Mildred LIGHTFOOT

  Noted events in her life were:

• See also. http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Mildendo.htm

• Will, 1799, Halifax County, VA. Mildred Howell Lightfoot Coles died May 1, 1799, at Mildendo, and was buried beside her husband in the family cemetery. By her will, she partitioned her estate as follows:

To her daughter, Mildred H. Carrington, 100 pounds current money, to be paid out of money lent to Samuel Venable, and a bay horse now in the wagon called by the name of Captain;

To her daughter Sarah Coles 100 pounds from the same source "and my charriot and horse called by the name of Chanler," a Negro girl, daughter of Judah;

To her son, Isaac, 100 acres of land adjoining the Ferry <http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/StauntonColesFerry.htm>, bought of Drury Kersey, and half of all the money and tobacco belonging to my estate at my death after paying the legacies left to the girls; half of the hogs, cattle, horses and sheep;

To her son, William Judah and all her other children, half of horses, hogs, cattle and sheep/and the remaining half of monies and tobacco;'

To her granddaughter, Nancy Carrington,a Negro girl, Dicey; "in case the boys do not choose her to have the girl, they shall pay her 100 pounds of current money and a handsome bed quilt;" also, a pair of gold-silver buttons that belonged to her aunt Polly Coles;

her granddaughter, Lightfoot Carrington, the remainder of money due on bond of Samuel Venable, and a handsome bed quilt;

To her nephew, Isaac Coles, son of Isaac Coles, Esq., 20 pounds and a white counterpin;

To her sons, Isaac and William, the residue of my estate of whatever nature or kind not heretofore given to be equally divided between them;

Should her son William die before he arrived at the age of "one and twenty or married," the whole of the estate given him was to go to her son, Isaac.

Col. Paul Carrington and Paul Carrington, Jr., were named as her executors.

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Mildred married Walter COLES Esq., son of John COLES and Mary Ann WINSTON, in 1767 in VA. (Walter COLES Esq. was born on 14 Nov 1739 in Halifax County, VA and died on 7 Nov 1780 in Halifax County, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Their marriage received this notice in the "Virginia Gazette" of Williamsburg: "Mr. Walter Coles, Esq., one of the representatives in assembly for the county of Halifax, to Miss Mildred Lightfoot, a daughter of the late Col. William Lightfoot, of Charles City."

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Marriages. Mr. Walter Coles, one of the representatives in Assembly for the county of Halifax, to Miss Mildred Lightfoot, a daughter of the late Colonel William Lightfoot, of Charles City. Mr. William Taylor, one of the representatives in Assembly for the county of Lunenburg, to Miss Patty Waller, eldest daughter of Benjamin Waller, Esq., of this city, March 19.

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