Richmond County, VA
The Will of Joshua Hightower, 1726

Richmond County, Virginia - Will Book 5, Pages 14 & 15

In the Name of God Amen this the last will and testament 
of Joshua Hightower being in perfect sence and memory at 
this time Blessed be God for it--

Item.   I do Bequeath my precious and Immortall Soul to 
God that gave it and my Body to be buried with a Christian 
Buriall at the Discression of My Wife--

Item.   I give one Feather Bed and furniture to my loving 
wife and one flock Bed and      Furniture both as they 
now are and thirteen head of Cattle and foure pewter 
Dishes one bason and one Dozen of pewter plates one 
Tankard three porengers one Chamber pott one Great Iron 
pott and one small pott with the hooks belonging to them--

Item.   I give and Bequeath to my Son Charnall Hightower 
one Feather bed Bolster Beadsted and Furniture and two 
pewter Dishes five plates and two porrengers and one 
middlen pott and pott hooks and two Cows and their 
Increase one Called Lovely and the other Crown Rose--

Item.   I give and Bequeath to my son Thomas Hightower 
one Grey Mare and Colt and their Increase--

Item.   I give unto My other four Children Tenn shillings 
a peice they not haveing any other part of my estate--

Item.   I give unto my loveing wife a part or parcell of 
Land as I now live on as least of Mr. Robert Baylis and 
after her Desease to my son Charnall Hightower    Lastly 
I make my wife my full and whole Executrix of this my 
last will and Testament giveing her all the rest of my 
estate heretofore not given and it is my Desire that my 
Wife se this my last will performed as Witness my hand 
this 14 day Aprill 1726--

                                   his
Signed Sealed and Delivered     Joshua    J  Hightower
in the presence of us--            mark
Test        Cha: Dobyns         At a Court held for Richomnd County 
              Henry Williams    this third day of August 1726--
                                This Will was proved in open 
                                Court by the oath of Henry
                                Williams one of the 
                                Wittnesses thereto and 
                                admitted to record--
                     Test. M: Beckwith ClCur


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