Richmond County, VA - Will of Landon Carter, 1770/1779


Will of Landon Carter (1770/1779) of Sabine Hall, Richmond County,
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Note:  The will of Landon Carter with the annexed “Schedule of Slaves”
and codicils was transcribed from a will that has been removed from a
hand stitched bound book. The document is written in a small, cramped
hand on thirteen pages of paper, and has been folded twice to place it
in a chancery file folder. Some of the edges and corners are frayed and
torn.  Writing along the creases of the folds are mostly illegible. 
Errors in the inability to read parts of the document are the
responsibility of the transcriptionist.  Please consult the original
when in doubt.  Corrections are sincerely welcomed. 

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In the Name of God Amen, I Landon Carter of Sabine Hall in Richmond
County being of sound and disposing mind and memory the fourth day of
September in the year of our Lord seven hundred and seventy do make this
my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other Wills that have
been heretofore made by me.
  
Imprimis.  I desire that no other Ceremony may be used at my Burial than
such as are common in the Church of England, and let those who chuse to
mourn for me, do it as they please out of what I may leave them.

Item 1st.  I intend that my son Robert Wormeley Carter shall have one
half of my slaves excepting I have hereafter given to George Carter my
grandson and to Robert Hamilton and the other half much the same
excepting just mentioned to be actually divided between my sons Landon
Carter and John Carter.  But whereas I have by a kind of gift or
schedule signed by me the twenty  second of December in the year Seven
thousand and sixty hereunto annexed in  a manner made over and given to
my sons Landon and John forty two slaves to be equally divided between
them.  And whereas I have also given to my son Robert Wormley Carter
fourteen slaves the thirteenth day of November in the same years and
Schedule hereunto annexed which said several slaves of said sons have
severally and respectively had the possession of agreeable to such
intended Gifts.  I do hereby appoint my friends Mr. Nelson Berkeley, Mr.
Robert Beverly, The Honble. John Tayloe and Mr. Richard Parker my
trustees to divide all my slaves except as before mentioned to George
Carter & Robert Hamilton into four equal parts and I do desire that in
the said division they have negros to the number and not to the Quality
of these Slaves that have already been given or mentioned to have been
given by me (but not their increase) to my said sons the gifts before
mentioned so as my intention may be complied with in giving my estate as
I have before declared (to wit) two fourths of my slaves to be divided
to my son Robert Wormley Carter to be allotted him by my said Trustees
in which lot Johnson a Mulatto, Betty a daughter to old Frank and
[creased - next two-three lines partially illegible] not their increase
may be included.  One fourth part of my said slaves including those
before mentioned to be given by deed as aforesaid (but not their
increase) so my son Landon Carter and his [illegible] fourth part
including those slaves before said to be given by the said Deed but not
their increase.  To my son John Carter to be allotted him by my said
trustees as aforesaid, and in order to prevent any [illegible] that may
otherwise happen in the Division and for a future [illegible] to my said
Trustees in the division of my slaves as aforesaid I do discharge my
intention to be that my several Sons amt. stand to their satisfaction in
the slaves I have by deed as aforesaid given them so that the number of
such slaves whereby given by the deed as aforesaid must be the principal
Consideration of my said trustees and the division to be made as
aforesaid without their [illegible] from the date of the said gift which
I intended each son should [illegible- fold/crease]

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by as I subjected them to any loss that might happen in the Slaves given
them as before.

Item 2d.  As I have given so large a proportion of my slaves to my son
Robert lest it should be thought that the slaves which I hold under the
Will of my deceased brother George Carter are entailed (though I am
fully persuaded they are not) I do declare it to be my Will and desire
that my said son Robert should only have one Moiety or half part of all
my slaves including of such as may be adjudged to be entailed upon him
on any suit or [examination?] to be brought by him or given on his
favour of his heirs for the recovery of them upon my Brother George’s
Will.

