SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY – WILL: ANN GATEWOOD, 1791

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Will: Ann Gatewood, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1791)

IN THE NAME of God amen, I Ann Gatewood, the wife of Henry Gatewood, of 
Spotsylvania County by virtue of a certain contract entered into with the said 
Henry Gatewood before marriage, do make this my Last Will and Testament in the 
manner following, that is to say:

I lend unto my beloved husband Henry Gatewood during his natural life all my 
estate of every kind whatsoever.

Item: After the death of my said husband, I lend unto my brother James Cuttender
Webb, & to his wife Elizabeth during their natural lives one negro woman named
Easther and the youngest child of the said Easther, at the diversion, and after
my said brother & wife deaths to be equally divided amongst his children except
Benjamin.

Item: I give unto my kinsman Benjamin Webb, son of James Webb, one negro boy 
named Minor to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my kinswoman Mildred Delany the sum of five pounds to her and 
her heirs forever. 



Item: I give to Ann the daughter of Richard Cr. Webb, Ann the daughter of John
Cr.Webb, Frances the daughter of William Webb, Sarah Groome the daughter of
William Groome, all my wearing apparrel to be equally divided between the above
women.

Item: All the rest of my estate if not herein mentioned together with my negroes
viz: Lucy, Amey, Peter, Fanny, Cate, Betty, Suzy, & Gabriel and all the said 
Lucy and Easters future increase except the youngest of Easters children at the 
division, also my bead & saddle, two feather beds & furniture, three chests, 
pewter carthen ware, iron pots, oven, spinning wheel, loom & all my household 
furniture I desire be sold, also all sum of money due me be collected & the 
money arising by such sale or collection be divided into four equal parts; one 
fourth to my brother William Webb, a fourth to my brother Richard Webb and one 
fourth to Susannah Randolph, the fourth remaining to be equally divided between 
Ann and Benjamin the daughter and son of John Webb to them and their heirs 
forever.

Respectively and lastly I do appoint my brother Richard Webb & Mr. Edward 
Herndon Senior Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all 
other will or wills heretofore made by me.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of May 
1791.

                                                         Ann Gatewood (seal)
Sealed & published in presence of:

John Pierce
James F. Pierce

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania County, VA,
Reel 28, page 1148 

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