Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Johnson, William, 1719 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame Will of William Johnson Isle of Wight County, VA Wills, Deeds, Etc., Great Book, Part 2, 1715-1726, pp. 8-9. Devised April 10, 1719, Probated September 28, 1719. In the Name of God Amen, ye 10th day of April in ye year of our Lord God Everlasting 1719. I, William Johnson, of ye Isle of Wight County in Virginia being of Sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for it, Calling to mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, first and principally, I recommend my Soul into ye hands of almighty my maker that gave it and my body to ye Grave to be decently buried in Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executor heretofore mentioned nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I shall receive ye Same by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with all in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in ye following manner and form. Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Sarah Johnson the plantation that I now Live on with one hundred and fifty acres of Land belonging to ye same During her natural Life and after her Decease I Give it to my Son John Johnson for Ever. Imprimis, I give to my Son William Johnson the plantation that he now Lives on with one hundred and fifty acres of Land thereunto belonging I Give it for Ever. Imprimis, I give to my Son Thomas Johnson one hundred and twenty Eight acres of land lying on ye northwest Side of the old Indian fields I Give it to him for Ever. Imprimis, I Give to my Son Benjamin Johnson all my Smiths tooles and as for ye Rest of my movable Estate first I Give ye one half of it to my Loving Wife during her natural Life and as for the other half of my movables a ____? be Equally Divided among my Six Children. I give to my beloved friend Hardy Council 10 Shillings Sterling money and Lastly, I Do make, ordain, and appoint my beloved Son John Johnson my Whole and Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby disanull and revoke all other wills heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and my seal ye Day and year above written in ye presents of these witnesses. William (W) Johnson Teste. Hardy Council Robert (R) Council James Council At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 28 of September, 1719. The last Will and Testament of William Johnson was ____? in Court by the Exr. and proved by the Witnesses is Admitted to record. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame . Reformatted by File Manager- line breaks do not match original document. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/j525w1wl.txt File size: 3.3 Kb