Item 3d.  I give and devise to my son Robert Wormeley Carter and his
heirs forever all my lands in the counties of York, Charles City, King &
Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, King George &
Stafford and all my lands upon Chenandoah [sic] River as is all those in
the County of Frederick as that tract on the blue Ridge on the Virginia
side of Chimans River as it is called by the upper Inhabitants [crease -
illegible] I have hereinafter given to Robert Hamilton in case that
tract may happen in King George, Stafford or Prince William Counties.
  
Item 4th.  In Confirmation of a deed I have only intended to make to my
Sons Landon and John I do give to them both of my Bull Run Tracts of
Land to be equally divided between them in the manner following.  First
the whole land to be run round from the Corner Tree by John Young’s
Plantation to the new tract on the Piney branch along the line that
divides Mr. Page’s land and Mr. Armistead’s formerly my brother George’s
land from my largest tract and from there round the first two tracts to
the first mentioned corner tree at John Young’s as before.  Then by a
line to be run from [illegible] in that first line from John Youngs
corner to the Piney Branch so that the said lines shall run below the
old quarter called the Bull Quarter and the New Quarter seated upon the
Fork of the Run called the Cow Quarter to be divided and equally affect
the two Quarters upon which my two sons are seated (to wit) my son
Landon on the old Quarter and my son John on the New Quarter; this
division to be quite equal in [illegible] as I expect a dividing line to
run to [illegible] here in the bounding lines on the back or other side
of those tracts as to also make the Division equal in goodness.  The
lower part of which division I give to my Son Landon and his heirs
forever.  And the upper part of the said Division I give to my Son John
and his heirs forever [fold/torn] or any three of them to see this
dividing line run so at my intention may be perfectly complied with for
I always intended that Landon should have the old Quarter and the lands
claimed for that Quarter use over Bull Run, and that my Son John should
have the New Quarter and the lands claimed for that Quarter towards the
old Quarter before my sons either of them seated these and I hope this
dividing line can be made equally between both of them with as little
damage as possible to either of them  when a [illegible] is had to the
time of this intended division which to be  sure was about the time of
the date of that Gift or Schedule hereunto annexed which gives the
forty-two slaves into their possession.

Item 5th.  I give and devise unto my son Landon Carter and his heirs
forever one moiety or half part of my lands on Goose Creek (that is )
such [bottom of page missing].

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them as are situate lying and being in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William
or Fauquier Counties.  The other moiety or half part of my said lands on
Goose Creek and so forth I give and devise unto my son John Carter and
his heirs forever.  The lands on both sides of Chenandoah River however
given before to my son Robert excepted, provided any part of them shall
lie in either of the Counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, or
Fauquier.  And also that Tract on Goose Creek adjoining to Leesborough
Town which I have hereinafter given to my Grandson George.  And also
that tract of land on Summer Duck Run which I have hereinafter given to
Robert Hamilton son of the late Gilbert Hamilton to be accepted if
either of the said Tracts shall be in either Fauquier, Prince William,
Fairfax or Loudoun Counties.  The division of these lands on Goose Creek
between my said two sons Landon and John Carter to be made by my [fold -
one line illegible] whom they shall appoint at the reasonable expence of
my said two sons.

Item 6.  Having paid my Daughter Berkeley her full fortune long ago and
also given her her Mothers gold watch new fitted up and with a new gold
Chain to it I only hereby give her the sum of twenty pounds Current
money to be disposed of by her as she may please.

Item 7. Having likewise paid off one half (to wit) four hundred pounds
sterling of my daughter Maria Beverly’s fortune the remaining four
hundred pounds sterling if it should be unpaid at the time of my death,
I do direct my three sons Robert Landon and John to pay as soon as
conveniency will permit of together towit the law [fold - line
illegible] on the said four hundred pounds [illegible] from the second
year after the marriage of my said Daughter Maria to Mr. Robert Beverly
in the same proportion that they my sons are directed to pay off their
younger Sisters fortunes hereafter mentioned and I also give unto my
Daughter Beverly a handsome gold watch and chain together with the sum
of twenty pounds Current money to be disposed of by her as she may
please.

