Will of Thomas Scott, Caroline County, Virginia - 1773

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BILL SCOTT and PAT HOLLAND

The Will of Thomas Scott, of Caroline
In the name of God Amen. I, Thomas Scott of the County of Caroline and St.
Margaret's Parish,
being in good health and of perfect and sound mind and memory, and calling
to mind the certainty of death,
do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
following:

Item: I give to my son, Rice Scott, the tract of land whereon he now lives,
lying in Prince Edward
County, containing by estimation on thousand acres, to him and his heirs
forever. Likewise six negro slaves,
Viz; one man named Cupper, one yellow man named Glasgow, one woman named
Dolly, one man named
Dick, one boy named John, one boy named Sheppard, their future increase and
all the stock and household
goods that he has already received and hath now in possession, to him and
his heirs or assigns forever.

Item: I give to my son, John Scott, seventy pounds current money of
Virginia, which is to pay the
balance now due for the land whereon he now lives, lying in the county of
Amherst, which money is to be
raised out of my estate after my death and paid to my son, John Scott, his
heirs or assigns, if I do not
advance it for him before my death. Likewise six negro slaves as follows:
one man named Admarel, one man
named Harry, one woman named Moll, one woman named Black Lucy, one girl
named Venus and one girl
named Bet with all their future increase; likewise all the stock and
household goods which he hath already
received and now in his possession, to him or his heirs or assigns forever.
It is my will and desire that unless
my son John Scott, return to me before my death, or immediately after to my
son William Scott, upon being
informed of this clause of my will, a negro girl named Charlott, which girl
I lent to my son John Scott, in
the presence of John Wiley, unless the girl departs this life before me,
then my son, William Scott, shall
receive of my estate the seventy pounds, which is herein mentioned and
bequeathed to my son, John Scott,
to enable him to pay for his land. Likewise the two of the negroes which I
have bequeathed to my son John
Scott, which are as follows. Viz; one man named Harry and one woman named
Moll with all their future
increase. Moll shall go to my son William Scott, in lieu of the negro named
Charlott now in the possession
of my son, John Scott provided she is not returned according to this my
last will and desire.

Item: I give to my son Thomas Scott, six negro as herein mentioned, Viz;
one named Caroline, one
named Bristol, one woman named Patt, one boy named Harry, one woman named
Jill and one girl named
Nance and their future increase. Likewise six head of cattle and all of the
household furniture he has
received of me and now hath in his possession to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my son James Scott, the tract of land whereon he now lives,
which I purchased of
John Bagby, lying in Prince Edward County, containing by estimate four
hundred acres, to him and his heirs
or assigns forever. Likewise six negro slaves next hereafter mentioned,
Viz; one boy named James, one man
named Daniel, one woman named Hannah, one woman named Daphney, one woman
named Phillis,and one
man named John and their future increase to him and his heirs or assigns
forever.

Item: I give to my son Samuel Scott, six negro slaves next hereafter
mentioned, Viz; one negro boy
named Hunter, one man named Len, one man called Black Glasgow, one boy
named Dave, one girl named
Jane and one woman named Tenor and their future increase to him and his
heirs or assigns forever.

Item: I give to my son William Scott, six negro slaves next hereafter
mentioned, Viz; a negro boy
named Lewis, one negro girl named Selah, one negro woman Sarah, one man
named Martin, one negro woman
named Jane and one negro girl named Charllot and their future increase to
him and his heirs or assigns
forever. Whereas last mentioned negro girl named Charllot is now in the
possession of my son, John Scott,
as before mentioned. If he refuse to give her up to me before my death, or
after to my son, William Scott,
on having notice of this my will, I then will and bequeath to my said son,
William Scott, the seventy pounds
which I have before desired to be raised out of my estate for my son, John
Scott, an likewise two negro
slaves which I have before given to my son, John Scott, Viz; one man named
Harry, one woman named Moll
and their future increase shall be to my son William Scott and his heirs or
assigns forever.

