HENRICO COUNTY – WILL: JOSEPH PLEASANTS, 1785

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Joseph Pleasants
Valentine Papers page 1115

Joseph Pleasants, Henrico Co. 8 May 1785; 4 July 1785. Sums of money due me to 
be collected by executors and debts to be paid. Wife, Elizabeth Pleasants, 
during her natural life, land, with appurtenances, whereon I live, together with 
whole of personal estate for support and maintenance of her and my children; any 
overplus after purposes before mentioned and education of my children, to be put 
at interest, and my children to have each their equal portion as they arrive to 
lawful age. Son Jordan Pleasants, tract of land on James River in Goochland Co., 
my silver watch; should he die before arriving to lawful age tract of land to be 
sold and money therefrom to be equally divided among my daughters as they arrive 
at lawful age or marry. Son Joseph Carlin Pleasants, after death of my wife 
tract of land whereon I live; Should said Joseph Carlin die before lawful age or 
without heir then it is optional with my son Jordan to take tract of land I now 
live on, after death of his mother, in lieu of land in Goochland which if he 
should do, land in Goochland to be sold and money therefrom equally divided 
among my daughters as they shall arrive to lawful age or marry. Should said 
Jordan choose not to make exchange land lent my wife during her life, whereon I 
now live, may at her death be sold provided she survives my son Joseph Carlin 
Pleasants, and money therefrom divided as before directed. At death of wife 
whole of personal estate consisting of household furniture, slaves, stocks of 
all kinds, plantation utensils, with increase of negroes and stocks, to be 
equally divided among my daughters, viz; Dorothy, Sophia, Clementine and Mahala 
Pleasants - should any of said daughters die before lawful age or marriage, 
division to be made equally between survivors. Executors, wife Elizabeth 
Pleasants, Friends John Brooke, and William Burton. 
Witnesses - Turner Southall, Jno. Russell, Isaac Sharpe, Tarleton Pleasants. 
Elizabeth Pleasants qualifies as executrix on June 5, 1786. Henrico Records, 
Wills No. 1, 1781-87, p. 222.

Named:
Elizabeth Pleasants, wife
Jordan Pleasants, son
Joseph Carlin Pleasants, son
Dorothy Pleasants, daughter
Sophia Pleasants, daughter
Clementine Pleasants, daughter
Mahala Pleasants, daughter