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Item 8.  I give unto my Daughter Lucy the sum of eight hundred pounds
sterling to be paid to her by her Brothers Robert Landon and John in the
same proportion which they take any Slaves to wit Robert one half Landon
one fourth and John one fourth hoping and indeed directing that she
shall be contented with the interest thereof from the day of my death
until it shall be convenient for them in any reasonable time to pay
their respective parts of the said Legacy And I also give to my said
Daughter Lucy a handsome gold watch and chain together with the sum of
twenty pounds Current money to be disposed of by her as she shall please
which watch and money I hereby direct  my sons to provide in their same
proportion that they are ordered to pay her fortune in And it is my
desire that if she chuses it she may live with either of her Brothers
without any expence of board And that my Negroe Girl Franky (but not any
increase of the said Frankys) before allotted as a Child of Mulattos
Betty’s to my son Robert as his part of the division of my slaves may
wait upon my said Daughter Lucy until she shall marry or die for which
purpose my Trustees are desired to compensate my son Robert in the
division as before which they are requested to allot for the time which
this Wench Franky may attend my daughter Lucy.

Item 9.  If my Daughter Judith should be under the age of twenty one
years or not married at the time of my death I give unto her the same
fortune of eight hundred pounds Sterling to be paid to her in the same
manner as her Sister Lucys is directed to be paid.  And in case of my
said Daughter Judith should die before she arrived to the age of twenty
one years or marries, it is my will that the said Legacy shall sink into
the estate of my three sons in the same proportion in which they are
directed to 

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raise it but the [interest?] amount heretofore of the same for as long
as she shall live after my death under age or unmarried annually to be
paid to her.  And also I give her a handsome Gold watch and Chain
together with the sum of twenty  pounds Current money to be disposed of
as she shall please which watch and money are to be provided by her
Brothers as is directed in the devise to her Sister Lucy.  And as my
daughter Judith may be under age and unmarried at the time of my decease
in such case I appoint her three Brothers to be her Guardians and also
direct that she may live with which of them she pleases without any
expences of Board the  Interest of her fortune from my death being
sufficient to cloath and otherwise maintain her.  And that my Negro
Wench Whinney (but not any of the said Winneys increase) also constantly
wait upon her so long as she shall live single for which purpose I
desire my Trustees before mentioned may pay a proper consideration to
which ever of my Sons the said Winney may fall in the division of my
Slaves which they are requested to allot for the time that the said
Winney shall be so waiting on my Daughter Judith.

Item 10th.  I intend to have given to Robert Hamilton Son of the late
Gilbert Hamilton that tract of land which I purchased of Tobias Pursell
lying and being on Summer duck Run in which soever County it may be,
together with six young working slaves one third to be females, to be
provided then two years after my decease by all my Sons in the same
proportion that they are directed to pay their Sister’s Legacies.  I say
I intended this Legacy to the said Robert Hamilton and his heirs
forever; but having seen every good purpose of this my intention in
great danger of being affected through the weakness of his mother in
keeping him at home to loiter and mispend his time without the last
Chance of  improving himself to take care of (perhaps) all that he will
ever have upon, I will now attempt to take that case for him.  Therefore
I hereby desire the said six Slaves to be purchased within two years
after my decease by my sons as before mentioned and their increase unto
the said tract of land lying and being [fold -  most of line illegible]
that the said land and Slaves go first to the said Robert Hamilton as
soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years after my death, for
and during his natural life and after his decease the said lands and
slaves, together with their increase, to descend to the heirs of his
Body lawfully begotten, and from want of such the said land to descend
to my son Robert and his heirs forever, but the said Slaves and those
with all their increase to return to my said three Sons Robert, Landon
and John and their heirs forever in the same proportion as they are
directed to purchase the said Slaves (that is) Robert one half of all
the Slaves and their increase, Landon one fourth and John one fourth of
the said Slaves and their increase.  

