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Rowland Jr., my ancestor, married Nancy Talbot. Perhaps someone has confused the two Rowlands. And, by the way, Charles GOODMAN, Jr. married Sarah TALBOT, Nancy's younger sister. Just in case you are interested, I have the following abstract of his will. I have not seen the original.
The will of Charles Goodman, as recorded in Will Book 9, pp. 3-6,
in Albemarle County, Virginia:
"..... In the second place I reserve to myself in my Orchard to be
buried where my two wives are buried and my black people so
much land to be laid off by my executors twenty five yards one way
and forty five yards the other way so as to take the graves of the
black people with the white people that quantity of land is not to be
sold, nor disposed of, but is to be kept for a burying place....
I give to my son Horsley Goodman one negro boy by the
name of Bille, a child of negro Millie, or fifty pounds which he should
chose the money or the negro which is all that I shall give him out of
my Estate by reason that he has received of me before in lands lying
in Albemarle County near the old Barracks containing by estimation
two hundred and seven acres....
I lend to my daughter Elizabeth Anderson one negro woman
by the name of Dolle and her child by the name of John Winston ....
My will and desire is that negroes that has a wife or a husband
in my estate might not be parted but to remain in one of the
leggatees and those that has wifes or husbands abroad, I leave it to
my executors to do as they and my children shall think best. My negro
Agge has a desire to live with my daughter Susanah Rogers & if she
should chuse to take her she may have her at half what she should be
praised two and that Susanah is to allow Agge one forth of what she
should be worth to hire per year for her part and for Susanah to have
the other three parts for vitling and clothing the said Agge and to
pay her at every years end punctually and if Susanah should not chuse
to take her on them terms any of my children that she should chuse to
live with may make her on the same tirms allowing the half what she
should be praised two as so much in their leggase the said negro Agge
I give to them that should take her to them and to their heirs
forever.
The balance of my negroes (Excepting Sophia and her children)
I leave to my executors and children to lot them or divide them equally
amongst my hereafter named children....Wm, Joseph, Nathan, John,
Roland and Jeremiah Augustus Goodman, and daughter Susannah
Anderson Rogers (John).
As for Sophia and her children my will and desire is that Susanah
Rogers should have her child by the name of Betsey.... & after the
said negro Betsey came to be the age of twenty five years old that my
daughter Susannah Rogers or whoever shall have her in posession
shall allow to the said Betsey one forth what she should be worth to
hire for per year and that to be paid to the said Betsey every year as
long as Betsey should live, and the other three forths is to go to the
person that should have her in possession to vittle and cloth her
sufficiently
As for Sophia and her other two Salle and Dick I give to Nance
Horsley the sister to my last wife Sally Goodman and that Nance
Horsley or whosoever should possess them the said negroes shall
allow to Sophia one third of what she should be worth per year, to hire
from the time she gets possession of her and as for her children
Salle and Dick as soon as they come to the age of twenty five years
they are to be allowed the same as their mother and to be strictly paid
up at every years end to Sophia Salle & Dick up their part as long as
they should live that part of their labours, those negroes I give to
Nance Horsley & to her heirs forever, that the said Nance to have strict
regard to whomsoever these negroes should go to serve they are to be
entitled to the same pay as long as they live.
I give unto them Rowland Horsley and Nancy his wife the negro
woman Sophia & her present and future increase except the girl above
devised in my will to Susannah Rogers which gift it is my particular
desire should be carried into execution.
The cemetery that was described in Charles' will still exists,
but there is no standing marker for him or his wives. Some of his
children and grandchildren are buried there, with the oldest stone
being for his son Horsley Goodman, who died 14 FEB 1827. This
cemetery is on Route 660, northwest of Charlottesville, Virginia.
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