GARDNER-VA-1832 This is the will of Daniel Gardner, Louisa County, VA 1832. It includes the names of some 25 slaves THE GARDNER FAMILY GENEALOGY Louisa County County Court House Will Book 8, pp 235-7 The Last Will and Testament of Daniel Gardner 1750-1831 I Daniel Gardner, of the County of Louisa and State of Virginia do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner, in manner and form following, that is to say.  ... Item, First I give and bequeath to my daughter Salley Gentry and to her heirs forever my negro man named ARCHER which I have already given to her, and after my death I give and bequeath to my said daughter Salley Gentry and to her heirs forever my negro man named ISAAC, my negro woman named MOLLY and her three children LETHA, FRANKY and NICK and their future increase, provided that she, my said daughter Salley and her husband Temple Gentry previous to receiving this bequest convey to Alvarina Anthony, the daughter of Sarah Anthony,  all their interest both at law and in equity which they now have or may hereafter have of in and to the tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Mary Anthony at present resides or pay to her the said Alvarina Anthony the sum of fifty dollars Virginia currency.  ... Item Second I give and bequeath to my son Miles H. Gardner and to his heirs forever, my negro man named GEORGE and four hundred and twenty dollars in cash which I have already given him. I also give and bequeath to my said son Miles H Gardner and his heirs forever all the money now due to me from the estate of my brother William Gardner now deceased or from the executor of said deceased provided that he my said son Miles H Gardner shall previous to receiving this bequest convey to the above named Alvarina Anthony all his interest both at law and in equity which he now had or may hereafter have of, in and to, the tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Mary Anthony at present resides or pay to her the said Alvarina Anthony the sum of fifty dollars, Virginia currency.  ... Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my son Eldridge Gardner and to his heirs forever the tract of land on which he now resides called "Gardner Cross Roads" which I have already given to him and after my death I give and devise to my said son Eldridge Gardner and his heirs forever my negro man named HUMPHREY and a bond which I hold on my said son Eldridge Gardner executed by him to my son Miles H Gardner for the sum of five hundred dollars, bearing date on the twenty-first day of May, 1822, provided that he my said son Eldridge Gardner after my death bring any claim or claims demand or demands against me or against my Executor, then and in that case, I give and bequeath my   said negro man named HUMPHREY and the said Bond to my Grand daughter Missourie W Gardner ,to the above named Alvirinia Anthony and to my Daughters Salley Gentry and Polly Herring to them and their heirs forever to be equally divided amongst them provided also that   he my said son Eldridge Gardner shall previous to receiving this bequest, convey to the said Alvarina Anthony all his interest both at law and in equity which he now has or may hereafter have of in and to the tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Mary Anthony now resides or pay to her the said Alvarina Anthony the sum of fifty dollars, Virginia currency.  ... Item 4th I give and bequeath to my son George J Gardner and to his heirs forever, my tract of land lying and being in the county of Hanover near Hanover Town and my negro woman named EDALINE and her child named DOLLY, also my negro girl named PATSY and their future increase, which I have already given to him, and after my death I give and bequeath to my said son George J Gardner and to his heirs and assigns   forever, my negro woman named PHEBE and her future increase, provided that he my said son George J   Gardner shall previous to receiving this bequest convey to the said Alvarina Anthony all his interest both at law and in equity, which he now has ,or, may hereafter have, of in and to the tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Mary Anthony at present   or pay to her the said Alvarina Anthony the sum of fifty dollars, Virginia currency.  ... Item 5th I give to and bequeath to my daughter Polly L Herring and to her heirs forever,   my negro man named SHELDRAKE, my negro woman named AMELIA, my negro boy named HENRY, my negro girl named ABBY and my negro boy named MOSES and their future increase, which I have already given to her, and after my death I give and bequeath to my said daughter Polly L Herring and to her heirs forever the tract of land on which I now reside, which I purchased of John Draper, also my negro man named MANUEL, my negro woman named MASSIE, my negro boy named RANSOM and my negro boy named JAMES and the future increase of said MASSIE provided that she my said daughter Polly L. and her husband Wilson Herring shall previous to receiving this bequest convey to the said Alvarina Anthony all their interest both at law and in equity, which they now has ,or, may hereafter have, of in and to the tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Mary Anthony at present  or pay to her the said Alvarina Anthony the sum of fifty dollars, Virginia currency.  ... Item 6th I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Missourie W Gardner and to her heirs forever my negro girl named ARENA and her future increase which I have already given to her; and after my death I give and bequeath to my said grand daughter Missourie W Gardner and to her heirs forever my tract of land and premises on which Mrs. Nancy Johnson at present resides adjoining the tract which I have herein bequeathed to my daughter Polly Herring and the lands of Joel Walton Timothy T Swift and others; I also give to my said grand daughter Missourie W Gardner and to her heirs forever my negro boy named LEWIS.  ... Item 7th I give and bequeath to the above named Alvarina Anthony and to her heirs forever, my negro girl named CHARLOTTE which I have already given to her.  ... Item 8th I give and bequeath to my son in law Temple Gentry his estate I admrd in trust my deaf and dumb negro boy named DAVID till he arrives at the age of sixteen years, and then it is my will and desire that he the said Temple Gentry his Executors or Adm's Shall put the said David with a shoe and bootmaker to learn the trade or act of shoe and bootmaking till he arrives at the age of twenty one years and that he the said David under the control and protection of said Temple Gentry his Executors or Adm's shall have and enjoy the profits of all his earnings for and during his life.  ... Item 9th All the rest and residue of my estate after paying all my just debts and funereal expenses I give and bequeath to the above mentioned Alvarina Anthony, to my said grand daughter Missourie W Gardner, and to my said daughters Salley Gentry and Polly L Herring to them and their heirs forever to be equally divided amongst them.  ... Lastly I constitute and appoint my son Miles H Gardner and my sons in law Temple Gentry and Wilson Herring Executors of this my last will and Testament, hereafter revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty.    Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us  Elisha Jackson  Thomas M Pendleton  David Richardson At a Court held for Louisa County at the Courthouse on Monday the 14th day of March 1831.  The last Will and Testament of Daniel Gardner dec'd was this day presented to the Court, and proved by the oaths of Elisha Jackson and David Richardson two subscribing witnesses thereto, and by the court ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of Temple Gentry and Wilson Herring two of the Executors named in said Will, who made oath according to law, and together with Thomas Gardner, Eldridge Gardner and John Gentry their securities (who justified on oath as to their sufficiency) entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of nine thousand dollars, conditioned as the law requires, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said Will in due form, and liberty is reserved to the other Executor named in said Will to join in the probate hereafter, should he think fit. Teste John Hunter C. of ---------------------------------------------- Many thanks to Deborah Jackson for transcribing this document. She is interested in will, property and tax lists for Jackson, Gardner, Feagan (spelled any way) in Louisa, Hanover and Orange County, Va Please email her at dajhmco@aol.com Ted Gardner -- http://ted.gardner.org/dangardwill.htm -- Genealogy - researching surnames: GARDNER, MCCOY, SMITH, HAZELGROVE, MCGINLEY, COFFEY, FISHER, STRATTON mailto:Ted@Gardner.org http://Ted.Gardner.org Contributed by: "Ted Gardner" ted@gardner.org