Last Will and Testament
                                    of
                           Martin Tucker, Senr.


I Martin Tucker Senr. of the county of Powhatan do make this my
last will and testament in manner and form following to wit, I
give to my daughter Jane Oliver Toney five dollars current money
in addition to what I have already given her to her and her heirs
forever. I give to my daughter Rebecca Adams and to her heirs
forever one negro girl named Rose and her future increase. I give
to my daughter Martha Jordan and to her heirs forever one negro
girl named Sally and her future increase. I give to my daughter
Ann B. Adams and to her heirs forever one negro girl named
Caroline and her future increase. I give to my daughter Page
Tucker and to her heirs forever one negro girl named Ma__ and her
future increase. I give to my son S. Peyton Tucker and to his
heirs one negro girl named Julia Franklin and her future
increase. I give to my son Martin Tucker Junr. and to his heirs
forever one negro boy named Chester. I give to my son William F.
Tucker and to his heirs forever one negro boy named Billy. I give
to my wife during her life or widowhood, all the rest and residue
of my estate real and personal after delivering over the specific
legacies above mentioned and after the payment of all my just
____ debts and I desire my executor to sell such portions of my
personal estate for the payment of my debts as my wife may think
she can best spare for that purpose. And whereas I have made
conveyances to my sons for portions of my tract of Land to wit,
to S. Peyton and Martin for one hundred acres each and to William
F. for fifty five acres all which have nevertheless as yet
remained in my possession and it is my wish and desire that the
same may be left by my sons in the possession of my wife, during
her life or widowhood But should my said sons or either of them
or any person claiming under them or either of them takes actual
possession of the land so conveyed to them during their mother's
widowhood then the negro or negroes herein before bequeathed to
such son or sons shall pass to and be divided among all my
daughters or their heirs in the same way as if the said negro or
negroes had been expressly bequeathed to them by this will. And
in case my said sons shall permit their lands to remain in my
wifes possession during her widowhood as aforesaid to my sons
shall after the death or marriage of my wife be equally divided
among my sons S. Peyton Martin and William F. Tucker, agreeably
to quality and quantity in the same way as if no conveyances had
ever been made to them That is either of my sons should refuse to
consent to this arrangement and should claim the portion of land
conveyed to him by deed then I direct that the land now owned by
me shall be so divided as to make each sons portion of my land
when added to his as nearly equal with my other sons in quality
and quantity as p___. The personal property given to my wife
during her life or widowhood I direct to be equally divided after
her marriage or death between all my daughters and their heirs
forever And should either of my children die without having had a
child or children lawfully begotten it is my will and desire that
the portion under this will of such child so dying shall descend
and pass to the rest of my children or their heirs in the same
manner if it was herein and hereby expressly devised or
bequeathed to them And lastly I appoint my sons S. Peyton Tucker,
Martin Tucker Junr. and William F. Tucker and my friend Wm. S.
Dance to execute this my will and revoking all others I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Seventeenth day of
February in the year one thousand eight hundred and Seventeen.
Signed by Martin Tucker and witnessed by John White and Susan
White.

At a Court of Monthly Sessions ____ ____ for the county of
Powhatan on the 18th day of October 1827 The last will and
Testament of Martin Tucker Senr. deceased was presented in Court
and was proved by the oath of Susan White a subscribing witness
thereto and was continued for further proof William S. Dance one
of the executors named in the said will appeared in Court and
relinquished his right to qualify as such And on the motion of
Martin Tucker Junr. another of the executors therein named who
took the oath prescribed by Law and entered into bond with _____
conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted him for
obtaining probate of the said will in due form. And at a Court of
Quarterly Session held __ for the said county on the 15th day of
November following, the said last will and testament was
presented in Court and was further proved by the oath of John
White another subscribing witness thereto and thereupon the same
was ordered to be recorded.

Recorded in Will Book 7, page 484, Powhatan County, Virginia.

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