Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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William Cloudas was mentioned in the 13 September 1786 will of his father, John Cloudas, proved 20 June 1791. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 14, pages 244–245.]
The will of William Cloudas was written 17 December 1806 and proved 17 October 1808. All estate to brother Absolam Cloudas, who is to be executor. Signed William Cloudas. Witnesses: John Clark Junr, Salley Downey, Rachel her x mark Downey. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, page 91.]
On 21 March 1814, Absolam Cloudas and John Saddler were bound in the penalty of $1,000 for Absolam Cloudas’s execution of the last will and testament of William Cloudas, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, page 5.]
On 8 July 1814, the slaves belonging to the estate of John Cloudas were divided by Frs. Smith, Henry Street, and John Saddler into six equal portions between Absalom Cloudas, Joseph Janey as administrator of Samuel Montague, Paul Micou sheriff of Essex County and committee of the estate of John Cloudas deceased, John Cloudas in right of himself and his wife, William Taff in right of himself and his wife, and Absalom Cloudas as executor of William Cloudas. This report was made up under and Interlocutory Decree of the chancery court “wherein Joseph Janey admor &c. of Samuel Montague and Paul Micou Sheriff of Essex County into whose hands the estate of John Cloudas deceased unadministered by Samuel Montague deceased who was admor &c. of the said John Cloudas decd. has been committed by an order of the court and William Taff and Rachel his wife and John Cloudas and Elizabeth his wife are plaintiffs and Absalom Cloudas in his own right and as exor &c. of William Cloudas decd and as exor of Lettice Cloudas decd is defendant’. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 427–429.]
The will of William Cloudas was written 17 December 1806 and proved 17 October 1808. All estate to brother Absolam Cloudas, who is to be executor. Signed William Cloudas. Witnesses: John Clark Junr, Salley Downey, Rachel her x mark Downey. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, page 91.]
On 21 March 1814, Absolam Cloudas and John Saddler were bound in the penalty of $1,000 for Absolam Cloudas’s execution of the last will and testament of William Cloudas, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, page 5.]
On 8 July 1814, the slaves belonging to the estate of John Cloudas were divided by Frs. Smith, Henry Street, and John Saddler into six equal portions between Absalom Cloudas, Joseph Janey as administrator of Samuel Montague, Paul Micou sheriff of Essex County and committee of the estate of John Cloudas deceased, John Cloudas in right of himself and his wife, William Taff in right of himself and his wife, and Absalom Cloudas as executor of William Cloudas. This report was made up under and Interlocutory Decree of the chancery court “wherein Joseph Janey admor &c. of Samuel Montague and Paul Micou Sheriff of Essex County into whose hands the estate of John Cloudas deceased unadministered by Samuel Montague deceased who was admor &c. of the said John Cloudas decd. has been committed by an order of the court and William Taff and Rachel his wife and John Cloudas and Elizabeth his wife are plaintiffs and Absalom Cloudas in his own right and as exor &c. of William Cloudas decd and as exor of Lettice Cloudas decd is defendant’. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 427–429.]