LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF THOMAS CARTER SR.
                          LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

   In the name of God, Amen the sixteenth day of August 1700, I Thomas
   Carter Senior of the County of Lancaster being sick in body but of good
   and perfect Memory Thanks be to Almighty God and calling to Remembrance
   the uncertain Estate of this Transitory life............ and now for the
   settling of my temporal estate and such goods chattels and debts as it
   hath pleased God far above my Deserts to bestow upon me.  I do order
   give and despose the same in manner and form following that is to say
   that first I will that all Those Debts and Dues as I owe in right or
   conscience to any manner of Person or Persons whosoever shall be well
   and truly contented and paid or ordain to be paid within convenient Time
   after my decease by Execs. hereafter named
           Item I do give my son Edward Carter one hundred acres of land to
   him and his heirs forever but if so be the said Edward will not join
   with his brothers within three months after my Decease to pay Equal
   charge for the laying it out and let his mother have what Timber she
   shall have occasion of for Repairing houses and fences on my now
   dwelling plantation during her life that then he shall have no benefit
   of it but I do give it to son John Carter to him and his heirs forever.
           Item I do give unto my son Henry Carter one hundred acres of
   land to him and his heirs for ever only Reserving my wife to have the
   benefit of getting what timber She shall have occasion of for Repairing
   and Building on my now Dwelling Plantation but whereas the said Henry is
   in England and if it should happen he should never come in again I do
   give the said land unto my so James Carter to him and his heirs forever.
           Item, I do give unto my son John Carter one hundred acres of
   land to him and his heirs forever only Reserving the Same Privilege to
   my wife as in, the other two
           Item I do give my Negro, Dick unto my loving wife Katherine
   during her natural life and then to be Divided Amongst all the rest of
   my children only my son Edward to have no share of him
           Item I do give all my personal estate whatsoever its to be
   Equally Divided my loving wife and children only reserving the great
   table to my wife whereas my son in Law hath Received fifteen hundred and
   sixty pounds of Tobacco in part of the estate his Grandfather in Law
   Edward Dale gave his wife I having no Receipt for it and if the said
   William George will not be accountable for it then it is my will that he
   shall have no part of my said estate but only one shilling sterling in
   full part of his wife portion
           Item I do give unto my son Thomas Carter my now Dwelling
   Plantation with one hundred acres of land to it to him and his heirs
   forever after my now Loving wife Katherine decease
           Item I do nominate my son Thomas Carter my ecce and my loving
   wife my exetrx of this my last will and Testmt.  In witness whereof I
   have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written

   Published in the presence of Thomas: Carter Senior (Seal)
   Signed John Davis, Thomas: White Richard Stephens



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