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- 1810 census, Hampshire Co., Virginia (WV)
Benjamin, Millison:
2-0-0-1-0, 0-1-0-1-0, 0
On the same census page are his father John Sr. and brother John Jr.
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1815 Benjamin received property deeded to him from his brother Jesse.
Deed book 19, page 424.
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1816 Benjamin received property deeded to him from his brother Jesse and Jesse's wife.
Deed book 22, page 24.
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1820 census, Hampshire Co., Virginia (WV)
Benjamin, Millison:
0-2-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0, 3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1
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1822 Benjamin received property deeded to him from George Fletcher and wife.
Deed book 23, page 56.
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1823 Benjamin received property deeded to him from Henry Locker.
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(October 16, 1826)
The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Millison
I Benjamin Millison of the county of Hampshire and state of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind and memory.
I will that all my just debts, as shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral expenses and all charges touching the proving of, or other wise concerning this my last will, shall in the first place, out of my personal estate and effects be fully paid and satisfied and from and after payment thereof, and subject thereunto, then my will is that all my lands containing several tracts to remain in the possession of my beloved wife Phebe during her natural life or while she remains my widow and at her death or marriage ( in either case ) to be equally divided between my heirs hereafter mentioned also I bequeath to my wife, my negro girl Addey during her natural life or widowhood and then to be disposed of as here after mentioned, I also bequeath to my beloved wife my bay riding horse & her own saddle the clock that is now in the house.............furniture that is now in it, one feather bed and bedding, two cows (to be her choice), one hundred bushels of wheat, that is now in my barn & two hundred dollars in cash, I give and bequeath unto and among my children Viz. to my son John one thousand dollars to be left in his brother Silas's hands for John's use & keeping, to my daughter Hannah Snapp, I give and bequeath nine hundred dollars, to my son Silas I give and bequeath one thousand dollars, and my gray saddle horse & saddle & bridle & rifle gun and to my granddaughter Margarette Snapp one hundred dollars also to my son Silas & his heirs I give and bequeath my negro boy Will, the negro girl Addey and her offspring at my wife's death or experation of her widowhood, to John Snapp (my son in law) and his heirs I give and bequeath my negro boy Simon. I also will that my lands be equally divided between my children, John, Hannah & Silas for them and their heirs to have and to hold forever except John's share which is to remain in sitesah for the use of John during his life and after his decease to remain Silas and his heirs forever, and I give & bequeath all my wearing apparel equally divided between John & Silas my sons after my decease, and I also will that my personal estate which is not disposed of if any remain shall be equally divided between my wife & children John, Hannah Snapp & Silas.
And I make and ordain George Sharf and John Hiett, executors of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of September AD eighteen hundred and twenty six.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of us.
At a court held for Hampshire County the 16th day of October 1826 the last will and testament of Benjamin Millison decd. was presented in court proved by the oaths of Isaac Millison, Isac Wolverton and Wm. Bennet witness thereto and ordered to be recorded on the motion of G. Sharp. ---.Hull. obtaining a probate there of.....form giving security whereupon they with Christopher Heikkel, Wm Vance, Jonathan Pugh and John Martin their security entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of twenty four thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs.
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
1784 - 1826 (42 years)