Nancy Adeline Travis1

Female, #46408, (9 Feb 1820 - )

Parent*Mark Butler Travis Sr.1 (6 Sep 1783 - 4 Sep 1836)
Parent*Jemima Stallworth1 (6 Sep 1783 - c 1855)
Nancy Adeline Travis|b. 9 Feb 1820|p46408.htm|Mark Butler Travis Sr.|b. 6 Sep 1783\nd. 4 Sep 1836|p45195.htm|Jemima Stallworth|b. 6 Sep 1783\nd. circa 1855|p45196.htm|Barrett Travis|b. 1748\nd. 1812|p46396.htm|Elizabeth DeLoach|b. 1752\nd. 1794|p46397.htm|William Stallworth Jr.|b. 1745\nd. 9 Sep 1808|p46399.htm|Jemima Tripp|b. circa 1755\nd. after 1819|p46400.htm|

Birth*9 Feb 1820 She was born on 9 Feb 1820 at South Carolina.1 
 She was the daughter of Mark Butler Travis Sr. and Jemima Stallworth.1 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Nancy was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Mark Butler Travis Sr.'s household, on the 1830 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.2 
Will25 May 1835 In an unknown person 's will on 25 May 1835 at Austin, Travis Co., Texas, Emily, Sarah, Nancy, Charles and Susan was named as an heir.
(In the name of God Amen: I William Barret Travis of the town of San Felipe in Austin's Colony State of Coahuila & Texas; & by the laws of Colonization an adopted citizen of the same; who by the permition of divine Providence, now enjoy good health with a sound & disposing mind, believing in the doctrines of Christianity & of the holy church & taking into consideration the uncertainty of life, knowing it is appointed for all men once to diet, & in order that the mind shall at that time be released from the care of all temporal concerns, have thought proper to make & publish this act, as my last Will & Testament in the manner & from following; hereby revoking all others by me made.
     First, I recommend my soul to God the Allmighty & maker from whence it emanated & my body to its mother earth to receive christian burial, & as it respects the worldly goods which it has pleased God to bestow in this life; my will & desire is that they be disposed of as follows, to wit,
     I wish all of my unsettled businesses to be brought to a close in the course of two years, if possible, & all of my just debts paid; after which, my will & desire is that the remainder & residue of my personal property be immediately placed in the hands of the guardians of my two legitimate, to wit, Charles Edward Travis, & my daughter, Susan Isabella Travis whom I appoint as my sole heirs & all of my personal effects so remaining, to be equally divided between my son & daughter so soon as they become of age or marry.
     And all the landed property of which I may die seized, my wish is that it remain unsold until my said children shall become of age, or marry & then to be equally divided between them share & share alike. My will & desire is that all the property real, personal, or mixed which I may own at the time of my decease by equally divided between my son and daughter, except such portion as may be coming to me from my fathers estate which I wish to go to my daughter.
     And that my son Charles E. Travis be vested in full property to the said designated half as above expressed to the use of him, & the heirs of his body begotten forever; and also that my daughter Susan Isabella Travis, be vested in full property to her designated portion, to the use of herself, & the heirs of her body begotten forever. My said heirs to be considered of age & capable of receiving their property on marrying, or when they arrive at the age of twenty one years respectively.
     It is furthermore my particular will & desire, that if either my son or daughter should die childless, that than, & in that case, the portion alotted to the one so dying shall immediately revert to the one which may be living & the heirs of his or her body begotten, & in case both should die childless, then & in that case I bequeath the whole in equal portions to my three sisters to wit, Sarah Ann, Emily, & Ann Adaline Travis and their children, & if either of the above named should die childless, then such portion to revert in equal portions to those which may be living & their children.
     I hereby appoint the Revd James A. Butler of the state of Alabama, as guardian of my son Charles E. Travis with instructions that he receive a good collegiate education.
     I also hereby appoint Mr. Williams M. Cato as guardian to my daughter Susan Isabella Travis, with instructions that she receive an ample & complete English Education.
     And for the purposes of executing this my will, I hereby appoint my friend Henry Smith Esqr now of the Jurisdiction of Columbia my lawful Executor who shall receive ten per cent on all amounts he may pay over to the guardians of my heirs as a compensation for his services.
     In the event of death or other cause the guardian above appointed for my son should fail to act I appoint in his stead John Rice Jones of this town; & in the event of death or other cause the guardian above appointed for my daughter should fail to act, I appoint Thomas S. Roach of the state of Alabama in his stead; and in the event of death or other inability, the above appointed Executor should fail to act, in that case I appoint in his stead John Rice Jones Esqr now of the town of San Felipe. And if from any cause whatever, any or all of the foregoing appointments should fail, my desire is that the civil authorities repose the said trust or trusts in persons worthy & capable of performing the same in good faith, requiring of said guardians in all cases, security in at least double the amount of the property put in their hands for their faithful performance.
     In Testimony & confirmation of all & singular the foregoing provision & dispositions, I sign this act in the presence of the undersigned witnesses who have been called for the purposes. I having dictated & caused the same to be written in one continued act, without turning aside to others; desiring all persons & authorized to respect the same as my last Will & Testament. San Felipe de Austin May the 25th 1835 A.D. one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five.
     /s/W. Barret Trvis [No witnesses names were signed on the sheet of paper upon which the original will was written]
Filed in office 4 Jan 1837, E. A. Winfield clk P.C.C.B.).3 
Married Name8 Apr 1847  As of 8 Apr 1847, her married name was Kilpatrick.1 
Marriage*8 Apr 1847 She married Rufus H. Kilpatrick at Grove Hill, Clarke Co., Alabama, on 8 Apr 1847.1 

Family

Rufus H. Kilpatrick (circa 1812 - )

Last Edited 21 Sep 2002

Citations

  1. Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
    http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Conecuh Co., AL, page 98, Ancestry.com image 19 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    MarkeTravis, 2M0-4, 1M5-9, 1M15-19, 1M40-49, 1F0-4, 1F10-14, 1F15-19, 1F20-29, 1F40-49.
    Unaccounted for are 1F0-4 and 1F20-29. Perhaps this was Rosannah Cato, wife of William Barrett Travis, and a daughter. He abandoned his family early and by 1831 was living in Texas, never to return.
  3. Texasnmyheart, compiler, e-mail address, From Dogwood to Bluebonnets, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2005.
    http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20
    Transcribed by Nancy Presley-Holley from the Holdings of the Texas State Archives, Austin, Travis County, Texas.