Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Pretlow, Thomas, 1786 

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Thomas PRETLOW (Sr.), will dated 21 Apr 1786, proved 14 Jun 1787 

[margin notes] Thomas 
                Pretlow 
                 Will 
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 I Thomas Pretlow of Southampton. County being sound in mind & Memory 
do hereby make all and every other Will made by me Void and do make & ordain 
this to be my last will and Testament as follows  Viz.t 
I Give the use of all my Lands with all their appertenances to my Wife Mary 
Pretlow During her Life and after her death I Give and Bequeath the Planta= 
tion whereon I Now Live with all the lands and appertenances thereunto ~ 
belonging to my Nephew Thomas Pretlow son of Joshua Pretlow Decd. to him 
and his heirs forever. 
I Give and Bequeath to my Nephew Benjamin Pretlow Son of Samuel Pretlow 
decd. the land and Plantation I bought of Jordan Thomas Containing 240 
acres in Isle of Wight County with all the appertenances thereunto 
belonging to him and his heirs forever but if he should die without 
lawful Issue  I give the Same to Joseph Pretlow Granson of Joseph ~ 
Pretlow decd. to him and his heirs forever. 
My Will and Desire is that all the Remainder of my Estate of every Kind 
and quality Continue and Remain in my wifes possession till She dies 
or Marries and then to [be] Sold and the money divided one half as She shall 
direct in her will and the other half as I now direct  Viz.t One fifth 
part among the children of my Brother Joseph Pretlow dec.d and one fifth 
part among the Children of my Brother Joshua dec.d and one fifth part 
among the children of my Brother Samuel Deceased and one fifth 
part among the Children of my Sister Mary dec.d and the remaining 
fifth to my Brother John Pretlow and his Disposing ~ 
I constitute and appoint Thomas Pretlow Jun.r and Robert Ricks my 
executors to this my last will and Testament  as witness my hand and 
Seal this Twenty first Day of the 4.th Month  One Thousand Seven 
hundred and Eighty Six  Signed Sealed and ["Del" overwritten] Acknowledged in 
Presence of 
Jenney Pretlow                                   Thomas Pretlow  (sl) 
     his [sic] 
Mary  +  Sebrell 
     mark 
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   At a court held for the County of Southampton the 14.th day of June 1787. 
 This Will was presented in Court by Thomas Pretlow and Rob.t Ricks the 
executors therein named & proved by the affirmation of Jenney ~ 
Pretlow and Mary Sebrell the Subscribing witnesses thereto as also by 
the affirmation of Sam.l Bailey who deposed that the said will was the 
hand writing of the said Thos. Pretlow the Testator ^ which is ordered 
to be recorded  And on the motion of the said Ex'ors who affirm.d according 
to law  Certificate is granted them for obtaining aprobat thereof in 
due form giving Security whereupon &c.               Sam Kello  Cl 
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Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 4, 1783-1797, p. 207 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 17 


Additional information: 

Thomas PRETLOW, Sr. formally emancipated nineteen slaves in 1782 (DB6:91). 
   He states that they had actually been freed nine years prior, but no 
   record appears in the Southampton Co. Deed or Court Order Books for that 
   period; file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/06db091.txt 

The 1792 will of his widow Mary (RICKS) PRETLOW, 
   as transcribed by contributor Von Ming Stachon, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/prtlow01.txt 

Her brother Robert RICKS (Sr.) left will 25 Jul 1764, proved 12 Oct 1764. 
   (Southampton Co. WB2:103-06).  His estate was appraised 11 Oct 1764, 
   returned 12 Jul 1770. (Southampton Co. WB2:330-32); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/r200r1wl.txt 

Robert RICKS, one of Thomas PRETLOW's executors, is apparently identical with 
   his wife's nephew Robert (Jr.). 


[BALILEY, COFFIELD, COUNCIL, DENSON, DRAPER, JONES, LEWIS, PRETLOW, RICKS, 
 SCOTT] 

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/p634t1wl.txt