Isle Of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Day, Thomas January 19, 1723
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Source: Isle Of Wight, Va Will Book 2 Pg 151
Written: January 19, 1723
Recorded: February 24, 1723

Will of Thomas Day
Isle of Wight, VA Will Book 2 pg 151
Written  19 Jan 1723
Recorded   24 Feb  1723
I Thomas Day of upper parish of Isle of Wight County being at this sick & 
weake of body but perfect in memory thanks be to Almighty God therefore 
thought fit to make this my Last will & testament in manner and form following 
first I bequeath my sole to almighty God the maker & giver & secondly my body 
to earth to be decently buried & all my worldly goods I give as followeth
Item I give & bequeath to my Aunt Elisabeth Lear my horse called Major
Item I give & bequeath to my cuzon Thomas Day my plantation I now live on & 
all the land I bought of John Thomas. To him and the heirs of his body 
Lawfully begotten for ever but for want of such heirs To my cuzon James Ridley 
and the heirs of his body Lawfully begotten forever. I give to Sister Jones my 
Tee table & all the chaney (sic) there unto belonging after my just Debts & 
funeral charges is payd  the rest of my Estate I give as following______
Item I give to my Brother James Day my Diamond ring I give to my Brother in 
law Mathew Jones my Gold Seal I give to my Brother  in law William Bridger 
twenty shillings to buy him a morning ring I give to my Cuzon  James Ridley my 
two negroes boyes George and Peter. All the rest of my Estate and negroes or 
what so ever or of what kind so ever of my Estate it is will & Desire that it 
be sold by my Executor hereafter mentioned for cash and to be Equally divided 
between the three daughters of Mathew Jones 
I also make nominate and appoint my trusty friend Mathew Jones to be my sole 
Executor of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and Seal this 
19th Day of January 1723
Signed Sealed and oned (sic) to be the last will of               
Thomas Day  {seal}
Thomas Day in present of
Joseph Seward			 
Wm Bamer			 
The mark "E" of
Elizabeth Hodge   
 At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 24th day of February 1723        
The Last will and testament of Thomas Day was presented in Court by Mathew 
Jones, Gent.
His Executor who made oath thereto & being proved by the oaths of 
Wm. Balmer & Elizabeth Hodge Witnesses there to is admitted to record
Test H. Lightfoot Cl Cur




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