Will of John Porter Sr., 1781

Important note from submitter: While this is a Prince Edward County Doc, the Ann Porter mentioned as wife is
Ann Dixon Carson of Bedford and Campbell Counties.  Several Carson researchers
have closed gaps on learning of this.


                   
In the name of God Amen, I John porter of Prince Edward County in Virginia 
being in perfect
sense and memory, calling to mind my mortality, do make and ordain this my 
last will and
Testament.  First I give my soul to God who gave it; and my body to the 
earth in hopes of a
glorious Reformation.  As to my worldly estate, I dispose of it in manner 
following.  First I will
that all just debts due by me be paid.  I give & bequeath to my dear wife 
Ann Porter one negro
fellow named Mick during her natural life, & at her death said fellow to be 
sold, & the price to
be equally divided among all my children, and my negro wench named Bett to 
be sold at my
decease & the price to be equally dividedbetween my wife & all my children, 
and I bequeath to
my son John Porter one hundred & fifty acres of land, part of the tract I 
now live on joining my
son William's line, running the whole length of his line across the creek.  
The remainder of my
land I give to my two sons Oliver and Francis to be equally divided as they 
can accommodate
matters.  But my dear wife Ann is to have her third of the land & the 
benefit of the dwelling
house during her natural life & her third of all my stock of every kind & 
her third of of all my
household goods & furniture with a chest, saddle and bridle off the whole 
with use of the office
houses.  The other two thirds of my stock and household furniture to be 
equally divided between
my wife & my unmarried children.  I give to Susanna Carso two cows, and her 
son William
Carson Porter one cow off the whole personal estate.  I do hereby revoke all
 former wills by me,
declaring this only as my last Will & Testament.  And I do hereby constitute
 & appoint my dear
wife Ann Porter my son William Porter & my son Francis Porter executors of 
this my last Will
& Testament.  As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of January one
 thousand seven
hundred & eighty one.

Witness present
Rich Sankey
Thomas Baldwin                          John Porter   (Seal)
Thos. Carson 

At a Court held for Prince Edward June 1781 this last Will & Testament of 
John Porter dec. was
presented in Court and proved by Rich SankeyThos Baldwin Thos Carson 
witnesses thereto and
ordered to be recorded.  On Motion of Anne Porter & William Porter two of 
the Executors
therein named who gave bond and ....

Submitted by JT Lamkin
multimodal@juno.com



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