HENRICO COUNTY – WILL: JACOB PLEASANTS, 1776

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Pleasants, Jacob
Valentine Papers Vol. 2, p. 1129

Jacob Pleasants, 8 Feb. 1776;_____; wife Sarah Pleasants to have whole estate 
during her widowhood or until my son John Scott Pleasants arrives of age, as 
well for her own support as for education and maintenance of her children; 
should she remain widow after said son John arrives of age she may continue in 
possession of houses and such part of my land as executors  think sufficient for 
her support; when my son comes of age or when she marries which of these shall 
first happen, I give to her 1/2 of estate I had with her, and other half I lend 
her during life; should my children die before they arrive of age then to said 
wife whole estate which I had by her. 
Son John Scott Pleasants, plantation whereon I now live, he paying my son Thomas 
Uxum Pleasants £200 currency, £150 of which to be paid said son on his coming of 
age and £50 to him in two years after. 
Son Thomas Uxum Pleasants 2 lots in Richmond drawn in Hon. Wm. Byrd's lottery 
(Nos. 494 and 495) 
Residue of estate real and personal equally divided amongst all my children; 
John Scott Pleasants, Thomas Uxum and Elizabeth. Should wife have another son by 
me, sons John Scott and Thomas Uxum shall pay said son £50 each when he shall 
attain to age, and he shall have equal portion of residue of estate. Should wife 
have another daughter by me, she shall only share an equal proportion of residue 
above mentioned. Estate not to be appraised, if either of sons John Scott or 
Thomas Uxum should die minor or intestate money above devised to be paid by John 
Scott (provided wife should not have another child by me) be paid by survivor of 
sons to my daughter Elizabeth at lawful age; should wife have another son by me 
then the above sum to be paid such son; should wife have another daughter by me, 
then said sum to be paid surviving children share and share alike. 
Such of my negroes as may fall to share of such children as may die under age, 
unmarried or intestate to be equally divided among my surviving children, 
Executors to superintend and direct education of my sons until they are suitable 
age to be put to business then executors to choose such masters for them as they 
think best and they are empowered to put and bind them apprentices. 
Executors: brothers-in-law Thomas and John Pleasants, uncle Thomas Pleasants and 
John Crew; desire that they and my friend Samuel Prsons or any three of them 
shall divide estate in manner above directed. 
At a meeting of the commissioners for restoring Henrico Records destroyed by the 
enemy, held Dec. 17, 1784, John Pleasants, Gent. Appeared before the commission 
and produced a copy of the will of Jacob Pleasants and deposed that he wrote the 
said will. Philip Pleasants affirmed (he being a Quaker) that he wrote the copy. 
It was certified (as given above) 

Henrico Records. Wills & Deeds 1774-82, p. 107)

Children named:
John Scott
Thomas Uxum
Elizabeth