Norfolk County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Basnet, William March 25, 1687
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Source: Norfolk County Deed Book No. 5, Pt 1, P. 22
Written: March 25, 1687
Recorded: May 17, 1687

In the name of God amen Mr William Basnet Senr of Lower Norfolk County parish 
of Linhaven being sick of his body but in sound mynd and memory and knowing 
the uncertainity of transitory live doe by theose present my last will and 
testament.  In primis I bequeath my soule into the hands of the all mythghty 
god my creator ? I his ? the meritt of ? ? my redeemer in a full hope of 
resurection of the body and my sould shall be ? my body.  I give it to the 
Earth to be p? buried as my executor shall ? for my worldly good.  I give and 
bequeath Thomas followeth for ? avi? And bequeath unto my sonne Wm Bassnet all 
the land to have only the use during his life and after his ? o ? unto his 
heirs for ever.  Item I give and bequeath unto my sd sonne four cows and 
calfes with the future increase for him and his heirs forever.  
Item.  I give and bequeath unto my sd sone one horse and one mare with the 
future increase for ever.  Item I give and bequeath unto my sd sonne my gold 
ring.  Item I give and bequeath unto my sd sonne one negro man due to my by 
Adam Hayes according to his bill.  Item I give and bequeath unto Charles? 
Harsley? One cow calf to bee delivered unto him presently after my  ? with the 
future increase.  Item I give and bequeath unto everyone of my servants whyt 
and negro one cow calfe a peace to be delivered presently after my ? with 
the ?.  Item I give and bequeath my personallable estate goods servants horses 
and chattels and what ? can be ? unto my three children to say William Basnett 
and Jane Tull wife of Tho Tull and Mary Grandy wife of Thomas Grandy to be 
equally divided between them share and share alike and by those present dou 
revoke all the wills made before by me and my desire is that my sonne William 
Bassnett shall be executor of those present my last will wittness whereof I 
have heareunto sett my hand and seale this five and twenty of March Anno Dom 
1687.  Signed Wm (his mark) Basnett and seale
Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of of
James S. Sharood?
John Poole
James Lavy?
Proved in Court by the oathes of all the ? 17 May 1687.  
Test Wm. Porten Cl Cort


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