Crowley-VA-1762-90 Randolph GIBSON & The CROWLEYS Last Will of Jeffrey Crowley Written: 17 Oct 1761 Halifax Co, Va - Will Bk O:137 Codicil: 17 Oct 1761 Recorded: 18 Feb 1762 I, Jeffrey Crowley of the Parish of Antrim, County of Halifax, Planter being very sick and weak of body...in the name of God Amen... ... I give unto my dearly beloved wife, MARTHA one Negro fellow named PETER, together with all my cattle and hogs and household goods, and my work horse and a young bay mare, and moveables during her life ... I give to my well beloved children, after her decease, all and singular my estate to be divided among them, and their heirs and assigns forever. ... I give to my well beloved son BENJAMIN CROWLEY one gray mare running at Thomas Callaways ... and to my son SAMUEL CROWLEY one bay mare now in his possession and a colt that came of the gray mare two years old next spring. ... And to RANDOLPH GIBSON a bay mare that I had of Joseph Austin and a horse colt that runs at Leatherwood and some debts that is due to me in BEDFORD and a horse that ran away into Augusta if he can get him and a bond of 46 shilling on William Walker and same in Colonel WILLIAM CALLAWAYS hands and same in JAMES TILLEYS hands. ... And to BENJAMIN & SAMUEL CROWLEY, 10 pounds 11 shillings and 6 pence that DANIEL DEAN owed me and to JOHN HEALE a bay yearling mare colt that I had of him. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, wills by me in any way, before this time, named, willed and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. /s/ Jeffrey Crowley. Witness: George Brittain, John (x) Jones, John Harris. Codicil: It is my desire that after my wives decease that the NEGRO FELLOW be given between my two sons BENJAMIN CROWLEY and SAMUEL CROWLEY and the other part divided between my FOUR CHILDREN, equally and if either of them can pay the other his part of the NEGRO, to keep him and if not to sell him to the highest bidder and divide the money equally. And a red cow with her horns sawed off to RANDOLPH GIBSON and a heifer that came of a cow named Chanak to my son BENJAMIN and of the same age to SAMUEL.. /s/ Jeffrey Crowley Wit: George Brittain, John (x) Jones, John Harris At a Court held for Halifax on 18 Feb 1862, this will was proven by oaths of witnesses and ordered to be recorded. Certificate granted to MARTHA his widow who made oath according to law. Thomas Edwards and William Wright became her securities and entered into bond. Jeffrey's first wife was Effaniah. After her death in Bedford Co, he married 2/ Mrs. Martha Edwards, widow of Thomas Edwards Sr., and moved to Halifax. Jeffrey was a breeder of fine horses and had race tracts. 1767 Jan 7 - Halifax Co, Va - Deed Bk 6:325 Thomas Callaway & Mary his wife of Halifax to John Strong of same.. 29 lbs for 100 acres on both sides of the South Fork of Sandy River beginning at James Cox's corner thence south..RANDOLPH GIBSONS line.. crossing the Glady Fork.. being part of survey granted to Thomas Callaway.. Wit: James Cox, RANDAL GIBSON, JAMES STRONG. 1767 Feb 4 - Halifax co, Va - DB 6:271 John Pope and wife of Halifax to RANDOLPH GIBSON of same.. 20 lbs for 100 acres on both sides of South Fork of Sandy River beginning at Michels corner.. Along Callaways line.. crossing Glady Fork.. Part of survey granted to Thomas Callaway.. Wit: James Cox, Peter Manning, JOHN STRONG, JAMES STRONG, John Pain, SAMUEL CROWLEY 1777 Oct 10 - Pittsylvania Co Men who signed oath of Allegiance to support Revolution and renouncing all allegiance to George III, King of Great Britain. RANDOLPH GIBSON BENJAMIN CROWLEY 1779 Henry Co, Va Tax List Elizabeth Crowley John Crowley Randolph Gibson 1785 Apr 25 - Wilkes Co, Ga Land Grant To RANDOLPH GIBSON - 200 acres in Wilkes co on Soffolds Fork of Long Creek. (Sold land 27 Aug 1792) 1785 Tax List of Henry Co, Va - Hairstons District James Gibson Archibald Gibson - 1 black 1790 Wilkes Co, Ga Tax List - Capt. Lane's Dist. John Crowley - no land Archibald Gibson - 287 1/2 acres in Franklin co Benjamin Crowley - 200 acres; 380 acres in Wilkes John Edwards RANDALL GIBSON - 1 slave; 180 acres in Wilkes Thomas Edwards Nathan Edwards JOHN GIBSON - 2 slaves, 200 acres in Wilkes Co /s/ June http://www.junebaldwinbork.com Contributed by: LEELEE114@aol.com By way of: jbbork@ix.netcom.com