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Albemarle County, VA
Updated November 25, 2022
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I James Gillium of the County of Albemarle and the State of Virginia, being of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all other wills by me heretofore made and ratifying and confirming this
in the first place, my will is that all my just debts shall be paid with all necessary expenses of my last sickness, etc.
And 2 I give to my daughter Nancy Rothwell my account against her
NB the accounts that I have against my children hereto fore with what I shall now will me being so nearly equal, I have cancelled all my old accounts against all of my children and no account shall stand against any of them unless dated after the date of this my will.
I further give to my daughter Nancy one set of my silver tea spoons to hers and hers forever.
I give to my daughter Lucy T. GILLUM all my accounts against her, also a piece of land I brought of Humphreys contains twenty three acres, also one other piece of land that I got of my son William lying on Beaver Creek Mountain, being the same land that my son William brought of Humphreys containing fifty seven acres reserving to my son William privileges which will be hereafter named, also, I give to my daughter Lucy T. GILLUM three negroes (namely) Britana, Hudson, and Arena which is about equal to the negroes that I have given each of my other children , and I also give to my daughter Lucy T. GILLIAM sixty five dollars to purchase her a hine [?] with and a set of silver tea spoons. —Now if my daughter Lucy T. GILLUM should died without lawful issue heirs of her body, all the property (that is) the land and the negroes that I have willed to her return back and become a part of my estate and be sold and equally divided amongst the rest of my children and their heirs, but any money or other property except the land or negroes that falls to her under my will or otherwise she shall do as she please with.
4th I give to my son Henry L. GILLUM my accounts against him except one hundred and twenty-five dollars, which he shall pay back to him and his heirs forever.
5th I give to my daughter Elizabeth P. GILLUM all my accounts against her for her and her heirs forever.
6th —I give to my daughter Susan Garth my accounts against her, also a set of my silver tea spoons to her and her heirs forever.
7th I give to my son John B. GILLUM all my accounts against him also three hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever.
8th I give to my son William N. GILLUM my accounts against him also the tract of land I now live on to him and his heirs forever and be it understood that as I am security for my son William for debts that he owes now, if he shall be forced to pay these debts, all the property I have willed him, or may hereafter give him, shall stand as bond to pay these debts, and be it further understood that William is to have the liberty of getting ______ and a ______ from the tract of land on the mountain that I have willed to my daughter Lucy so long as he may _____ ___ _____ the tract of land that I now live one and have willed him
9th I give to my son Pleasant G. Gillium my accounts against him except one hundred and twenty five dollars which he is to pay back, also my son William’s tract of land containing about 108 acres of land to him and his heirs forever.
10th my will further is that all the property I died possessed of and not heretofore disposed of whether real or personal shall be sold by my executors . . . [document ends]
Sources
- From William A. White, etc. vs. James C. Rothwell, etc. Albemarle County, Chancery Cause, Circuit Court. It is stated that James GILLUM “died in the County of Albemarle about the year 1845 . . .” and that the Executors “of the said James GILLUM were Wm. W. Rothwell and Fred GILLIAM both of whom are dead . . .”