Wills: Thomas Meador, 29 Jan 1716/17, Essex Co. VA

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In the name of God amen, the twenty ninth day of Jany one thousand seven
hundred and sixteen seventeen, I Thomas Meador of the county of Essex and
parish of Saint Anne, being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect
mind and memory praised be God for the same, and knowing the uncertainty of
this life here on earth, and being minded to settle things in order do make
and ordain this my last will and testament as followeth:
That is to say first and principally I give and recommend my soul into the
hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in decent
and Christian manner at the discretion of my executor hereafter
mentioned.  Nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the
general resurrection at the last day by the mighty power of God and as
touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I do
give and bestow as followeth:
I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Anne Meador my two old negroes,
viz. Sambo and Nanney during her natural life, and after my wife's decease
returned to my well beloved son John Meador.  But if my son should dye
before he is possessed with those negroes, then my will and meaning is that
the said negroes should return to Thomas Caghill, son of Frederick Caghill
and Sarah his wife.
Item: I give to my loving wife Anne Meador the plantation whereon I now
dwell and two hundred acres of land thereunto adjoining, during her life
and after the said plantation and the rest of land to return to my son John
Meador and if my son should dye without sons before he comes to the age of
twenty one years, then the said land to return to Richard Ship and his
heirs forever.
Item: I give to my son John Meador my young Negro Sarai and one mulatto Tom
Cutter and if my said son should dye without a son before he comes to the
age of twenty one years, then the said Negro and mulatto to return to my
brother-in-law John Sallis and to his heirs.
Item: I give to my son John Meador one______of 23 _____ and one iron kettle.
Item:  I give to my said son one young gray mare
Item:  I give to my said son all my land at ______  ______ one hundred
acres which I give and bequeath John Sallis to be paid ____ him at the
discretion of my executor.  But if my son should dye without a son before
he is at the age of twenty one years, then the said land to be equally
divided among William Davis, Josias Ship and Thomas Ship and to remain to
them and their heirs and all the rest of my personal estate to be equally
divided _____ between my said wife and my said son.  And I do constitute
and ordain  ___ Thomas Cabbottgon and my loving wife executor and executrix
of this my last will and testament and do revoke, renounce, frustrate and
make void all other wills formerly by me made ratifying and allowing this
and none other to be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.  The words to
return were underlined before signed.
Signed sealed published and allowed by the said Thomas Meador.
In the presence of us, Samuel Bizwell, Richard Billups, Margaret Dudley.