Will of William Hendrick, 1785 Will of William Hendrick dated January 18, 1785 Transcribed by J H Maloney from Xerox of Court Record, 4/1/1999, Louisa County Will Book 3, Page 403 [pagination maintained from court record] In the name of God Amen I William Hendrick of the County of Louisa being Very Sick, but of perfect Mind & Memory, thanks be given to god for the same and calling to mind the frailty and Mortality of my body and knowing that it is Appointed for all men Once to die do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to say Principally & first of all I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of Almity god that gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the desecration of my Executors hereafter named and as touching such Worldly Estate Wherewith it has pleasd god to blefs me with in this life I give and Dispose of the same in the following manner & first Item I give to my beloved wife Ann Hendrick Every thing that she was pofsefsed with when I married her also the Legacy that falls to me of her Fathers Estate also one Cow and Calf and a Sufficient Quantity of Corn & Meal to maintain her the insuing year to be disposd of as she Thinks fit. Item I give and Bequeath to my son James Hendrick the land I had of Wm Archeles Harris to him and his heirs forever. Item I give to my son Byrd Duke Hendrick all the land I how live on Except one Hundred Acres Lying at the lower end and on the South Side of Contrary on persission that he pays my grandson William Allen Twenty Pounds at his Arriving to the age of Twenty one years. Item I give to my Daughter Mary Hendrick one Hundred Acres of Land being the land that I mensioned lying on the South Side of the Creek at the lower End, all the rest of my Estate after paying my Debts to be Equally Divided Between all my Children To Wit William Hendrick, James Hendrick, Byrd Duke Hendrick, Mary Hendrick and Ursuly Allen. I Nominate and Appoint my loving son James Hendrick and Byrd Duke Hendrick my Executors of this my last Will and Testament Given Under my hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five Sing sealed & Delivered) William Hendrick {Seal} In the Presence of ) Malachi Wase, William Cosley Mourning Cosley At a Court held for Louisa County May 9th 1791 This Will was this day in Open Court Exhibited by James Hendrick and Byrd Hendrick the executors therein named & was proved by the Oaths of Malachi Wase and Mourning Cosley two of the Witnesses thereto and by the Court is Ordered to be Recorded the Executors having don what is usual in such Cases having Entered into & Acknowledged their Bond with approved Security Conditioned as the law directs Whereupon on their Motion a Certificate is granted them for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due form. Know all men by thee presents that we James Hendrick Byrd Hendrick & William Garrett are held and firmly bound to Thomas Johnson Gentlmen Justice of the Court of Louisa County now Sitting in the SUm of one Thousand Pounds to the payment where well & truly to be made to the said Justice & his succefsors, we bind our selves & each of us one & each of our heirs Ecors & Admins Jointly & Severally [page 405] firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, this 9th day of May in the year of our lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety one. The Conditoin of this Obligation is such that if the above bound James & Byrd Hendrick Exors of the last Will and Testament of William Hendrick Decd de make or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattles and Credits of thesd Decd. which have or shall come to the hands pofsefsion or Knowledge of thesd James & Byrd Hendrick or into the hands & pofsefsion of any another person or persons for the same so made, to Exhibit into the County Court of Louisa at such time as they shall be thereunto Required by thesd Court and the same goods Chattels and all other the goods Chattles & Credits of thesd Decd. which at any time after shall come to the hands psfsefsion or knowledge of thesd James & Byrd Hendrick or into the hands and pofsefsion of any other person or persons for them to well and truly administer according to law & further to make a first & true Account of their Actings & Doings therein when thereunto required by thesd Court & also shall well and truly pay & Deliver all the Legaciecs Contained & Specifyed in thesd Testament as far as thesd Good and Chattles and Credits Will thereunto Ectend and the law shall Charge them this Obligation to be void and of None Effect or Else to remain in full force and Virtue. James Hendrick {seal} Signd Sealed & Delivered Byrd D. Hendrick {seal} In presence of } William Garrett {seal} AdexnAnderson } At a Court held for Louisa County May 9th 1791 This Bond was this day in Open Court Acknowledged by James Hendrick & Byrd Hendrick to be their Act & Deed & by the Court is Ordred to be recorded. Submitted by James H. Maloney **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************