Hi Fran and Cousins, Isn't this the Joel that belongs to Jonas of Cumberland County VA? Robin --- SuttaFran2@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 8/23/2005 6:40:07 P.M. Pacific > Standard Time, > JEANMEAD@aol.com writes: > > After looking through more records on Joel Meadors > I am changing my former > listing of Joshua Joel Meadows to Joshua Meadows > (deleting the Joel). > This Joshua was the son of John Meador b 1658 > > > Hi Jean, > > I thought this will was for Joshua Joel and this is > where the Joel came > from, but if this isn't for Joshua Joel, who is it > for? > > Will of Joel Meador, 1774 > Amelia County, Virginia > Will Book 2, Page 221 > Probated May 1777 > > In the name of God, Amen; I, Joel Meador of the > County of Amelia in the > Parish of Raleigh, being very weak and ancient, doth > make this my last will and > testament. > > First, I give my soul to Almight God who first gave > it to me, and my body to > be buried decently at the discretion of my > executors, and my worldly estate > which the Almighty bestowed on me I give and > bequeath unto my beloved wife > and her two sons, Archer Meador and Anderson Meador, > if that my wife shall > abide by this, my last will and testament. If she > shall refuse to do so and > object to same, the land I assigned to my wife and > children, Archer and Anderson, > bounded as follows: > > Beginning at Joshua Rucker's line at a beach and > running up to the mouth of > John Harris's spring branch, then up Henry Meador > ('s) branch to a black gum > and along said Henry's line to Jonah (Reynold's?) > line along said line to a > Spanish oak; then along a new line to a poplar, > then along a dividing line I > have already made to Joh Gill's line to a red oak; > then along the said Gill's > line to Samuel Cobb's line to Joshua Rucker's line, > and along said line to > the beginning. > > I give and bequeath unto the children I had by my > first wife five shillings > each. My will and desire is that my wife Agness > shall enjoy the rest of my > estate during her natural life or widowhood, and if > that she shall marry, it is > my will and desire that my said estate already lent > to my beloved wife be > equally divided amongst my wife and the four > children I had by her, Archer, > Anderson, Patty, and Nancy, and or my sons Archer > and Anderson to have two years > schooling each. > > I constitute and appoint my friend Francis Anderson > and my son Joel Meador > executors of this my last will and testament, > revoking all former will by me > already made. > > Witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of September, > 1774. > > Published and declared before us: Joel Meador > (SEAL) > William Ford > Thomas Ellis > William Ford, Jr. > > > > TTYL, > Fran Daniels > Suttafran2@aol.com > http://home.earthlink.net/~sandrareuther/famtree.htm > Good search sites: > http://www.ancestry.com/share/awt/main.htm > http://www.Genealogy.com/users/index.html > http://www.usgenweb.net/ > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs