Goochland County, VA - Will Book 19 (partial)

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Will of Peter Bayes  1729      submitted by:  Barbara Walker Good <BWGood@aol.com>

GOOCHLAND CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE GOOCHLAND., VA.
WILL BOOK 19,   PAGE 169
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. This 31st day of October Anno. Dom. 1729, I  Peter
Bayes, of St. James Parish in Goochland County,  being sick in body but of
good and perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to
remembrance the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all flesh
must yield unto death when It shall please God to call, do make and declare
-this my last will and testament in manner and form following:
First being penitent and sorry for all my sins most humbly desiring'
forgiveness for the same I commend my soul to Almighty God, my savior and
redeemer, in whom and by whose merits I trust and believe assuredly to be
saved and to have full remission and forgiveness of all my sins and to
inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and my body transmit to the earth to be
devoutly buried at the disposition of my executors hereafter named and for
the settling of my temporal estate and such goods, chattels, and debts as it
has pleased God to bestow upon me, I do order, give, and dispose the same in
a manner and form following
That is to say __imprimis I give and bequeath my land and plantation I now
live upon to my eldest son, Peter Bayes, and his heirs forever after his
Mother's decease, now I give unto my eldest son,
Peter, two negroes, Boss and Jo. to him and his heirs forever and, if my
son,
Peter Bayes, should die without lawful begotten heir, these two negroes,
Boss
and Jo. I give and bequeath unto my son, William Bayes, and his heirs
forever.  Now I give unto my son, Peter, a sum of thirty shillings,'now I
give unto my son, Peter Bayes, a feather bed and furniture, now I give to-my
son, William Bayes, two hundred acres of land joining upon Richard Oglesby's
line and Thomas Christian's land.
When my son, William Bayes, comes to age of fourteen years to have the free
possession of his land to his use to lay by to get him a bed, now I give my
son, William Bayes, a sum of thirty shillings., now I give unto my daughter,
Sarah Bayes, a young negro girl named Nan, and -to her heirs forever, Now I
give unto my daughter, Sarah Bayes, my bay mare and her two colts, both
bay the negro and the mare and her two/colts to be paid unto my daughter,
Sarah, when she comes of age and the day of marriage., which shall come
first.
Now-I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth Bayes, a young horse and one thousand
pounds of tobacco, now I give unto my daughter, Jane Bayes, two thousand
pounds of tobacco, now I give to my daughter, Judith Bayes, two thousand
pounds of tobacco, now I give to my daughter, Mary Bayes, two thousand
pounds
of tobacco.
All the rest and residue of my worldly monies, goods, and chattels and
negros
and personal estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife,
Sarah Bayes, whom I hereby make full and sole executrix of this my last will
and testament revoking, disallowing, and making void all former wills and
bequests by me made and desiring this only to be my last will and testament,
in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.
Eliz. E. Bybe  (X)
Edwd. Whit e  (X)
Jno. Bybe  (X)                                       /s/ Peter Bayes (seal)
At a court held for Goochland County this 17th day of February 1729, this
will was proved by the oaths of Elizabeth Bibe and Edward White and was
thereupon admitted to record.
Test. Henry Wood C. Clerk