Item: I give to my son Robert Scott, six negro slaves next hereafter
mentioned, Viz; one negro
woman named Lucy, one negro boy man named Charles, one negro girl named
Peg, one negro boy named
Jeffery, one negro man named George and one negro woman named Old Peg and
their future increase to him
and his heirs or assigns forever.

Item: I give to my daughter, Frances Gatewood, four negro slaves next
hereafter mentioned, Viz;
one negro woman named Lou, one negro woman named Jane, one negro woman
named Chloe, one negro man
named Robin and their increase now in possession of my daughter and
likewise the future increase of these
slaves to her during her natural life for her sole and separate use, and
not to her husband, and after her
death to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to them and their
heirs or assigns forever. Likewise the
stock and household goods which she hath already received from me and now
hath in possession. Also six
head of cattle to be delivered to her out of my stock after my decease.

Item: I give to my granddaughter, Martha Gatewood, one negro woman named
Sarah and her
future increase to her and her heirs or assigns forever.

Item: My will and desire is that the land whereon I now live and all the
land I shall be possessed
with at my death (except lands I have already given away in my last will)
shall be sold and the money
arising from the sale of my lands shall be equally divided between by three
sons hereafter mentioned, Viz;
Samuel Scott, William Scott and Robert Scott, to be by them or their
guardians laid in purchasing other lands
as they shall choose, for them, their heirs or assigns forever. It is my
will that if either of my four sons
hereafter mentioned, Viz; James Scott, Samuel Scott, William Scott and
Robert Scott die without lawful issue
of their body, that all the estate that I have herein given and bequeathed
to them shall be equally divided
between the survivors of them which shall be to them and their heirs or
assigns forever.

Item: I give to my four sons hereafter mentioned, Viz; James Scott, William
Scott, Samuel Scott
and Robert Scott (after my just debts being paid) all the residue of my
estate be it of what nature and kind
so ever to be equally divided among them or their heirs which shall be to
them, their heirs or assigns forever.
My will and desire is that if I should depart this life and there is a crop
upon the land that the negros shall
remain on the plantation until the first of the January following to finish
the crop.

Item: I give to my two sons, William Scott and Robert Scott three negros
next following, Viz; one
named Sirus, one named Samson and one named Venus, to them and their heirs
or assigns forever. I have
given these three negros to my sons William and Robert in consideration of
by lending to my well beloved
wife, Martha Scott, during her natural life, two negros, Viz; Lewis and
Peg, which I have herein before
willed to my two sons William Scott and Robert Scott.

Item: I lend to my well beloved wife, Martha Scott, during her natural
life, two negro slaves, Viz;
Lewis and Peg, likewise my riding chaise and double harness and my two
horses or mares, which are in
common drove in my chaise at the time of my death, which I desire she may
peaceably and quietly possess
and enjoy during her natura life. It is likewise my will and desire that my
well beloved wife, Martha Scott,
shall have the liberty to live where I now live with whichever of my sons
as live at my place till she thinks
proper to move to (till they sell my land to some other party) without
being molested or forced to move.

Item: I last constitute and appoint Capt. Hawes, John B. Roy, George Yates,
and my sons Rice and James Scott, executors of this my last will and testament.

In witness, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of November 3rd,
one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three.

Thomas Scott.
Witness.
John Wiley
Jennie Russel
William Davey
Codicil: To this my last will, as James Gatewood has brought suit against
me since I had this will
written, it is my desire if he should recover more than herein bequeathed
to my daughter, Frances, which he
married, that all I have herein given to her and likewise what I have
herein given to my granddaughter
Martha Gatewood and my account of sundry articles delivered to my daughter
Francis and her husband James
Gatewood, shall be recovered out of the sum he receives by lawsuit, if it
amounts to more than I have given
him.
Thomas Scott
Witness.
John Wiley
Jennie Russel
William Davey

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