Henry County, VA - Will: Thomas Cooper, 1793

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Henry County,

COPIED FROM DAR Supplemental Application for a Lancaster 
descendant

The Will of Thomas Cooper

Georgia, Hancock County.

In the name of God, Amen!  I Thomas Cooper of Green County 
and State of Georgia being in perfect health and sound mind 
calling to mind the mortality of the body do make and 
constitute this my last will and testament.

First, - I give my soul to god who gave it to me, and my 
body to the grave to be decently buried in hopes of a 
resurection to eternal life through the merits of Jesus 
Christ.

I give to my loving wife Sarah Cooper one negro woman named 
Winney, one horse and saddle, one feather bed and furniture 
and two cows and calves to her and her heirs forever.  I 
lend to my during her life two negroes named George and 
Hannah.

I lend by wife one other negro named Judah until my youngest 
daughter comes of age or marries.

I lend to my wife during her widowhood, the trace of land 
whereon I now live together with the mill thereon and it is 
also my will that by the consent of my wife my executors 
shall dispose of the land whose title shall be valid and 
with the money purchase a tract of land northerly where I 
wish my wife and family to remove to and further it is my 
will that after my wifes decease or marriage the above 
willed land shall be sold and equally divided between all my 
surviving daughters.

I give to my daughter Elizabeth, two negroes Rachel and 
Charles.

I give to my son Joseph, two negroes Milly and her youngest 
child together with a tract of land lying on Logden Creek, 
containing two hundred and seventy acres.

I give to my daughter Agnes, two negroes Vinney and Toney.
I give to my son Thomas one negro named Will, one feather 
bed and furniture, two cows and calves together with my 
upper tract of land on Logdam Creek containing two hundred 
and seventy acres.

I give to my daughter Polly, two negroes Boland and Davy.
I give to my daughter Penelope four negroes, Jim, Biddy, 
Thency and Benn, one feather bed and furniture, one horse 
and saddle and two cows and calves.

I give to my son John, one negro named Sam, one horse and 
saddle one bed and furniture, two cows and calves.

I give to my son Micajah, one negro named Nelly, one horse 
and saddle, one feather bed and furniture and two cows and 
calves.

I give to my daughter Sarah, four negroes, Theny Frank and 
John, when she marries or comes of age and after my wifes 
death or marriage a negro named Judah.

I give to my two sons John and Micajah my two bounties of 
land on Sand Run to be equally divided by my executors, 
having respect to quality and quantity, and it is further my 
will that my mill Logan Creek together with a lot of land 
containing 30 to 35 acres be sold to the best advantage, ten 
pounds of which money I give my son Joseph and ten pounds to 
my son Thomas, the balance to be equally divided between my 
two sons John and Micajah and it is further my will that all 
my just debts be paid and all my estate not herein 
bequeathed shall be at the disposal of my executors to 
purchase a tract of land and make the improvements etc for 
my wife and family should she choose to move Northwardly and 
it is further my will that after the decease or marriage of 
my wife, the property purchased with my estate shall be 
equally divided among all my children.

I do constitute and appoint as my executors, Thomas Stoval, 
John Dillard, Joseph Cooper, Jr., Thomas Cooper, Jr., George 
Hamilton and Henry Graybill for this my will and testiment, 
making all former wills void.

Witness my hand this twentieth day of August, seventeen 
hundred and ninety-three.

Thomas Cooper

Witness. B. Anthony, Josiah Carter, Joseph Cooper