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Westmoreland
Co.
Virginia
In
the name of God, Amen. I, John Garner being sick and weak of Body,
but of perfect memory and understanding do give and bequeath my Soul
unto God that gave it, and my body to be decently interred. As to my
worldly Estate, I give and bequeath as followeth; Item - I do give
and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Garner and to his heirs
forever one moiety of eight hundred and odd acres of land, also I
give unto my well beloved son Henry Garner and to his heirs forever
the other moiety of the aforesaid eight hundred and odd acres of land
to be equally divided between my said sons John and Henry Garner the
said eight hundred and odd acres of land being the land my said sons
John and Henry Garner are now seated upon. Item - I give and bequeath
unto my well beloved son Vincent Garner and his heirs forever the
whole plantation and land I now live on together with the lands
adjoining. Also I give unto my said son Vincent Garner and to his
heirs a parcel of land lying in horn point. Item - I give and
bequeath unto my said son Vincent Garner my long gun and my hanger
and a yoke of oxen. Also my will is that my said son Vincent Garner
hath the one half of what is got of the money of the sloop which is
called the "Outcry." Item - I do will and appoint and order
my said son Vincent Garner, his heirs, Exors. and Adms. to pay unto
my son Thomas Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand
pounds of good tobacco in cask. I do will and appoint my said son
Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Parish Garner
his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco
in cask. Item - I do will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his
heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Benjamin Garner his heirs or
assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask, to be
paid unto my said son Benjamin Garner when he shall be one and twenty
years old. Item - I will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his
heirs or assigns to pay unto my son James Garner his heirs or assigns
the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask to be paid
unto my son James Garner when he shall come to the age of one and
twenty. Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughters
Mary, Susan and Martha each of them a thomb ring and also my will is
that my well beloved wife to see them paid. Item - I give and
bequeath unto my well beloved wife Susan all the rest of my Estate as
Goods and Chattels moveables and unmovables and do make my said
loving wife Susan the sole Executor of this my last will and
testament, willing all my due debts to be paid, revoking all other
wills and testimonies, this my last will and testament, also my will
is that my well beloved wife Susan her heirs or Executors pay the one
half of the tobacco which is given to my said sons being four
thousand, the 22nd of Jan. 1702.
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