Will & Related Papers of James Jones, 1719 - Prince George Co. VA (Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 310, Prince George Co.VA.) In The Name of God, Amen. I James Jones being weake and sick but of sound and perfect mind and memory,praise be therefore given to Almighty God, doe make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, First and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, hopeing through the merritts, Death, and passion of my Saviour Jesus christ, to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sinns, and to Inherit everlasting Life, and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried, at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter named, and as touching the disposition of all such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as follows.- First. I will that my Debts, and funeral charges, shall be paid and Discharged. Item. I will that my Loving wife have the Labour of four Negro's dureing her natural Life, they are named Will, Robin, Maria, & Betty, provided they are not removed of from the plantation I now live upon, if they are, then Imediately to return to my Executor, which plantation I will my wife shall Live upon dureing her life. Item. I give my wife's two sons two Negro children, one named James, the other unborn, the first child that either Betty or Maria shall bring, to be the other which two Negro children to be Disposed of, to my wife's two sons, as she shall think, the unborn and the born child James to be and remain with their mothers till they come to the age of two years, and a halfe, my will is Likewise that my wife have dureing her life, what household stuff my Executor shall think fitt, and that she have a reasonable maintenance yearly out of my stock. Item. I give to my Daughter Mary Dardin my Negro man Jo, Dureing her life then after to her son Charles Williams. Item. I give my Daughter Eliz. a Negro named Hanna,to be at her dispose at her death or before as she thinks fitt. Item. I give to my Daughter Rebecca two hundred acres of Land, Lying in Surry county, begining from the swamp, up by the spring South, to the outline that to the head line, to her and her heirs for ever. Item. I give my Grandaughter Eliz.Glover one hundred acres of Land on the South side of Paul Runn, to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give my Grandson James Jones, this my plantation, I live upon after my wife's Decease, and all my Land in Prince George County, after his Father and Mother's Decease, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my Grandson Thomas Chappell one hundred acres of land lying in Surry from the swamp South, joining upon William Cooke above to the out Lines to him and his heirs for ever. Item. I give to my Grandaughter Jane Cooke Daughter to John Cooke, one Negro named Amy, to her and her heirs for ever, as also one hundred acres of Land Lying in Surry County, begining at the head Line, to her and her heirs for ever, as also one feather bed and bolster, one rugg one blanket, and if the Ticke be bad Lett a new ticke be bought,as also two young cows, one young mair, one Iron pott, two pewter Dishes, and one Doz. of spoons. All the rest and Residue of my personal Estate, goods, and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath unto my Loving Son James Jones, full and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby revoke Disannull and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I the said James Jones to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this 6th Day of April 1719. James(his marke)Jones Seald wth.red wax. Signed and Seald in presence of Gilbt.Hay Edward Prince Thomas Sample At a Court held at Merchants hope for Prince George County on the second Tuesday in May being the twelfth Day of the said month Anno Dom. 1719. The above written Last Will and Testament of James Jones Dece'd. Exhibited into Court by James Jones his Executor who made oath thereto and it being proved by the oaths of Gilbert Hay, Edward Prince & Thomas Sample the severall witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court truly recorded and a Certificate is granted the said James Jones for obtaining a probate of the s'd. Will in Due form. Test Wm.Hamlin ClCur. Letter - Sarah Jones, widow of James Jones 1719 (deeds etc. 1713-28, page 311, Prince George Co.VA.) Worthy Sirs. I having seen and heard the Last Will and Testament of my Late Husband James Jones Dece'd. I therefore think fitt to acquaint y'r. w'ps. that I think my selfe justly dealt by therein, and to prevent any further Disputes I desire the Will may be proved I being contented to Relye on the Legacys Left me in the said Will. Given under my hand and seal this 20th April 1719. Sarah(signum +)Jones Seald wth a wafer. Test E.Goodrich Mary(her+marke)Loyd To the Worshipful his Majestys Justices of the Peace of Pr. George County. At a Court held at Merchants hope for the County of Prince George on the second Tuesday in May, being the twelfth Day of the said month Anno Dom. 1719. The above written Letter being proved by the oath of Edward Goodrich one of the witnesses thereto, in open Court, is by order of the Court truly recorded. Wm.Hamlin ClCur. Deposition - Will of James Jones 1719 (Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 318, Prince George Co.VA.) Prince George County WHEREAS JAMES JONES the Elder Late of this County Dece'd. did by his Last Will and Testament made and Executed the sixth Day of April 1719 amongst other things in his said Will in the Last clause thereof made a Devise in these words viz. "All the rest and residue of my personal Estate, goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath to my Loving Son James Jones full & sole Exor. of my Last Will and Testament." And whereas by a Law of this Colony which Declare Negro, Mullatto, & Indian slaves within this Dominion real Estate etc. it may remain a Doubt whether any of the Dece'dts. slaves pass to the said James Jones by virtue of the said Bequest therefore for Explanation thereof I Gilbert Hay aged sixty three years or thereabouts Deposeth as follows: That at the Instance and request of the said Dece'dt. I did write his Last Will and Testament which is proved and recorded in this County Court, and that the said Dece'dt. did direct me to make the same to his Son James best advantage, Declareing that all these (except his Grand- child Jane Cook) to whom he had given any Negro or Negro's to, in his former Will (which I likewise made) shall have no Negro or Negro's, but they shou'd be given to his Son James Jones and his heirs for ever, with all other his slaves which he had not particularly given away in his said will, and that I accordingly apprehended they were fully given to the said James Jones and his heirs for ever, by virtue of the said Devise, In testimony whereof I have hereto put my hand this 9th June 1719. Gilbt.Hay (Jane Cooke)Interlined & said to be before signed. Test. W.H. Cl. I Edward Prince aged thirty nine years or thereabouts Deposeth that I was a witness to the Will of James Jones mentioned in the within Deposition of Gilbert Hay and that I heard and know the contents of the said Deposition in every part to be true. Witness my hand this 9th June 1719. Edward Prince At a Court held at Merchants hope for Prince George County on the second Tuesday in June being the ninth Day of the said month Anno Dom. 1719. The above written Deposition of Gilbert Hay and Edward Prince relating to the Last Will and Testament of James Jones Dece'd. were taken in open Court and by order thereof are truly recorded. Test Wm.Hamlin ClCur. Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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