Will of Amos HIX   1785/1786
Mecklenburg Co., VA Will Book 2, page 247

            Submitted 11-3-98 by Barbara Eakley


In the name of God amen. I, Amos HIX of Mecklenburg County, being in 
my perfect sences & memory, and calling to mind that all men must 
die, do hereby make this my last will and testament: First, I bequeath 
my soul to God from whence it came, & body to the earth to be buried 
in a Christian and desent like manner. As to my wordly (sic) estate my 
will & daesire is that it shall be divided amongst my children as 
follows, viz:
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Shearwood HIX & to his heirs &
assigns forever four negroes, slaves named Dick, Amy, Sterling and 
Rose with all their increase from the 22nd day of April 1784; Item, I 
give  and bequeath to my son John HIX & his heirs forever three 
negroes, slaves named Andrew, John & Barbary with all their increse 
from and after the 22nd day of April 1784, I also give and bequeath to 
my said son John HIX & his heirs & assigns forever two of my best 
beds & ferniture, six plates, six spons, 4 dishes & half a dowzen chars; 
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Daniel HIX & his heirs & assigns 
forever three negroes, slaves named Ned, Moses and Betty with all 
their increase from & after the 22nd day of April 1784; Item, I give and 
bequeath to my sons Sherwood, Daniel & John HIX & to their heirs & 
assigns forever all the remaining part of my household goods, the 
whole of my stocks of cattle, horses, sheep & hoggs, together with my 
crop of corn, tobacco and plantation utensils , which is to be equally 
divided amongst them, but it is to be remembered that in (blank) of this 
last gift that my said three sons, Sherwood, Daniel & John are to pay 
the whole of the debts that may be due from the estate & are also to 
pay the whole of the taxes for the present year, and it is further 
remembered that my said three sons are to pay to each of sons 
Nathaniel & James HIX & to my grandson Sherwood BUGG , or to theirs 
(sic) heirs the sum of five pounds current money of Virginia; Item, all 
the lands of which I may die possesed are to be sold to the highest 
bidder, lawfull notice being given of such sale for money or tobacco as 
may appear to be most eligible, & the (blank) or tobacco arising from 
said sale of my lands to be equally divided amongst my sons Sherwood, 
Daniel & John HIX and my daughters Sarah JEFFRIES, Mary 
JOHNSTON, Elizabeth HESTER, Martha PHILLIPS & Lucy PERDIEU & to 
their heirs & assigns forever, but it is to be remembered that if my 
dauughter Lucy PERDIEU should be dead or should die between this & 
the 25th day of December next, that her husband or any of her children 
shall not become a shear in the sale of the lands above mentioned. I 
appoint my sons Sherwood, Daniel & John HIX executors to this my 
Last Will and Testament. In witness whareof I have hereunto set my 
hand & seal this twentyfifth day of November 1785.
                                       his  
                                Amos A Hix  (LS)
                                      mark
Signed, sealed and 
acknowledged in 
presence of 
Thomas Vaughan
Francis Lewis

At a court held for Mecklenburg County the 13th day of February 1786
this will was proved by the oaths of Thomas Vaughan & Francis Lewis, 
the witnesses thereto, & ordered to be recorded & on the motion 
Sherwood HIX, Daniel HIX & John HIX the exors therein named, who 
made oath thereto & together with Edward WALTON, John MARSHALL 
& Field MOORE their securities, enter'd into & acknowledged their 
bond in penalty of three thousand pounds conditioned as the law 
directs. Certificate was granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in 
due from (sic).
                            Teste
                               John Brown, Ct Clerk  ____