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Northumberland
Co.
Virginia
Written
15
August 1650
Transcript
of Last Will and Testament of
William
Presley I
For
my body I bequeath it [--?--]
in certain hope of a joyfull resurrection to be buried as near to my
deceased wife as conveniently may be.
To my
sonne Wm. Presly - land lying and bounding as is exprest in the
Pattent being by Estimation three hundred and forty acres, be it more
or lesse to him and heires for ever moreover I give him the Rights of
one hundred acres more or less above Yeacomoco River betweene John
Earle and Phil[--?--]
Silvester.
Item
- I give to my sonne William one Pyd Cowe Black and white which was
formerly John Haynies and one Red Cowe which came from Mr. Humphrey
Polk, one steere of twelve months old & the advantage wch. my
sonne Peter shall thing fit to deliver.
Item
- I give him sd. Wm. two Steere Calves.
Item
- my will is a thousand pounds of Porke be laid out of my stock of
hoggs for ye buying of another servant this yeare that the Remains of
my hoggs be divided into three parts ... two parts whereof I give to
my sonne Wm. and the third part to my Sonne Peter.
Item
- I give my sonne Wm. either the boy Jonathan or the Servant wch.
Berry shall bring in, wch. my sonne Peter shall think fitt, and the
other thousand pounds of Porke aforementioned I give to my Sonne
William to buy him a man.
Item
- I give to my Sonne William one of the pieces of [--?--]
wch.
I bought of Mr. Henry Roche and James Willis is paid for his cloth
either in Porke or Corne, the Corne of this Crop is equally to be
divided into three parts ... two parts thereof I give to my Sonne
William and the third part I give unto my Sonne Peter.
Item
- I give unto my Sonne Wm. a thousand pounds of Tobacco to build him
a house.
Item
- I give him one hundred of the best apple trees yet be in the
Nursery. I desire that my two Sonnes may live together & in case
they part that my Sonne Peter help my Sonne Wm. to releave his
Plantation at convenient times when Peter & his Servants be at
most leisure and not hindered by it.
Item
- I give Humphrey Fulford at the end of the time hee is to serve me
one Cowe Calfe.
Item
- my will and pleasure is yet if either of my Sonnes be without issue
that the survivor be heire to his Brother.
Item
- I give unto my Sonne Wm. the wooden chest that stands in ye Roome
where he lodgeth.
Item
- I give unto my Grandchild Wm. Presly one Cowe Calfe to be delivered
at the next valuing.
Item
- all the rest of my goods Household-Stuffe Debts Cattle &
Chattell whatsoever with all the rest of my land not herein given nor
bequeathed with all my houses, Tobacco houses & other edifices to
the same Plantation belonging with what Servants I shall then be
possessed of at the time of my death not herein otherwise given, I
give to my Sonne Peter Presly, Whome I make the full & whole
Executor of this my last will and Testament, Ratifying confirming
this same, and renouncing all former wills by me made ... I appoint
Wm. Presly my Sonne to be Guardian unto my Sonne Peter till he come
of age and that they live together till my Sonne Peter come to one
and twenty years and longer if they think good. And I will that my
Sonne Peter have the Benefitt of his Cattle & Labour during his
minority. In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale
this fifteenth day of August Ano Dom. 1650. William Presly. |
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