Louisa County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Thomson, Thomas April 22, 1774 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Watson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00029.html#0007196 October 24, 2017, 3:44 pm Source: Family Search Virginia Will Records Online Written: April 22, 1774 Recorded: October 10, 1774 Will of Thomas Thomson Louisa County, Virginia Will Book 2, p. 702-704 In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Thomson of the County of Louisa, and Parish of Trinity, being very weak of body and Cauling (sic) to mind the uncertainty of life, do make ordain and appoint, this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following towit, I Lend to my beloved wife dureing (sic) her natural life Two negroes by name, Sibba & Yorke, and my Land and Plantation, Cauled (sic) and Known by the Name of Burfords, together with four of her Choice of the Cows & Calves I lend to my said Wife all my Household and Kitching (sic) furniture Except one feather bed, which I give to my son Jeremiah Thomson, I lend to my said wife one of the Choice of my Horses, I give to my said wife all my stocks of Hoggs and Keep to her forever, I lend to my said wife one negroe girl Named Sarah, and her increase dureing (sic) her Natural life, and at her Death to be at her disposal to give her and her increase to such of my Children or Grand Children, as she may think fit. Item I give to my son Jeremiah Thomson the Land and Plantation I now live on, on Bever Creek, to him and his Heirs forever, Item I give to my said son Two Negroes by Name Poll and Peter, and the Increase of the said Female Slave to him and his Heirs forever I Give to my said son the Household and Kitching (sic) furniture and the four Cows and Calves, as above mentioned, as Lone (sic) to beloved wife to him and his Heirs at the Death of his said mother, Item it is my Will and desire that the Crop of Grain that is made this Present year, be for the use of my wife and my son Jeremiah, and Divided if they Require it, by my Executors as they shall think best, Item I give to my son William Thomson all the Land I have on Rockfish River in the County of Amhusk (sic) to him and his Heirs forever, Item I give to my Daughter Patience Glenn one shilling Sterling, Item, I Give to my Daughter Ursley Ray one shilling Sterling, Item I give to my son Nathan Thomson, One Shilling, Sterling, Item it is my will and Desire that all my Estate, both Rail (sic) and Personall, that is not disposed of in this my Last Will and Testament may be sold by my widow which I shall Hereafter mention, and the Money, arising from the sale be Equally Divided amongst such of my Children, as I now mention vis Susanna Clack Mourning Pryor, William Thomson, Elizabeth Nuby and Richard Thomson, that is to say if, the said Richard or his Heirs should appear to Claim his Part in the Term of Ten Years after my Death, and in Case the said Richard nor his representiffs (sic) do not Claim in that time, I then give and Bequeath the part allotted for him, to be equally Divided between my Two sons William Thomson and Jeremiah Thomson, to them and their Heirs for ever, in whose Hands it is my Will and Desire the Part allotted for my said son Richard may be Lodged they giving Bond and security to my other executor, for the Payment of this part if he or his appears, in the above Limitted (sic) time to Claim his Rights , Item, it is my Will and Desire that what I have Given my above mentd Children vis Susanna Clack, Mourning Pryor – William Thomson, Elizabeth Nuby and Richard Thomson heretofore, Except there Lands, be Valued and allotted to each of them in part of their Proportions in the Division to them and their Heirs forever; Item it is my Will and Desire that the Two Negroes, and the increase of the said female Slave if there should be any together with Land and Horse, I have lent my wife may at her Death be sold by my Executors & the money arising from such sales, to be equally Divided among such of my Children as I here mention vis Susanna Clack Mourning Pryor, William Thomson Elizabeth Nuby and Richard Thomson if he Claims as I have above mentioned and if he the said Richard nor his Heirs should not Claim I then Give his Part to my sons William and Jeremiah Thomson to be as above to them and their Heirs forever, Item it is my Will and desire that my Debts may be Paid out of the part of my estate I have allotted to be sold, Item, I make, ordain, and appoint, this as my last Will and Testament, laying all other Wills aside, appointing my son William Thomson and Thomas Johnson Junr. Executors to this my last Will and Testament Whereof I have Hereunto, set my Hand and sele, this 22nd of April 1774. his Signed Sealed and Delivered } Thomas T Thomson (Seal) In Presants off (sic) } mark Thomas Puller } Margerett (her L mark) Thomasson } Jeremiah Thomson } At a Court held for Louisa County on Monday the 10th Day of October 1774 This Will was this Day in open Court Proved to be the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Thomson Deseased, by the oath of Thomas Puller a Witness thereto – and Ordered to be Recorded Certified Teste John Nelson File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/louisa/wills/thomson585gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb