Will of Thomas May, 1823 -  Louisa County, Virginia.

Will of Thomas May; Louisa County, Virginia; Will Book 6; page 344.

In the name of God Amen.  I Thomas May of the County of Louisa and State
of Virginia, being of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God, therefore
Calling to mind the uncertainty when death shall happen to me and knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to dye and for the better
Settlement of my worldly affairs do make and constitute this my last will
& Testament.  Item, I give and bequeath my Soul to Almighty God who first
gave it me, my body to be earth to be buried in a Christian like manner
in hopes of a joyful meeting & reuniting again by the almighty power of
God, at the great and General resurrection to life eternal, and that I
shall be found in Christ the only redeemer of mankind and thru his
precious merits and mediation receive a General pardon of all my Sinful
crimes and a happy admission into his heavenly kingdom, and as for what
worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with I give (after my Just
debts and funeral expences are first paid), in manner and form following
- Item, I give to my loving Son Allen May my bay mare to him and his
heirs.  Item.  I give to Squire May one Shilling and no more of my
estate.  Item. I give to my loving Son Allen May the land whereon I now
live and for him to take care of his mother during her life, as also I
give to him my Son Allen the residue part of my Estate of every kind and
denomination whatsoever during my wife his mothers life, and at her death
it is my will & desire that my Son Noel May should have thirty acres of
my land as also its my will and desire that my daughter Lucy May should
have fifteen acres as also that my daughter Polley Burton should have
fifteen acres.  Item It is my will and my desire that after the death of
my wife my Son Allen May should give to my daughter Nancy Shields one
Cow.  Item It is my wish and desire that he, my Son Allen should give to
my Granddaughter Sarah Shields one Cow.  [Transcriber's note:  "Grand" in
the immediately preceding sentence is inserted above the line.]  Item I
give to my daughter Elizabeth and Linda May one Cow.  [Transcriber's
note:  The words "and Linda" in the immediately preceding sentence are
inserted above the line.]  Item, I give to my Son Saml. May one Cow all
which to be given and delivered after my wife's death.  Item I give to my
Son James May one Dollar and no more of my estate.  Item I give to my son
Zebulon May one dollar & no more of my estate.  Item as I have given my
mare to my son Allen May it is my desire that if he should trade her away
that my daughter Lucy should then have her, the sd. Mare.  Item I appoint
my loving Son Allen May whole and sole executor of this my last will and
testament.  In witness wereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this
28th day of June 1821.

Thomas [his X mark] May

Test
John Parrott, Christina Parrott
Jonathan Turner, Hardin Chambers

At a Court held for Louisa County on Monday the 10th day of March 1823. 
The last will and Testament of Thomas May decd. was produced in open
Court and proved by the oaths of Jonathan Turner and Hardin Chambers
Subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded, and on the
motion of Allen May the executor therein named who made oath as the Law
directs and together with James Gooch his Security entered into and
acknowledged his bond in the penalty of $300 Conditioned as the Law
directs, a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in
due form.
Teste


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