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Item 11th.  Reflecting with a grateful as well as Brotherly concern that
the name of George would be lost in my Family from whom I had received a
very comfortable part of my Estate And being persuaded that through my
means my Son Robert had a Child & heir baptized by the name of George,
Now, to continue such an affectionate will and grateful Benefaction to
some degree and permanency There by order and direct that my tract of
land adjacent and Continuous to the Town of Leesborough in the County of
Loudoun shall be called and go by the name of Georgia.  And if it should
not be done before my death to be immediately seated with Twelve young
working Slaves one half of these females to be chosen by my Trustees our
of the young Slaves that I leave behind me before any division shall be
made of my Slaves among my Sons as is before directed which Lands and
Slaves together with their increase I hereby give unto my Grandson
George Carter the Son of Robert Wormley Carter and to his heirs forever
to be immediately invested in his father Robert Wormeley Carter to and
for the use of the said George in the manner following (to wit) That two
thirds of the profits arising annually out of the land so seated with
Slaves shall be constantly accounted for by my Son Robert in the County
Court of Richmond during the minority of the said George, which two
thirds shall from time to time be applied according back value towards
purchasing other Slaves for the said George Carter property and are to
be seated on the said land.  The other third part of the profits of the
said land and Slaves during such his Son George’s minority I hereby give
to my Son Robert as an increment to his particular case in the Improving
of this land and Slaves settled as before.  And also to [illegible] his
natural affection unto every possible endeavor for the Educating of his
said Child who he has said by my leisure tho constant application as
Capable of a very good Instruction and notwithstanding until lately the
door  of his knowledge has not been attempted to be opened back by the
common faced modes of Instruction not justifiable to all my youthful
{grammar?].  However this Devise to be subject to the contingency
following (That is) Provided that my Grandson George shall live to the
age of Twenty one years or be married by the Consent of his father.  In
such such case only the Division of land and slaves as willed to him
[fold - half illegible] out of the profits to be made of the said Estate
to him and his heirs forever. but if my Grandson George does not live to
the age of twenty one years or marry as aforesaid then I give the said
land and Slaves together with their Increase and addition to be made to
the Estate by the profits ordered to be laid out as before to the next
younger Son to George Carter that may be born to my son Robert who shall
be alive at such time of the said George’s death before he comes to age
or marries as aforesaid, and to the heirs forever of such Child.  And in
case one such Child shall be born alive to take this Estate according to
the articles intended them then the land so settled with Slaves and
their increase together with whatever part of their profit, which shall
or shall not be applied as before directed I give to be divided between
the two second Sons that may be alive at that time of my Sons Landon 

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and John Carter and their heirs forever And in Case no such second Sons
shall be alive at the intended time of their Limitation the said Land to
descend  one half of it to my son Robert and his heirs forever the other
half to my sons Landon and John and their heirs forever & The whole
Slaves as before to be divided as I have before directed Robert to have
one half and Landon and John the other half.

Item 12.   I give and bequeath unto my Trustees before mentioned to each
of them Twenty pounds Current money to be disposed of as they shall
severally please, which I devise my Sons to pay them respectively in the
Same proportion in which they are to pay their Sisters’ Legacies.

Item 13.  I give and bequeath to my son Robert all my household
furniture at Sabine hall including my Book Cases and Books together with
my Chariot and harness and also all my Horses Mares Cattle Sheep and
hoggs in the County of Richmond or elsewhere that shall at the time of
my death be either on the estate or other plantations which I have
hereby given him As I have already given to my sons Landon and John
Carter all the Slaves of every kind on my Bull Run plantations when 
[illegible] and then up to them which were to have been inserted in the
Gift before mentioned of the Slaves delivered into their possession. 
Therefore I do not intend that my Trustees shall make any division of
this part of my personal estate.  [One line scratched out].  Neither do
I desire there shall be any Appraisement of my personal Estate. 
Determining so likely that all and every part of my Estate either as
real personal shall be subject in my Sons hands to whom it is given to
the payment of what debts I may owe at my death and to the Legacies
disposed of by this my Will in the same proportion that i have given my
Slaves to them.

Item 14.  I constitute and appoint my three sons Robert Landon and John
Executors of this my last Will and Testament. 

