Wills: INGRAM, Benjamin, 1794: Brunswick County, VA

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Brunswick Co., VA, Will Book V, pp. 574-75
Abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization & brackets mine]


[note in margin] Benjamin INGRAMs Will

In the Name of God Amen  I Benjamin INGRAM of the Parrish of St Andrews and County of 
Brunswick being sound in mind and memory doth make and ordain this to be my last Will 
and Testament, and for my wordly goods that the Lord has blest me with in this life, 
I give Demise, in the following manner and form following (Viz)
Item  I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Son Charles INGRAM Three hundred and Twenty Acres 
of Land on Rocky River in north Carrolina in Chatham County  Three Negroes named Harry, 
George, Silvey with one Feather Bed and Furniture with their Increase to him and his Heirs 
for ever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto my son Benjamin INGRAM, Ben, Bettey, Abram, James  Silla, 
Polly and Virgin [page break]

and their Increase, with one feather Bed and furniture, one third of this tract of Land I 
now live on to him and his Heirs forever
Item  I give and Bequeath unto William INGRAM, one third of the land I now live on with Three 
Negroes named David, Agness, Hannah, one feather Bed and furniture with their Increase to him 
and his Heirs forever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto my son Pressley INGRAM the other third of my land that I now 
live on with the following Negroes named Robin, Nann, and Nelson with one feather Bed and 
furniture with their Increase to him and his Heirs forever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto son John INGRAM Two Negroes named Joe & Peg with one Feather 
bed & furniture with their Increase to him and his Heirs forever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary HARPER Emanuel, Moses, Frank  Jimmy  Jesse  
Phillis and Silva with the Increase with one feather Bed and Furniture which she has now In 
possession to her and her Heirs forever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth PARRAM Two Negroes named Young and Lucey 
and old Isaac and their Increase to her and her Heirs forever -
Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Ann INGRAM Three Negroes named young Lett, 
young Jude  Tom with their Increase to her and her Heirs forever -
Item  my desire is that who ever takes care of my son John INGRAM, that they should have the 
above mentioned Estate to them and their heirs forever -
And lastly I nominate and appoint my Two Sons Charles & Benjamin INGRAMs my sole Executors to 
this my last Will and Testament as Witness my hand and seal this Twenty Eight Day of January 
One thousand seven hundred ninty four.
{Interlined before assign.d
{in these words, with their
{Increase, old, with their Increase
                                                   Benjamin INGRAM (seal)
Sign.d in presents of}
Jonathan FISHER      }
Joseph SAUNDERS      }
Christ.r MCCONNICO   }

Brunswick County Court  February 23.rd 1795
     This last will and Testament of Benjamin INGRAM was proved by the Oaths of Jonathan 
FISHER, and Joseph SAUNDERS, Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded, and on the motion 
of Charles & Benjamin INGRAMs the Executors therein named, they having made Oath thereto 
according to Law and together with Thomas INGRAM, John INGRAM & Drury B STITH and Washington 
CRAFT their Securities entered into and acknowledged a Bond in penalty of three thousand 
pounds with condition as the law directs Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate 
thereof.
                                            Teste  C. B. JONES  C.B.C.