Will of Thomas Atkinson - 1774 - Sussex Co.VA

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Will of Thomas Atkinson - 1774
(Will Book C, page 101, Sussex Co.VA.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Thomas Atkinson of the Parish of Albemarle of
County of Sussex being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & 
disposing memory thanks be to the Almighty God for the same do make &
ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following, that 
is to say, first & principally I bequeath my soul into the hands of
Almighty God who gave it me and my body I commit to the earth to be
buried in a Christian like manner and for my worldly Estate I give &
dispose of the same in manner & form following vizt.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my Son Joel Atkinson the land & plantation
whereon I now live containing three hundred & ninety five acres. I say
I give it to him & his heirs & assigns forever. I also give & devise to
my said Son Joell Atkinson & to his heirs & assigns forever my Negro 
man Bob.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Son Absalom Atkinson my Negro man Ned to
him & his heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Daughter Elizabeth Prince wife of William
Prince and her heirs & assigns forever my Negro boy Davie.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Daughter Mary Atkinson my Negro girl Syntha
to her & her heirs assigns forever. I also give my said Daughter Mary
Atkinson one chest.
ITEM. I give & devise to my Daughter Lydda Atkinson & to her heirs &
assigns forever one feather bed & furniture also one chest known by the
name of her Mothers'.
ITEM. I give to my Daughter Frances Adams six shillings curr. money of
Virginia.
ITEM. My Will & desire is that all the residue of my Estate not 
heretofore devised be sold by my Executors hereafter named let it be of
what kind or quatity soever and the money arising from such sale to be
divided between my children hereafter named William Atkinson, Absalom
Atkinson & my Daughters Elizabeth Prince, Mary Atkinson and Lydda
Atkinson.
LASTLY I do nominate & appoint my two sons William Atkinson & Joell
Atkinson Executors of this my last Will & Testament, disannulling &
making void all former Wills by me heretofore made; In Testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 7th day of
March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred &
seventy four.

Thomas(hisXmark)Atkinson (Seal)

Signed Sealed published & declared this to be his last Will & Testament
and at his request and in his presence we subscribe our names hereto as
witness---
Henry Gee
Samuel Northington
John(hisXmark)Davis


At a Court held for Sussex County the 17th day of March 1774.
The last Will & Testament of Thomas Atkinson deceased was presented 
into Court by William & Joell Atkinson the Executors therein named who
made oath thereto as the law directs and the same was proved by the
oath of Samuel Northington & Jno. Davis two of the Witnesses thereto
and 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 A. Claiborne 

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