Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Cook, William, 1740 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame Will of William Cook Surry County, Virginia Deeds, Wills, Etc., Book 9, 1738-1754, pp. 248-249. Devised May 1, 1740. Proven November 19, 1740. In the name of God Amen, I William Cook of the County of Surry being Sick In body but of sound perfect and Disposeing mind and memory thanks be to God I do make and ordain this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made. Imprimis, my soul I resign into the hands of God that gave it hopeing for pardon and Remission of all my Sins through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ my Saviour. Item, my body I committ to the Earth from whence it came to be buried in a Decent maner by my Execr hereafter named. Item, I desire yt my just debts and funerall expences be paid and Discharged. Item, I Give unto my son William Cook one feather bed and Sheat and one pere of blanketts and one Iron pot Containing of about nine Gallons. Item, I give unto my Son Rubin Cook one certain Tract or parcell of Land Containing hundred and Seventy five Acres and I also I give him one Negro woman called Sarah and two Pistolls and two Pewter Dishes the Pistolls he hath in Possession. Item, I Give unto my son James Cook one negro man called Harry and one negro woman called Kate and one negro girl called ___, and I also give him one feather bed and furniture and one Iron pott of about four Gallons and three Pewter Dishes and three Pewter plaites. Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth wife of Thomas Tomlinson one Negro Girl called Lucy and two Ews Sheep. Item I give unto my Daughter Rebeccah wife of James Anderson ye Labour of one negro man called Jack Dureing her naturall Life and att and after her desease ye said negro I Give to my son James Cook and his Heirs. Item, I Give unto my Daughter Sarah wife of Henry Mitchell one negro Girl called Fanny which negro she hath now in Possession. Item, I give unto my Daughter Mary wife of William Briggs one negro boy Jo to her and her Heirs. Item, I give unto my Daughter Susana wife of Miell Hill one negro Girl called Jeny and one feather bed and furniture which bed I commonly lies on as it stands. Item I give unto my Daughter Hannah wife of Richard Gray one negro boy called ned which boy she hath now in Possession. Item, I give unto my Daughter Amy wife of John Maclin one negro girl called Moll which negro she hath in Possession and I also give her four young cattle. Item, I give unto my son James Cook all ye remainer part of my Estate. Item, I do make and Constitute and appoint my son James Cook my hole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament utterly revoking and Dissanulling all other wills heretofore made &c. In Witness whereof I have sett my hand and seal to this my last Will and Testament this first day of may in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty. William (WC) Cook, sealed wth red wax Signed, Sealed, and published by ye sd. William Cook as his last will and Testament in presents of us John Barker William (+) Brewer Thos. Lanier At a Court held for Surry County November ye 19th 1740. The above mentioned Will of William Cook deceased was presented in County by James Cook Executr thereof who made oath thereto and gave Bond with Security according to Law, and beingproved by Oaths of John Barker and Thomas Lanier Witness thereto the same is ordered to be recorded and is recorded by John Allen CC Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame . Reformatted by File Manager- line breaks do not match original document. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/wills/c200w1wl.txt File size: 4.1 Kb