Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills 
     William PIERCE Sr., will, 1791 

[margin note] W.m Pierce Sen.r} 
                   Will       } 

In the name of God Amen I William Pierce Senior of the County of Isle of Wight 
Virginia, being very low and weak, but of perfect sound mind and memory thanks 
be to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body And knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to die, do make [&] ordain this to be my last Will 
and testament (Viz.t) principally and first of all I give and recommend [my] 
Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to 
the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executors  nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive 
the same again, by the mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly 
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise 
and dispose of the same in the following manner and form  ~ 
First, I give and bequeath my son William Pierce my plantation whereon I now 
live and the lands belonging thereto; also one negro man Lewis, one negro 
woman Louisa[?], one negro girl named Nanny to him and his heirs forever ~ 
Item I give and bequeath my grand son John Pierce my plantation whereon I now 
live also one feather bed and furniture, one pewter dish, one pewter bason, to 
him and his heirs forever,
Item I give and bequeath my grand son Kinchen Crumpler one negro woman named 
Jenny, or a negro boy named Willis, to him and his heirs forever, 
Item I lend unto my loveing wife Martha all the remainder of my estate during 
her natural life  both within and without doors; and after her death, to be 
equally divided between my son William Pierce  my grand son John Pierce, my 
grand son Kinchen Crumpler, my grand son James Gay, and my grand son John 
Allen, to them and their heirs forever; 
I do appoint my son William Pierce and my grand son Kinchen Crumpler my hole 
[sic] and sole Executors to this my last Will and testament; and I do hereby 
utterly disallow, revoke, disannull all and every other former testaments, 
Wills, legacies, bequests, and Executors by me in any ways before named, 
willed, 
                                                                      [and] 
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[p.] (218) 

bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and testament 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
this twenty ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven 
hundred and ninety one  ~ 
Signed, Sealed and delivered}                             his 
in the presence of  - - -   }                     William  +  Pierce  *LS* 
Joshua Crumpler   }                                      mark
         his      }
William  X  Coggan} 
        mark      } 
      his         } 
John  +  Coggan   }      At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the    
     mark         }      5.th day of December 1791 
                     This Will was presented into Court by William Pierce one 
of the Executors therein named who made Oath thereto according to law, and the 
same being proved by the Oaths of William Coggan and John Coggan two of the 
witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded, 
And on the motion of the said Executor who together with John Coggan and 
William Coggan his securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the 
penalty of two Thousand pounds with condition as the law directs Certificate 
is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form ~ 
                                                  Teste 
                                                          Fran:s Young  Cl.Ct. 


Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 10 (1785-1796), pp. 217-18 
The Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 26 

[Inventory and appraisement of his estate, returned 1 Jul 1793 (WB10:262-63).] 

[ALLEN, COGGAN, COGGIN, CRUMPLER, GAY, PEIRCE, PIERCE]

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