Richmond County, Virginia, Wills:  Mary Dalton

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Richmond Co., VA Will Book 5, Page 249-250

Last Will and Testament of Mary Dalton

In the Name of God Amen.  I Mary Dalton of the Parish 
of Northfarnham in Richmond County being sick & weak 
of body but in perfect Sound Sense of memory thanks be 
given to God for the same.  I do make & ordain this 
to be my Last Will & Testament in the following 
Manner & Form.

Imprimis:  I give & bequeath unto Mary my Daughter the 
wife of Jonathan Lyell & the heirs of Thos. & Mary 
lawfully begotten that plantation whereon the said 
Jonathan Lyell & his wife Now Dwells unto the old 
bounds Survey’d & made by Capt. Thoms. Barbor Surveyor 
of this County.

Item:  I give unto my Grandson Marmaduke Stanfield & 
his heirs Lawfully begotten One hundred Acres of Land 
which his father Thoms. Stanfield did formerly agreed 
with me for, which said Land is lying between the Land 
Survey’s by the said Barbor & a line of marked trees 
made by Mr. Thoms. Dow & Mr. John Williams for the 
Dividing Line between the sd. Thomas Stanfield & the 
Land whereon Henry Miskell now lives.

Item:  I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Winifred 
the wife of Henry Miskell & her heirs Lawfully 
begotten for Ever all that Plantation whereon the 
Thos. Miskell & Winifred his Wife Doth now Live to 
the dividing Line made between the said Miskell & 
the afores’d Standfield & Joyning to the Land of 
Capt. Leroy Griffin then along the Line of Thoms. 
Draper to the Line of lWilliam Brockenbrough decd., 
then along the line of Thomas Dowder to the afores’d 
dividing Line between the afores’d Miskell & 
Stanfield.
As Witness my hand and Seal this Eighteen day of 
September in the year of our Lord MDCCXXXIV.
TESTE:
John Williams Junr.      Mary (her X mark) Dalton, Seal
Metcalfe Dickenson
Elizabeth (her X mark) Conway

At a Court held for Richmond County the third Day 
of February MDCCXXXIV.

This Will was proved in Open Court by the Oaths of 
John Williams Junr., Metcalf Dickenson & Elizabeth 
Conway Witnesses thereto & admitted to Record.
TESTE:
M. Beckwith, Cl. Cur.