SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY – WILL: JAMES HAYDON, 1788

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Will: James Haydon, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1788)

IN THE NAME of God amen, I James Haydon of the County of Spotsylvania being sick 
and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory do make this my Last Will and
Testament in manner following:

Imprimis: I do hereby direct that my funeral expences and just debts be fully
paid and satisfied and the letter to enable my Executors (hereafter named) to
comply with the same. I do hereby impower them to sell the tract or parcel of
land whereon I now live which is supposed to contain one hundred & thirty acres
including about thirty acres, part of the tract of land which my father Thomas
Haydon, deceased, purchased of William Fitzhugh Esquire adjoining the lands of
Mr. Galloway, Jesse Haydon & James Marye, and if it should so happen that the 
land above mentioned should sell for more than is sufficient for the payments
of my debts, it is my desire that the ballance of the money should be given to
my son James Haydon, if then alive, or to his lawful representatives.

Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Mary Haydon during her
natural life all that tract or parcel of land which I hold by lease of
Alexander Spotswood Esquire in the County of Spotsylvania containing one
hundred acres, also five negroes to wit: Peter, Jude, Phillis, Lucy, & 
Billy, also all my household & kitchen furniture, stocks of what ever kind
soever except what I shall hereafter give to my children and name particularly
and at the death of my wife Mary Haydon I give & bequeath to my son Abner
Haydon the negro boy Billy to him & his heirs forever.  It is also my 
desire that at her death and I do hereby direct and order that the slaves 
Peter, Jude, Phillis and Lucy & also the lease or lot of land within
mentioned together with what stock and furniture is found remaining, shall
be sold and the money arising from such sale to be equally divided amongst
my children thus named, James Haydon, Jesse Haydon, Abner Haydon, Ann
Hawkins and Patty Haydon to them & their heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Haydon one negro man named
Charles, one bed & furniture, one horse, two cows & calves and one gun
to him and his heirs forever.

Item:  I give & bequeath to my son Jesse Haydon one negro boy named Dick,
one horse, two cows and calves, one bed & furniture & one gun to him & his
heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Abner Haydon one bed & furniture, two
cows and calves and one horse of about seven or eight pounds price to be
purchased for him by my Executor to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Hawkins one negro girl named
Jude and her increase to her & her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patty Haydon one negro boy named
Prince, one bed & furniture, two cows & calves and one horse to her and
her heirs forever; the horse to be purchased by my Executors at about seven 
or eight pound price.

And lastly, I do hereby approint my brother Jesse Haydon, my son James
Haydon & my friend James Lewis Executors of this my Last Will & Testament
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fourteenth
day of September 1788.
                                                     mark
                                              James  X  Haydon (seal)
Sealed & published
in presence of:

William X Burbridge
Easter Ficklin
Thomas Haydon
Jesse Haydon Junior

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania County, VA,
Reel 28, pages 1093-1094 

Note: Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing added by transcriber for 
ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the original.