Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Burrow, Philip Sr October 13, 1777 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801 Written: October 13, 1777 Recorded: Mar 1778 Testator: Philip Burrow, Sr In the name of God amen I Philip Burrow Senr. of the County of Dinwiddie being in perfect sense & memory thanks be to almighty God for the same, and knowing that it is appointed for all Men to die do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say. Imprimis, I will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid & discharged -- Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Cain one negro by named Jiminy[?] son of Doll to her and her heis forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son Jerrald[?] Burrow one negro boy Glasgow son of Doll to him & to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Philip Burrow one negro boy Moses son of Doll to him and to his heirs forever. Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary one negro boy Aaron son of Sue to her and her heirs forever. Item I give & bequeath unto my Son in law James Mangum fifty acres of land whereon he now lives (be the same or less) and bounded as followeth to wit, beginning at the reedy - branch on Winfield's line; thence along my line to the Country Road; thence along the said road to the corner of my fence to a bottom; thence down the bottom to the branch; thence up the branch to the beginning to him and his heirs forever - I also give to my Said Son in law James Mangum one negro boy named Lewis to him & to his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my Son in law William Martin one negro girl named - Chloe daughter of Doll and her increase to him and to his heirs forever - also twenty five pounds cash to be paid him by my Executors whom I shall hereafter appoint - Item I give and bequeath unto my son Gray Burrow two negroes Bob & Isaac to him & to his heirs forever. Item I lend unto my dear & Well beloved wife Martha Burrow the use of the plantation & tract [page 2] of land whereon I now live containing three hundred and nonety acres (be the same more or less) together with all my household and kitchen furniture, stocks of all kinds - during her life or widowhood and after her death or marriage then I give the said land, household and kitchen furniture, together with the stocks of all kinds to my son Gray Burrow to him and to his heirs forever. I also lend my said wife during ["during" x-out] her wife[life] or - Widowhood two negroes Tony & Sue, and after her death or marriage then I give the said negroes Tony & Sue to my son Gray Burrow to him and to his heirs forever. Item I lend unto my dear and well beloved wife during her life three negroes Indian Sue, Doll & Phillis and their increase, and after her death then I give the said wench Phillis and her increase to be ["equally" x-out] to my son Gray Burrow to him and his heirs forever. And the other two Sue & Doll and their increase to be equally divided between my children, to wit, Jerrald, Philip, Martha, Mary and Gray and two sons in law James Mangum and William Martin to them & to their heirs forever - My will and desire is that there be neither Inventory nor appraise= =ment of my estate. And lastly: I do nominate and appoint my wife Martha Burrow, Executrix & my son Gray Burrow executor to this my last will and testament revoking all other wills by me formerly made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this thirteenth day of October, one thousand Seven hundred & seventy seven Signed, sealed, published and declared } to be the last will and testament of } Phl. Burrow (seal) Edward Wyatt, Gray Burrow John Dixon At Court held for Dinwiddie County in March One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight The last [page 3] will and testament of Philip Burrow decd. was exhibited into Court by Gray Burrow the Executor therein named and Recorded by the oath of Henry Burrow one of the witnesses thereto. And at another Court held for the said County in the month of April following The Same was further Recorded by the oaths of Edward Wyatt and John Dixon the others witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said executor, who made oath thereto according to Law, and having, together with Edward Walker and John Dixon his securities - entered into and acknowledged their bond in the - penalty of ten thousand pounds, conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining aprobal thereof in due form Teste J Nicholas CDClk [additional info from Dinwiddie County not transcribed.] Additional Comments: Not found in Orange County or Dinwiddie County, VA will books. Recorded Mar 1778 This is a copy, created by court clerk named John Nicholoas of Dinwiddie County, Virginia. No estate papers found in Orange County, which is consistent with the provisions of the will regarding no inventory, etc.