Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....West, Robert, 1712 

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Will of Robert West 
Isle of Wight County, Virginia Wills, Deeds, Etc., Book 2, 1661-1719, 
   pp. 542-543. 
Devised June 7, 1712. 
Probated [No Date Given]. 


In the Name of God Amen, I, Robert West of Isle of Wight County being sick and 
weak in body but praise God in perfect sense and memory do make and ordain 
this to be my last will and testament revoking all Wills by me made or written 
before this. First, I bequeath my soul to God hoping through Christ Jesus to 
receive pardon for my sins and my body after this life to be buried in a 
decent manner according to the discretion of my Executor and as for what 
worldly goods God hath endowed me with, I give as followeth. 

First, I give unto my son Henry West my plantation where I formerly lived 
called the brick house plantation, together with a tract of land at Round Hill 
bounding on the lands of William Westray. 

I give to my loving wife Isabellah one hundred acres of land lying on the 
South side of Nottoway River where she now lives during her life, and after 
her death to my son Joseph and heirs, and if he dies without heirs, then I 
give the said land to my son Arthur West. 

Item, I give to my son Robert West all the remaining part of my entry 
adjoining upon the Reedy Marsh to him and his heirs forever. 

Item, I give to my son William West 100 acres of land lying on the South side 
of Meherrin path to him and his heirs forever, and if he dies without heirs, 
then to my son Arthur my Executor hereafter named. 

I do ____ to survey and patent the land given to my sons and to pay the 
charges out of my estate likewise. I do order that my son Henry West shall 
have the land, and what I give to him to be delivered to him at the age of 
sixteen. 

I give to Thomas Green one cow and calf to be paid to him at the age of 
sixteen. 

I give to my loving wife half my movable estate, and the other half to my 
children to be equally divided between them as they shall attain to age or 
marry, and I do appoint my loving wife Isabella to be my Executrix to see this 
my will performed. 

Signed, sealed, and declared to be his last will this 7th day of June, 1712. 

Robert West 

Test. 
William Green 
Richard West 
Mary Green 

Registered [No Date Given]. 


Notes: 

Much of the land mentioned above lay in that portion of Isle of Wight Co. 
which became Southampton Co., when it was formed in 1749. 

Robert was the son of William & Rebecca (BRACEWELL/BRASWELL) WEST. 

William's 1708 will is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/w230w1wl.txt 

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