Isle Of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....English, John August 13, 1678
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Source: I Of W Will And Deed Book 2 Pg 166
Written: August 13, 1678
Recorded: October 9, 1678

Will of John English; of Isle of Wight County, Va. In the Name of God Amen:
I John English being sick and weak but in perfect sense and memory, I make 
this my last will and testament, in the manner and form as followeth:
I will and bequeath my soul to God who gave it to me, and my body to the earth 
to be buried in a decent manner.
I will and bequeath to my loving daughter Frances Ilis all my pictures.
I will and bequeath to my loving daughter Elizabeth Church ten shillings to 
buy her a ring.
I will and bequeath to my loving son-in-law, John Watts, all my wearing 
apparel, both linen and woolen.
I will and bequeath unto my Grand son John IIis the first fould that the maire 
bringeth.
I will and bequeath to my Grand son John Watts the next maire fould my maire 
bringeth.
I will and bequeath unto my daughter Alice Watts six yards of serge.
I will and bequeath unto my three daughters Mary English, and Sarah English, 
and Martha English all the rest of my Estate as follows: Maires, and horses, 
and cattle, goods and household stuff, to be equally divided in kind and it is 
my will and desire that my daughter Francis Ilis and my son-in-law John Watts, 
to be my overseers, of this my will preformed, and to make a equal division 
between my three daughters of my estate, as witness my hand and Seal this 13tb 
day of August, 1678. 
John English (Seal).
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us Daniel Miles and Thomas X 
Bell, (the mark of). Proved in Court held for the Isle of Wight County the 9th 
day of October, 1678, by the oathes of Daniel Miles and Thomas Bell and 
ordered to be recorded.
Test.: John Broomfield, Clerk Court.



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