Newsletter 2 1978.pdf - The Grayson Family

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Copied frnnl !tVirginia Soldiers of 1776" 1:y
Louis i;urpss
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I&, 7. I:. Sterrart, Fichond, VA., co~tributed tile fol1a:ing copier: of ',I-e
irilLls of I;iI.l..i an Crayson s n.i Rachel Cooley, from original.
the n9r1r: 0.: Go-1, Amen,--This is my first and L ::t r.ill. Jonathan ICls~,rick
nr,rl c::.rt; s 2lli*-'tt, 7:: trust,y fr;iznric t,o ac4; an;l do ,'or me zft .:F T~ 6ecease.
"Unto ry poc:l ailrl la~~rful wife, I gj.ve the usc of the nlant,atj.on on r-hich r.:e now
Li.ve, during her life, and the working tools to support the farm. Likewise ten
COIJS; :>it r 13illy and i'euben cone of age, the above nentj.oned r:lantotion to be
equ;.lly diviLied betxcen Billy and Re1:ben; ad after the boys arrive to age, that
they glvc to t h girl.., ~ two hundred nnd forty ocnrir, in good property.
'! likc~~rise f$ve on6 b.queath to ry yon Arqbrose, the plsnta'tion, Cole Partick's
lace, on !'clker 's Creek.
~~i..l that xy t~ro sons, Ambrc~se 2nd John do pay 6': ir eo~~nl part of the two
hunfbe~i and forty pounds Lo thc s~itl girls, thzt is, to r'ets~~ ant1 5- 11y anri P~W.
"1 @v" t,o rT,r dau@tcr l;et,sy, a gr2:- Rare nnii colt, to ic for lar, but to remain
on the plantation, i'or the use of ry lirife, vntil she (l3eC:;y) shall co~.le of age or
marry, or 6.e, but if she die rrithout an heir of hsr own ':ody; her legacy to be
equally dividccl :man;; the other lr:ga.tscs; anc! sc 1 ,i sh it to be done, sl.iould any
of tEd resticlje uitho~lt heirs."
i3e leaves further legacies to M s I-rj fe on terms as above, Thrl will was si wed
bf June 1801p '.Jitnesses, Richard IZdtt, Israel Lorton, and Sarah Grr-,ysono ccorded
liloritgor~ ry County court 1001, Teste, Charles Taylor, Clerlc IIontgonc ry
Countv Court.
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r.ri.11 of R:~chel Cooley Grayson: "To ry daughter IIary Sayers ry servant
Lydir To rg d3ughtcr Sarah Yribian (wife of John Prilman); yr set of s; lver
spoons, also q r b~d 2nd b~:dclotllcs. Tc) rg son I-lz%rose, ry -il~_ Dible; to n;:. son
::illia~ 311 rv coas, slwcp and II~T short clock; to 110' grands~n John Qayson (son
of ::il!:iam), my long clock; to n y :;dsu&ti-r Sarah TriLnan , q r sad 'le ~nc! clothes
press; to rrj grnncicleldrcn, the heirs of ;T Ceceased daughter, LlinaSeth :'filman,
on5 dol-Tar eachel!
Slm a!>polnt,ec! her son TiJ.l.inrn Tirayson as her sole Ibtr. Simd and sealed in the
presence ofrCrecd Tr3jlor and 15317 T~ylor, 23 Apl. 1112.
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