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RICHARD GAINES 2
5 ZACHARY TAYLOR .. . . 5
15
DAVID HILL. I2
ALEXANDER TAYLOR. 7
MOSES HARROD. 8
HARRY WINSLOW .. 5
5
JOHN T. HAMILTON .. 7
24
WILLIAM WEBB. IO
18
THOMAS JONES. I2
9
JOHN WILLIS 4
24
ROBERT MARTIN IO
9
JONATHAN WHITE 4
ANN MARTIN .. . I
7
JOHN YOUNG. 6
I7
ALEXANDER MARR. 8
5
WILLIAM YOUNG.
5
I2
ROGER MALLORY. IO
2
JOHN MORRIS. 6
Total. .
3º7 363
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by Benj. Grymes, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
BENJAMIN GRYMES .. . 5 40
THOMAS MORRIS. 5
ROBERT GAINES. . .
9
2 RICHARD C. WEBB. 6
3
JOHN SPOTSWOOD .. 8
39
JOHN C. WEBB. 9
ROBERT C. JACOBS .. . 2
I3 OBEDIAH OVERTON. 6
CHURCHILL JONES . 2
23
GEORGE OVERTON. .
7
WILLIAM HUME. 6
4 MAJOR OAKES. I2
JOHN WOOLFOLK. 4
THOMAS LUCAS .. 8
GEORGE WILLS.
4
TIMOTHY CONNOR. 9
I
JOSEPH ROSSEN. 2
JOHN RHODES. 4
ELISHA HAWKENS.
2
JOHN JENNINGS IO
HENRY MARTIN . 7
8 JOHN JONES. I
GEORGE CHAPMAN. 3
I BENJAMIN BRADLEY .. 4
I
NATHL. SANDERS. I3
2
JOHN ROBINSON. . . 9 BENJAMIN HEAD 3
I
JOSEPH PARISH ..
9
DANIEL SINGLETON. . I
5
JOHN BLEDSOE. 2
9
JAMES SMITH .. 5
REUBEN MORRIS. I
1
I WM. HUMPHREYS .. 4 JESSE SMITH. 8
I
GEORGE BLEDSOE. . . . 2 WILLIAM SULLIVAN .. 7
4 JOSEPH RICHARDS . 5
STEPHEN SMITH .. 8
7
JOHN HAWKINS. 8
2
PRETTYMAN MERRY .. 7
-
232
HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY
White Black
White Black
- JAMES GORDON.
I
15
AMBROSE RICHARDS . 4
WILLIAM HAWKINS. .
7
3
THOMAS JONES 5
JOHN LANCASTER. . . 7
HENRY PERRY 2
PEIRCE PERRY 8
MOSES BLEDSOE.
4
REUBEN HAWKINS .. . 5
EDMUND ROW. 8
4
-JOHN WOOD. 4
-JAMES WOOD.
3
JOHN PROCTER.
3
3
THOMAS FAULCONER. . II
I
ELIJAH JONES.
7
PHILEMON RICHARDS 5
Total.
313
184
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by Jeremiah White, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
LEWIS BIDDLE. 3
6
RICHARD RAINES 2
EDM'D SHACKLEFORD
7
4
EDWARD LANE 6
4
EDWARD ANSILL. 6
3
JOHN WHITE, JR 12
4
JAMES RIDDLE 9
IO
HENRY DAVIS .. 7
SAMUEL HAM.
6
LITTLEBERRY LANE .. 8
I
THOMAS LAMB
7
JOHN SHEFLETT. 3
H. SHACKLEFORD 6
WILLIAM COLLIER . 3
THOMAS SNOW I3
MARTIN COLLIER .... 5
JOHN BRYSON
7
WILLIAM ROGERS .. 8
WILLIAM EASTER. 9
2
ALEXANDER OGG. 9
2
THOMAS HARVEY. 4
SAMUEL ESTIS 6
2 EPHRAIM SIMMONS ... 7
JOHN GOODALL. 9
II MARGARET DOUGLAS 2
WILLIAM COX 9
4 FRANCIS HERRING . . 4
JOHN LAMB. II
-ELIZA. BRUCE. 4
2
JOHN HODGHELL I 2
AGNESS SLATER 6
RICHARD LAMB. II
JAMES HEAD. 5
8
WILLIAM LAMB 7
JOSEPH HARVEY
4
JOHN OGG.
