Prince Edward County , VA                                                            Baker, Robert, Jr.

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.

                Item                        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 Virginia .

                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.

                Item                        I give to my well beloved grandchildren Thomas and Mary Anderson twenty pounds of current money to be divided equally betwixt them.

                Item                        I give to my well beloved grandson Robert Baker  son of Samuel Baker  dec all my working tools belonging to the Smith trade.

                Item                        I give to my well beloved cozen John Hill  twenty pounds of current money of Virginia .

                Item                        I give to my well beloved cozen Robert Baker  son of Douglas Baker  ten pounds of the like money.

                Item                        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.

                Item                        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.