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WILL: STINNETT BENJAMIN SR.
AMHERST COUNTY, VA WILL BOOK 1, PAGES 245, 246, 247, 248, 249
PAGE 245
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I BENJAMIN STINNETT SEN BEING WEAKE IN BODY BUT OF
SOUND MEMORY THANKS BE TO GOD HAVE MADE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
___________ I COMMAND MY SOUL INTO THE HANDS OF ALMIGHTY GOD THAT GAVE IT
AND MY BODY TO BE DECENTLY BURIED AT THE DISCRETION OF MY EXECUTORS.
ITEM: I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY BELOVED WIFE ELIZABETH THE PLANTATION
WHEREON SHE LIVES NOW DURING HER NATURAL LIFE AND AT HER DEATH TO MY SON
WILLIAM TO HAVE IT TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER.
ITEM: MY WILL IS THAT MY WIFE KEEP ALL THE STOCK TOGETHER TILL MY SON
WILLIAM STINNETT AND MY DAUGHTER SUSANNA STINNETT COMES OF AGE AND THEN TO GIVE
UNTO MY SON WILLIAM ONE COW AND MY DAUGHTER SUSANNA TWO HEIFERS ITEM: I
GIVE AND BEQUEATH OUT OF MY STOCK AT MY DEATH TO MY SON IN LAW ISHAM CHILDRESS
ONE GRAY MARE BRANDED B(followed by what looks like a backwards 3) AND ONE
BREEDING SOW TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER
ITEM: MY WILL IS THAT MY WIFE ELIZABETH BE EXECUTRIX AND MY SON BENJAMIN
EXECUTOR OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. AS WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL
THIS 21 DAY OF OCTOBER 1764.
/S/ BENJAMIN STINNETT SEN (X HIS MARK)
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN PRESENCE OF RICHARD PETER BY JAMES (X) STINNETT
HANNAH PETER (X)
PAGE 246
AT A COURT HELD FOR AMHERST COUNTY THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY 1773 THIS LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN STINNETT DECEASED WAS PRESENTED IN COURT BY
ELIZABETH STINNETT ONE OF THE EXECUTORS THEREIN NAMED AND PROVED BY THE OATH
OF RICHARD & HANNAH PETER WITNESSES THERETO AND ORDERED TO BE RECORDED WHERE
UPON THE SAID ELIZABETH TOOK THE OATH PRESCRIBED BY LAW AND WITH RICHARD
PETER HER SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGED BOND IN THE SUM OF FIFTY POUNDS WITH THE
CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY LAW.
TESTE: E WILCOX
KNOW ALL MEN BY THERE PRESENTS THAT WE ELIZABETH STINNETT AND RICHARD
PETER ARE HELD AND FIRMLY BOUND UNTO WILLIAM CABELL JUN, JAMES NEVELL, GREGORY
STOVALL JUN, AND CORNELIUS THOMAS ______ JUSTICES OF THE COUNTY COURT OF
AMHERST COUNTY NOW _____ IN THE SUM OF FIFTY POUNDS TO THE PAYMENT WHEREOF
________ AND TRULY TO BE MADE TO THE SAID JUSTICES AND THEIR SUCCESSORS WE
BOND OURSELVES AND EACH OF US _______ AND EACH OF OUR HEIRS EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY FIRMLY BY THESE PRESENTS SEALED WITH OUR
SEALS THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE AND IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR
SOVEREIGN LORD GEORGE THE THIRD. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT
IF THE ABOVE BOUND ELIZABETH STINNETT EXECUTRIX OF THE
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN STINNETT DECEASED DO MAKE OR CAUSE TO
BE MADE A TRUE AND PERFECT INVENTORY OF ALL SINGULAR THE GOODS CHATTELS AND
CREDITS OF SAID DECEASED WHICH HAVE OR SHALL COME TO THE HANDS POSSESSION
OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAID ELIZABETH STINNETT OR INTO THE HANDS AND POSSESSION
OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS FOR HER AND THE SAME SO MADE DO EXHIBIT
INTO THE COUNTY COURT OF AMHERST AT SUCH TIME AS SHE SHALL BE THERE UNTO
REQUIRED BY THE SAID COURT AND THE SAME GOODS, CHATTELS AND CREDITS AND ALL
OTHER THE SAID GOODS CHATTELS AND CREDITS OF THE SAID DECEASED WHICH AT ANY
TIME AFTER SHALL COME TO THE HANDS POSSESSION OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAID
ELIZABETH STINNETT OR INTO THE HANDS AND POSSESSION OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS
FOR HER AS WELL AND TRULY ADMINISTER ACCORDING TO LAW AND FURTHER DO MAKE
A JUST AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF HER ACTING AND DOINGS THEREIN WHEN THERETO
REQUESTED BY THE SAID COURT AND ALL WILL AND TRULY PAY AND DELIVER ALL THE
_________ CONTAINED AND SPECIFIED IN THE SAID TESTAMENT AS FAR AS THE GOODS,
CHATTELS AND CREDITS
WILL THEREUNTO EXTEND AND THE LAW CHARGE THEN THIS OBLIGATION TO BE VOID
AND OF NONE EFFECT OR ELSE TO REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND VIRTUE.
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN PRESENCE OF /S/ ELIZABETH STINNET BY X (HER MARK)
RICHARD PETER
AT A COURT HELD FOR AMHERST COUNTY THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY 1773 THIS BOND
WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ELIZABETH STINNETT AND RICHARD PETER TO BE THEIR ACT AND
DEED AND ORDERED TO BE RECORDED.
TESTE: E. WILCOX
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IN OBEDIENCE TO AN ORDER OF THE AMHERST COUNTY COURT AND BEING FIRST SWORN
WE HAVE APPRAISED THE ESTATE OF BENJAMEN STINNETT DECEASED.