4
4
THOMAS BROOK 3
JAMES EARLEY IO
33 JEREMIAH WHITE. I2 I6
DAVID WILLIAMS 6
WILLIAM BELL. 2
I7
JOHN HANEY 3
EPHRAIM SIMMONS ..
4
5
SAMUEL HAM. JR 5
MARTIN PETTUS. 3
Total.
. 299 138
WILLIAM SMITH 10
THOMAS ROW. 6
GEORGE WHARTON. . 9
MOURNING PIGG. 7
JAMES HAINEY I
233
APPENDIX-CENSUS, 1782.
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by Thomas Barbour, Gent., October, 1782. White Black White Black
THOMAS BARBOUR ... IO 30
THOMAS HERRING ... 4
JOHN BROOKES'S . .
24
BENJAMIN JOHNSON 5
18
MAY BURTON, JR. 5 7 MARTIN JOHNSON 3
7
JOHN BURTON .. . 8 WILLIAM JONES. 7 4
AMBROSE BURTON
9
I
JOHN LUCAS. IO
JAMES BURTON ..
4
I WILLIAM LUCAS. 8
I7
DAVID BRUCE. 9
NATHAN MALLORY. . 9
3
THOMAS BALLARD, JR 7
TABITHA OLIVER 6
5
ROBERT BEADLES .. . 4
3
JOHN PAYNE .. IO
3
PHILIP BALLARD, the younger. . I
JOHN RUCKER. IO
6
ELIJAH BALLARD. . .. 6 JAMES BEAZLEY, JR .. 3
I
EPHRAIM RUCKER, JR 4
JOHN ROGERS 7
MAY BURTON . .
4
7
ROBERT SANFORD II
14
JOHN CARTERS, JR. . . 16
30
JOSHUA STAFF I
7
JAMES CONNOLEY. 6
6 JOSHUA STAFF, JR. . 9
3
JOSEPH CHAPMAN. 7
3
THOMAS STAFF. 5
JOHN CARRELL 5
6 ACHILLES STAFF. I
BELFIELD CAVE 4
5 JOEL HODGHELL .. 4 RICHARD SEBREE .. . 2
I
CHARLES CREEL. 5
I RICHARD SEBREE, JR 7
I
JAMES DAUGHONEY .. 5
JOSHUA UNDERWOOD 8
JACOB EHART.
4
JAMES WAYT .. I3
2
ENOCH GULLEY.
5
JOHN WILHOIT. 8
LEWIS GARR ...
3
7
WM. LUCAS, JR
5
BENJAMIN HEAD .. 8
II
Total. 40I 285
The Number of People Take in Orange County by Thos. Bell, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
RICHARD ALLEN 6 8
JOSEPH BOSTON. .... IO 5
JOSEPH ATKINS. 5 I2
ROBERT COCKBURN ..
6
2
PHILIP BALLARD .... IO
3 JOSEPH PATTERSON. . 6
RICHARD PAYNE 6
5
WILLIAM BALLARD .. . 8
THOMAS SMITH. 4
3
MORDECAI BRUCE .. 3
WILLIAM COLLINS .. .. 5
I
JOHN SNELL, JR. II IO
JAMES COFFER I2
THOMAS DAUGHONEY II
I3
-WILLIAM SEBREE .. .. 6
4
PETER RUCKER 4
ROBERT PEARSON .. 8
PHILIP BALLARD, JR. 5
BENJAMIN HANEY. . . 5
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White Black
White Black
ROSANNA CAMPBELL. 9
2
ABNER PORTER.
7 12
JAMES DAVIS. 3
I
SANFORD RANSDELL , 4
3
JOHN FINNELL
7
5
JOHN SAMUEL.
