Will of George Walker, Westmoreland Co., VA 1744

In the Name of God Amen I George WaIker of the County of
Westmoreland and parish of Cople and in Virginia planter being in
health of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it and 
Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last 
will and Testament that is to say) principally and first of all I 
give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it me and 
my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian 
way at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the 
General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty 
power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath 
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose 
of in manner following. Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Winefred 
Walker all my land in Westmoreland county during her life Provided 
she doth not thirds my land in Fairfax County.

Item I leave to my wife one negro man nalned Grinock and money out 
of the estate to buy another Negroe man, Item one black horse 
branded with S on the near Buttock named Shaver and the best feather 
bed and furniture. Item one white horse branded on the near Buttock 
thus r, named Brandy Forever.
Item I give to my daughter Barbary my stil and mare and colt, one
feather bed and furniture, the second best in the house and one 
Negroe Girl named Hannah and my daughter Winnian is to have the 
first colt that the mare brings forever. Item I give to my daughter 
Rachel one mulattoe boy named Ned, one black mare and third best 
feather bed and furniture. Item I give to my daughter Winnian one 
negro girl named Winney forever Item I give to my daughter Franky 
one negroe Girl named Grace forever. Item I give to my four 
daughters Barbary, Rachel, Winnian and Frankey fifteen hundred and 
six acres of land in Fairfax County to be equally divided among them 
to deem and theirs forever and if any of them die without heirs the 
aforesaid land is to return back to the survivors to be equally 
divided among them and as concerning my land in this county after my 
wifes death I desire it may be sold and the money be equally divided 
betwixt my two daughters Wnnian and Franky and if any of the said 
two Children die the survivor to have it and they should both die 
before my wife to be equally divided betwixt Barbary and Rachel, all 
my Remaining estate not mentioned after my legacies and debts are 
paid to be equally divided betwixt my wife and four children and do 
hereby utterly. disallow, revoke and make void all and every other 
testament made before the ratifying and Confirming this and not 
other to be my last will and Testament and Lastly do conclude this 
my last will and Testament to hereby nominate and Apppoint Mr. 
Daniel Tebbs, and Mr. John Middleton to be my sole Exec of this my 
last will and Testament and likeways my beloved wife-Winefred 
Walker, In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 13the day of December Anno; Domini 1744.


George WaIker Seal

Signed Sealed published Pronounced and declared by the said Geo.
Walker as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us James 
Clarke, Clarke Short, Henry his X mark, Calvesus, Westmoreland Cty.
At a Court held for the said County the 29th day of Januy 1744. This
last will and Testament of George Walker deceased was presented into 
Court by Winefred his relict and John Middleton of the Executors in 
the said Will named who made oath thereto and being proved by the 
oaths of all the wifnefses thereto is admitted to record, and upon 
the motion of the said Winefred and John and their performing what 
is usual in such Cases Certificate is granted them for obtaining a 
probate thereof in due form

Teste Geo. Lee CWC

One notable item was a mullato boy named Ned which will be the 
subject of controversy in the settlement of Rachel (Walker) 
Johnson's estate until the 1820's.
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