CAROLINE COUNTY DOCUMENTS

          Thanks to Mary Marshall Brewer for submitting this will.

Partial will of William BROADUSS which was among loose records of Northampton
Co VA but was obviously originally probated in James City Co. The wills and
administrations of Northampton Co (1632-1802) have all been abstracted and
there are no references to BROADUSS or BROADDUS.

                Will of William BROADUSS of James City Co VA:

                      Wife - Lydia BROADUSS, executrix.

 To son Benjamin BROADUSS - plantation whereon I now live; land begining at
the mouth of Spring Branch, to the main road to the school house, to Wm
 Bayly's line, to Powhatan Swamp (except land where school house now stands;
use of firewood off my land for school house forever).

To son William BROADUSS - at age of 18 years land where Lawrence Usher now
lives. All that land between the road that leads between Colonel Ludwell's
mill and Powhatan Mill; all that land between that road and the line of Mr.
Benj'a Egglestone's and mine (except 1 a. for the use of the mill).

To son Abraham BROADUSS - at age of 18 years all my land beyond the main
road  and all that I have beyond Drinking Swamp Branch expressed in my patent.

To son Thomas BROADUSS - at age 18 years all that land between the bounds of
son Benj'a's land and the bounds of son William's land called Persoy Hill.

Friends - Mr. Wm Drummond, Capt George Marable and Mr. Benj'a Egglestone or
any two of them to sell the plantation whereon Immanuel Dees lives and to
divide the procedes equally between son Thomas and daughters Susan and
Lydia.

Personal estate to be divided between wife Lydia and six children.

The lower portion of this will is missing after "under my hand and seal this
third day ... " A notation on a separate paper by the Vestry of James City
Parish and filed with the will is dated 27 Aug 1705.

27 Aug 1705 James City Parish in VA. Mr. George Lee and Mr. Joseph Pettitt,
church wardens, Robert Holderbe and Christopher Smith, clerks of the Vestry.

 To certify that Benjamin, the son of Wm and Lydia BROADUSS was born the 6
day  of February 1689 and was baptised the 7th day of the same instant by the
Reverand Steven Flauce?, minister of the Parish of James City.

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