7 7
SIMON FINNELL 9
I
JAMES SLEET , . 8 6
GEORGE GRACE 4
I
SAMUEL THOMPSON. . 5
2
JAMES HAWKINS 2
4
FRANCIS TALIAFERRO 6
33
WILLIAM INGRAM. 2
THOMAS BELL. IO
30
JOHN JACKSON'S
18
LAWR. TALIAFERRO .. IO 61
JOHN LEE.
9
WILLIAM LEE.
8
EDWARD MARSH.
2
3
Total
I4I 226
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by William Moore, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
EDWARD ATKINS. 4
VIVIAN DANIEL. 6
3
JAMES ATKINS 6
JOHN EMBRE
4
6
BENJAMIN ATKINS
4
ISAAC FREEMAN
7
JOHN ATKINS
4
ISAAC GRAVES
7
IO
JOHN ALCOCK. 6
IO
URIAH GASTON. 7
JAMES GAINES ..
7
2
JOHN ATKINS .
4
WILLIAM GROOM.
IO
WILLIAM ATKINS.
5
JOHN GOODRICH
8
LEWIS BROCKMAN. II
5 LINDSAY HARRIS 5
ANN BOLING.
3
JOHN HENDERSON . . .
4
I 7
JOHN BOLING. I2
THOMAS HARRIS 6
6
RICHARD BULLOCK 10
THOMAS LENDRUM .. .
5
THOMAS BELL. 8
2
CALEB LINDSAY 1
3
THOMAS BURRUS.
5
12
WILLIAM MOORE. 15
53
WILLIAM BROCKMAN
3
2
MICHAEL MANSPOEL ..
8
4
SAML. BROCKMAN. 3
13
ANDREW MANNING . . 2
13
JOHN BROCKMAN. 8
4
MARY BURRUS
9
I
JOHN OAKES
7
WILLIAM PAYNE .. 8
2
HENRY CHILES. 7
2 WILLIAM POLLOCK .. .
9
16
JEREMIAH CHANDLER IO
INDY PAYNE. I
2
JACOB CROSTHWAIT .. 12
4 JOHN PAGE
5
JAMES COOPER.
12
THOMAS PAYNE. IO
5
JOSEPH DUNCAN ..
6
7 AARON QUISENBERRY 4 14
I3
JOHN BLEDSOE.
4
REUBEN LENDRUM 7
SAML. BROCKMAN, JR
4
6
GEORGE MORTON 8
FRANCIS DADE. 2
I2
JAMES ATKINS, JR S
235
APPENDIX-CENSUS, 1782.
White Black
White Black
A. QUISENBERRY, JR. 8
5
ZACHY. SHACKLEFORD IO 2
WM. QUISENBERRY . . 4 IO
HENRY TANDY. . 12
I7
MOSES QUISENBERRY 9 I
EDWARD THOMAS. 9
3
JOHN QUISENBERRY. 7 I WILLIAM THOMAS 4
4
JAS. QUISENBEERY .. . 5
I
JOHN WRIGHT 7 3
WILLIAM RICHARDS .. 9
I
JACOB WILLIAMS
I
ANN SMITH 3
JAMES SMITH. 9
6
STEPH. I. K. SMITH. . 2
I
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by Rowland Thomas, Gent., October, 1782. White Black White Black
ROWLAND THOMAS ... IO
I3
DAVID BARRETT 4
ROWLAND THOMAS, JR 3 3 ELIJAH MORTON. 5
12
ROBT. STUBBLEFIELD 7 9
ELISHA ARNOLD. . 4
THOMAS SHARPE ... IO
4
WILLIAM HERNDON
I
ROBERT DANIEL. 4
5 HENRY CLAYTON 7
I
JOHN BROWN 4
JOHN WRIGHT 8
2
JOHN LOYD .. 9
JAMES GRADY. 4
I
NOAH KNOWLES.
8
STEPHEN HIATT 4
4
GEORGE MOORE 6
RUSH HUDSON. 8
2
WILLIAM PEACHER IO
2
JOHN DEAR. . 5
I
JOHN COLLINS II
WILLIAM REYNOLDS .. 8
7
DAVID ALLEN. 3
I
CATHERINE DEAR . .
