Will: Joseph Ashlin, City of Richmond, VA (1807)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Joseph Ashlin, being of sound 
mind and memory do make and ordain this present writing 
my Last Will and Testament.  To God I recommend my soul 
from whom I received and now retain it - my body to the 
humanity of my bretheren in life.

Item 1: It has been my misfortune from, and by a connection 
common with a woman of colour to bring into creation, the 
following children, now living "to wit" William Barrett, 
now with Capt Benjamin James, Salley Barrett, now residing 
with Thomas Pulling, Frances Barrett now residing with Peter 
Hiefer, and Cyrus Barrett, now or heretofore residing with 
me, and although the laws of my country in whose strugles I 
have fought and bled, now prohibit a general emancipation, 
yet from my present situation, I beg solicity and pray that 
the aforesaid William Barrett, Frances Barrett and Cyrus 
Barrett, and the future increase of the progeny of the said 
Salley and Frances, may be permitted I do bequeath to them 
and each of them the blessing of liberty and free consideration 
during their natural lives.  

And I do hereby request Col. Richard Adams to execute this 
Will and guardian to my said children.

IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
16th day of July 1807.

                                               Joseph Ashlin (seal)
Signed, sealed, acknowledged and declared
to be his Will and at his request,
subscribed by us:

George William Smith
Alexander Hare
James Cannon

                    At a Monthly Court of Hustings Continued by Adjournment 
                     & Held for the City of Richmond at the Courthouse on
                             Monday the 13th day of November 1807

This Last Will and Testament of Joseph Ashlin, deceased, was proved by 
the oath of George William Smith, a witness thereto and ordered to 
be recorded.
   
                                                 Teste:
                                                 Adam Craig, Clk
Examined.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 5, 1807-1810
Hustings Deeds
Reel 3, pages 117-118

Note: Spelling errors were not corrected.  Paragraphing and some 
punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading.  
There are no paragraphs in the original.

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