SURRY COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John Allen, 19 Dec 1699
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Wills: John Allen, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA

WILL OF JOHN ALLEN  (1699)

In the name of God amen the 19th day of December 1699 and in the eleventh
year of the reign of our most gracious loving sovereign Lord King William, the
Third of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, ye John 
Allen of Southmark Parish in Surry County being very sound and weak in body
but of sound and perfect memory (thanks be to almighty God for the same) and 
wanting formost the unsti? same state of that transferred life, and that all
flesh making life and death when it shall please God to rest?(take?) and being
desirous to sett things in order do make this my Last Will and Testament in
manner and form following,

Revoking and absolutely annuling by these presents all and every betterment 
and testament with and without by me heretofore made and declared either 
by word or by writing notwithstanding any promise to the contrary.  First I 
bequeath my soul for almighty God, my maker and to Jesus Christ, my redemeer, 
and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in such decent and 
Christian manner as to my Executor shall for thought meet there to rest until
my soul and body shall meet again and be joyned together at the joyful
resurection and be made, partakened of the never fading joyes of immortality
with God in mercy through the meritts of Jesus Christ above hath promised and
prepared for all those that truly, ye unfeignedly repent and believe in him.

And forsaking such temporal estate of goods, chattells and debts so the Lord
hath been pleased farr above my defects to bestow upon mee I do order, give,
bequeath and dispose thereof in manner and form following:

I give and bequeath to my first son John when he shall attain the age of 
twenty-one years, one shilling sterling money of England to be payd to him
by my Executor, hereinafter named and not-more-of what nature or quality 
server of my estate.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Sarah, one feather bed that she now lyes
on with bolster, one paire of sheetes, a blankett, rugg, over and above her
equal part of residue of my estate to be delivered to her immediately after my
death and also her mother's cloathes, lately deceased, and for the rest,
residue of my estate, whether here or elsewhere to be equally divided amongst
my three youngest children to each one one third part to be paid by my
Executor; for the boys, when they shall come to the age of eighteen years and
for the girls when she shall come to sixteen years of age or day of marriage,
as shall first happen and for their heirs forever.

Also I make to my estate and appoint Nathaniel Harrison, my sole Executor of
this my Last Will and Testament impowering him to make payments of all my just
debts and legacies as witness my hand and seal this day and year above written.
                                            signed
                                            John E. Allen, seal
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of:
    signed
John W. Wepook
     signed
Mary  X  Wepook

NOTE: Spelling is as appeared on the original.  Some words in parenthesis are
by the transcriber.  Paragraphing was added by the transcriber for ease in
reading since there are no paragraphs in the original document.


Source:  Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, 1694-1709


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