King George Co., VA, Will of Giles Carter, 1745
 (son of Giles Carter)

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King George County, VA Will Book A-I 1721-1752 pages 186-187 

In the name of God Amen. This ninteenth day of November One thousand seven
hundred and forty five, I giles Carter of King George county being very
sick and weak in body but of perfect and sound mind and memory, thanks be
to god therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that
is is appointed for all men once to die, do ake and ordain this my last
will and testament, that is to say
        Imprimis: I leave to Mary my dearly beloved wife all my real and personal
estate to stand and remain as it is now during her natural life excepting
that such debts as I owe are to be paid out of it when demanded.
        Item: I give and bequeath to my son William Carter a negro girl called
Nann and a dutch sppinning wheel to him and his heirs forever.
        I give and bequeath unto my son Giles Carter the upper part of that parcel
of land I bought of John Gollothon beginning at a great poplar in William
Deakin's old field running across Stuffy's old field along a valle to the
white marsh to Thomas Claytor's line. Likewise I give and bequeath unto the
said Gils Carter a Negro boy called Jemmy, and a negro girl called Moll
during his natural life and after his decease the said land and Negroes
with increase to fall to John Carter the son of the said Giles Carter,
Junr. and his heirs forever. Also I give and bequeat unto my said son Giles
three sheep and my gun.
        Item: I give and bequeath unto my son John Carter the residue of my land
and a Negro boy called George and a Negro girl called Bess to him and his
heirs forever. I give him likewise afeather bed and furniture and a small
chest that he makes use of.
        I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Webb four head of cattle her
choice of all my cattle except two brindled heifers a brindle cow with wide
horns and a cow called Thomas Cow.
        Iten: I given unto my son in law Anthony Gerrard one shilling sterling.
        Item: I give unto William Garrard, my grandson one Crown sterling.
        Item: I give unto Thomas Reads my wearing clothes except my great coat and
four barrels of Indian Corn.
        Item I give unto my granddaughter Mary Garrard a Negro girl called Jenny,
the said negro girl to be in the care of my son John Carter until the said
Mary Garrard be married, but if the said Mary Garrard dies before she
arrives to capacity to enjoy it, the said Negro to be valued, and the value
to equally divided among my three sons. My will and desire is that my son
John shall live on my plantatin with his mother during her life. I desire
that in case my son Giles should die before his son arives at full age that
my son John shall have the management of what I left him. And lastly at the
death of my wife the remainder part of my estate to be equally divided
among my three sons.
        I constitute and ordain my son John and my wife Mary executor and
executrix of this my last will and testament. I do hereby utterly disallow
revoke and disanull all and every other former wills, testaments, legacies,
bequests and execurs by me in any ways before this maned willed and
bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will
and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
day and year above writ.

                        
                                                Giles X Carter *******Seal*****
Signed and published and declared by the said
Giles Carter as his last will and testament in the presence of us
the subscribers
        Chrisr. Collins
        William Bartlett
        Willm. Reads X his mark

At a court held for King George county on Friday February 7th, 1745
(1745/6) The last will and testament of Giles carter, Deceased was
presented into Court by Mary Carter and John Carter his executors who made
oath thereto and the same was proved by the oats of the witnesses thereto
subscribed and admitted to records. Copa. Test Harry Turner Cl., Cur