Will of Thomas Harnison - 1720 - Prince George Co. VA

(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 398, Prince George Co.VA.)

In The Name of God, Amen, I Thomas Harnison of Prince George County, in
the Colony of Virginia, being in perfect health, mind & memory thanks 
be unto God, 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 hands of God that gave it, hopeing assuredly through the merritts 
of my only Saviour Jesus Christ, for mercy and salvation, my Body I 
Commend to the Earth, to be decently Interred at the discretion of my
Executor herein after named, and as touching such worldly Estate 
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose of the
same in the following manner.
Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto Ellinor my wife all the Goods and
Chattles I left with her.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Hamlin, and her heirs
a Negro Man named Tom, also one desk, one large brass kettle, six 
rushia Leather chairs, one pair of Iron doggs, one Large Looking glass.
Item. I give to my Grandson Thomas Hamlin, tenn pounds current mony, to
be paid to him at the age of twenty one years, also six silver spoons
markt TH.
Item. I give unto my Granddaughter Martha Hamlin, tenn pounds current
mony,to be paid to her at the age of Eighteen years,or day of marryage.
Item. I give to my Grandson Richard Hamlin, tenn pounds current mony
to be paid to him at the age of twenty one years.
Item. I give to my Granddaughter Elizabeth Hamlin, tenn pounds current
mony,to be paid to her at the age of Eighteen years,or day of marryage.
Item. I give unto my Grandson John Hall, son of Robert Hall, and
Elizabeth his wife, my Lease of the plantation in Martin Brandon and
all my chattels thereon found, together with tenn pounds current mony.
Item. I give unto Thomas Hall, son of Robert Hall, and Elizabeth his
wife, to him and his heirs, one Negro Man named Glascow, and also tenn
pounds current mony, and six silver spoons markt TH.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Ann Hamlin, and my Grandson John Hall, 
son of Robert Hall, the produce of Eight hogsheads of tobacco now shipt
for England, to be equally divided between them.
Item. I give to Robert Hall, Ann Hamlin, and Elizabeth Hall, Twenty
Shilings to every one of them to bey mourning rings.
Item. I give to my Granddaughter Sarah Hall, Twelve Shillings to bey
her a mourning ring.
Item. I give unto my other six Grandchildren, Ten Shillings to every
one of them to bey mourning rings.
Item. I give unto my Grandson Thomas Hamlin, all my wearing apparrell,
and my Grandson Thomas Hall my Great Bible and common prayer book.
And Lastly I do nominate and appoint my Son in Law Robert Hall, sole
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, but in case of failure of
the said Robert Hall,I then appoint my Daughter Ann Hamlin, & Elizabeth
Hall, joint Executrixes, and do hereby revoke and disannul all former
wills by me at any time heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this
and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal, the second day of April 1720.

Thomas(signum T)Harnison   Seald w'th red wax

Signed Seald published and declared
by the said Thomas Harnison as his
Last Will and Testament in the
presence of us.
John Hamersly
Tim Bridges
Tho's.Read
Richard Warthin


At a Court held at Merchants Hope, for the County of Prince George, on
the second Tuesday in May being the Tenth day of the said month Anno
Dom. 1720.
The above written Last Will and Testament of Thomas Harnison dece'd.
was presented into Court by Robert Hall his Executor, who made oath
thereto, and it being proved by the oaths of John Hamersly, and Timothy
Bridges, witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court Truly recorded.
And on the motion of the said Robert Hall, and by giving security
according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of
the Will in due form.

Test  Wm.Hamlin  ClCur


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

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