Gustavus Rape Will
July 3, 1848 - Dickson County, TN
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GUSTAVUS6
RAPE
(JOHANN
PETER5
REEB,
GUSTAVUS4,
JOHANN
PETER3,
JOHANN
NICOLAUS2,
HEINRICH1)
was born July 23, 1762 in York County, Pennsylvania, and died February 27,
1852 in Dickson Co, Tennessee. He
married (1) [--]
RAPE.
He married (2) BARBARA
JOHNSTON
August 13, 1816 in Davidson Co TN. She
was born 1772 in So Carolina, and died September 8, 1865 in Dickson
County, Tennessee.
Children of GUSTAVUS
RAPE
and [--]
RAPE
are:
i.
HENRY7
RAPE,
b. Abt. 1784, North Carolina; d. November 11, 1851; m. (1) NANCY PACK,
May 5, 1809; m. (2) POLLY SNODGRASS,
June 23, 1836.
ii.
MARY
POLLY
RAPE,
b. February 1786, Orange Dist. South Carolina.
iii.
JACOB
RAPE,
b. March 1, 1788, Lancaster Co, South Carolina; d. April 28, 1865,
Sangamon Co, Illinois.
iv.
PETER
RAPE,
b. March 15, 1790, Mecklenbur Co, North Carolina; d. March 29, 1847,
Sangamon Co, Illinois; m. (1) PEGGY PACK,
January 11, 1813; m. (2) SALLY
FUNDERBURK,
June 9, 1816.
v. ELIZABETH
RAPE,
b. 1792; m. BUTLER
KNOWLES,
June 14, 1814.
vi. JOHN
RAPE,
b. 1794, Lancaster County, South Carolina; d. January 29, 1872, Sangamon
Co, Illinois.
vii. DANIEL
RAPE,
b. Abt. 1796, Lancaster County, South Carolina; d. May 4, 1836, Davidson
County Tennessee; m. EMELIA
LOVELL.
viii. NANCY
RAPE,
b. Abt. 1798, Lancaster County, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM
THOMAS,
July 17, 1816.
ix. AMELIA
RAPE,
b. 1800, Lancaster County, South Carolina; d. 1862; m. JOSHUA HANKS,
September 17, 1818.
x.
FRANCIS
FRANKY
RAPE,
b. Abt. 1804, Lancaster County, South Carolina; m. JAMES
EVANS,
May 2, 1825. |
Sources: Reeb Roots in
Europe and America compiled by John V. Reeb, published 1994; The
Rape Family Tree, compiled by Nell T. Norvell, published 1983
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The last will and testament of Gustavus
Rape of teh County of Dickson, State of Tennessee |
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July 3, 1847
I, Gustavus Rape, considering
the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory do make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following
– that is to say
First, I give and bequeath unto
my beloved wife, Barbara Rape, the tract of land which I purchased of H.
J. Binkley, with all of its appurtenances, also I give to my wife,
Barbara, my Negro boy John, two beds and furniture, one horse and saddle
and bridle worth $70 (seventy) dollars, one cow and calf, sugar chest, one
table, one trunk, brass kettle, fifteen head of stock hogs, also one year
provisions.
I
give and bequeath to William Johnson the sum of one hundred dollars and
lastly as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my real and personal
estates, goods and chattels of what kind and nature so ever, I wish sold
upon twelve months credit and to be equally divided between my ten
children; (to wit:) sons Henry Rape, Jacob Rape, Peter Rape, John Rape and
the children of Daniel Rape and the children of my daughter, Mary
Funderburk, my daughter Elizabeth Nowles, my daughter Milly Hanks, my
daughter Franky Evans and to my daughter Nancy Thomas, two grand-children
(to wit:) Daniel and Emeline Brumit.
I hereby appoint executors of this my last will and
testament, William Johnson and Benjamin C. Robertson, hereby revoking all
former wills by me made. In witness where of I have here unto set my hand
and seal this 3rd day July in the year of our Lord, one
thousand Eight hundred and forty eight (1848)
Gustavus
X (his mark) Rape
Witness:
William D. Speight and G.W. Scott
State
of Tennessee Dickson County, Court March 10 1852. This day was brought
into open court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Gustavus Rape and which was proven to be such by the oaths of
William D. Speight and G.W. Scott subscribing witnesses. There
to where upon the court ordered the same to be recorded. Where upon
William Johnson and B.C. Robertson, the executors appointed by the testor
came into open court and entered into bond as executors in the sum of ten
thousand dollars with W.J. Mathis, Wm. Speight and Wm. Wapier as their
securities --- whereas the
court ordered –that letters Testamentary issued to them.
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