Prince George Co., VA
Will of Nathaniel Tatum, 1714 
(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 370, Prince George Co.VA.)

In the name of God, Amen. The twenty fourth day of August in the year
of our Lord God 1714. I Nathaniel Tatum of Prince George County being 
weake of Body, but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God, 
therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to dye, Do make and ordain this my Last
Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I 
give & recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my
Body I commend to the Earth, to be buryed in a Christian like and 
Decent manner, at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but
at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the 
mighty power of God, and as to _____ing such worldly Estate as it hath
pleased God to bless me in this life I give Devise and Dispose of the
same in the following manner and form. Imprimis. I give to my son Henry
Tatum and his heirs forever the plantation and Land whereon I now live,
and two hundred and nine acres of Land, Lying between the blackwater
and the second swamps, joining on Mr.Batts Line.
2dly. I give to my son Christopher Tatum, and his heirs for ever, one
halfe of a tract of Land that I bought of Thomas Busby, Lying in Surry
County, with the plantation whereon my said son lives, and the other
halfe to my son Peter Tatum and his heirs forever Christopher to have
the upper part of the said tract, beining on Joseph Swamp, Down the 
same to a branch, thence up the said branch to an old field, which 
branch I take to be near the middle, thence to the Land that I have 
taken up.
3dly. I give to my three sons Edward, Christopher and Peter Tatum, and
their heirs forever, each of them one Hundred acres of Land, out of a
tract that I have taken up on Joseph Swamp, to be divided as followeth,
Edward to have the outer part joining to John Doley, and Peter to have
the middle, and Christopher to have his hundred joining to his Land
before bequeathed.
4thly. I give to my son Edward Tatum, and his heirs for ever, all the
rest of my Land not before bequeathed.
Lastly. I Likewise constitute make and ordain Edward Tatum and 
Christopher Tatum Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I 
do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and Disanul, all and every other
former testament, Wills, Legacys, Bequests & Exec'rs. by me in any waye
before this time named, willed bequeathed sattisfying and confirming
this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above
written.
Nath'l.(hisNmark)Tatum  Seald wth.red wax

Signed Seald published pronounced and Declared by the said Nath.Tatum
as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers,
viz:
Thomas(hisHmark)Howell
Thomas Hood
Henry Tatum
Stith Bolling

At a Court held at merchants hope for the County of Prince George on 
the second tuesday in November being the fourth day of the said month,
Anno Dom. 1719. The above written Last Will and Testament of Nathaniel
Tatum dec'd. was presented into Court by Edward Tatum one of the 
Executors named therein, who made oath thereto, and it being proved by
the oath of Stith Bolling, Henry Tatum and Thomas Hood, witnesses 
thereto, is by order of the Court truly Recorded.
Test  Wm.Hamlin  ClCur

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