5
JOSEPH REYNOLDS ... 4
5 ROBERT CHANDLER. . 5
I
PETER MOUNTAGUE .. 7
WILLIAM BRADLEY .. 9
BENJAMIN STEVENS. . 4
I
RICHARD BRADLEY .. 3
STEPHEN SMITH. 3
3 CHARLES DEAR. 2
NICHS. FISHER. 4
JOSEPH CHANDLER. . 7
II
URIAH PROCTOR. 5
SARAH HEATH
6
ROBERT LANCASTER .. 3
THOMAS DEAR 6
I
JOHN PROCTOR. 8
WILLIAM WRIGHT. 7
2
RICHARD LANCASTER 5
ELIZA DANIEL.
3
I3
Total . .. . . 256 121
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by James Madison,
Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
JOHN BAYLOR
84
HENRY BARNETT
7
MARY BELL IO 32
JAMES HERNDON .
8
3
JAMES COLEMAN .. 9 14
Total 438 293
ROBERT BICKERS.
8
236
HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY
White Black
White Black
WILLIAM BICKERS ... 6
JOHN PETTY. 5
YOWELL BOSTON. 6
BENJAMIN PORTER ... 5
II
JAMES BLAIR 3
PHILIP ROMAN. 6
WILLIAM BROWN. 8
THOMAS STEVENSON .. 9
3
WILLIAM BEALE. ... I
19
SAMUEL SUTTON. 6
GARLAND BURNLEY. . 7
I2
WILLIAM SUTTON. 7
THOMAS COLEMAN .. . 7
6 PEIRCE SANFORD. . 8
WILLIAM BROWN, JR 7
JOHN STOCKDELL. 4
I6
JAMES COLEMAN. 4
ANDREW SHEPHERD . 8
I3
JOSEPH CLARK 6
VINCENT SELF. 5
2
MARTHA CHEW .. 4
9 JEREMIAH SMITH. . 6
HAY TALIAFERRO .. . . I 21
WILLIAM EDWARDS. . 8
JAMES TAYLOR. 2
40
WILLIAM FINNELL
II
JAMES TAYLOR, JR. 6
22
ZACHARY GASTON
8
ERASMUS TAYLOR . I2
34
JOHN GRAVES 2
FRANCIS TAYLOR. . I
I
ANDREW GLASSEL I
5
GEORGE TAYLOR . ..
21
ZACHY. HERNDON 7
18 CHARLES TAYLOR. 4 I4
CHAPMAN TAYLOR ... 2
5
NICHOLAS JONES. . .
5
2
ROBERT TERRELL 4
2I
JOHN LEATHERS.
14
SARAH THOMAS. 2
T2
SPENCER MOZINGO. 6
JAMES VAUGHN 5
WILLIAM LEAK .. 5
2
BENJAMIN WINSLOW 8 6
JAMES MADISON. 6
88
LEWIS WILLIS ..
4
6
AMBROSE MADISON ... 3
30
SAMUEL WATSON 5
JAMES NEWMAN. 7
19
THOMAS BICKERS.
3
WILLIAM NEWMAN 8
I
JOHN NOELL.
4
Total
346 581
GEORGE NEWMAN
6
3
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by Zach'y. Burnley, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
BENJAMIN POWELL. . 7 5
CHARLES TAYLOR. 8
WILLIAM SULLIVAN 4 IO
- DAVID ROACH .. 4
ROBERT MILLER. II 2
ELIZA. FURNIS. 3
THOMAS FORTSON. 8
6 CHARLES WALKER ... 9
6
SIMON KEE.
9
JAMES TAYLOR (son
SOLOMON JARRELL .. . 5
of Charles) 5
THOMAS MALLORY ... I2
I
MICHAEL RICE. 9
3
WILLIAM HANCOCK. . 7
RICHARD CARLTON .. . 5
237
APPENDIX -- CENSUS, 1782.
