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 Draft of Elizabeth Gleaves' will

  • » Date: 1833 about
  • » Subject: Draft of Elizabeth Gleaves' will
  • » Written By: Elizabeth Turk Gleaves
  • » Addressed To: unknown
  • » Transcriber: June Novick; Alice Hix
  • » File # 476

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Elizabeth Gleaves'
Will

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In the name of God Amen

I Elizabeth Gleaves being of Sound mind & memory & revoking all other heretofor by me made do on this day of make my last will & Testament as followith.

I allow to my Daughter Margaret Turk the one eighth part of my on hands & due by note together with the money ariseing from the Sale of my property. I also allow her the sum of Fifty Dollars to be taken out of my money before she receives her one eighth part as above spaecfied

I allow to my Son James T. Gleaves my negroe woman Lett, & my China press

I allow to my Daughter Nancy Gleaves my Bureau.

I allow my executor to sell my negroe Girl Maria and all any Stock & household furniture not otherwise disposed of & the money arising therefrom together with the money on hands & due by note or otherwise, not otherwise disposed of to be equally divided between my Children Thomas Gleaves Absalom Gleaves Elizabeth Ramsey Esther Finley James T. Gleaves Sally Allen & Nancy Gleaves with the acception of one Dollar I allow to Andrew Porter my Son in law.

I do not allow my wearing appearal to be sold but to be kept in the family.

The above intenlineation of the word Divised accepted of by me

And lastly I appoint my Son James T. Gleaves my executor (turn over)

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Signed and acknowledged
as my last will & Testament
in presence of

her
Elizabeth     Gleaves
Mark

Transcriber Notes

Elizabeth Turk Gleaves was the wife of William Benjamin Gleaves.  She was born February 17, 1753 and died July 15, 1840 at 87 Years, 4 Months, 28 Days old.

Elizabeth had a previous will that she signed on September 15, 1820.

Elizabeth lists her children as
Margaret Turk (died 9-14-1855)
Thomas Gleaves (died 3-26-1849)
Absalom Gleaves (died 9-18-1834)
Elizabeth Ramsey (died unknown)
Esther Finley  (died 3-01-1839)
James T. Gleaves (died 6-05-1862)
Sally Allen  (died 3-11-1862)
Nancy Gleaves (died 5-16-1855)

Elizabeth does not mention these children:
Matthew Gleaves (died 10-08-1804)
Polly Porter (died 11-11-1832)
William Gleaves Jr (died 4-17-1811)

Since Polly Porter died in 1832 and Absalom died in 1834, the date this document was written is estimated to be about 1833.

It is interesting to note that Elizabeth left $1 to her dead daughter’s husband.

Elizabeth lists two slaves in her will:
Lett who is to stay in the family
Maria who is to be sold

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