Will of Hugh Ivey (Will Book E, page 179, Sussex Co.VA.) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Hugh Ivey of the County of Sussex & parish of albemarle Being in a proper state of health of Body & Sound Disposing mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same Do make & ordain this writting to be my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following. IMPRIMIS I give & Bequeath unto my son Dan'l. Ivy one Hundred & fifty Acres of Land whereon he now Dwells be the same more or less to him & his Heirs forever. Also a Negro Man Nam'd. Harry to him & his heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my son Jesse Ivey one Hundred & fifty Acres of land lying on the South Side Ivy's Meadow Bounded by Bairds Line up to Clarks old road along the said road to John Masons Line be the same more or less to him & his Heirs forever. Also one Negro Woman named Mary and her child named Josepth & her Increase one Cow & Calf a large Iron pot & one small Chest to him & his Heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my son Rich'd. Ivey after the Death or marriage of my wife Eliz'a. Ivey two Hundred & fifty five Acres of land whereon I now Dwell be the same more or less I also give unto my s'd. son Rich'd. Ivey one Negro Woman named Murriah & her Increase one Feather Bead & furniture two puter Dishes & three puter plates one Cow & Calf two Ew's & lambs one Sow & pigs two Iron wedges one copper kittle one Iron Pot rack & on Large Chest one pair of Fire Tongs to him & his heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Martha Jarratt one Negro Woman named Nell & her Increase from this Date to her & her Heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Johnson one Negro Woman called Young Hanner the Daughter of Hanner & all her increase one Negro named David one Do Roger one Ditto named Jemmey one Negro Girl named Winney one Ditto Boy named Moses & her Increase & one Negro Girl named Hanner who is Daughter of Nell & her Increase to her & her Heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Rebeccah Collier one Negro Girl named Amy & one Ditto named Ellick their Increase to her & her Heirs forever. ITEM I lend unto my loving Wife Elizabeth Ivey During her natural life or widowhood the use of Seven Negroes Viz. David Old Hannah Jenny John Fanny Mime Jeams also my land & plantation whereon I now live. Also I give the use of all the rest of my Estate not before mentioned unto my s'd. Loving Wife During her natural life or widowhood. ALSO my will & Desire is after the Death or marriage of my Wife is that my son Daniel Ivey may have two Negroes to wit Jenny & Fanny to him & his Heirs for Ever. ALSO my will & Desire is that my son Jesse Ivey may have one Feather Bed & furniture & one Iron pot rack after the Death or marriage of my Wife to him & his Heirs forever. ALSO that my son Rich'd. Ivey may have six Negroes to wit Hannah David John Murriah Mime Jeam & their Increase after the Death or marriage of my s'd. Wife also the Carpenters Tools to him & his heirs forever. ITEM I give & Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Collier one Feather Bed & furniture one side Saddle one Box after the Death of my s'd. Wife to her & her Heirs froever. ALSO my Desire is that my son Rich'd. Ivey may have my Gunn & one small Iron Pot also my Desire is that all my Working Tools be equally Divided Between my three sons Daniel Jesse & Rich'd. Ivey. ALSO my Desire is after the Death or marriage of my Wife that all the rest of my Estate not before given away Be sold & the money Arising from such sale be Equally Divided Amongst all my children vizt. Daniel Jesse Rich'd.Ivey Martha Jarratt Eliz'a. Johnson & Rebecca Collier. LASTLY I do hereby nominate & appoint two sons Daniel & Richard Ivey Hole & Sole Executors to this my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my seal this Twenty Fourth Day of March Anno Dom One Thousand Seven Hundred And Ninety Two. Hugh Ivey (Seal) Signed Sealed Acknowledged In the Presence of} Robert Watson Elizabeth Watson William Edwards At a Court held for Sussex County the 4th day of April 1793. The within last Will and Testament of Hugh Ivey dec'd. was Exhibited into Court by Daniel Ivey one of the Exors. therein named the same was proved by the oaths of Robert Watson & William Edwards two of the witnesses thereto and by the Court ordered to be Recorded & on motion of said Exor. who made oath & gave Bond Certificate is Granted him for obtaining a probate in due form. Teste M.Bailey CSC ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Russell L. Lawrence ruslaw@bellatlantic.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.