Essex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Brisendine, Richard January 13, 1743
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com October 19, 2010, 2:47 pm

Source: Essex County Will Bk 7, Pg. 128
Written: January 13, 1743

IN THE NAME OF GOD - Amen I Richard Brisendine of South Franham parrish in 
Essex County Planter cauling to mind the uncertainty of Life being desirous of 
settling my imporal affairs in such maner while I am in perfect memory that I 
may in my last moments pay I hope dutyes to my Lord & Savior with the Greater 
Resignation Doe therefore Disposse of my Estate which it hath pleased God of 
his Great Mercey & Goodness to bless me with in this Life in manner following - 
Inprimes I lend to my Loving wife one hundred acres of land which I bought of 
Bob Leveritt joyning on the Dragon Swamp during her natural life and I lend my 
wife all the use of my Negroes with all my personall estate during her natural 
life and after her death I give one Negro woman named Nelly to my son Isaac 
Brisendine to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son 
John Brisendine one hundred acres of land that I bought of Major John Baylor to 
him and his heirs for ever. Item I give and Bequeath to my son Francis 
Brisendine the land as I lent to my wife after her death to him and his heirs 
for ever, I further give and bequeath all the rest of my estate to be equally 
divided among my children after the death of said wife. Finally I make and 
ordain my loving wife Executrix of this my Last will and Testament, revoking 
all others heretofore by me made ratifing this & none other to be my last Will 
and Testament in witness whereof I have hearwith sett my hand & fixed my seal 
this 13th day of Jan 1743.
Signed Sealed
In the Presents of                      Richard (his X mark) Brisendine
Benj D. Fisher
William (his X mark) Warner
Charles (his X mark) Dobyns

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/essex/wills/brisendi54nwl.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/

File size: 2.3 Kb