKSON
and William JACKSON and all property that I may be entitled to
not herein before disposed of. I hereby appoint John M. ORR executor
of this my last will and testament. In testimony of the foregoing,
I hereby set my hand this 17th day of May 1854.
Mary (X) JACKSON
Witness
John W. WOOD
Geo W. RUPP
F.W. SHAFER
At a Court held for Loudoun County, August 14, 1854, a paper
purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary JACKSON dec'd
was presented to the Court proved by the oaths of John W. WOOD
and F.W. SHAFER two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded. And in the motion of John M. ORR the executors
therein named who made oath is such together with Giles JACKSON
his security who justified entered into and acknowledged a bond
in the penalty of eight hundred dollars conditioned as the law
directs certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof
in due form and the said bond is ordered to be recorded.
A Copy Teste: P. Saunders