Isle Of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Marshall, Humphrey December 18, 1811
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Source: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Will And Deed Bk 2 Pg. 533
Written: December 18, 1811

The Will of Humphrey Marshall 
Isle of Wight County, Virginia Will and Deed Bk 2 pg. 533 
Recorded ______. 

In the name of God amen the 18th of December in the year of the Lord God 1711. 
I Humphrey Marshall, being sick and weak of body but of perfect memory and 
mind, thanks be given to God, therefore, calling to mind the Mortality, and 
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this 
my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say first 
and Principally, I give my Soul into the hands of God who gave it to me and 
for my body I commend it to the Earth to be buried in Christian and decent 
manner and nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive 
the same again by the mighty power of God. ~d touching such worldly Estate 
wherein it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise 
bequeath and dispose the same in manner and form following. First-1 give and 
bequeath unto my grandson, Humphrey Scutchins, the one half of my Land in the 
woods joining upon John Marshall, to him and to his heirs forever. Item-1 give 
and bequeath to my grandson, Joseph Scutchins, the other half of my land in 
the woods to him and his heirs forever and that neither of my grandsons sell 
their land except to the other. Item- I give the land at the point where 
Thomas Hill lives to m~ daughter, Mary Hill, and her hairs forever. Item-1 
give and bequeath the land where I now dwell to my grandson, Thomas 
Applewhite, his heirs forever. Item-1 give to my loving wife my Negro man Will 
and the Indian woman, Moll forever. Item-1 give to my daughter. Wary Hill, my 
Negro man, Peter, and my Negro woman. Marrow. Item-1 give and bequeath to my 
daughter, Ann Applewhite, my Negro boy, Dick, and little Saw. Item-1 give to 
my daughter Sarah Scutchins, my negro boy and my Indian, Mollie's child. Hose. 
Item-1 give to my wife three cows, a sidesaddle and the choice of my horses in 
the life other Dower and if my wife will not stand to this my will is that 
then the three cows, horses and sidesaddle be appraised in the rest of my 
estate. Item-1 give and bequeath unto John Thomas, the son of Elizabeth 
Thomas, my Indian woman, Moll, and one two year old mare which runs at the 
Point where Mr. Hill lives. Item-1 give unto Elizabeth Thomas ten pounds 
sterling for the bringing up other son, John Thomas, to be paid to her in 
goods at the (first?) cost in England or by Bills Exchange. Item-1 give to 
John Thomas three silver spoons of the best sort and my will is that my 
daughter, Mary Hill, have six pines of the plantation where I now live and six 
cypress trees of the land in the woods which I gave to my two grandsons 
Scutchins, and as for the rest of my Estate to be equally divided between my 
wife and three daughters, Sarah, Mary and Anne and it is my will that my place 
be equally divided above said and that my still be appraised with the rest of 
my estate and that Sarah Scutchins have the still in part other share in my 
Estate and that the rest of my Estate be appraised and that everyone so have 
their share in kind according as it is appraised and of this my last Will I 
make and ordained my well beloved son-in-law Henry Applewhite and Col. Sam 
Bridge my full and whose executors and I do hereby disannul all and every 
other former testaments. Wills and Legacies bequeathed etc. by me anywise 
before this time made named willed and bequeathed and-this and no other to be 
my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and 
seal the and above written. 

Seal- Humphrey Marshall

Wit: Anthony Hilliday
William Williams
John Briggs




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