THE ESTATE OF BENJAMIN STINNETT APPRAISED
TO ONE MARE APPRAISED TO 8.0.0
TO SIX HOGGS APPRAISED TO 1.15.0
TO ONE CHEST APPRAISED TO 0.5.0
TO ONE CASE BOTTLES APPRAISED TO 0.15.0
TO ONE POT & HOOKS APPRAISED TO 0.15.0
TO ONE PAIR TONGS APPRAISED TO 0.2.6
TO ONE HOE APPRAISED TO 0.1.0
TO ONE PAIR HEATERS APPRAISED TO 0.1.4
TO TOOLS APPRAISED TO 0.5.0
TO ONE PAN (?) APPRAISED TO 0.4.0
TO MONEY SEALS APPRAISED TO 0.7.6
TO ONE HACKLE APPRAISED TO 0.7.0
TO ONE PAIR SIVES APPRAISED TO 0.4.0
TO ONE POT AND HOOKS APPRAISED TO 0.3.0
TO A PARCEL OF POWDER APPRAISED TO 1.3.0
TO 2 MUGGS AND BOWLS (?) 0.2.3
TO 2 WHEELS APPRAISED TO 0.17.6
TO AUGER SHEARS AND LOCK APPRAISED TO (?) 0.3.0
TO BED AND BEDSTEAD APPRAISED TO 4.0.0
TO ONE AX AND HOES APPRAISED TO 0.6.4
TO ___________________ APPRAISED TO 0.7.9
TO BOOKS APPRAISED TO 0.1.3
TO TABLE AND _________(NOT CHAIRS) APPRAISED TO 0.2.0
TO CATTLE APPRAISED TO 7.15.0
28.9.16
APPRAISED BY NOELL JOHNSON, JOHN WHITEHEAD & BENJAMIN ??
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AT A COURT HELD FOR AMHERST COUNTY THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1773 THIS
INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BENJAMIN STINNETT DECEASED WAS
THIS DAY RETURNED AND ORDERED TO BE RECORDED.
TESTE: E. WILCOX
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According to the Lee Marmon manuscript, possibly referring to Alexander
Brown's list of early settlers, Benjamin Sr., and Benjamin Jr., Stinnett Jr.,
all occupied a tract of 627 acres on Tobacco Row Mountain in 1747.
According to Lee Marmon manuscript, from 1758 to 1760 Dr. Cabell deeded a total of
2,271 acres to eight planters ... Much of this land had been acquired by
Cabell from Benjamin Stinett's lapsed land grant of 1753. Lee Marmon manu-
The ... Stinett ... families were heavily represented among the enlisted men
of the French and Indian War. From the State Archives in Richmond Land
Patent to Benjamin Stennet, 1 June 1750, 400 acres in Albemarle County near
the Tobacco Row Mountains on the north branches of Huff's Creek. Patents
Microfilm Roll No. 29, 1749-51, p. 172.
George the second by grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland,
king ...'' Cost- 40 shillings. Beginning at a Chestnut Oak and running thence
South 180 poles to pointers northeast 72 degrees 300 poles to a Chestnut
northwest 12 degrees 283 poles to a white oak and Chesnut oak near the top of
a small mountain. Thence southwest 51 degrees 296 poles to the beginning.
Fees/rent/improvements: Yielding and paying to us'' for every 50 acres, fee
rent of one shilling yearly to be paid upon the feast of St. Michael the
Arch Angel'' and also cultivating and improving three acres part of every
fifth ... within three years after the date'' of the patent. If three years
of the fee rent shall at anytime be in arrears and unpaid'' or if three
acres of every 50 aren't improved withing the next three years, the estate
hereby granted shall seacse'' and may be granted to someone else.
'' Signed by Thomas Lee, president of our council and commander in cheif
of our said colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh, June 1, 1750. Similiar
patent for James Stennett, 1 June 1750, 227 acres on the branches of Huffs
Creek, p. 177 25 shillings Beginning at John Wheeler's line southwest 8
degrees 42 poles to a white Oak the same course contineud 200 poles to a chestnut
oak northwest 76 and ahalf degress 152 poles to a corner chestnut of
Benjamin Stennet's line. Thence along his line northwest 12 degrees 162 poles to
John Graves pointers in the said Benjamin Stennet's line. Thence along
Graves line northeast 78 degrees 272 poles to the beginning. Same requirements
for rent, fees, improvement, etc. Raised five children, three girls and two
boys, in a beautiful valley with Tobacco Row Mountain on the north and
Stinnett Mountain on the south Granted 150 acres of 400-acre patent to son
Benjamin Jr. 3 May 18(7?)62, A-31, stray page from mom's records. Also from
stray page in records, 3 Aug 1761, Benjamin Stinnett to James Isham, 100
acres from 400 acre patent, "promised to James Isham at the time of Benjamin's
marriage to his daughter.''
But since Benjamin was married already, to a Saunders perhaps this was
meant to refer to Benjamin's daughter, Dorcas, who married James Isham,
according to. Could have had other children, according to. John Stinnette, born
about 1750, served as private in Amherst county militia during the
revolution. He died after 2 Feb 1785. Wife's name was Ann. Children were Margaret
Stinnette, born Aug 1775; Tabatha Stinnet, born Mar 1787? and Polly Stinnet.
Benjamin Stinnett, Sr. Will
Amherst Co. VA Book '1', page 245
Dated: 21 Oct 1764
Probated: 5 Jul 1773
Executrix: Elizabeth Stinnett, wife
Executor: Benjamin Stinnet, Jr., son
Heirs: Elizabeth, wife; William, son; Susanna, daughter,
John Childress, son-in-law.
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