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Cumberland County Will Transcriptions
In the name of God Amen the twenty
fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and four. I JAMES
DOWDY of the county of Cumberland being sick and weak in body
tho' of sound and perfect memory of mind do make and ordain this
to be my last will and testament in manner and form following
item. My will and desire is that all my just debts be paid and
those due me collected and got in. Item I lend to my loving wife
FRANCES DOWDY during her natural life the land and plantation
wheron I now live, together with all my negroes (except one negro
Girl named Mourning) with all my stock of every kind (except
one sorrel mare colt which I give to my son JAMES DOWDY as a
separate legasy) with all my househodl of kitchen furniture and
plantation utensils all of which I lend to my said wife durin
gher natural life. Item. My will and desire is that my sister
ELIZABETH DOWDY be maintained as heretofore, out of my estate
lent to my wife during the life of my said sister, and my will
is that my neice POLLY DOWDY shall live where she now lives during
her single state on my land lend to my said wife, my will is
that my neice PATSY A. DOWDY live iin my family during her single
state. Item My will and desire is that at the death of my loving
wife Frances Dowdy, I give unto my son RICHARD DOWDY one negro
boy named Jack and to my son JAMES DOWDY one negro boy named
Daniel and to my son JESSE DOWDY I give one negro boy named Billy,
and to my son THOMAS DOWDY I give one negro boy named Azsure
and to my daughter SALLEY DOWDY I give one negro girl named Nancy,
and to my daughter JANE DOWDY I give one negro boy named Wilson
but to be exchanged for a girl of the same age hereafter should
there be one raised of the negroes lent to my wife and I give
to my daughter POLLEY DOWDY one negro girl named Grace which
said negroes and their increase I give to my said children singlerly
and severally to them and their heirs forever. Item I give to
my daughter ELIZABETH DOWDY the negro girl before excepted named
Mourning to be at her disposal when she pleases, which said negro
and her increase I give to my said daughter and her heirs for'er.
Item. My will and desire is that if either of my children die
before the division of my estate lent to my wife my will is that
their legasy be equally divided among the rest of my children,
and shuld any one of the above named negroes die before the legatee
or legatees possess them legally that in that case the legatee
or legatees shall have another should ther be one raised. Item.
My will is that if my wife should die before my daughter POLLEY
arrive to the age of twelve year that my estate be kept together
till my said daughter arrive to that age. Item. My will and desire
is that the child my negro woman Fanny is now pregnat with, should
it be born alive be given to nephew JESSE DOWDY, which said negro
Fanny is now lend to my wife, also I give to my said nephew JESSE
DOWDY ten poinds to be raised out of the crops made on the plantation
and by the negroes lent to my wife, all of which I give to him
and his heirs forever. Item > I give to my nephew THOMAS DOWDY
the thirty seven dollars I paid on his account to Jarratt Rison
which I give to him and his heirs for ever. Item. My desire is
that at the death of my wife my land lent to her be equally divided
among my four sons namely RICHARD, JAMES, JESSE, and THOMAS DOWDY
upon my sd. sons paying my four daughters namely ELIZABETH, SALLEY,
JANE AND POLLY DOWDY, also my neice PATSEY ARCHER DOWDY twenty
pounds each which I give to them and their heirs forever. Item.
My will is that my two sons JAMES and JESSE DOWDY have two years
schooling each and my son THOMAS DOWDY have three years schooling.
Item. My will and desire is that all my negroes and their increase
not before devised, together with all my stock household and
kitchen furniture and plantation utencils be equally divided
among all my children which I give to them and their heirs forever.
Item I constitute and appoint JESSE DOWDY and THOMAS DOWDY my
hole and sole executors to this my last will and testament ratafying
and confirmin ghte same in witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this day and date above written 1884 January 22,.Will of Poindexter
Dowdy, Cumberland County,
VA In the name of God, Amen. I Poindexter Dowdy of the County of Cumberland and State of Virginia do make this my last will and testament. Item First: I desire that my son George W. Dowdy with whom I and my wife live shall have at my death and the death of my wife the houses and land adjoining thereto on which I now reside, containing about 25 acres more or less to have and hold as long as the said George W. Dowdy shall live and then to his heirs forever. Item Second: I also give to my
son George W. Dowdy 166 Acres of land known as "Rose Cottage"
to be cut off in a body just as my son George W. Dowdy desires.
I also give to my son George W. Dowdy all personal property consisting
of horses, cows, hogs, farming utensils of every kind, all household
and kitchen furniture of every kind. I also bind my son to take
care of me and my wife the balance of our days, in every respect
as necessary for my comfort and the comfort of my wife . . .
food, clothes, medicine, etc. I give the rest of my estate, consisting
of land only to be divided equally between my other children:
Susan Jane Meinhard, Edwin P. Dowdy, Robert S. Dowdy, Andrew
J. Dowdy. I ask that George W. Dowdy be Executor of my will.
January 22, 1884.
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