Misc. Notes
Pg 100 Will Bk 6 p.45 Will of Matthias Cleek dated 31 Mar 1855, proved Sep 1855
2005Executor: son, William
Witnesses: George Gillett, S. A. Porter
Bequests: to sons Samuel C. Cleek and Jacob Cleek - all my lands; they must pay my 2 sons William C. Cleek and Andrew S. Cleek $500 each
to son William C. Cleek - Negro man George
to son Samuel C. Cleek - Negro man Reuben
to son Jacob - Negro boy John and Negro girl Elizabeth
to dau Mary Jane Matheny - Negro woman Emeline and her child William; after her death, they go to her children if she has any, else to her brother and sisters to their heirs
to dau Christina Matheny - 2 good milch cows
balance of property to be sold and proceeds divided equally between my 5 children Andrew, William, Samuel, Jacob, and Mary Jane, except the household and kitchen furniture and farm utensils go first to sons Samuel and Jacob
should Samuel and Jacob fail to pay the $500 to Andrew & William (each gets $500), those sums are to be made out of my lands
Pg 100 Will Bk 6 p.46 Codicil to Will of Matthias Cleek dated 31 Mar 1855
Witnesses: George Tillett, S. A. Porter
Bequests: son Samuel, if he wishes to sell his inherited land within 4 years, must give first right of refusal to Jacob Cleek, and if Samuel does sell within 4 years, the whole of the “mountain land known as Gauley farm” becomes Jacob’s sole property
Pg 104 Will Bk 6 p. 69 Inventory of estate of Matthias Cleek-no date, commissioned Sep 1855, rec’d Mar 1856
Appraised by: Hiram G. Revercomb, Daniel Monroe, John F. Bratton
Slaves: Negro man Reuben, Negro man George, girl Emaline & child (Wiliam, per the will), boy John, girl Elizabeth
Pg 104 Will Bk 6 p. 69 Sale of estate of Matthias Cleek-28 Sep 1855, Executor: William C. Cleek
Buyers: Mary J. Matheny, Samuel C. Cleek, Jacob C. Cleek, William C. Cleek, John Townsend, John G. Matheny, John W. Rider, Christopher Harouff, John Ginger, Robert Lockridge
1830 Census Bath Co VA (5of36)
483Cleek, Mathias 2M <5, 1M 5-10, 2M 10-15, 1M 40-50, 1F 5-10, 1F 40-50, 1F 80-90 (Who is Female 80-90? Elizabeth's Mother?)
JacobCleek184_0742.tif 323 acres conveyed to the said Matthias Cleek by deed from Jacob Cleek bearing date of 12th day of June 1820.
2747 (Who is Jacob Cleek? His father, Jacob died in 1813, could this be deeded by will?)
1840 Census Bath County, VA Sht118 Pg8 Ln 25
3441 1840VABathNoTwp119
3442 Matthias Cleek 2M 10-15, 1M 15-20, 1M 20-30, 1M 50-60, 1F 5-10, 1F 15-20, 1F 50-60, 1F 100+ (Who is Female 100? Elizabeth's Mother?)
Abstracts of the Wills & Inventories of Bath County, VA 1791-1842
2753 (Him? his brother John?)
Pg 114 p. 30 Inventory - Elizabeth Wilson, Submitted 30 Sep 1822 by Henry Given, John Cleek & Mathias Cleek, before R. Bratton