Item 15.  It is my will and desire that my said three sons Robert Landon
& John before any division and allotment of my Estate by my Trustees be
made as aforesaid every of them enter into separate Bonds with good
security to my said Trustees with condition for the payment of the
Proportion with which these several Estates hereby given are intended to
be charged by this my Will either of my debts or my Legacies such bonds
I desire may be recorded in some County Court.

Item 16.  If there should be any part[fold - illegible] desire that
every such disputes may be referred to the said Richard Parker in whose
integrity and judgment I hereby assign him that I place an affectionate
confidence having [illegible] that his calm consideration of a man of
judgment and integrity is in fact a more formable way of determination
according to [illegible] than can generally be had from the  possible
confusion or private partiality frequently to be met with in Courts of
law.  Therefore I respectively recommend and positively direct that the
determination of the said Parker shall be abided by as the proper mode
of construing the meaning of this my will.

Item 17.  Having seen some strange opinions relative to the Salves
devised by my deceased Father to his Sons in which opinions further
inaccurately formed or inadvertently entered into against the true
meaning of words and impressions it is given out that the said Slaves
are entailed upon by

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said Sons.  Now altho I am convinced that no such determination can ever
be justly obtained in any Court of Law of Equity and have frequently
heard my Son Robert Wormeley Carter disclaim that he did not think that
such an opinion could ever be entered into by any man that ever read the
Codicil of his Grandfather expressly revoking every such intention of
Entailing the said Slaves:  Yet not knowing how far interest on any
other disguised motive may lead a man against the real dictates of his
own Conscience, I do hereby positively revoke every clause or clauses
relative to any desire or disposal of any part of my own Estate whether
consisting of land Slaves Stock or any  other personal matter whatever
(illegible) by this my absolute Revocation do take away and remove from
any person whatsoever to be (illegible) by such by such dispute in my
said will all right and title whatsoever hereby given on any part of my
Estate to such persons.  And do also liability and bona fide give such
Estate so revoked to the person or persons who shall assign by any just
right on the Will of my Fathers relative to the Slaves given by him to
me, be affected or in any manner whatsoever inferred by any such Suit or
determination upon it.  And as I have in the Schedule before mentioned
given a Wench by the name of Frank the Granddaughter of the late Maria
Frank whom I received as a part of my first Wifes portion I do hereby
declare that at the time I made such Gift of such Wench Frank I had no
Conception of any such compunction of my Father’s Will as is before
mentioned.  Therefore not withstanding I do not in any Gift to my Son
Robert make any Condition relative to the heirs of his keeping her the
Said Wench Frank.  I do hereby also claim that such a price of
injustices is in my Conscience so much against every Bond of Equity that
on any recovery had relative to the Slaves given by my Father to me I
hope it will be decreed that this Wench Frank and all her Increase shall
in such case be the property only of such person or persons who shall be
affected by such Recovery if had as aforesaid[illegible] and was my Will
and intention that that Wench Frank and her Increase should be the
property of my son Robert upon condition that neither he himself or his
Heirs should take any such [illegible] of my said Fathers Will.

Item 18.  I do imagine that my three Sons, Robert, Landon and John will
be glad at my death to be invested with an absolute property in my
Slaves.  Moses Will and Jack whom I have heretofore only lent to wait
upon them, therefore I give to my Son Robert his man Moses as his
absolute property  to my Son Landon his man Will as his absolute
property and to my Son John his man Jack as his absolute property,
especially directing my Trustees as aforesaid only to look upon them
only as a Slave in each of my Sons in the division hereby directed to be
made, without any Consideration as to their real value.

