SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA - WILLS - Book 9

  Contributed by JoLee Gregory Spears, spearsj@bellsouth.net;  from the files of
  Carolyn Smotherman.
  
  Will of Silvanus Stokes
  
  Surry County, Virginia Wills, Deeds, Etc. 9, 1738-1754, pp
  609-611
  
  In the Name of God Amen I Silvanus Stokes of Surry County
  being in Health of Body and of sound & perfect mind and
  memory thanks be to God and Calling to Remembrance the
  Incertainty of this Life do make Constitute Ordain & Declare
  this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following. 
  First I Bequeath my Soul and Spirit into the hands of
  Almighty God my Heavenly Father by whom of his (meer?) and
  only Grace I trust to be Saved and Received into Eternal
  rest through the Death and Spirit of my Saviour and Redeemer
  Jesus Christ my Body in hopes of a Joyful Resurrection I
  Commit to the Earth to be Buried with such Charges and in
  such place as my Executors shall think good.  And as
  Touching the Distribution of my Worldly Estate I Dispose of
  the same as followeth
  Imprimis I will that all the debts I truly owe shall be paid
  
  Item I give and Bequeath unto my eldest son Jones Stokes my
  Plantation Grist Mill, Mill Stones Iron Work & all thereunto
  belonging with five hundred & sixty five Acres of Land and
  all Houses Fences Orchards & Appurtenances thereunto
  belonging being the Land whereon I now live and being the
  upper part for & During his Natural Life and after his
  Decease I give and Bequeath the aforesaid plantation and
  Land Mill and all the appurtenances aforesaid unto my
  grandson Jones Stokes son of my Natural Son Jones Stokes to
  hold to him the said Jones Stokes my Grandson his Heirs and
  Assigns forever.  I also Give and bequeath to my said son
  Jones Stokes one Negro Man named Tony.
  
  Item I Give Likewise and Bequeath to my Eldest son Jones the
  Plantation whereon he now lives with near one hundred Acres
  of Land thereto belonging with Houses Orchards Fences and
  all other the appurtenances thereto belonging to him the
  said Jones Stokes his Heirs and Assigns forever and to and
  for no other Use Intent or Purpose whatsoever.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath unto my Second son Silvanus Stokes
  one Negro Man Named Dick, one Negro Woman Named Doll.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Martha Ezell one Ewe
  Lamb.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath to my Granson Marcus Son of my son
  Silvanus four hundred Acres of Land being the Lower part of
  my land to hold to him the said Marcus his Heirs & Assigns
  forever.  
  
  Item I give and Bequeath unto Silvanus Stokes Son
  of my son of Jones Stokes one Negro Boy named Solomon.
  
  Item My Will is that Hamlin Stokes Son of my Son Jones
  Stokes shall have the next Child the Wench Lucy bringeth and
  the Issue.
  
  Item I give & Bequeath to Jones Stokes son of my Son Jones
  Stokes one Negro Woman named Lucy with her Increase.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath to my Grandson Silvanus Stokes Son
  of my my Son Silvanus one Negro named Frank.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath to my granddaughter Agnes Freeman
  Daughter to my son Hamlin Stokes one Negro named Disho one
  named George.
  
  Item I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Son Jones Stokes one
  Negro named Ben.
  
  Item I give and unto my granddaughter Agness Ezell one good
  Bed two Blankets one rug three Cows & three Ewes.
  
  Item I give and Bequeath unto my two sons Jones Stokes and
  Silvanus Stokes all the Remainder of Personal Estate
  moveable & Unmoveable to be Equally Divided between them and
  I do make Constitute and appoint my said two sons Jones and
  Silvanus to be whole & sole Executors of this my last Will &
  Testament Revoking Annulling and making Void all former
  Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made
  Requiring them in the name of God to see this my last will &
  Testament performed as Witness my hand & seal this
  Eighteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred forty and
  two.
                         Silvanus [his mark] Stokes
  
  Published & Declared by the said Testator
  as his last Will & Testament In presence of
  us whose names are hereunto Subscribed as
  Witnesses and then Attested by us in the
  presence of the said Testator
  Samuel Stokes
  John [the mark of] Stokes
  David Stokes
  
       At a Court held for Surry County the 21st day of March
  1748.
  
       The aforewritten Last Will and Testament of Silvanus
  Stokes Deceased was presented in Court by Jones Stokes &
  Silvanus Stokes the Executors therein mentioned who made
  Oath there to according to Law and the same being proved by
  the Oaths of Samuel Stokes, John Stokes and David Stokes the
  Witnesses thereto was by the Court Ordered to be Recorded. 
  And on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is
  Granted them for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.
       Teste
       Aug Claiborne Clk
  

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