White Black
White Black
WILLIAM COLLINS. 6
I3
JAMES TAYLOR. 5
MARY POWELL 7
I
WILLIAM TAYLOR I
ELIZA. SHIFLETT 5
FRANCIS POWELL. 8
4
ABNER CROSS 8
JAMES DUNCAN 8
JAMES BUSH. 4
ELIZA. FURNIS 7
JAMES JARRELL.
JOSEPH EDDINS
3
18
EDWARD BRYANT. 5
JOHN RUCKER
2
JOHN KENDALL 7
WM. STANARD'S. 52
DANIEL CROW 7
MACE PICKETT. 3
3
JOHN WHITE. 9
I7
JESSE PLUNKETT. 6
6
JOHN BEADLES. 3
2
JAMES SIMPSON 8
5
JACOB COFFER .. 5
4
WM. SCOTT.
3
7
THOMAS POWELL. .
9
JOHN PAGE. IO
3
REUBEN UNDERWOOD 9
MACAJAH NEAL
2
-GEORGE THORNTON . 6
19
ZACH. BURNLEY 9
60
THOMAS WALKER .. .. I
6
MARG'T UNDERWOOD 8
Total. 258 249
The Number of People Taken in Orange County by And'w, Shepherd, Gent., October, 1782.
White Black
White Black
JOSEPH BANNER. 3
WILLIAM HERRING .. 4
HENRY BOURN
GEORGE JONES IO
I
WILLIAM BOURN. 6
HUGH JONES
3
JAMES BECKHAM IO
JAMES JAMESON. 6
2
SPENCER BRAMHAM .
IO
MARGARET JAMESON. I
4
BENJAMIN BOHAN . . .
5
BENJ. BOHAN, JR.
3
THOMAS LANTOR .. . 5
FRANCIS MOORE. 3 I4
THOMAS BRYANT 6
I
FRANCIS MOORE, JR .. I2
IO
WILLIAM CASTIE. 4
6
REUBEN MOORE. .
7
IO
PATRICK COCKRAN. . . 4
5
NATH. MOTHERSHEAD 2
3
JOHN CLARK.
8
7
WILLIAM MINOR. ....
4
THOMAS DAVIS. 3
6
RICHARD MORTON ... 7
ANTHONY FOSTER .. 5
2 LUCY MOORE'S estate
5
THOMAS FOSTER, JR .. 5
2
ALEX. NEWMAN. . 8
3
CATHERINE GEORGE . II
8 ABNER NEWMAN .. 3
I
LAWRENCE GILLETT . 4
I CHARLES PORTER. I4 20
2
JOHN BOHAN. 4
WILLIAM JAMESON. . 3
JOHN KENDALL ..
8
JOHN BOOTH. 7
JEREMIAH MINOR .. 9
2
ALEXANDER DALE. . 6
238
HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY
White Black
White Black
JOHN PRICE 6
5
DANIEL THORNTON .. II
RICHARD PRICE 4
3 JOHN TERRELL. 9
JESSE RANSDELL. 5
WILLIAM TWEESDELL
4
JOHN RANSDELL .. . .
8 JOSEPH THOMAS .. ... 9
-ALEXANDER WAUGH. 2 I6
JOSEPH SPENCER. II
IO
- GEORGE WAUGH.
2
7
WILLIAM THORNTON. 7
.JOHN THORNTON .. . . 3
Total. .326 I68
"JAMES THORNTON . .. IO
Grand Total.
3410 Whites. 2848 Blacks.
7
WILLIAM RANSDELL . II
APPENDIX C.
Will of President Madison.
I, James Madison, of Orange County do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
I devise to my dear wife during her life the tract of land whereon I live, asnowheld by me, except as herein otherwise devised ; and if she shall pay the sum of nine thousand dollars within three years after my death, to be distributed as hereinafter directed, then I devise the same land to her in fee simple. If my wife shall not pay the said sum of money within the period before mentioned, then and in that case it is my will, and I hereby direct that at her death the said land shall be sold for cash, or on a credit as may be deemed most for the interest of those entitled to the proceeds thereof. If my wife shall pay the said sum of money within the time before specified as aforesaid, so as to become enti- tled to the fee simple in the said land, then I bequeath the said sum of money to be equally divided among all my nephews and nieces which shall at that time be living, and in case of any of them being dead, leaving issue at that time living, then such issue shall take the place of its or their deceased parent.
