HENRICO COUNTY – WILL: JONATHAN PLEASANTS, 1783

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Pleasants, Jonathan
Valentine Papers Vol. 2, p. 1130

At a meeting of the commissioners appointed to restore the Henrico Records 
destroyed by the enemy __ Held June 30, 1783, a Copy of the will of Jonathan 
Pleasants having been affirmed by Robert Pleasants (he being a Quaker) it was 
certificate and recorded as follows: "I Jonathan Pleasants of the County of 
Henrico and Colony of Virginia. . ."

Excerpts of will:
Mary Pleasants, sister "...all the lands which I hold in Deep Creek in 
Cumberland County as well as what lyeth near the courthouse in the same county 
together with all my lands in Henrico County together with the stocks of Horses, 
Cattle, Hogs and sheep thereon except my riding horse... "I also give unto my 
said Sister Mary two-thirds part of all my slaves under the limitations 
expressed in the first paragraph, to be allotted to her by my trustees hereafter 
to be appointed out of the negroes now living on lands devised to her and as 
much as may be without dividing of families..."

Ann Langley, niece "...the negro girl Sal the daughter of Charles and also fifty 
pounds current money".
Margaret Langley, niece "...the negro girl Suckey the daughter of Matt and also 
fifty pounds current money".
Elizabeth Langley, niece "...the negro girl Delsy the daughter of Charles and 
also fifty pounds current money".
Mary Langley, niece "...the negro girl Jenny the daughter of Charles and also 
fifty pounds current money".
Jane Pleasants, niece "...three negro children of Doll, vizt. Hannah, Phillis & 
Peter".
David Woodson son of Charles "...one negro man named Ned Gray".
Ann Woodson, daughter of Charles and Ann Woodson "...one negro girl the youngest 
daughter of Doll".
Joseph Pleasants, kinsman "...two young negroes named Nick and Ned the sons of 
Tabb, who now live with him".
Jane Atkinson, niece "...fifty pounds current money".
Ann Atkinson, niece "...fifty pounds current money".
Robert Pleasants, brother; Samuel Pleasants, brother; Samuel Pleasants, nephew 
"...all the remaining part of my slaves not herein before disposed of on the 
same provisos and limitations as is before mentioned and intended to be implied 
as to them all in respect to their freedom to be equally divided between them my 
said brothers and nephew...".
Mary Netherland "...my bay riding horse and a single chair now making by Richard 
Booker.
Samuel Pleasants, nephew "...all the land I hold on Jones's Creek in Cumberland 
County..."
Robert Pleasants, brother "...all the lands I hold on Fine Creek in Cumberland 
County..."
John Pleasants, nephew, "...son of my brother Samuel Pleasants of Philadelphia 
one thousand pounds current money three years after my decease".
Gray Briggs, "...in lieu of and in full consideration for any and all demands he 
may have against me, five hundred pounds current money".

"...executors...to sell all my lands on Ward's fork in Charlotte County 
containing about two thousand acres; the tract of land which I hold on Angela 
Creek containing twelve hundred acres; also the tract of land on Muddy Creek in 
Cumberland County, which was purchased by my father of George Owen..."

I appoint my brother Robert Pleasants and kinsman Thomas Pleasants Jr. and John 
Crew son of John, executors of this my last will and testament..." Signed, 
sealed and acknowledged to be my last will and testament this 11th day of the 
5th month called May, 1776, in presence of Isaac Sharp, Alex. McDonald, Abraham 
Sharp, Milner Redford.

S. S.
Jonathan Pleasants
Wills & Deeds 1774-82, p. 92.

Slaves named:
Sharper and Biddy, his wife
Phillis the wife of Caesar and Judy
Stephen ("my man") and wife Biddy and their child
Sal daughter of Charles
Suckey, daughter of Matt
Delsy, daughter of Charles
Jenny, daughter of Charles
Hannah, Phillis, Peter, children of Doll
Ned Gray
One Negro girl the youngest daughter of Doll
Nick and Ned the sons of Tabb