Deed and Will Book 10, Pittsylvania County, Va Submitted by Gayle Austin ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Pages 366-368 In the Name of God, Amen, I Thomas Walters of Pittsylvania County and State of Virginia being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to god for the same, Calling to mind the 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 and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almightly god that gave it and my body I do recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god. And as touching such wordly Estate wherewith it has pleased god to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I desire that all my Lawful Debts may be paid off out of my Estate. I do also lend unto my well beloved wife, Lucy Walters, the land and Plantation whereon I now live and four Negroes Viz: Hector, Sam, Bett and Fillis and as many of my Plantation tools as shall be sufficient for the hands and also the half of my household furniture and my stock of all kinds, Except such as shall be named to the Children, during her life. Item I do give unto my son Clement Walters and his Heirs one Negro woman called Cate Item I do give and bequest unto my son William Walters, his heirs or assigns, my Land and Plantation binding on Charles Colleys Land and a Negro boy called Anthony. Item I do give and bequeath unto my son Abraham Walters, one Negro Boy called Daniel and one young Bay Horse and a Saddle and after his Mother's death, the land and plantation that I now live upon to be freely enjoyed by him and his Heirs and Assigns. Item I do give and bequeath unto my Grand Son, John Walters, Son and heir of my Son Thomas Walters, deceased, my land and plantation containing two hundred acres binding on Mr Murreys land in the aforesaid County, it being the land whereon the said Thomas Walters, deceased, formerly lived and a youong bay horse and also the bond that is against his Fathers Effects. I desire to be paid off and all to be freely enjoyed by him, his heirs or assigns. Item I do give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Walters and her Heirs begotten of her body, one Negro Girl called Pat and a dark bay young Horse and Saddle now called hers and the third part of my Pewter and one Iron Pott and a feather bed and furniture and one Cow and Calf and a ten pound Note of hand on Walker Gooding . Item After the death of my wife, aforesaid, I do give and bequeath all my personal Estate, still remaining, to be equally divided among my children as followeth viz: John Walters, Robert Walters, Archer Walters, Obed Walters, William Walters, Abraham Walters, Wilmoth Scott, Agatha Matthis, Lucy Walker and Margaret Walters to be freely enjoyed by them and their heirs or assigns. And I do also constitute, make and Ordain my two sons Viz: JohnWalters and Robert Walters my Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, wills, Legacies, bequested and Executors by me in any ways before named, willed or bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety five. his Thomas X Walters (SEAL) seal Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Thomas Walters as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names. George Dodson Jackson Walters John Mading Be it known to all Men by these presents that I Thomas Walters of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia have made and declared my last will & Testament in writing bearing date the Twenty fifth of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety five. I the said Thomas Walter by this present Codicil do ratify and confirm my last Will and Testament, and whereas the Negro boy Daniel which I bequeathed to my son Abraham Walters is at present apparently at the point of death, and if the said Negro boy Daniel should die before my said last will and Testament is proved, I do further will and bequeath the first living Child that either Betty or Fillice shall bere, unto my Son Abraham Walters and if the said boy should live, let the others be as mentioned as my last Will and Testament, and my will and meaning is that this Codicil be adjudged to be a part and parcel of my last will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be fatithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same were so declared and set down in my said last will and Testament. Witness my hand this Eighteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. his Thomas X Walters (SEAL) mark Signed in the presence of us George Dodson Jackson Walters John Mading At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 18th day of April 1796 The within written last will and Testament of Thomas Walters, deceased, together with the Codicil thereto annexed were exhibited into Court by John Walters and Robert Walters, the Executors therein named and the same being proven by the Oaths of two of the witnesses thereto was Ordered to be Recorded; and the said Executors having first taken the Oath by Law prescribed and together with William Richards, George Dodson and Henry S Barksdale, their securieies, entered into and acknowledged the same. Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probate of the said Will and Codicil in due form of Law. By the Court Teste Will Tunstall CC