Harbard Perkinson, abt 1771-abt JUL 1848
Susannah Brooks, abt 1772-aft 1807

Harbard and Susannah had the following children:

1. Coleman PERKINSON, 1791-
2. John D. PERKINSON, 1793-1860
3. Martha B. PERKINSON MONROE, 8 JAN 1797-20 MAY 1872
4. Elijah PERKINSON, abt 1799-
5. Sally PERKINSON INGE, abt 1799-
6. Elisha PERKINSON, abt 1801-1860
7. Travis PERKINSON, abt 1803-
8. Brooks R. PERKINSON, 1804-aft 1841
9. Susan PERKINSON, abt 1807-



Notes for Harbard PERKINSON:

Charlotte County Courthouse
Charlotte, Virginia
Will Book 9, Pg. 128
Will of Harbard Perkinson 1831
In the name of God, Amen.
I, Herbert Perkinson, of the county of Charlotte, do make this my last will and testament as follows, viz - My will and desire is that all of my debts be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of such part of my estate as my Executors may think necessary for that purpose.

After the payment of my debts I order, will and direct my executors to sell all of my estate of every kind and description at public sale on such credit as they may think best to advance the interest of my children and that the proceeds of such sale together with the balance of my estate be by my Executors equally divided between my sons Coleman, John D., Elijah, Elisha, Brooks R., and Travis Perkinson and my daughters Martha Monroe, wife of Monroe, Sally Inge, wife of Archer Inge, and Susan Perkinson to them their exors., admrs. & assigns forever. Each of them to account in that division for the several sums advanced them in property & money without interest. That is to say, Coleman, forty dollars for a mare and colt given him; John D., five pounds for a horse given him; Elijah, for one hundred & twenty dollars; Sally Inge, for on hundred and twenty dollars; Brooks, for one hundred and twenty dollars; and Travis for one hundred and twenty dollars.

I hereby appoint my friends, James P. Marshall & Winslow Robinson, Executors of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand & seal this 25th day of October 1831.

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Signed, sealed, & acknowledged by the testator as his last will & testament in presence of us. Arch'd Vaughan, James S. Brister, William P. Dickenson.

At a court held for Charlotte county the 2nd day of October 1848, the foregoing last will and testament of Herbert Perkinson dec'd was produced in court and the same was proved by the oath of Archibald Vaughan, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified. And at another court held for the said county the 6th day of November 1848, the said will was further proved by the oath of James S. Brister, another subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of James P. Marshall, one of the Executors therein named who took the oath prescribed and together with Thomas R. Marshall and John H. Marshall, his securities, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars conditioned as the law requires a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form.

Teste: Winslow Robinson, cc

Trimble County Courthouse
Bedford, Kentucky
Will Book 1, Pg. 98-99
Codicil of Harbard Perkinson 1831

In the name of God Amen.
I Harbard Perkinson of the County of Trimble and State of Kentucky so make this a codicil to my last will and Testament which is in the hand of James P. Marshall of the state of Virginia. I bequeath to my son Coleman Perkinson at my death, one Bleach Jean Coat and Pantaloons, to my son John a Cassenett Coat & Vest, to Brooks R. Perkinson my great coat, to Elisha a blue jean coat and pantaloons, to be beloved wife Marthy a small cherry bedstead bed & furniture & A large bedstead & furniture during her lifetime and after her death to go to my grandson William Singleton Perkinson. I also wish all the property that my wife Martha had in her possession at the time of our marriage to remain in her possession her lifetime & at her death, she can dispose of it as she may think proper, and my Land I wish sold at my death on a credit of one, two & three years the one half of the proceeds I wish equally divided between my sons Coleman, John, Elisha, Travis, and Brooks R. Perkinson the other half I wish to go to my wife Marthy. I also wish all the moneys and one in this State to be all equally divided among my sons (Viz) Coleman, John, Elisha, Travis, & Brooks R. I also give to my wife Marthy one cow, known by the name of the bell cow, five head of hogs, 4 shoats & a son pig and twelve hands of corn. I also wish a trunk, clock, and bureau sold to pay my funeral expenses. It is also my wish that two heifers and the balances of my hogs be sold and the proceeds equally divided between all of my children Viz, Coleman, John, Elisha, Travis, Brooks R., Marthy Bellonrod, and Sally Ingle. I also have four or five head of sheep running in the woods and if found to be sold and the effects to be equally divided among all my children as afore. Lastly, I do hereby appoint my sons Brooks R. & John Perkinson executor to this my Codicil of my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills except the one in the possession of James P. Marshall of the state of Virginia and County of Charlotte which will I hereby reconzing to be my last will and testament & This futher my will that said with in the possession of said Marshall be proven agreeable to the laws of his state & recozning as my last will together with this codicil.

signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of W. Samuel
Witness my hand & Seal this 20 June 1848
Isaac Johnson
Fredrick Duncan
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Sources:
1. Notes from James E. Brooks, Chatham, Virginia



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