Prince
Will
Book 1 page 21
2 Mar. 1759
In the name of God Amen. The
second day of March in the year of our Lord God 1759.
I Robert Baker
of
Buffelow Settlement in Prince Edward County Gent being very sick and wake in
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling
to mind the mortality of my body and 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 an first of I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of God who
gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner 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 in this Life I give and bequeath & dispose in the
in the following manner and form
Imprimis I give and bequeath to Mary
my well and dearly beloved
wife one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of Virginia together with
three negroes (to wit) Will
, Isaac
& Jean
, and the other negro named Jacob
in during my wife's life to
live with her, with the one half of my household goods and moveables and one
half of my land including the improvements.
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I give my well beloved son in law James Anderson
the other half of my land
all wood land like were the other half of my household goods & moveables
and sixty poounds current money of
Item
I give to my well beloved grandson Samuel Anderson
at my wife's decease the
above named negro Jacob with twenty pounds of current money aforesaid.
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I give to my well beloved grandchildren Thomas and Mary Anderson
twenty pounds of current money to be divided equally betwixt them.
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I give to my well beloved grandson Robert Baker
son
of Samuel Baker
dec
all my working tools belonging to the Smith trade.
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I give to my well beloved cozen John Hill
twenty pounds of current
money of
Item
I give to my well beloved cozen Robert Baker
son
of Douglas Baker
ten
pounds of the like money.
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I give to my well beloved cozen Easter Shelladay
five pounds of the said
current money.
Item
I given unto George Burnett
three pounds of the currency aforesd.
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I give unto my well beloved grandchildren Robert Baker
above
mentioned Mary
, Margaret
& John Baker
children
of my son Samuel
Deceased what money is
remaining after all Legacies and my lawful debts are paid off.
I
likewise constitute, make appoint, and ordain my well beloved wife Mary and my
well beloved son in law James Anderson
to be my sole and only executors of this my last will and testament and
I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former
testament.