ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Lawrence, 30 Mar 1772

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Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 8, pp. 150-52 
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks & surname capitalization 
mine] 


[margin note] Jn.o LAWRENCE's Will} 

Know all Men that I John LAWRENCE of the County of Isle of Wight being in a 
low state of Health but of perfect mind and perfect, do make constitute and 
appoint this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following Viz.t 
I give and devise unto my dear Wife Martha LAWRENCE the Plantation whereon I 
now live, the Plantation bought of Joseph TARLETON also the land bought of 
Joshua TARLETON (and as further description thereof to begin: at the main road 
from Josiah JORDANs to Everetts Mill Thence running up the cart path until the 
line comes opposite to the head of Bullocks lawfull[?] swamp thence down to 
the head of the Branch and down 
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the Branch to a hog pen, thence across the point on the upper side of the Mill 
Islands to the main Swamp which will include part of the land I Bought of John 
BULLOCK, during her Natural life; and at her decease, I give and devise all 
the personal Lands and plantation's unto my son Ricks LAWRENCE to him and his 
heirs for ever; reserving Joshua TARLETON's plantation to my Daughter 
Elizabeth PRETLOW during her life~ 
I give and devise unto my son John LAWRENCE to him & his heirs for ever, all 
my Lands and Plantations that lay in the County of Nancemond. 
I give and devise unto my son Robert LAWRENCE to him & his heirs for ever, the 
Plantation called Pages also the lands Bought of FRIZELL including the Mill 
Islands being part of the Land I Bought of John BULLOCK, which joins the line 
described for the Boundary of the Land given as above to Ricks LAWRENCE~ 
I give and devise unto my Daughter Mary NEWBY: to her and her heirs for ever: 
the land & 
Plantation with the Mill thereon, which I Bought of Jacob DARDEN, also the 
Land and Plantation I Bought of John GAINES likewise the Land Bought Charles 
DARDEN & the land Bought of Mich.l MURPHREY: 
I give unto my son Ricks LAWRENCE & to him and his Heirs for: ever Three 
hundred Pounds current Money of Virginia and direct my Executors hereafter 
mentioned to Place it out on Interest on good Security until he arrive to the 
age of Twenty one Years, 
I likewise give and devise unto my son Ricks LAWRENCE and to him & Heirs for 
ever, Six young Negro Slaves. 
I also direct my Executors to raise from my whole Estate Fifteen Pounds for 
the Education of my Son Ricks LAWRENCE~ 
The Remainder of my Estate to be Equaly divided between or amongst my Wife and 
Childred [sic] the Plantation and Mill given as above to my Daughter Mary 
NEWBY to esteemed at the sum of three hundred & Twenty Pounds Current Money in 
part of her proportion of this Bequest, and the 
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Negroes money or whatever they or any of them have already received or in 
possession of from me to be valued and reckoned as apart of their several 
proportions in like manner. 
I do appoint my Wife Martha LAWRENCE and my son John LAWRENCE Executors of 
this my last will and Testament~ 
Witness my hand and Seal this 30:th day of March 1772~ 
N.B.: in the first Bequest; the gift to Eliz.a PRETLOW during her lilfe were 
inserted before signing this Will...} 
                                        John LAWRENCE 
Signed & Delivered} 
    in Presence of} 
Josiah JORDAN 
Thomas JORDAN 
Robert ABRAM 

At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 7:th Day of May 1772 
This Will was presented in Court by John LAWRENCE the Ex'or therein Named who 
made affirmation thereto According to Law, and the same being affirmed to by 
Josiah JORDAN & Thomas JORDAN two of the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be 
Recorded,~ 
And on the Motion of the said Ex'or who together with Josiah SCOTT, Josiah 
JORDAN, & Thomas NEWBY his Sureties entered into an[d] Acknowledged their Bond 
in the Penalty of Ten Thousand Pounds with Condition as the law, Directs 
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate therein in due form 
                                        Test,  Will. DREW  Cl Cur