Will of Samuel Baker, c1781 - Prince Edward Co. VA 1782 Mar 16. Prince Edward Co, VA Will Bk 1, p 295. Will of SAMUEL BAKER, blacksmith, proved. I Samuel Baker of Prince Edward County, being sound in memory but in much pain of Body, Do make this my Last will and testament as follows. My will and Desire is that I lend unto Beloved wife Baker During her Natural life the plantation whereon I now live, likewise my Negro Man Harry on condition by said wife Christian Baker gives ___ointure Bond in the amount of Eighty Pounds Cur. money, I also lend to my said wife my bay mare & also my black trotter mare, one Bed and furniture such as she chooses, also three cows, ten head of hogs such as she likes, twenty Barrels of corn, twenty Bushels of Wheat, half the utentials of the plantation & half the household & kitchen furniture Except the beds & their furniture also my great Bible as also Watson's Body of Divinity, also a flax wheel and side saddle Striking Real (all those articles above I lend to my Wife during her life). I give to my son Samuel Baker five pounds with what I have already given him to be paid out of my Estate hereafter mentioned-- I give to my son John Baker my Black smith tools & bellows. My will and desire is that after the Death of my wife Christian Baker, the Land & plantation whereon I now Live to be sold and the money to be Equally Divided between my sons Samuel Baker, Glover Baker, Robert Baker & Caleb Baker on Reserving fifty Pounds of the said money arising from the sale of the said land to John Baker to him & his Heirs forever. I give to my Daughter Martha Ewing one Negro girl named Easther and five Pounds to be paid out of my Estate-- I also give to my Daughter Elizabeth Campbell five pounds to be paid in the same manner-- I give to my son Glover Baker one Negro woman Rachel & her increase to him & his Heirs forever, also one Negro woman Named Aggy, also one Negro boy Bristol to him & his Heirs for Ever-- I also give to my son Robert Baker two Negroes, Joe & Daniel, to him and his Heirs forever-- I also give to my Son Caleb Baker three Negroes, Hannah, Tom and old Sol, to him & his Heirs for Ever-- I also give to Sarah Crockett one Negro girl Dol & her increase to her & her Heirs for Ever also, one bed & furniture-- My will and Desire is that what part of my Estate which I lent to my wife Christian Baker, Except the land, my will is that she shall have unto her power to give it to which of my Children she may think ____ . My will and desire is that all the Remainder of my Estate ___ I have not already given ____ it shall be sold at one year ___ and after paying my Lawfull debts and those Legacies aforementioned, My Desire is it may be Equally Divided between my Children, John Baker, Martha Ewing & Elizabeth Campbell, to them & their Heirs for Ever-- and Lastly I do appoint my Brother, Caleb Baker, and Andrew Elliott, Executors of this my Last will & testament, Revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th Day of August the year of our Lord 1782. [surely should have been 1781] Signed, sealed and acknowledged to be his last will in presents S/ Saml Baker of us Rich Sankey William Ewing James Gillespie At Court held for Prince Edward March 16th, 1782 This last will and Testament of Samuel Baker dec'd was presented in court and proved by the witness thereof and on the motion of the Executors therein named, who gave bond & took the oath requested by law certificate for obtaining a probate thereof in due form is granted them. Test Francis Watkins [transcription by Jerrold T. Haldiman from a photocopy of a microfilm of the Prince Edward Co., VA Will Book] Submitted by Jerrold T. Haldiman (Submitter note: Bios: Robert Baker descendants: Prince Edward County, Virginia Copyright 2000 by Jerrold T. Haldiman. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.) **************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************