Mann Page will, 1780/1781, Spotsylvania County, Virginia File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gwen Hurst gwnj@shentel.net USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ================================================================== In the name of God Amen, I Mann Page of Mansfield in the County of Spotsylvania do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following. First I give and devise to my dear wife Ann Corbin Page half the profits of the Plantation in Spotsylvania where I live during life. I give to my dear wife two hundred pounds per annum over and above what the law allows. I give to my dear wife the houses in which I live and the Servants belonging to it during life and her Table to be found. I likewise give her the Coach, Chariot, & Horses during life and then the Coach and Horses to go to my Son Mann and the Chariot to my Son Robert. I give to my dear Son John all my lands in Gloster with the Negroes & stock to him and his heirs forever. I give to my Son John my part of the Dismal in [blank] County with the Negroes & stocks to him and his heirs forever. I likewise give to my son John my Tract Land known by the name of Frying Pan or Copper Mine in [blank, i.e. Fairfax Co.] in the Northern Neck now in the possession of the Honr. Robert Carter Esq. of Nominy to him and his Heirs forever. I give to my dear Son Mann all my lands in Spotsylvania with the Negroes & stock to him and his heirs forever excepting eight Lots in Fredericksburg which I purchased of Cole Fielding Lewis which eight Lots I give to my dear son Gwin to him and his heirs forever. I also give to my son Mann all my Lands in the Northern Neck known by the name of Bull Run with the Negroes and stocks to him and his heirs forever. I give to my dear Son Robert Carter Page all my lands in Hanover & King William with the Negroes & Stocks to him & his heirs forever excepting the Lots laid off for a Town which said Lotts I desire may be sold to pay my just debts & legacies. I give to my dear Son Matthew Page one square in the Town which I desire his Brother Robert may lay off & make in the Plat for him. I give to my son Robert my Gold Watch. As it has pleased God to deprive me of my Daughter Judith Burwell, I give to the Executors of Lewis Burwell five hundred and seventy pounds current money to make up her Fortune fifteen hundred pounds to be divided between his two Daughters Judith & Alice having paid Mr. Burwell eight hundred pounds on his marriage and about five or six years past one hundred barrels of Corn and a Negro Man Jack value one hundred and thirty pounds. I imagine there are some Articles still to be carried to my Credit. I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Harrison any three Girls she shall chus out of my Estate one of 12 one of 15 and the other 20. I give to my Daughter Lucy Baylor after the death of my wife Hannah that waits on her and any two girls she shall chuse one of 12 the other of 16 yr. old. As I have not been clear enough in a former Will as to the Negroes she shall have during life it is my intention she shall have those hereafter mentioned. Polly, and any three of her grown children their young ones being only an expence Cook, Frank, Gregory, Jenny & Bob in the Garden, Gardner, Will Munasis (?) largest Girl & Sarah, Mary, Ann and her two Daughters little Beck & Frank Lucy's two Girls Molly, Hannah, Jack, Karry, Tom, Matt. I also give to dear wife the Boy Billy in the House to dispose of as she shall think proper. I give to my son Gwyn Page any Boy he shall chuse. I give to my Son Matthew Page any Boy he shall chuse. Whereas I have given all the Furniture in the House after the death of my Wife to my Son Mann and have made no provision for my Son Robert it is my desire that the Furniture and the Servants particularly belonging to the house be equally divided between them & that my Son Mann have his first choise my Son Robert being accountable for what he has had already as to the Servants which are to be divided between my two Sons Mann & Robert I mean those particularly who wait in the House the Kitchen & Laundry. If it should please God to deprive Gwyn or Matthew of Life before they arrive at age then the whole money or whatever the Exors. may chuse to convert it into may go to the Survivor. I desire two hundred pounds may be paid the Free School of Abindon as my Mother's Gift. All my stock in trade I give to my two youngest Sons. I desire no Interest may be demanded for the Legacies left but that my Exors. will pay them off as soon as money can be raised by selling what is directed to be sold. I desire my estate may not be appraised. I do hereby constitute and appoint my three sons John, Mann & Robert and my dear Son in law Benjamin Harrison Esqr. guardians and Executors of my two Sons Gwyn & Matthew Page till they severally attain to the age of twenty one. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this seventh day of November in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and eighty. Mann Page (seal) At a court held for Spotsylvania County April 19th 1781 The last Will and Testament of Mann Page decd. was produced in Court by Mann Page one of the Execs. therein named and there being no witness to the said Will but it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Will and the name thereunto subscribed are all of the said Testator's proper hand writing. It is ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said Executor who made Oath thereto as the law directs Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste. Jno. Waller Junr. A. T. G. A Copy; Teste. Robert S. Chew C. L. G. (Mann Page will filed Prince William Co., Virginia Land Causes 1805-1816 Book 2:337-338).