SURRY COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Thomas Blunts, 1709
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Wills: Thomas Blunts, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA

WILL OF THOMAS BLUNTS (partial)

IN THE NAME OF GOD amen I Thomas Blunts of Southmark Parish in the County of 
Surry considering ye uncertainty of man's life and that my real estate may 
be devided amongst my children according to my desire, I do therefore make 
and ordaine this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making
void and null all former and other wills by me made.

IMPRIMIS: I give unto Howell Edmonds and to Elizabeth, his wife, one hundred
acres of land joyning to ye land where how they live on ye side next ye 
Cattail branch up ye said branch to a dry bottom and down ye said branch to 
ye Blackwater Swamp the said one hundred acres of land I give unto them and 
to their heires forever and five pounds current mony.

ITEM.  I give unto my son, Thomas Blunts, all ye remaining parts of ye land
that is contained  within that Pattent.  I also give unto my said son all my
land at ye Seacock Swamp both with parcells of land I give unto my said son
Thomas and to his heirs forever and whereas Henry Brigg did give a heifer to 
my said son with a mark to with a si? sallors? fork and under keel on ye 
right ear and with an over keel on ye left and all ye increase of ye said 
heifer being markt of ye same mark.  My will is that my said son have all ye
cattel that shall be upon my plantation of that mark at ye day of my death 
and a mare and filley that ............ (end of page)

NOTE:  This part of the will appeared at the bottom of one of the documents
which pertains to my ancestral line.  I include this small portion in the 
event it may be helpful to those researching the Blunts name (the name could
be Blunt -  however, there is a small mark after Blunt that could be an s 
making the name Blunts.

NOTE: There is no date on the above portion of the document, however it 
follows my document which was proved in court on 10 January 1709.

NOTE:  Imprimis means: In the first place; among the first things.

Source:  Library of Virginia,
Wills & Administrations,
Deeds & Wills, 1694-1709, Reel 3, pg 441


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