Will of John Anderson, 1725 - Prince George Co.VA.


Will of John Anderson - 1725 
(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 837, Prince George Co.VA.)

In The Name of God, The 3'd day of March 1718. I John Anderson of 
Prince George County, being of sound and perfect memory, praise be 
given to God for the same, & knowing the uncertainty of this life on 
Earth, and being desirous to settle things in order, do make this my 
Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say 
first and principally I commend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator 
assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon and free remission 
of all my Sins, and be saved by the precious Death and merritts of my 
blessed Saviour & Redeemer Jesus Christ, and my Body to the Earth 
whence it was taken, to be buried in such decent and Christian manner 
as my Executor hereafter named shall think meet and convenient, and as 
touching such worldly Estate as the Lord in mercy hath Lent me, my Will 
and meaning is, the same shall be employed and bestowed as hereafter by 
this my Will is Expressed, and first I do revoke, renounce, frustrate 
& make void all Wills by me formerly made, and declare and appoint this 
my Last Will and Testament. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Loveing Brother William Anderson, Two 
young Cows and Calves, to him and his heirs. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Martha Cocke, wife to James 
Powell Cocke the one half of my Entry of Land on the South Side of 
Nottoway River at a place called Stony hill Run, and Six Sows with 
piggs, to her and her heirs for ever. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Ann Herbert, Twenty Pounds 
Current mony, to her and her heirs forever. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Butler Herbert my Land that I 
bought of John Clarke, containing about one hundred and forty Acres, be 
the same more or less, and the plantation that Benjamin Blick Lived on, 
as was given me by his father John Herbert, and my Indian Woman Mall, 
and what mony hath been made out of my Stock of Cattle and hoggs, and 
also what mony there is due at Wm. Richard Blands to me, for my voyage 
out a trading, I give to him and his heirs for ever. 
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Richard Herbert my plantation 
at fox branch containing one hundred and Seventy Acres of Land, and 
also the plantation I bought of william Rives, that joins to it 
containing one hundred and thirty Acres of Land, and one half of my 
Entry of Land on the South Side Nottoway River at a place called Stony 
hill run, and my Two Negros Sambo and Jeny, I give to him and his heirs 
forever. 
All the rest of my Estate not yet Disposed of, after my Debts & 
Legacy's are paid, I give and bequeath equally to be divided into two 
parts, viz't. I give and bequeath to my Nephew Butler Herbert one part, 
and the other part I give and bequeath to my Nephew Richard Herbert, 
and in case they cannot agree, it shall be equally divided between them 
as my my Nephew James Powell Cocke shall think fitt, and I do hereby 
Will, make, ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved Nephews 
Butler and Richard Herbert my full and whole Executors of this my Last 
Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
Seal, the day and year above written.
Signed and Seald in the Presence of us. 
William(hisWmarke)Westbrook 
Thomas Jones 
James Mays 
William(hisWmarke)Stroud
At a Court held at Merchants Hope for Prince George County, on the 
second Tuesday in September, being the fourteenth Day of the said 
month Anno Dom: 1725. 
The above written Last Will and Testament of John Anderson dece'd. was 
presented into Court by Butler Herbert and Richard Herbert his 
Executors who made oath thereto, and it being proved by the oath of 
William Westbrook one of the witnesses thereto, is by order of the 
Court truly Recorded. And on the motion of the said Butler Herbert and 
Richard Herbert & their giving Security, certificate is granted them 
for obtaining a probate of the said Will in due form.
Test. Wm. Hamlin Clcur.


Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence <ruslaw@techcom.net>

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