It is my further will, that in case my wife shall not pay the said sum of money within the time before named, and it shall therefore be necessary to sell the said land at her death as before directed, then after deducting the twentieth part of the purchase money of the said land, which deducted part I hereby empower my wife to dispose of by her will, I bequeath the residue of the purchase money and in case of her dying without having disposed of such deducted part by her will, I bequeath the whole of the purchase money of the said
239
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HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY
land to my nephews and nieces or the issues of such of them as may be dead, in the manner before directed in regard to the money to be paid by her in case she shall pay the same. I devise my grist mill with the land attached thereto, to my wife during her life, and I hereby direct the same to be sold at her death, and the purchase money to be divided as before directed in regard to the proceeds of the tract whereon I live.
I devise to my niece, Nelly C. Willis and her heirs the lot of land lying in Orange County, purchased of Boswell Thornton, on which is a limestone quarry, and also my interest in a tract of land lying in Louisa County reputed to contain two hundred acres, and not far from the said limestone quarry. I devise my house and lot, or lots, in the City of Washington, to my beloved wife and her heirs. I give and bequeath my owner- ship in the negroes and people of color held by me to my dear wife, but it is my desire that none of them should be sold without his or her consent, or in case of their misbehavior, except that infant children may be sold with their parents who consent for them to be sold with him or her, and who consent to be sold.
I give all my personal estate of every description, ornamental, as well as useful, except as hereinafter otherwise given, to my dear wife, and I also give to her all my manuscript papers, having entire confidence in her discreet and proper use of them, but subject to the qualification in succeeding clause. Considering the peculiarity and magnitude of the occasion which pro- duced the convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the characters who composed it, the Constitution which resulted from their deliberation, its effects during a trial of so many years on the prosperity of the people living under it, and the interest it has inspired among the friends of free government, it isnot an unreasonable inference that a careful and extended report of the proceedings and discussions of that body, which were
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with closed doors, by a member who was constant in his attendance, will be particularly gratifying to the people of the United States and to all who take an interest in the progress of political science and the cause of true liberty, it is my desire that the report as made by me should be published under her authority and direction, as the publication may yield a considerable amount beyond the necessary expenses thereof; I give the net proceeds thereof to my wife, charged with the following legacies to be paid out of that fund only-first I give to Ralph Randolph Gurley, secretary of the American Colonization Society and to his executors and adminis- trators the sum of two thousand dollars, in trust never- theless, that he shall appropriate the same to the use and purposes of the said Society, whether the same be incorporated by law or not.
I give fifteen hundred dollars to the University of Virginia, one thousand dollars to the College at Nassau Hall at Princeton, New Jersey, and one thousand dollars to the College at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and it is my will that if the said fund should not be sufficient to pay the whole of the three last legacies, that they abate in proportion. I further direct that there be paid out of the same fund to the guardian of the three sons of my deceased nephew, Robt. L. Madison, the sum of three thousand dollars to be applied to their education in such proportions as their guardian may think right. I also give out of the same fund to my nephew Ambrose Madison two thousand dollars to be applied by him to the education of his sons in such proportions as he may think right, and I also give out of the same fund the sum of five hundred dollars to each of the daughters of my deceased niece, Nelly Baldwin, and if the said fund shall not be sufficient to pay the whole of the lega- cies for the education of my great nephews as aforesaid and the said legacies to my great nieces, then they are to abate in proportion.
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HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY
I give to the University of Virginia all that portion of my library of which it has not copies of the same editions, and which may be thought by the Board of Visitors not unworthy of a place in its library, reserving to my wife the right first to select such particular books and pamphlets as she shall choose, not exceeding three hundred volumes.