Item 19.  Having now endeavored and I hope affected an agreeable
disposal of my whole Estate agreeable to my desire and intention.  I
hereby utterly disown and disavow any Right or title [illegible] that
may at any

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Time hereafter be got up to any part of my Estate real or personal as a
Gift from me in my lifetime by any person whatsoever and do positively
declare that all the Right and title that any one shall claim to any
part of my Estate if not to be found in this my Will, is in its making a
fraudulent attempt.  However just I may have endeavored to be in this
disposal of my Estate some persons no doubt with more rashness than
Consideration will attempt to charge me with some degree of partiality
in giving so large a proportion of my Slaves to my Eldest Son, But
altho’ the Law pays great Compliments to Primogeniture, as a parent from
whose loins all my Sons are equally descended, I have not indulged
myself with the least partiality of the kind.  Neither have I suffered
any resentment whatever to take place in the penning of this my Will. 
Therefore without [----isly] upon the right I have to do with my own as
I please, I now explain my reason for such a large proportion of my
Slaves given to my Son Robert in Lands are all entailed upon and as they
could not  in such case be given by me to his Brothers.  In order to
make a decent provision for them I have endeavored with prudence to
divide between my younger sons some of the best of my fee simple land up
the Country which are in their nature so much richer than the entailed
lands that have been constantly working without any [illegible]
improvement, excepting the Spot at Sabine hall under my own Eyes, that I
am Certain are large crops of every thing so the full may be made by
half the number of slaves on the lands granted to my Sons Landon and
John can be had on the entailed lands by double the number of Slaves. 
Again it may be objected that I have given a part of my upper fee simple
lands to my Son Robert but I have done this with the same view that I
gave my land upon Goose Creek to my sons Landon and John.  That each of
my Sons may have something to devolve to their Younger Children should
their families be numerous which my Son Robert could not otherwise have
had out of his entailed lands.  

Lastly. I am now come to the grateful praise with a sincere heart, to my
Creator and Father, my Judge, in all the final divine [illegible] which
he has been pleased to reveal himself to mankind as Father Son and Holy
Ghost mystically unifying in , or emanating from the one great God of
the Universe I say let him thank him with sincerity for all his
miracles, but more expressly after a count of [fold] I shall be able to
pursue his justification providing for that family with which he has
been pleased to bless me.  Therefore in testimony that this my last will
and Testament I do hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above
written.

The said Landon Carter being in a perfect
calm disposition of mind do claim this to
be his last Will and Testament before us who
have subscribed our marks as Witnesses thereof
in his presence  at his Request. 
Walker Tomlin
John Beale
Will. Beale junr.

 
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A Schedule of the Slaves given to my several Sons agreeable to the Deeds
of Gift mentioned in my Will.

November the thirteenth One Thousand Seven hundred and forty.  to my Son
Robert Wormely:  Sawney, Jenny, Charles, Jenny, Nanny now working at
Hickory Thicket, Nancy now living at Landsdown; Will, George, Dick,
Frank, Beck, Alice, Betty, Nanny now living at Aquia in all fourteen
slaves, to the loss of which only he is Stand; and  is to have Such
Increase of them as shall be born after the date before mentioned.  The
rest of the Slaves he is possessed of are his no longer than my life now
and to fall into the division of my Estate.

December the Twenty Second One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty to my
Son Landon, Tom, Harry, Dick, Scott, Joc, Ezo, [illegible], Arthur, Tom,
Nelson, Arthur, Sarah, Esther, Peggy, Kate, Fortunes, Kate, Sarah,
Priss, Suckey in all twenty Slaves; to the loss of which only he is to
stand; and is to have such Increase of them as shall be born after the
date before mentioned.

December the Twenty Second One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty to my
son John; James, Moses, Davy, Ritchie, Sam, Hart, Robin, Jack, Robert,
James, Tony, Patty, Kate, Mary, Sarah, Mary, Bridget, Betty, Eve, Beck;
in all twenty slaves; to the loss of which only he is stand; and is to
have such increase of them as shall be born after the date before
mentioned.

N.B.  The above slaves given to my Sons Landon and John were at the time
they were given them upon their lands on Bull Run and then also on these
lands a Negroe Wench named Kate, and a Waggoner named George which are
to be the property of both of them;/ but my Negro Carpenter Locust who
is also there is to be reckoned in my Estate to be divided.

Sabin Hall Jany 21, 1761.
This Schedule also attached
by Coll. Carter the fourth day of 
September 1770.                                         Landon Carter..

Witnesses:
Walker Tomlin
John Beale
Will. Beale Junr.

