Amherst County, VA - Will of Thomas Jopling, 10 August 1789 Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: John and Cindy McCachern ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ 10 August 1789 Will of Thomas Jopling In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Jopling of the County of Amherst being weak in body but of sound memory and since for preventing disputes in my family about my worldly estate do make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made...Imprimis I lend to my beloved wife Hannah Jopling the use and benefitt of my tract of land whereon I now live containing seaven hundred acres more or less during her natural life, also two hundred and ninety acres land lying on Glady Creek for her use during life, also I lend to my said wife all my household furniture, all my stocks of every kind horses, cattle, hoggs, and sheep, also the following slaves Bowser, Lewis, Will Watt, Tumbler, Jane, Moll, Sam, Peter, Amey----Imprimis I give, devise and bequeath to my grand son Jessee Jopling after my wife decease the tract of land whereon I now live containing seaven hundred acres more or less also two hundred and ninety acres lying on Glady Creek during his natural life but on these conditions in case my said grand son Jessee Jopling should die without heir-lawfully begotten of his body then the said lands to return to my family and I give and bequeath the said lands to my son-Josiah Jopling and to his heirs forever also I give and bequeath to my said grand son Jessee Jopling one negro girl named Feeby, to him and his lawful heires but in case my said grand son should die without heir then the said negro grile Feeby and her increase to return to my family to be equally divided amongs my children. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my son James Jopling one tract of land containing four hundred acres lyling on the Piny Mountain, Land I purchased of Jessee Marten to him and his heirs forever, Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah Jopling one tract of land containing four hundred acres lying on the North side Manascoes Mountain Land I purchased of Richard W. Cary to him and his heirs forever. Imprimis I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Jopling tract of land containing four hundred acres on the South fork of Rockfish River the land he now lives on which I purchased of Doctr. Wm. Cabell, also one hundred acres Joyning the above Tract, which I purchased of James Mathews to him and his heirs forever. Also I give to my said son one Negoe man named Ashur which he now has in his possession. Imprimis my will and desire is my just debs may be paid by my executors hereafter mentioned, and after the decease of my said wife Hanah Jopling I give all the remaining part of my estate to be equaly divided amongst all my children vizt. James Jopling, Josiah Jopling, Thomas Jopling, John Griffin who maryed my daughter Martha, Ann Childers, Jane Davis, Lucy Powel, Rebecka Martin, Hanah Allen. Item I constitute and appoint my beloved sons James Jopling and Josiah Jopling and my friend Henry Martin executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoaking all former wills by me made, and thus having set my house in order by settling my temporal affairs I chearfully submit my eternal concerns to the wise and mercifull disposer of all things, and patiently wait his mandate for my great change and to this my last will and testament have set my hand and affixed my seals this tenth day August 1789. his Thomas T. Jopling S.S. mark Sealed signed and acknowledged to bee his last will and testament in presence of us Henry Martin, Joseph Thomas, Thomas Farrar, John Jopling