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 1777 - 1807 (30 years)
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| Name |
David Yancey |
| Birth |
20 Jun 1777 |
Yanceyville, Louisa County, VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Dec 1807 |
Jamaica |
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| Will |
1808 |
Louisa County, VA [1] |
| Probate |
13 Jun 1808 |
Louisa County, VA |
| Person ID |
I5801 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Charles Yancey, b. 10 May 1741, Louisa County, VA d. 9 Jan 1814, Louisa County, VA (Age 72 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Crawford, b. 1725/1749 d. 1768/1837 (Age 88 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
2 Feb 1762 |
Amherst County, Virginia, USA |
| Family ID |
F551 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S612] Barbara Yancey Dore, Yancey Cousins United, (Name: http://lest-we-forget.com/Yancey/;), http://lest-we-forget.com/Yancey/probate/will_014.htm.
If I die at home, let my body bedepositedinthespacewhichIhadleftbetweenmy beloved wife andmydearsister,POLLEYYANCEY.NotthatIsuppose thisposition can benefitmeorthemafterdeath,butthereissomething in humannaturewhichmakestheideathatweshallhereafterrest with those who havebeenmoredeartous,gratefultotheheart. Leta decent monument beerectedoverthegraveofherthatwasmost dear tome, my late wife --notthatthis"storedurn"can"backtoits mansioncallthefleetingbreath";notthat"honor'svoice"can"provoke thesilent dustorflatterysoothethedull,cold earofdeath".Nor when theheart yieldsawillinghomagetotherarecombinationofvirtues of theloveliest ofwomendoesitstoptoconsidertheobjectionsto theindulgence ofitsfavoritewish,butobeysalonethegenerousimpulse ofa heart whichstillvibrateswiththeimpulseofitsinfantlove. Let itbe a monumentofhervirtues.Letposteritylearntoadmire-- to imitatetheexcellenciesofonewhoseheartwaspure,generous,affectionateandbenevolent;whosetemperwasmild.yetfirm;whose desireof doing goodwaslimitedonlybyherpower;whoseprudencewasproverbial; whoseunderstandingwassoundandwhowon ontheheartsofall, even of her ownsex,byhergoodnessandthecharmsofherconversation. In her,therewasnoguile.Perhapsthismonumentofhervirtues and of our lovemayintimetocome,inspiresomeyouthfulbreast,who maythoughtlessdancearoundthisreceptacleofthedead, witha zealto imitate herexample.
I give to ANNE WARDLAW, daughterofDr.WILLIAMWARDLAW,anegrogirlnamed[blank], now inpossessionofDABNEYMINOR,ofAlbemarle,beingtheone forwhich I exchanged oldLettywithhim.Mywife,inherlifetime,promised ayoung negro to this niece.
I give to the brothers and sisters ofmybelovedwifeandtothechildrenofthosewho are dead, to be dividedinthesameway,mynegromanBartlett;the money dueme from DABNEYMINORbybondforthepurchaseofnegroes whichI got by mywifeandwhateverbalancetheremaybe,afterdeducting allexpenses fromwhatIhavealreadyreceivedonaccountof mysaid wife; anaccount of whichIintendtostateinmyledger, butif nosuch statementshouldbemade,thisclauseaboutsaidbalance to bevoid,as nobody canmakesuchstatementbutmyselfand Iwishto avoidallcontroversies aboutmy will. IfIliveanytimeIshallprobably makeastatement of the wholeof theestateofmybelovedwifeandstrikeabalance. If I do, thatbalanceshallbepaidordelivered,asthecasemay be, to the relations ofmysaidwife,asaforesaid,inlieuofthelegacies before mentioned,exceptthattoANNEWARDLAW.
To my dear brother, ROBERT YANCEY, whohasbeennotonlyabrother,butafatherto me and thegoodnessofwhoseheartIhaveproved,notwithstanding thebareandvillainousattemptsthathavebeenmade byaband of assassins todestroyhim,Iwouldgiveeverything,ifheneededit, but fortune has smiledonhimastoproperty,thoughhehasbeen morepersecuted than any othermaninthestate.He hasenoughandIknow hewill approve ofmyaidingthechildrenofourdeadsister,ELIZAKIMBROUGH, who havebeenuntimelydeprivedofamotherand afathersuchas are rarely to befound.TheirhousewasoncethemostperfectparadiseI ever enjoyed, butdeathhasblastedtheprospect.
To my dear and only brother, therefore,Ileavethechoiceoutofmylibraryofsuch books as he may wish andthebalanceofmybooksIgiveto mynephew,WILLIAM KIMBROUGH, Jr.
ANNE having died, I have given directionstoDr.WARDLAWhowtodisposeofthenegro girl given her. The restofmyestate,Igivetobeequallydividedbetween the children ofmysister,ELIZ.KIMBROUGH.
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