Isle of Wight Co. VA - WILL OF THOMAS WRENN, FEB 14, 1725 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by Matthew W. Harris for use in the USGenWeb Archives. pgs 118-119 FHLC #32022 I Thomas Wrenn of the upper parish of the Isle of Wight County being at this Time weak in body but of Sound perfect and Disposing mind and memory all Praise be Given to Almighty God therefore and Calling to remembrance the finalty of Human ???? the Certainty of Death and uncertainty of the time to make ???? and Declare this my last Will and Testament in ????????? form following First and principally I Commend my Soul to God the father of Spirits Assured by trusting throng he the ??????? and Bitter passion of my Alon? Savior Jesus Christ to ???? full pardon and remission of all my Sins whatsoever? this ??????? Life Shall Cease and my Body to the Earth to be Decently buried after the manner of Christian Burial at the Discretion of my ExecEx hereafter named and for what worldly Goods it hath pleased God to Bless me with ??? I Give Bequeath and Dispose of as folls ---- Item I Give and bequeath to my Loving wife Elizabeth XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX White Mare for her use and my Negro fellow Henry XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX plantation Called the freshot During her XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX d???afe I Give the Said Negro and ?? Plantation to my Son XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Item I Give and bequeath to my Son Thomas my CXXXXX XXXXXXXX CXXXXXXXX Item I Give and bequeath Two large p XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and three Cattle apiece that is to Say one Cow one XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Item I Give forty head of Sheep to be Divided among my Children Item I Give to my Loving wife Twenty head of Sheep and Two Cows Item I Give and bequeath to my Son John my pistolls & Holsters & Land? and one Bed and furniture at the freshot Item I Give all the residue and remainders of my Estate of what nature or quality Soever I give and bequeath as folls Item I Give to my Son James my Bed that I lie on and the furniture belonging to it Item I Give to my loving wife my best bed and furniture belonging to it --- that Lies up in the Chamber Item I Give to my Daughter Mary one bed and furniture that She has on Item I Give all the residue and remainder of my Estate of what nature or quality Soever I Give and bequeath to all my Children to be Equally Divided According to the Kind thereof Earnestly requesting my Two Friends Saml Davis and John Davis to See the Same Equally Divided at my Decease And it is my Wish and Desire that each Childs part So Divided be and remain with my wife Untill the age of Twenty-one or married And I Do hereby Nonimate and Appoint my Loving wife Elizabeth and my Son John my Sole ExeEx of this my last Will and Testament and Testimony whereof I have set my hand and Seal this 14 of Feb 1725/6 his Tho: + Wreenn (Seal) mark Signed Sealed Published and Declared in the presents of Saml Davis Benja Bidgood his Jer. + Procter At a Court held for Isle of Wight mark County Aug. 26th 1728 The last Will and Testamt of Thomas Wrenn Deced was presented in Court by Elizabeth Wreen his ExecEx who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of the Witnesses thereto is Admitted to record Test. James Jugles ClCur Vera? Record at Test. Ja Jugles Cl Cur