Will of Thomas Blackman, 1715 - Prince George Co.VA.


Will of Thomas Blackman - 1715 
(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 80, Prince George Co.VA.)


IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The Last Will and Testament of Thomas 
Blackman aged fifty six or thereabouts, who is weak in Body but of a 
sound and perfect memory praised be the Lord for it, and I do hereby 
revoak and make void all wills as verbale & written and make this my 
Last Will and Testament as followeth. First I bequeath my soul unto 
God, and my body to be interred after the Discretion of my Executrix, 
and as for my Estate I give and bequeath in manner and form as 
followeth after my just Debts are fully satisfied. Item. I give and 
bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Blackman one heifer with calf and a 
____ Lamb, them and their increase. Item. I give unto my son Thomas 
Blackman one mair filly, she and her increase, and one gun, and my 
will is that my son shall be for himself at sixteen years of age and 
to receive his mair and the increase thereof and his gun. Item. I give 
and bequeath unto my Loving wife Ann all the rest of my Estate both 
within Doors and without both goods and chattels during her life, and 
after her decease what is left to be equally Divided between my two 
children, whom I make my whole Executrix witness my hand this sixteenth 
Day of March Anno 1714/15.
Thomas(hisTmark)Blackman Sealed wth.red wax
Signed and Sealed in the 
presence of us} 
Geo.Tillman 
Robt.Abernathy 
John(hisUmark)Brooks

Att a court held for the county of Prince George on the second Tuesday 
in November 1715 being the Eighth day of the said month. 
The above written Last Will and Testament of Thomas Blackman Dece'd. 
was presented into Court by Ann Blackman the Executrix therein named 
who made oath thereto according to Law, and the same being proved by 
the oaths of George Tillman and John Brooks two of the witnesses 
thereto is by order of the Court here truly recorded and a Certificate 
granted the said Executrix for obtaining a probate in due form.
Test. Wm.Hamelin ClCur.


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

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