Isle of Wight County, VA - Will of John MacLand, 1705

Contributed by:  Cathy Farris
cfarris@netdex.com

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Will of John MacLAND sometimes MacLOUD,  Isle of Wight VA  1705
from Isle of Wight Records of Wills, Deeds, etc No. 2 1661-1719 p 473
another researcher has mentioned that the spelling may be MARKLAND

The following was transcribed by me from a copy of the original that I sent
for...cathy farris

In ye name of God Amen, I John Mackland of  Isle of Wight County, being weak
of body but of perfect mind thanks be to God- make this my last will &
testament in mannor for and form following.
Imp - I give my soul to ole mighty God, hopeing through ye merritts of my
Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to have free pardon of all my sins, and my Body
to go buried by my ExEx hereafter named

Item 	I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Alise BRYANT two pewter  dishes.
Item 	I give unto my grandchildren, Nicholas PERRY, John PERRY, Elizabeth
PERRY, Needham BRYANT, Wm BRYANT, John BRYANT, Mary BRYANT and Alise BRYANT
three hundred pounds of Tobacco a piece (that is to say) everyone of ___sd
Grandchildren to have three hundred pounds of Tobacco to be pd by my ExEx
hereafor named.

Item	I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth all and singular the rest of my
goods and chattells, whatsoever I have be it moveable or immoveable, so long
as shee remains a widdow and if she marrys then y sd grandchildren is to
have ye five thirds to be equally divided amongst them, and I ordain my
loving wife Elizabeth to be my whole and sole ExEx of this my last will and
testament as witness my hand this 28? of June 1705.

Arthur SMITH                                                           John
MacLand   mark
Mary  SMITH
Eliz WEST    mark

Proved in open court held for ye Isle of Wight County 9th of November 1705
by ye oaths of sd Col Arthur SMITH, Elizabeth WEST probate ordered ye ExEx.