Morriss Jollett
An Inventory and Appraisement of Morris Jollett Estate
Westmoreland County, VA
September 1732
Items are listed in 2 columns with values expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence. I have listed items that I can read.
Two cows & two calfs
Two cows & five heiffers
One plow and a small grinding stone
?? of puter
?? of old joyner
One pair of old small stillards [? Not sure of that]
One old halbord and old box joyner
One old spice mortor
A joyner pole old
Old [?] plow old tables
One old gun and weavers loom
Two old cots and a pair of breches
One old Tub with a parcell of old feathers and other lumber
A parcel of eathenware, [?] Glass, copper
A parcel of very old B???
One small cake of bees wax
A ??? parcel roofhook all old
Old pail old hoe old piggins
Two old loads of beds loads old furniture
One mare & old saddle
Herd of hogs small goat
4 geese
TOTAL VALUE was 22 pounds, 13 shillings, 4 pence
In Witness to an Order of Court bearing Date this 27th Day of September 1732 We whose names are under written being first sworn by a Magistrate have valued & appraised above Inventory.
Daneil Gobbs
Charnock Cox, Jr.
Daniel Crabb
Westmoreland County in a Court held for the County this 28th Day of November 1732
This Inventory of the Estate of Morris Jollett deceased was returned into Court upon Oath by William Jollett his son and Administrator and ordered to be Recorded.
Teste
G. Turberville CCW
Recorded the Seventh Day of February 1733.
GTCCW
Submitted by: Judy Campbell
Mt. View Research
Witnesses - H. C. Bickers, R. D. Dovel
Written - 19 Nov 1913 - Jolletts, Page Co., VA
Recorded - 02 Apr 1917
I, B. L. Jollett of Greene County, Virginia, being of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament as follows to-wit.
Item 1st I desire that all my just debts be paid there none at this writing.
Item 2nd I give and devise unto my son Lewis L. Jollett a part of my land known as the T. J. Chapman land beginning at a cedar on the Amicus road near John Crawford outlet thence running a strait [sic.] line just below the gap where Monroe Morris milks to J. T. Chapman line a rock planted thence with fence to Williams River thence up same or near the line to the old Raines line now John Crawford thence back to the old road bed thence up said road to the cedar the beginning.
Item 3 I give unto my daughter Blanch B. Gentry the balance of the land that I got from Cable & Ludie B. White.
Item 4 I give unto my daughter Fleta H. Sullivan my mountain place known as the Burton Shiflett tract.
Item 5 I give unto my son Lewis L. Jollett the land I bought of J. A. Williams containing about 10 acres and that he pay to Clarence Jollett my son eight hundred dollars $800.00.
Item 6 I desire that Clarence Jollett have out of my property $15.00 fifteen hundred dollars [sic.] including what Lewis Jollett is to pay.
Item 7 I desire that all my personal property be sold and after Clarence Jollett gets his Fifteen $15.00 hundred dollars [sic.] the blance to be equial [sic.] divided among my 4 children including bonds monnies [sic.] etc.
Item 8 There is excepted a road way through Blanch B. Gentry part of land & through Lewis Jollett part the Williams tract to the public road the Amicus road sixteen foot wide never to have no gates erected only at the public road across the same outlet nor shall it ever be obstructed in no way said outlet to run where the road now run or some [here these are handwritten instructions squeezed between the lines, but the words run off the page]along the top of the ridge to Amicus road.
Item 9 I give to Logan Jollett my watch & my rifle when he gets old enough to now [sic.] how to use same.
Item 10 I wish and desire that if Lewis Jollett should die before his wife Mary Nevell Jollett that she be not appointed adminstratrix over his estate or for as what he enhirt [sic.] from me around two thousand dollars I desire it go to the heirs of his lawful body. She would go through with it real soon do nobody no good I don't want her to have nothing from my estate whatsoever the way I have been mistreated by her.
If any person or persons are disstfied [sic.] with my last will and try to break same or disreguard [sic.] it they shall have but five dollar the rest to be divided among those that are willing to abide by the same. If Fleta Sullivan should die before her husband John L. Sullivan the land shall go to her lawful heirs.
Item 11 I hereby appoint Lewis Jollett & John B. Gentry my Executor of this my last will and desire that no surity [sic.] be required of them as such.
Item 12 I hereby revoke all previous wills and codilds [sic.] heretofore made by me.
Witness my hand and seal this 2 day of July nineteen hundred and thirty-one.
In the Clerk's office Greene County circuit court, 5th day of May 1934, in the presence of the Clerk thereof; A paper writing purporting to be last will and testament of B. L. Jollett deceased, dated [here the last line of the photocopy is cut off and the rest is continued on a second page]as presented to the Clerk of this court, purporting to be the last will and testament of the said B. L. Jollett, the body of same as well as the signature, was wholly in the hand writing of the said B. L. Jollett, It is therefore ordered, that the said paper writing, be, and the same is hereby probated and recorded as the last true will and testament of the said B. L. Jollett, and
Whereas; the said B. L. Jollett, nominated and request that Lewis L. Jollett and John B. Gentry be appointed as his Executor, without surety. They the said Lewis L. Jollett and John B. Gentry, qualified as said Executors by executing a bond in the penalty of three thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of the duties required of them as executors, and as the law directs. And on their request, L. E. Morris, J. T. Chapman, Scott W. Lamb, E. S. Morris and E. Y. Vernon, were appointed appraisers and three of whom may act, after first being duly sworn.
In the margin is this hand-written note signed by Clarence Jollett: "Received of Lewis L. Jollett the sum of $800.00 in full payment as stated in Item #5 of this will. Given under my hand this the 5th June, 1950."
Lucretia Jollett Shifflett
Will Book 8 Page425
I will and bequeath unto my lawful husband Thomas S. Shifflett all of my real estate and personal property to hold and use or to dispose of as he feels desposed to do after first paying all of my lawful debts and burying expenses-also I will or bequest to each of my children Mary E., my love, Martha F. McCauley, J.W. Shifflett and John F. Shifflett one dollar each.
Witness my bond this day 10th of August 1900
Will presented to the court Feb. 19, 1912
