GOOCHLAND CO. – WILL:  THOMAS PLEASANTS, 1804

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Pleasants, Thomas 
Valentine Papers Vol. 2, p. 975

Thomas Pleasants, of Goochland Co., Will of. Appoints his sons James Brooks 
Pleasants and William Henry Pleasants and his sons in law William and Edward 
Stabler his executors, and directs the following property to be sold viz. 600 
acres in the fork of James River on the branches of Cary's Creek and called 
Minters, in the Co. of Fluvanna. 527 acres on both sides of Little Byrd Creek in 
the Co. of Goochland, purchased from James Willingham. 20 acres on the branches 
of Ginetos Creek purchased from John Clarke, and 226 acres on sd. creek in sd. 
Co. purchased from Bartholomew Farrow; also his 1/3 part of 157 acres including 
a mill seat near the mouth of Island Creek in the Co. of Buckingham purchased of 
Jeremiah Whitmow in partnership with William Diuguid and James Webster; also 
directs his executors to sell the following lands in the State of Maryland. All 
the remainder of that tract called Brookes Piney Grove, Fair? Hill &c. after 
taking off 800 acres hereafter to be disposed of to my two daughters Henrietta 
and Margaret Pleasants and supposed to contain 60 acres and lying on Sinaca 
Creek in Montgomery adjoining the lands lately sold to Harry W. Dorsey. All the 
remainder of the tract called Brookes Addition, Didkinsons delight, and brothers 
content after taking from it 550 acres hereafter to be given to my two daughters 
Deborah and Mary Stabler, which said remainder contains 172 acres on which is a 
mill seat. A tract of land whereon George Gee now lives as a tenant, called 
addition to Brookes Green, containing 190 acres, and 40 acres lately laid off 
from the tract called Brookes addition on Haulins River a little below Gathers 
Mill. Gives his son James Brookes Pleasants the upper half of the plantation on 
which the sd. Testator lives, and 1/2 of the Beaver Dam Mill. Gives his son 
William Henry Pleasants, the lower half of the plantation on which sd. testator 
lives and 1/2 of Beaver Dam Mill. Gives his daughter Deborah Stabler 390 acres 
on Patuxant River, mostly in Ann Arundel Co. on which Joshua Powers now lives as 
a tenant; also an adj. strip on both sides of sd. River containing 150 acres, 
being the lower end of a tract called Brookes Addition and adj. Sewden Manor. 
Gives to his daughter Sarah Pleasants 400 acres adjoining the above devised 150 
acres and including the plantation on which Elizabeth now lives, as a tenant. 
Gives to his daughter Henrietta Pleasants 400 acres on Seneca Creek in the Co. 
of Montgomery, being a part of Brooke Piney Grove, Fair Hill &c. and including 
the plantation whereon Joshua Pigman now lives as a tenant. Gives to his 
daughter Margaret Pleasants 400 acres on Seneca Creek adjoining the part given 
her sister Henrietta. Gives to his two sons James Brooke and William Henry 
Pleasants in trust £100 curr. to be invested, the interest therefrom to be 
applied yearly to the support of the poor of the Monthly Meeting of Cedar Creek. 
Gives to his niece Mary Younghusband a negro girl Diana until she the sd. Diana 
reaches lawful age at which time by order of the Court she is free. Several 
other negro children who will become free at lawful age by order of the Court he 
leaves to be equally divided between his children or any of his children who may 
take them and educate them to read and write and instruct them so as to enable 
them to earn an honest living. To such children he gives collectively £100 for 
this service. The annuity left by his mother Mary Pleasants to his sister Jane 
Hunicutt being paid up as far as her estate extended, he instructs his executors 
to pay sd. Jane Hunicutt £10 curr. during her life. Gives his son William Henry 
Pleasants all the household furniture and cattle that may be at the house of the 
sd. Wm. Henry Pleasants at the time of the testators death. Gives the remainder 
of his estate to his seven children (2sons & 5 daughters) to be equally divided. 
Written in his own hand. Wit. James Bryden, Micajah Crew, Margaret Crew. Proved 
by the oath of James Bryden & by the affirmation of Micajah Crew. William Henry 
Pleasants having affirmed qualified as Executor with Micajah Crew & Isaac W. 
Pleasants, securities. Penalty $50,000,00. Dec. 31, 1803. 
Recorded 18 of ...1804. (D. & W. Bk. 19, p. 40)

Named in will:
James Brookes Pleasants, son
William Henry Pleasants, son
William Stabler, son in law
Edward Stabler, son in law
Henrietta Pleasants, daughter
Margaret Pleasants, daughter
Deborah Stabler, daughter
Mary Stabler, daughter
Sarah Pleasants, daughter
Mary Younghusband, niece
Mary Pleasants, mother
Jane Hunicutt, sister

Slaves named:
Diana