Prince
Will
Book 1, Pages 3 - 5
24 Nov 1750
In the name of God Amen the Twenteforth day of November An<num> Dom
1750. I Caleb Baker
of Amelia County being sick
in body but of good and perfect memory thanks to God for it and calling fo<r>
remembrance the uncartainty of this transitory life and that all flesh must
yeild unto death when it is shall please God to ca<ll> do make and deClare
this my last will & testament in manner and form following first bing
penitent and sorry for all my sins most humbly desiring forgiveness for the sam<e>
I comment my soul unto Almighty God my Saviour and Redeem<er>
In Whome and by whose merits I trust and belie assurdly to be saved and
to have full remission and forgiveness of all my sin<s> and to inherit the
Kingdom of Heaven and my body summit to the earth to be decently bured at the
discreation of my executors hereof named, Martha Beaker
wife of the deceaced Caleb
Baker and Samuel Beaker
son of Caleb
and Martha Beaker
and Henry Beak<er>
son of the same and for the
settling of my temperal estate and such goods chattles and depts as it hath
pleased God to bestow upon me I do order give and dispose the same in manner and
form follow<ing> that is to say.
Imprimis
I give and bequeath unto my son Sam<uel> Beaker
463 acres of land which is
laid of for hijm in Amelia Coun<ty> on Spring Creek to him his heirs
executors administrators assig<ns> forever.
Likewise I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Beak<er> 400 acres
of land joining the foregoing peace of land to him his h<eirs> executors
administrators assigns forever. Likewise
I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham Beaker
200 acres of land goini<ng>
the forgoing pieces of land to him his heirs executors administra<tors>
assigns forever. Likewise I give and
bequeath unto my son Caleb Baker
307 acres of land going the
forgoing tracts of land to him and his heirs executors administrators or assigns
forever with the dwelling place wheareon the decissed Caleb Beaker
li<ve> only the wife
of the said Caleb Beaker to __?__ and die with it during her lifetime, the next
legacy is I give and bequea<th> unto my daughter Ruth Johnston
twenty pound current money
of Virginia to her and her heirs Likewise I give and bequeath unto my daughter
Martha Ewing
twenty pounds of like money
to her and her heirs. Likewise I
give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Ewing Twenty pounds of like money
<to> her and her heirs. To
whom I give and bequeath, unto my daughter Ester Walles
one shilling sterling and no
more and thereby make and appoint my loving wife Martha Beaker
executor of this my last
will and testament as well as my two sons Samuel Beaker
and Henry Beaker
during her widowhook to keep
<my> estate together wholey the negrow and all things belongin < >
the estate of the deceased Caleb Beaker only to raise the af<ore>mentioned
sum of money out of it as soon as possible it c<an> be rasaid out of this
and if Martha Beaker
wife of the decesed Caleb
Beaker marreth I leave my two sons Samuel Beaker
and Henry Beaker
full and sole executors of
this my last will and tesament for to divide my estate Equally amoung my fo<ur>
sons and three daughters here mentioned Samuel Beaker
, Henry Beaker
, Abraham Beaker
, Caleb Beaker
, Ruth Johnston
, Martha Ewing
, Mary Ewing
. But if Martha Beaker
wife of the desed
<deceased> Caleb Beaker liveth a widow til her deces <decease> I
leave my estate to her disposal to dispose of among my children as she shall
thin<k> proper and I making this my last will and testamint here
<so> making revoking disanulling and making void all forer will<Is>
and requests by me made and declaring this only to be my la<st> will and
testament in witness whereas I hav sett my hand and se<al> unto this 24th
day of November in ye year 1750. And
I leave thr<ee> hundred acres of land goining Patrick Galaspar
land on pub<
> creek to help to raise the thre legacies out of being to low
<place> To be sold my executor.
John
Breazeal
Caleb Beaker (seal)
John
(his mark) Harrsson
Saml
Handcock
February the 6th 1754. I
Caleb Baker
hath taken a <Comid?>
and desire that this may be I will will that my executors may <
> it to themselves without any trouble or gain to law.
And the three hunderd acres of land on Bubbilow with I desired sold to
help the legeses my mild is altered I give it all to my<y> son Henry
Beaker
and his airs forever..
Caleb Beaker
<along
the margin of the page is written>
______ held for _______________ this last will and testament of Caleb
Baker
deceased w<as> ____
there to presented in court by Martha Baker
&
Henry Baker
two
of the executors therein named and proved by _________ Oaths of the witnessed
there to & ordered to be recorded & aprobate is granted in due form.
John LeNeve
C.
<on
page 5 (WB1)>
An inventory of the estate of Caleb Baker
decd
In obedience to an order of Prince Edward County Cort
We the subscribers being first sworn have appraised the estate as
followeth
Negro
Occoro
£
10.0.0
Negro
Amey
45
Negro
Bett
45
Negro
Cato
47
14
hoggs 27 piggs £5 one mare£10
15
One
Waggon and harness £ 15 One shill
£ 15
30
24
head of cattle young & old & two bells
22
2
horses £ 8 2 mares & dow horse
£ 3.15.0 11.15
one
mare and cold
5
5
potts and 2 smoothering irons
2.2
One
large spinning wheel & one flax wheel 1
A
parcel of iron new and old
1.15
17
plates and five dishes & two tankards
2.10
Five
rasors & two dishes & one old plow £
1.5
1.13
A
parcel of old coopers ware
.10
One
mans saddel & one womans saddle & bridle
.15