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Will of Henry Gunnell h/o Catherine O Daniel


Henry GUNNELL left a will dated 21 January 1792 which was proved 20 Febuary
1792.

Fairfax Co. Will Book F 22 Feb 1791 - 19 May 1794 Pg 9& 10 / PP 58-61

In the Name of God Amen I Henry GUNNELL of County of Fairfax and Commonweath
of Virginia being weak of body but of perfect mind and sound memory do make
this my last Will and Testament. Imprimis I do desire that my body be
decently buried at the Discretion of my Executors and that they pay all my just
Debts. I do give and bequeath to my son John GUNNELL two hundred and seventy
acres of land to be laid of on the west or upper end of the tract whereon I now
live by a strate line from difficult or piney branch as the quantity may be
found to require so that the whole two hundred and seventy acres lays on the
upper side of piney and also to include the plantation whereon William GUNNELL
now lives. I give and bequeath to my son Robert GUNNELL all that tract of
hundred acres of land that I purchased of William A. LEE of the co of Stafford
also all the rest of the land on the upper side of piney branch that I have not
heretofore willed unto my son John GUNNELL also the lot of land where my
quarter now are which I am to have a lease for from Mr. William LYLES also one
negro girl called Nel which is now in his possession together with ten pounds
cash whereas I some years ago made a deed of gift to my Thomas GUNNELL for
upwards of two hundred acres of land whereon he now lives and is apprehensive
the said deed may be defective to prevent the mischiefs that may arise thereby
I do now give and bequeath to my son Thomas his heirs of assigns forever all
that land mentioned in the bounds of the said deed my will and desire is
that my beloved wife CATHERINE have the whole use and profits of the following
slaves stock household furniture etc during her life Vitz. Nergo Brister, Ned,
Cloe, Dennis, Sue, Betty and Charles Three beds and furniture Ten heads of
sheep Twevle head os cattle One black mair one young bay horse and one young
black horse and all my hogs at my home plantation a seal skin trunk a black
walnut chist walnut and pine tables half a dozen Flag'd bottom chairs two
looking glasses a frying pan and warming pan three pots and pot hooks all my
knives and falks all my pewter Chaney & earthen ware half dozen hoes one bar shear
one duch plow one cart and all the geer thereunto belonging one dutch Fan
and forty barrels of Indian Corn together with all the rest my land that I have
not heretoforewilled to my three sons John, Thomas, Robert I say my will and
desires is that my beloved wife have the use and profits of the said land
slaves etc aforesaid during her life but not to rent out any part of the land
and at her decease, I do give and bequeath all my land except that I have
herein before willed to my three sons John, Thomas, Robert to be equally divied
between my sons William GUNNELL, Henry GUNNELL and James GUNNELL, to them
theirs heirs and assigns forever and the stock negroes household furniture and
every other article that I have hereby given my beloved wife except the land be
sold and the money to be equally divided between all my sons and daughters
share and share alike. I give and bequeath to my sons and daughters and their
heirs and assigns all the negroes stock etc that they have herefore had . I
do give and bequeath to my daughter Ann BRENT, one negro girl called Doll. And
Lastly my will and desire is that all my Estate that I have not heretofore
willed be sold and the money airising from the sale of the same be equally
divided between my nine children Vizt. John, Thomas, James, William, Henry,
Robert, Ann, Mary and Catherine and also my will and desire is that my beloved
wife Catherine should have the tenth part of all the money I should have at my
death and of all the debts that are due me and my will and desire are that if
either of my sons or daughters should die before a division should take
place of either the land negroes stock or other articles of which they have share
by this my last will that the heirs of the deceased should have their share.
I do hereby appoint my three sons John GUNNELL, Thomas GUNNELL and William
GUNNELL Executors of this my last will and testament and in Witness whereof
this twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety two.

Henry GUNNELL

Presence John STONESTREET, Simon CARVER, Richard X GOODEN, Wm. GUNNELL Junr,
Daniel LEWIS

At Court held for Fairfax County 20th Feby 1792 This Will was presented in
court by the Exors therein named who made oath thereto and the same being
proved by the oaths of John STONESTREET, William GUNNELL, Junr. and David LEWIS is
ordered to be recorded and said Exors having performed what the Law requires
a Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.

Henry GUNNELL was buried at his Gunnell's Run home near Falls Church.

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