In consideration of the particular and valuable aids received from my brother-in-law, John C. Payne, and the affection which I bear him, I devise to him and his heirs two hundred and forty acres of land on which he lives, including the improvements on same, on which he has bestowed considerable expense, to be laid off adjoining the lands of Reuben and James Newman in a convenient form for a farm so as to include wood- land, and by the said Mr. Newmans.
I bequeath to my stepson John Payne Todd the case of medals presented me by my friend George W. Erving, and the walking staff made from a timber of the frigate Constitution and presented me by Commodore Elliot, her present commander. I desire the gold mounted walking staff, bequeathed to me by my late friend Thomas Jefferson, be delivered to Thomas J. Randolph, as well in testimony of the esteem I have for him as of the knowledge I have of the place he held in the affect- tions of his grand-father.
To remove every doubt of what is meant by the terms tract of land whereon I live I here declare it to comprehend all land owned by me and not herein otherwise devised away.
I appoint my dear wife to be sole executrix of this my will and desire that she may not be required to give security for the execution thereof and that my estate be not appraised.
In testimony hereof I have this fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, signed,
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sealed, published and declared this to be my last will and testament.
. JAMES MADISON. [Seal.] We have signed in pre- sence of the testator, and of each other.
ROBERT TAYLOR, REUBEN NEWMAN, SR.
REUBEN NEWMAN, JR. SIMS BROCKMAN.
I, James Madison, do annex this codicil to my last will as above and to be taken as part thereof. It is my will that the nine thousand dollars to be paid by my wife and distributed among my nephews and nieces may be paid into the Bank of Virginia, or into the Circuit Superior Court of Chancery for Orange, within three years after my death. I direct that the proceeds from the sale of my grist mill and the land annexed.sold at the death of my wife, shall be paid to Ralph Randolph Gurley, secretary of the American Colonization Society, and to his executors and administrators in trust and for the purposes of the said society, whether the same be incorporated by law or not.
This codicil is written wholly by, and signed by my own hand this nineteenth day of April 1835.
JAMES MADISON.
APPENDIX D.
"War of 1812."
So little is known of the part Orange played in the War of 1812, that it can all be easily embraced in an appendix. It certainly was not conspicuous; yet the names of such of her sons as volunteered in the war which the New England States denounced as "Madison's War," ought to be handed down to posterity.
It was a curious coincidence that one son of the County, Madison, was the chief executive of the nation, and another, James Barbour, the chief executive of the State, during this war. William Madison, brother of the president, attained the rank of major-general at that period, but it is not believed that he ever had a command in action.
From an official publication by the State in 1852, "Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the war of 1812," the following roster is copied, being that of "Capt Wil- liam Smith's Company of the Second Regiment, Virginia Militia, in the County of Orange, called into actual ser- vice, under the general orders of the 28th of June, 1813, from the 5th of July till the 10th of August:" one month and twelve days in all.
CAPT. WILLIAM SMITH
Lieutenants.
Sergeants.
HAY TALIAFERRO
JOHN T. MANN
HENRY CONWAY
GEORGE W. SPOTSWOOD Cornet.
JAMES YAGER CHAS. S. STONE
PATRICK PITTY
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Corporals.
Privates .
WM. S. JINKINS
THOS. GETTING
THOS. TOMBS
MONROE HANCOCK
HENRY CLARK
JOHN C. HARRIS
GEO. H. INSKEEP
LINSFIELD JONES
Privates.
WM. JONES
DANL. ANDERSON
JOHN LEWIS
ROLAND BRADLEY
JOHN J. LEWIS
PETER BOGARDER
CONWAY MOWER (or Mawr),
JOHN BRADLEY
MOSES MCKENNY
JAMES BROWN
BRAXTON OSBORN (or Oborn)
THOS. BROWN
ABNER PITTS
WM. CLARKE
ISAAC RIGHT
JONATHAN CATHIN
THOS. STUBBLEFIELD
JOHN CLARKE
LAWRENCE SANDFORD
EDWARD COLLING
WM. TALKEN
JACOB DAVIS
LAWRENCE TALIAFERRO
HORATIO DADE
HAY TALIAFERRO
JOHN DICKSON
WM. TAYLOR
WM. FOARD
JAMES WALLER
FRANCIS FORD
JAMES WEBB
WM. FANBOONER
JOHN H. WEEKS
The name Colling ought probably to be Collins, and Right, Wright; the spelling of the roll is followed.
