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Richmond
County, Virginia In the name of God and in God's name I Joane Loyd being sick and weake in body though in perfect sense and memory do ordaine this to be my Last Will and Testament, first I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me Hopeing by the merritts of Jesus Christ to Enjoy Eternal life and my body to the earth to be buried in Christian manner to the wishes of my Exor. and what little Estate God has pleased to confer on me as follows first I give to my Dater Susanna Phillips wife of William Phillips as much Camlott as will make her a Riding Gowne, Item I give to my Son Shadrack Williams Six Ells of Lynon that I bought to make my Shifts. Item I give to my dater Anne Debord wife of James Debord as much Sorge as will make her a gowne. Item I give to my Dater Ruth Canterberry wife of John Canterberry my gowne and petticoate and one pewter dish. Item I give to my Grand Dater Elizabeth Thornhill a Suite of muslin Hoad Lynon and as much Lynon as will make her an apron and Handkerchiefe. Item I give to my Dater in Law Elizabeth Williams as much Froch as will make her a petticoate. Item I give to my Son in Law George Thompson my Boy Thomas Batts till he is twenty years of age. Item I give everyone of my Grand daters as much Lynon as will make them an apron and to my Grand Dater Susan Phillips as much as will make her two aprons and my black hood. Item I give to my Grandson John M'Daniel one heirfer Either that at Stanley Gowers or that at hand that cow's first. Item I give to William Phillips my Son in Law one table att his house. Item I give to John Canterberry my Son in Law one table and furniture att his house and to conclude I appoynt and ordayne my Son in Law George Thompson to be my full and whole Ex: of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other wills by me made as wittness my hand and Seale this Eight day of January one thousand Seven hundred and three.
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