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I intend this as a codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing Date
the fourth day of Sept. 1770 which I have annexed thereto.

I have thought it both reasonable and consistent to all my said Will
with respect to some Legacies given therein, first as to several devises
and Bequests to my Daughter Judith, I do revoke them altogether and make
them null and void to all Intents and purposes; and in lieu thereof I do
by this Codicil make the following Provision for her;  I do order and
direct that my Executors in my Will named do annually during her
marriage with the said Reubin Beale provide such wearing apparel as they
shall think Convenient and proper for herself to be paid for by my
Executors in the same proportion they are directed to pay off my
Daughter Lucy’s fortune and if she should survive her said husband then
I give and devise to her my said Daughter Judith during her natural life
to be paid by my Executors in the like proportion the annual Sum of
Forty pounds and on such contingency I give and bequeath to her the
mulatto Woman named Sarah Prince and her increase which I have lent to
my Daughter during pleasure and also the other Goods and Chattels which
I likewise lend her in the same manner as may appear by a Bond and
Receipt now in my possession under her Husbands hand and Seal.  Item.  I
do revoke the Bequest and Devise in my said Will to Robert Hamilton
totally and I give and devise the tract of land called the Summer duck
tract to my Son Robert Wormley Carter and his heirs.  The Slaves
intended to be annexed to the said Land had that Division taken place in
my said Will are to be divided as I have directed my other Slaves to go
to my said Sons.  In Testimony of this being my Codicil I have hereinto
set my hand and seal the 5th day of October 1774.

Signed and Sealed
In the presence of                                             Landon
Carter  (seal)
William Beale junr.
Thomas Parker


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October in the sixth day of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
seventy eight.
Observing a great necessity for allowing a great many parts of my Will,
to suit my present intentions, I have this day got the person of David
Boyd to engage in this, in which to add a codicil to my Will, In the
first place I continue my sons Robert Wormely Carter, Landon Carter and
John Carter my Executors of my aforesaid Will and lay aside all thoughts
of a trustee whatsoever hoping that they will be able amongst themselves
to affect every division or direction given relative to my Estate,
without any assistance of a trustee and as to Mr. Richard Parker being
the sole judge of my aforesaid Will I entirely lay aside that as quite
nugatory.  The watches by my said Will directed to bought for my
aforesaid Daughters I do also entirely lay aside and in place of them
only give to my said Daughters Lucy and Judith the sum of Forty pounds
to each of them beside the sum of twenty pounds given to each of them by
my said will.  And as to the devise of my aforesaid  Summer duck tract
of land and Slaves to Mr. Robert Hamilton, I think it prudent to let
such a grandson follow his own inclinations and absolve to his
[illegible] according to his expressed declaration to me when I was
sincerely admonishing of his idle Course of life.  Theretofore I
entirely revoke by this my Codicil every devise to be met with in
[illegible] my aforesaid Will  and former codicil [illegible] to that
Gentleman reserving to myself if it abates in folly to make some less
weighty present to him.  And as to the aforesaid Summer duck tract of
land together with the slaves seated upon the the same I hereby give and
devise the same to my grandson George Carter (son of my said Robert
Wormley Carter) and his heirs forever.

