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Will of William Berry, February 5, 1720

From the original Will Book 1 of King George County

In the name of God Amen I, William Berry, of Richmond County in the
Parish of Hanover being indisposed in body but of perfect memory blessed
be Almight God for the same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this
life, do make ordain and constitute this to be my last will and
Testament, revoking and disannulling all former wills and this to 
be my true last Will in manner and form following.

First and pricipally I recommend my sould into the hands of Almighty
God, hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour to have a
Joyful resurrection and full pardon and aremisson of all my sins,
and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my Executors hereafter names and as for what worldly
good it hat pleased God to bestow upon and bless me with, I shall
dispose and leave them as followeth.

Item: I give and bequeath to my two sons Joseph and Enoch Berry all
the land I now stand possessed with in Essex County being nine
hundred and fifty acres more or less to be equally divied between
them allowing my eldest son Joseph to have the first choice and if 
my son Joseph shall see cause before his brother come to age to
dispose or make sale of the whole or any part of the said land,
either in his own or his brother's behalf, that then he shall do as
he sees fit and convenient, and if my sons Enoch or Joseph shall die
without heir then shall the said land return to the other brother,
and if they shall both die without heirs, then it shall fall to my
two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth to them and thgeir heirs forever.

Item: I give to my two sons Joseph and Enoch Berry my Mill with that
parcel of land adjacent to the Millswamp, binding upon Andrew Harrison
and James Key, to each an equal part to be at the dispose of my
eldest son Joseph to see or make use of untill his brother comes to
age.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Enoch Berry the plantation I now
live on with all the land joining tghereto now in my possession being
the third part of a certain patent granted to Enoch Doughty by
computation five hundred acres to him and his heirs lawfully begotten
of his body and for want of such heirs to fall to my son Joseph Berry
and to his heirs lawfully begotten of his body.

Item: I give to my daughters Margarett Rogers and Elizabeth Strother
a certain tract of land known and distinguished by the name of the forest
land binding upon Henry Berry, Mr. Fitzhugh & William Pannell, 
divided between them by a path and marked trees, my daughter Margaret
to have her part where she now liveth to her and her heirs lawfully
begotten of her own body and the other part to my daughter Elizabeth
to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her own body.

Item: I give to my son Enoch Berry two beds and furniture, two cows
and calves and one thousand pounds of Tobacco to be paid to him when
he shall come to age.

Item: I give to my daughter Margaret Rogers one bed and furniture,
one cow and calf and seal skin trunk.

Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Strother one bed and furniture,
a chest of drawers and a cow and calf.

Item: I give to my son Joseph Berry one bed and furniture, and all my
carpenters and coopers tools and broad-cloth linen and trimming for
a suit of clothes, viz: coat, vest and Breaches.

Item: And it is my desire that all my other moveable estate be
equally divided between my four children.

Item: And Lastly I do constitute ordain and appoint my son Joseph
Berry to be whole and sole executor of this my last will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this fifth day of
February, 1720.

                                        William
                                         *Seal*
                                         Berry

Teste:   William Munford, Thomas Apperson, Anthony Seals, Senr.

At a Court held for King George County the second day of June in
the year of our Lord 1721: The last Will and Testament of William
Berry, dec'd., was presented into court by Joseph Berry his 
Executor who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of
William Munford and Thomas Apperson, witnesses thereto, is admitted
to record.

                                Teste: E. Turberville
                                Cl:Cur:
From the Record:
A copy:
Teste: L. Jett, D.C.K.C.C.

Note: Records show that William Berry is the son of Henry Berry of
Old Rappahannock County and married Margaret Doughty, daughter of
Enoch Doughty (1639-1677) who was the son of Rev. Francis Doughty
and wife Bridgett. Enoch was apparently born shortly after his parents
arrived from England to Massachusetts.
Capt. Joseph Berry (1691-1749); wife - Catherine


Submitted by Mrs. O. L. McHolland