William Moore Justice, PVT

http://folks.harbornet.com/jordy/Reports/justi001.htm#id547

William Justice (John1) was born in 1742 at Halifax, Plymouth County, MA. Church records of Halifax, MA as copied into "The Mayflower Descendant Volume XXVII" published in 1925 state that he was baptized on 3 March 1743 at Halifax, Plymouth County, MA. He married Margaret (--?--)5 He died circa 1813.

http://pikecounty.potterflats.com/justice.htm

After the death of their father, his sons began to drift away, with only William remaining to be the last one to sell out and as you will see, come to Floyd County to settle at the mouth of Grapevine Creek, on the Levisa , just south of Pikeville.

Mentioned in father's will, 1765.

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https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/familyfiles/justice_history_upd...

I will include here the will of William Justice 1742-1813. This will is on file at Prestonsburg and was first discovered by Terry Anderson of Maysville. Terry is three times a Justice and a very dedicated genealogist. I owe him a great deal in unraveling the different Justice relationships in Floyd and Pike County.

"IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I WILLIAM JUSTUS OF FLOYD COUNTY AND STATE OF KENTUCKY BEING A MAN OF A CONSIDERABLE AGE AND CALLING TO MIND THE MORTALLITY OF MY BODY KNOWING THAT IT IS APPOINTED FOR ALL MEN TO DIE AND BEING IN PERFECT HEALTH AND MEMORY AT THIS TIME THANKS BE TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR HIS MERCY I DO MAKE AND ORDAIN THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTEMENT THAT IS TO SAY PRINSAPALLY AND FIRST OF ALL I RECOMMEND MY SOUL INTO THE HANDS OF GOD THAT GAVE IT TO ME AND MY BODY TO THE EARTH FROM WHENCE IT CAME TO BE BURIED IN A DECENT CHRISTIAN BURIAL AT THE DESCRETION OF MY EXCEUITORS NOTHING DOUBTING BUT AT THE GENERAL RESURRECTION. (next two lines unreadable) I GIVE AND BEQUEATH IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: ITEM 1: FIRST OF ALL MY JUST DEBTS BE PAID OUT OF MY ESTATE. ITEM 2: I LEAVE MY SON WILLIAM JUSTUS HALF THE BOTTOM THAT HE LIVES IN NOW. ALSO I LEAVE MY SON EZRA JUSTUS THE OTHER HALF OF THE SAME BOTTOM. ALSO I LEAVE MY SON PATON JUSTUS THE LOER HALF THAT I NOWN LIVE ON. WILLIAM AND EZRA IS TO PAY THIRTY THREE POUNDS EIGHT SHILLINGS. PAYTON TO PAY SIXTY SIX ?? POUNDS THIRTEEN SHILLINGS AND PERMITS? JOHN JUSTUS, GEORGE JUSTUS, AND SIMEON JUSTUS TO BE EQUIL HEIRS OF THE LAND. ITEM 3: I LEAVE TO MY DAUGHTERS NO PART OF THE LAND. ITEM 4: I LEAVE TO MY BELOVED WIFE MARGARET JUSTUS TWO NEGROS NAMED SAM AND CHARRITY AND ONE HORS (HORSE) AND ALL THE CATTLE AND HADGS (HOGS) AND SHEAP AND THE HOWS (HOUSE) AND HOUSELFUNITURE AND AS MUCH OF THE CLEAR LAND THAT SHE WONTS IN DURING HER WIDOWHOOD. ITEM 5: I LEAVE TO MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH ONE NEGRO GAL NAMED VILET. ITEM 6: I LEAVE TO MY DAUGHTER MARY ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED CLAY. ITEM 7: I LEAVE TO MY DAUGHTER SARY ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED YALLOR JIN HER LIFE TIME THEN TO HER CHILDREN. ITEM 8: I LEAVE TO MY SON WILLIAM ONE NEGRO BOY IN NAME PETER. ITEM 9: I LEAVE TO MY SON JOHN ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED HARRY. ITEM 10: I LEAVE TO MY SON EZRA ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED BLACK SILLER? ITEM 11: I LEAVE TO MY SON GEORGE ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED JIN BLACK. ITEM 12: I LEAVE TO MY SON SIMEON ONE NEGRO GARL NAMED CHARITY. ITEM 13: I LEAVE TO MY SON PATON ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED SAM. ALSO THOSE NINE NEGROS THAT I HAVE LEFT TO MY NINE CHILDREN IS TO BE VALLIED (VALUED) BY THSE GOOD MEN CHOSEN BY THE ESCEKITORS AND PAMENT TO BE MAID FROM THAT GITS THE HIEST INCRISE? TO THOSE THAT GETS THE LOIST INCRISE? EQUALLY. THOSE TWO NEGROS BEFORE MENTIED CHARRITY AND SAM IS TO BE LEFT TO MARGET JUSTUS HIR LIFETIME AND THARE INCRESETO FROM MY DECESE BOTH EM THAT THAAS LEFT TO. ALSO JOHN, EZRA, GEORGE, AND PATON IS TO HAVE A COW APEASE OUT OF THE CATTEL STOCK. AND ALL THE BALLANCE AND IN CREAS (INCREASE) OF MY ESTATE IS TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY TO ALL MY CHILDREN WHILE MY DISCEASE. FERTHER MORE I DO CONSTITUTE AND ORDAIN MY WELL BELOVED WIFE MARGET JUSTUS AND SIMEON JUSTUS MY BELOVED SON TO BE MY TRUSTY EXECUITORS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO ACT AS I COULD DO AND TO HAVE THE POWER IN THE SAME CASE AS I COLD HAVE MYSELF AND I DO HEREBY UTTERLY DISALLOW REVOKE AND DISANNUL ALL AND EVRY OTHER FORMER TESTEMENT WILLS LEGACEES ESCECUTORS BY ME IN ANY WISE BEFORE METINED NAMED WILLED AND BEQUATHE RATTIFYING AND CONFIRMING THIS TO AND NO OTHER TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHAR UNTO I HAVE SET MY HAND SEAL THIS THIRD DAY OF JULY IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSON EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWELVE ASSIGNED SEALLED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENTS OF US.

ELIJAH ADKINSON

SARAY MAY

ANNEY ADKINS? AKINS?

FLOYD COUNTY COURT MARCH TERM 1813

The last will and testament of William Justice deceased was proved by the oaths of Elijah Adkinson and Sarah May two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Wm. J. Mayo CFCC

Last Will and Testament of William Justice, dec.

Recorded in book A page 2.

And Examined

Wm. J. Mayo Clk 1813