William F. Taylor was commissioned an ensign of infantry in 1813. (Calendar, State Papers.)
There was also a company of "mounted riflemen" from the County, commanded by Capt. William Stevens. This company of the Third Virginia Regiment was stationed at Hampton, for two months, in 1814, but diligent search has failed to discover a roll. Among the Orange "Petitions" in the State Library is one from Charles M. Webb, of this company, which sets out the facts here stated. Webb's horse impaled itself and died from his wounds, and his petition for pay for it was rejected.
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Application was made to the War Department, through the courtesy of Senator Thomas S. Martin, for a roster of this company, but without success, there being a "lack of clerical force;" yet others than the official force are not permitted to examine the files, which is as it should be.
APPENDIX E.
War of the Revolution.
In this appendix, names are sometimes duplicated, no doubt, yet it is impossible now to tell whether per- sons of the same name were always the same person. Authorities are generally given that statements may be verified.
It is not assumed that this record is exhaustive, but it is believed to be much the fullest that has yet appeared. Unfortunately the official records of the Revolution, which are fairly complete in the State Land Office and Library, seldom disclose the county from which the soldiers came, and hence are not useful, except for comparison, in compiling a roster of this kind.
Permission was asked to examine the files of the departments at Washington. It was refused on the ground that the rolls have become so fragile that hand- ling them is very injurious; yet the Government does not publish them, and the archives of the State and County are the only resource of the investigator.
The following persons are named in the order books, at the indicated dates, as being active participants in the Revolution. The orders are greatly condensed.
1778. JERE CHANDLER STAVES, (Two sons of widow Staves, names not given.) JOSEPH EDMONSON FRANCIS MCCLARNEY
1779. SOLOMON GARRETT - -HENSLEY (son of Jane).
1784. JOHN TRACEY. Died in service.
1785. JAMES CHISHAM (Chisholm). Died in service in '78 WM. ROSSON. Died in service.
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1785 JOHN BARNETT JOSIAH LANDRUM JAMES LINTOR
ROBERT WATTS. Died in service.
AMBROSE WHITE. Died in Va. Regt. of Guards.
1786. JOHN BUSH. 7th Va; died in Continental service. CATLETT JONES. Not wounded in public service; discon- tinued from pension list, as able to earn his living
JOHN GROOM. Lost leg; entitled to pension.
ANDREW LEACH. Pensioner; dead.
WILLIAM PALMER. Pensioner; lost leg.
1787. FINLASON SLEET. Allowed £50 for acting as adjutant for six years from 1777.
JAMES GAINES. Allowed £30 as clerk of court-martial five years.
1789. JOHN MILLER. Died of wounds received in United States service. Judith, his wife, pensioned.
1792. WM. BOLLING. Enlisted in 2d Va. Feby. 1777; died Aug., '78, in service.
PEACHY BLEDSOE. Sergt. in 2d regiment, (proved foregoing item.)
18II. JAMES BURTON'S oath as to his service. WILLIAM CAMPBELL's oath; both Captains.
1813. JESSE THORNTON. In Capt. Spencer's Co. 7th Va. in '76, as fife major; served to end of war.
1817. HERMAN VAWTER. Sergt. in 17th Va.
1818. JOHN ATKINS. Aged 69; in Capt. Geo. Stubblefield's Co., 5th Va., in '76,; discharged in '78.
THOMAS MARSH. Aged 72; in Capt. Thos. Gaskin's Co., served 3 years; discharged in N. C .; in battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown; re-enlisted in cavalry and served till end of war.
JOSEPH THOMAS. Aged 61; enlisted in '76 in 2d Va. Cont. Regt., Capt. Francis Taylor's Co., served till '78; dis- charged at Valley Forge, Pa .; in battles of Brandywine and Germantown.
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