Having eight or nine years ago, explained to my aforesaid Sons Robert
Wormeley, Landon and John my intention of seating my tract of land
called the Leesburg tract, for the Benefit of my aforesaid Grandson
George [Carter - interlined] with twelve young slaves out of those of my
property which I  suffered to live and remain with my aforesaid Sons
Landon & John being the increase of those Slaves mentioned on the
Schedule referred to in my said Will, before the Gift also mentioned &
recited in the same, but my said Sons Landon and John taking no notice
of that my direction, and my aforesaid Son Robert Wormeley being
unwilling to interfere in the same in behalf of his said son George,
lest his aforesaid Brothers should be displeased, it has so hoping that
the aforesaid Leesburg tract of land is not yet settled.  Now as this
Conduct in my aforesaid Sons, carries with it a real disregard to the
orders of their Father.  I do think it just as I cannot hope to seat the
aforesaid Leesburg tract of land in my life time[hereby - interlined]
[illegible], and I do hereby direct that Twenty of my young labouring
Slaves, before any division of my Slaves, as directed in my aforesaid
Will  shall be made, be laid off for the [illegible] and seatting of the
aforesaid Leesburg tract of land; which said twenty young labouring
Slaves so laid off for (illegible - torn/fold) the aforesaid Leesburg
tract of land.  I hereby give and devise to my aforesaid grandson George
Carter and his Heirs forever, without any manner of (????) or
Reservation whatsoever, should he be alive at the time of my death, but
if he should not, Then and in that want, I order and give the aforesaid
Leesburg tract of land to be equally divided between my aforesaid three
Sons and their heirs forever, as I hereby direct that my aforesaid
Summer duck tract of land in case of the death of my aforesaid Grandson
George Carter before me Shall go to and I hereby in that want give the
same to my said Robert Wormeley Carter his heirs forever, but as to the
aforesaid Slaves on the said Summer duck tract of land and also those
twenty young Labouring Slaves directed  hereby to be placed upon the
aforesaid Leesburg tract of land in case of the death of my aforesaid
Grandson George Carter before me, I order that they be thrown into the
division of my Slaves as directed by my aforesaid Will, and go to my
aforesaid three Sons, agreeable to such direction.

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(illegible) having sufficiently forgiven my aforesaid Daughter Judith
(now wife of Mr. Reubin Beale) for everything that could look like a
disobedience I have not only told her and her said husband but also her
Brother the aforesaid Robert Wormeley and Landon that I have altered my
intentions respecting his and therefore I order that my aforesaid three
Sons pay her the same Fortune which I have by my aforesaid Will given to
my said daughter Lucy (now Lucy Colston) which must be paid in Slaves to
her said Husband Mr. Reubin Beale by Christmas next whether I live or
die, and that is shall be done (???) make it a part of my aforesaid
Will, but I hereby order that the evaluation of such Slaves as shall be
paid to the said Reubin Beale in discharge of the fortune hereby given
to his said wife be in the same manner made as that of the Slaves which
I paid to William Colston in part of the fortune of my said Daughter
Lucy was [illegible] my desire to revise the [illegible] the deficiency
impelled me to take notice of my [illegible] man Nathan & my wench
Mulatto Betty; therefore I hereby direct, that on next Christmas day
they shall have liberty to make choice of which one soever of my
aforesaid Sons and Daughters, they Shall desire to live with and that
each of them the said Nathan and Betty shall have an annuity of ten
pounds per annum paid to them which sum if the person they shall choose
to live with doth not care to pay I order the same to be paid [out of my
Estate - interlined] given to my aforesaid sons in the same proportion I
have given my Slaves to them, and that I have ordered them to pay my
other Legacies.

As it may be further necessary to make this my Codicil as a firm
revocation of whatsoever may be [illegible] in my said Will contrary to
my Intention herein, I do absolutely hereby declare it my intentional
Revocation of every thing materially contradicting to it either in my
aforesaid Will or in a former Codicil made by me and thereto annexed to
which I have hereunto set my and and Seal The date herein before
mentioned.

Signed Sealed published and declared
by me the said Landon Carter as and for
a Second Codicil to my aforesaid Will
and as a part thereof in presence of 
David
Boyd                                                               
Landon Carter (S.S.)
Edwd. Manly Pursell

At a Court held for Richmond County the 1st day of Feby. 1779

This Will of Landon Carter Esqr. deceased was presented in Court by
Robert Wormeley Carter, Landon Carter and John Carter Gent. the
Executors therein named who made oath thereto according to Law and being
proved to wit the Will and Schedule by William Beale and Walter Tomlin
Gent. the first Codicil by Thomas Parker and the last codicil by the
oath of David Boyd Gent. was admitted to Record, and on the motion of
the said Executors giving Security a certificate is granted them for
obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Test.  LeRoy Peachey D. Ct. Cur.
Copy  Test. LeRoy Peachey Clk.